tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post9188614870744424484..comments2023-10-31T12:28:19.514-04:00Comments on The Gold Mine: Handicapping the football conference situationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-49708410347978370302011-03-11T12:30:16.436-05:002011-03-11T12:30:16.436-05:00to anyone who said the MEAC that isn't going t...to anyone who said the MEAC that isn't going to happen it is a historically black school league so UNCC doesn't fit thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-87182164267166663352011-02-14T18:34:06.162-05:002011-02-14T18:34:06.162-05:00anon 3:58,
The commuter school thing is so old. W...anon 3:58,<br /><br />The commuter school thing is so old. We have 7,500 students that live on campus, and there is a waiting list to get into campus housing every year. There are several new housing facilities in the works as well. This doesn't even count the other 8,000 students that live off campus in the immediate vicinity of the school. We attract a lot of commuter students because we are in such a populated area, but we are by no means a commuter school. <br /><br />I know of 4 programs that are in the top 10:<br />*Special Education (9th)<br />*Infrastructure and Environmental Systems (4th)<br />*Information Technology (10th)<br />*Architecture, Design, and Planning (4thAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-26525438611358227172011-02-14T15:58:07.445-05:002011-02-14T15:58:07.445-05:00"Dear Appman,
Wofford and App do not have a n..."Dear Appman,<br />Wofford and App do not have a nicer campus or facilities than Charlotte. I have seen both campuses and I attend UNCC. Wofford's campus sucks, and so does the athletic facilities. App has a nice campus and stadium. But Charlotte's campus is still nicer IMO plus it's in a city. And for those that say UNCC has bad academics, just FYI that 8 departments are ranked top 20 in their respective fields."<br /><br />So you attend UNCC and you think it's a better campus than Wofford or App. Well, since you go to UNCC, you are probably a 25-year old sophomore from Gastonia, so I'm sure North Charlotte seems pretty fancy to you. What 8 programs are in the top 20?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-28290246136037462982011-02-13T23:34:13.674-05:002011-02-13T23:34:13.674-05:00Are certain members of the Observer staff going to...Are certain members of the Observer staff going to be opposed to the Niners going FBS/BCS when the day comes because they think the Niners should know their place? I understand from a former staff member some of them were opposed go the Niners joining CUSA in the 90s and then opposed to the Niners getting football?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-40586498018473381382011-02-13T10:27:01.446-05:002011-02-13T10:27:01.446-05:00The only reason people at App. State goes to games...The only reason people at App. State goes to games and not home on the weekend is because it is a long drive from the sticks. <br /><br />I wouldn't know how to compare my engineering degree with anyone from Wofford or App. State because I've never run across anyone in the engineering world that had a degree from those schools. I have worked with people from NCSU, Penn State, and Va. Tech and I was not impressed. However, I guess I can't blame the school on a few.<br /><br />Do the Tar Heels even have a football team? <br /><br />App. State fans need to understand and not get their feelings hurt when people talk about Charlotte jumping to the FBS. It is all about money and demographics, not Championships in the FCS. Charlotte is one of the largest and most financially sound cities in the US. The University has a lot of support from some major corporations that are based in the city. The 10's of millions will come soon enough. The stadium is already prepped to go to 40,000 from 15,000. You guys talk about us not having $800,000 in lights. The stadium will be pre-wired, and that money is chump change to some of the contributers to Charlotte. Some wealthy Alumni is going to say, "I want to see some night games." Then the lights will be up. So go back into the mountain caves, with your thoughts of App. State football and we'll see in a few years.Dowlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-8448839084586012312011-02-13T09:39:12.050-05:002011-02-13T09:39:12.050-05:00Hey Tarholes! Why don't you take your ignorant...Hey Tarholes! Why don't you take your ignorant raves to somene who cares about your wussy program. You have danced around App State for years playing other FCS schools because you are afraid you will get embarrassed at your sorry excuse for a stadium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-28593769030272415362011-02-13T08:38:08.248-05:002011-02-13T08:38:08.248-05:00Anon 11:57 - Leave football to us big boys at UNC?...Anon 11:57 - Leave football to us big boys at UNC? Really? This is the team that hasn't won a conference title in the lousy ACC since Carter was president? The team who has nearly lost to the last two good FCS teams they played, and who once lost to Furman by 25? The only thing you can say about UNC football on a national scale is thank goodness for Duke, Vandy and Indiana.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-53903472473661167192011-02-12T13:23:22.672-05:002011-02-12T13:23:22.672-05:00Dear Appman,
Wofford and App do not have a nicer c...Dear Appman,<br />Wofford and App do not have a nicer campus or facilities than Charlotte. I have seen both campuses and I attend UNCC. Wofford's campus sucks, and so does the athletic facilities. App has a nice campus and stadium. But Charlotte's campus is still nicer IMO plus it's in a city. And for those that say UNCC has bad academics, just FYI that 8 departments are ranked top 20 in their respective fields.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-49546874936016942372011-02-12T12:45:47.456-05:002011-02-12T12:45:47.456-05:00Anon 11:57
So you hope we all die soon?
Your a s...Anon 11:57<br /><br />So you hope we all die soon?<br /><br />Your a suck one for dragging out poor Ira. I'd wish that you meet her soon right back but I'm not as evil as you.49RFBNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-14541732434234039632011-02-12T12:12:59.798-05:002011-02-12T12:12:59.798-05:00Charlotte and App probably won't be in the sam...Charlotte and App probably won't be in the same conference, so it's not like there will be any kind of rivalry...So I don't understand why App fans are already criticizing our football. We sure as hell aren't going to play UNC-Ch either.<br /><br />PS, I still love the comments about us "going home on the weekends," well, that's one of the things football is going help to change. Am I right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-36299116408107737172011-02-12T00:53:52.728-05:002011-02-12T00:53:52.728-05:00UNC's stadium reminds me of the inside of Alum...UNC's stadium reminds me of the inside of Aluminum can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-401202121166317572011-02-12T00:04:31.138-05:002011-02-12T00:04:31.138-05:00hey that's alright, I'd rather be a grey h...hey that's alright, I'd rather be a grey haired old man with a respectable team than have a dirty cheating team that STILL can't win. Best talent in the country and still a bust. UNC CHeat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-37981604275185048262011-02-11T23:57:59.968-05:002011-02-11T23:57:59.968-05:00You will be grey haired old men before Charlotte f...You will be grey haired old men before Charlotte football is anything worth caring about. App is a crap hole too, leave football to the big boys like us at UNC. I hope you all meet Ira Yarmolenko soonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-69716456646477206092011-02-11T23:51:31.996-05:002011-02-11T23:51:31.996-05:00P.S. You only have higher admission standards b/c...P.S. You only have higher admission standards b/c you would have to knock a mountain down to expand your school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-33707151146360729542011-02-11T23:47:53.310-05:002011-02-11T23:47:53.310-05:00I haven't seen anybody say that we are already...I haven't seen anybody say that we are already better than App. I haven't seen anybody say that we are going to blow right by them. All I have seen is App fans coming around, scared that we might actually have something here. I think Charlotte fans have high aspirations because of the possibility of a quicker move than most. Maybe it won't be 10 years...but then again maybe it will. We have the 18th largest city in the country here, a school population expected to be the highest in the state within the next 2 decades, and an opportunity for a big(ger) name coach to come in here and set his legacy in stone. It's not about passing App. It's about potential.<br /> You are right. You sell more tickets than us. It's exactly like one of you said, you have an established football program. That means you have an established fanbase. We are starting from scratch. We have nothing put together yet. 3500 people have said, "Hey, I'll endorse this Charlotte program," with no coach or even broken ground for the field house yet. I think that is pretty impressive. We still have 2 and a half years until kickoff. That is plenty of time to sell the other 1500. So maybe coming to a CHARLOTTE blog about a CHARLOTTE team with EXCITED CHARLOTTE FANS is not the place to come in on your high horse making accusations that Charlotte fans are saying we are coming to Boone to ef you guys up. <br /><br />It's not out of fear? I wouldn't bet on that buddy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-5073550858700933842011-02-11T23:23:12.596-05:002011-02-11T23:23:12.596-05:00The way it works at App, the people who just pay f...The way it works at App, the people who just pay for those season tickets you are talking about (but at an average of $20+ a game) get sections in each of the 4 corners of the stadium. Other then those 4 corners, the stadium is made up of student seating and Yosef club seating. To sit in the Yosef club seating (which thousands of people do), you have to pay either $250 or $500 a year every year in addition to the price of the season tickets. So that $1000 or $2500 is nice and all, but it's a one time fee. <br /><br />So I might re-check my numbers if I were you... And even if your math was right (but you were not even close) you are talking about first year money when there is a big fundraising campaign going on and everybody is excited and rallying around the program. You can't compare that to the money an establish football program is bringing in during a regular year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-90912962200132950462011-02-11T22:06:19.933-05:002011-02-11T22:06:19.933-05:00Appie fan, you're so cluless about Charlotte&#...Appie fan, you're so cluless about Charlotte's "ticket" sales. Unlike UNC-Tweetsie, we are selling FSLs (not $15 game tickets) at $1,000-2500+ each and have sold over $4million worth with 2.5 years to go, no head coach and no players or stadium yet. Ap may sell a lot of $15 game day tickets, but from what I understand your season ticket base is only 5-6000. That would equate to less than 25% of the $$$ Charlotte has ALREADY raised with FSLs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-57329173861790155422011-02-11T21:09:32.664-05:002011-02-11T21:09:32.664-05:00App stop living in the past Michigan was 4 years a...App stop living in the past Michigan was 4 years agoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-35097974538575240122011-02-11T20:53:46.052-05:002011-02-11T20:53:46.052-05:00It also packs in twice as many fans each Saturday ...It also packs in twice as many fans each Saturday then Charlotte ever will. Enjoy your parents house this weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-29559276706017115092011-02-11T20:45:12.960-05:002011-02-11T20:45:12.960-05:00App's field has a track so did my high school ...App's field has a track so did my high school hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-46190366616453024842011-02-11T19:43:39.723-05:002011-02-11T19:43:39.723-05:00I have nothing but respect for the App program per...I have nothing but respect for the App program personally.<br /><br />I do not expect Charlotte to dominate FCS right out of the game, but I do feel like we have a lot of advantages that could make us a FCS power very early. Location and facilities most notably.<br /><br />We're in an area with a good amount of football talent. Some of those kids that may have gone to another FCS team in the state now have a local option where their friends and family can more easily see them play. <br /><br />Charlotte's facilities from day 1 will be among the best in FCS. App has a sizeable stadium and I love the hill seating, but the track and split seating kills the stadiums appeal for me. Makes it feel like a giant high school stadium. Charlotte's sunken bowl horseshoe is a great design. Sucks there will be no lights, but we can always use temporary lighting if we have to have a night game. Michigan does not have lighting at their stadium either. All other facilities associated with football will be new as well.<br /><br />The key to Charlotte's success is getting a football coach that can become the face of the program and get people excited. Our Athletic Director and Chancellor cannot be that person. The school has done a terrible job selling this to the community thus far. To many people it still does not feel real and won't until they see a coach and/or a stadium.Niner Nationalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14603424519530829313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-54744237456199243522011-02-11T19:17:21.270-05:002011-02-11T19:17:21.270-05:00And one more point, I was actually off on those at...And one more point, I was actually off on those attendance figures. Those were counting our playoff games, which actually bring attendance down because they occur during the Thanksgiving/Winter break time when so many students are out of school. Our numbers in the regular season are actually higher then that. Just FYIAppmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-11931867745017131832011-02-11T19:10:07.036-05:002011-02-11T19:10:07.036-05:00@49RFBN
You are mistaken if you think it is conce...@49RFBN<br /><br />You are mistaken if you think it is concern. I actually hope UNC Charlotte does well, thats why I've been reading these articles and the comments that come with them. You get this response from App fans not out of concern, just more out a dumbfounded surprise and anger. So many of you think you are already better then Appalachian, or that you are just going to start a football program and then just blow right by us in 5 years. It's ridiculous. <br /><br />Sell 5,000 PSLs first (Hell, sell 4,000. I thought the 5,000 was supposed to be reached a long time ago?). Get a stadium first. Hell get a MARCHING BAND first. You don't even have the money in the budget for a marching band or stadium lights, and yet to so many of you its a foregone conclusion that you will just breeze into the FBS in 10 years with all the expenses that come with it (do you know how many 10s of millions of dollars you are looking at for stadium expansion, all those extra scholarships for the football team and the womens sports, etc).<br /><br />If you want to talk about Appalachian, we average 25,000+ fans a game at a stadium that is bursting at the seams (we are in the process of expanding it). We led the FCS in attendance yet again this year, and we averaged 8,000 more fans a game then the team ranked 5th. We averaged more fans a game then about 1/3 of the FBS schools, including a PAC-10 school.<br /><br />Before you talk crap to App fans, sell your 5,000 PSLs. Complete your stadium. Get a marching band. Win a freakin game. I'm sure you will think this post is something I made out of fear or anger that the big bad UNCC is coming. I assure you its not, I'm just trying to say that if you want your football program to even be mentioned in the same breath as ours, EARN IT.Appmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-26102484527656926652011-02-11T18:57:04.020-05:002011-02-11T18:57:04.020-05:005:55, I am from Boone, spent 18 years of my life t...5:55, I am from Boone, spent 18 years of my life there and my dad teaches at App, I also went there for a semester...I do agree with you that App has a more "appealing" campus with the surrounding high country, but the campus facilities and buildings are way nicer at Charlotte. The recent buildings they built are ranked state-of-the-art in the state. Duke energy just poured in over 10 million to build a brand new energy research campus attached to ours. <br /><br />And just to be clear I got into App and Charlotte with the same GPA out of highschool... App's admissions might be a TINY bit higher than Charlotte's.<br /><br />At any rate, comparing schools is not really what we're here to argue about, it's football. We respect App and you should respect us. No one is talking crap about anyone. Some ppl at charlotte just think football is going to be amazing in our first year and that's not going to happen. App has spent decades building their program and it took a lot of hard work (I know Coach Moore from his wife teaching at BR elementary). Charlotte will need to follow in your footsteps but might have to stand in your shadow for a few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888315372276404701.post-25994979281131940492011-02-11T18:44:23.464-05:002011-02-11T18:44:23.464-05:00Funny how "doesn't matter" UNC Charl...Funny how "doesn't matter" UNC Charlotte and our little ole football program sure does generate so much...........concern from Mighty App St fans. <br /><br />I've been to App and I've been to Wofford. Nice campuses but UNC Charlotte has 9000 more students then both your schools combined and will be twice as large as both schools combined in 10 years. <br /><br />The campus is beautiful now and 2 out of 3 buildings are less than 15 years old. <br /><br />It's true Wofford gets a better class of liberal arts student but with 1000 some students you'd expect some exclusivity.<br /><br />App on the otherhand can't hold its nose up at UNC Charlotte's academic standards as they are the same. Plus we offer 19 doctorates and have a top 5 ranked national architechural school and an engineering school that will soon be the center of the power industry in theis country.<br /><br />You folks are living in the past and the University of Charlotte is that ominous shadow in your future.49RFBNnoreply@blogger.com