Cobb: ACC team in Kidd Brewer

[huskie3]

I say Georgia Tech. We have so many Georgia players it will assure them of a sellout when we play in Atlanta and and give Johnson another chance to see if he can beat APP in Boone.

[IGgreer]

He wouldn't say something publicly like that if he wasn't sure it's happening.

The next basketball coach will have ties to the Sun Belt.

[ASUMountaineer]

He wouldn't say something publicly like that if he wasn't sure it's happening.

The next basketball coach will have ties to the Sun Belt.

One-trick pony.

[T-Dog]

He wouldn't say something publicly like that if he wasn't sure it's happening.

The next basketball coach will have ties to the Sun Belt.

"We'll first look at candidates who have previous head coaching experience, no matter the level and have ties to the Sun Belt, by those aren't hard and fast guidelines for making a final decision. If there's an assistant out there who gets great reviews, we'll take a look at them."

Try again.

[App91]

He wouldn't say something publicly like that if he wasn't sure it's happening.

The next basketball coach will have ties to the Sun Belt.

"We'll first look at candidates who have previous head coaching experience, no matter the level and have ties to the Sun Belt, by those aren't hard and fast guidelines for making a final decision. If there's an assistant out there who gets great reviews, we'll take a look at them."

Try again.

Damn, shining the spotlight sends the roaches scurrying!

[EastHallApp]

Can we all just agree that Cobb has occasionally had the habit of speaking out prematurely, and arguably without thinking through his words well enough - and drop it? This thread isn't about the basketball coaching search. We all understand we aren't talking about a done deal here.

[AppfaninCAALand]

Since there is no recruiting reason for an ACC team to play in Boone, I'd say the most likely teams would be the ones that would benefit from hosting App at their place and would be willing to come to Boone in exchange for a home sellout or two. I'd say Wake, Duke, Georgia Tech, or NC State.

[Rekdiver]

Dang IG. Why do you want to cherry pick stuff? It would be nice this year if we could have a "Blame Cobb" free year on this site. You can always go to AppFan and join the multitude of your kin there to satisfy you hate of this man. We call them Cobbhadists!

[AppState2014]

"Cobb said bringing an ACC team to Boone would not require a stadium expansion."

A lot of folks on this board would tell him otherwise.

He could very well be referring to the specific team he is talking to or mean that there are some in general that would not require it. I would agree with him. Last year we averaged less than 25k and there are some ACC teams who would probably bring about 3-5k fans. The only ones that immediately come to mind who I know for sure would require us to have many more seats are Clemson, UNC, and NC State. I don't think WFU or Duke travel well and I'm not sure how many fans from FSU, UVA, GT, BC, etc would come all the way to Boone. I'm thinking he is talking to WFU, Duke, GT, NC State, or UVA.

[AppState2014]

I'm not trying to cause a stir here or anything but for those who have been against us moving up so far we are already seeing the benefits from it.

1. We are given great coverage in EVERY preseason magazine
2. Possibly bringing an ACC TO Boone
3. The level of recruits we are bringing in are above and beyond what we ever got 5-10 years ago outside of 4 or 5 really big steals. We are getting 10-12 players the caliber of DJ Smith, Brian Quick, Mark LeGree, Tony Washington, etc every year now.

Scott has the resources and is able to get the talent. There is zero excuse for us not winning 7 games or more come the 2015 season. We are going to be young for just one more year and I think we will begin to see things shape up late in this season. We are still young up front and need some youth at WR and DB to step up but the talent is there. Just good to see us already reaping the rewards of moving up.

[Maddog1956]

"Cobb said bringing an ACC team to Boone would not require a stadium expansion."

A lot of folks on this board would tell him otherwise.

He could very well be referring to the specific team he is talking to or mean that there are some in general that would not require it. I would agree with him. Last year we averaged less than 25k and there are some ACC teams who would probably bring about 3-5k fans. The only ones that immediately come to mind who I know for sure would require us to have many more seats are Clemson, UNC, and NC State. I don't think WFU or Duke travel well and I'm not sure how many fans from FSU, UVA, GT, BC, etc would come all the way to Boone. I'm thinking he is talking to WFU, Duke, GT, NC State, or UVA.

Wake has a long history with us and their fans like the games as well as us. Duke has one of the lowest attendance in the FBS and neither need the money home games would generate so both are a high option. I wouldn't write off FSU just because Fla folks love the mountains. But since he said "talking" nothing is really in stone yet. In general he just meant that expansion isn't required for several teams he's "talking" with.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

"Cobb said bringing an ACC team to Boone would not require a stadium expansion."

A lot of folks on this board would tell him otherwise.

He could very well be referring to the specific team he is talking to or mean that there are some in general that would not require it. I would agree with him. Last year we averaged less than 25k and there are some ACC teams who would probably bring about 3-5k fans. The only ones that immediately come to mind who I know for sure would require us to have many more seats are Clemson, UNC, and NC State. I don't think WFU or Duke travel well and I'm not sure how many fans from FSU, UVA, GT, BC, etc would come all the way to Boone. I'm thinking he is talking to WFU, Duke, GT, NC State, or UVA.

Wake has a long history with us and their fans like the games as well as us. Duke has one of the lowest attendance in the FBS and neither need the money home games would generate so both are a high option. I wouldn't write off FSU just because Fla folks love the mountains. But since he said "talking" nothing is really in stone yet. In general he just meant that expansion isn't required for several teams he's "talking" with.

How much does Cobb's connection to NC State help/hurt getting them to Boone?

[App74]

I have to believe Wake is at the top of the list and the most likely. Their fans are grumbling about scheduling and a half-empty (at best) stadium against the likes of Gardner-Webb, Presbyterian, Elon, etc. Ask any Wake fan; they want Appalachian.

Typical game day at Wake is pre-game tailgate, go to game, leave at halftime, tailgate during the second half while maybe listening to the game. The Deacon Tower elite are tired of looking down on empty seats.

Wellman is still bruised from the Bzdelik fiasco. He is under some pressure to start listening to the fan base or he'll be the next image on highway advertising boards in Winston-Salem.

[APPARJ]

"Cobb said bringing an ACC team to Boone would not require a stadium expansion."

A lot of folks on this board would tell him otherwise.

He could very well be referring to the specific team he is talking to or mean that there are some in general that would not require it. I would agree with him. Last year we averaged less than 25k and there are some ACC teams who would probably bring about 3-5k fans. The only ones that immediately come to mind who I know for sure would require us to have many more seats are Clemson, UNC, and NC State. I don't think WFU or Duke travel well and I'm not sure how many fans from FSU, UVA, GT, BC, etc would come all the way to Boone. I'm thinking he is talking to WFU, Duke, GT, NC State, or UVA.

Wake has a long history with us and their fans like the games as well as us. Duke has one of the lowest attendance in the FBS and neither need the money home games would generate so both are a high option. I wouldn't write off FSU just because Fla folks love the mountains. But since he said "talking" nothing is really in stone yet. In general he just meant that expansion isn't required for several teams he's "talking" with.

When you say "FSU" in the context of home games in Boone - you do mean Fayetville State University and not reigning BCS National Champion Florida State University, right?

Or is this intended to be pure sarcasm?

[BeauFoster]

He wouldn't say something publicly like that if he wasn't sure it's happening.

The next basketball coach will have ties to the Sun Belt.

Can we please bring back negative reputation marks? These constant posts really deserve them.

[huskie3]

He wouldn't say something publicly like that if he wasn't sure it's happening.

The next basketball coach will have ties to the Sun Belt.

Can we please bring back negative reputation marks? These constant posts really deserve them.

I think he is one of the disgruntled profs that is anti athletics.

[asu66]

He wouldn't say something publicly like that if he wasn't sure it's happening.

The next basketball coach will have ties to the Sun Belt.

Can we please bring back negative reputation marks? These constant posts really deserve them.

I think he is one of the disgruntled profs that is anti athletics.

A circumstantial case could be made that his use of the alias of "IGgreer" connects him to the College of Arts and Sciences and perhaps the Department of Philosophy and Religion. Hmmmmmmmmmm...

[EastHallApp]

Another interesting note from that article that we haven't mentioned - assuming this was coming from Cobb and not just Behr speculating - was the possibility of playing a game in Charlotte. I do think we''re probably a few years away from that, but it's great to hear that the AD is thinking about it. Says to me that we're looking to market the program at a very high level, and willing to explore new avenues to do so.

[AppfaninCAALand]

Another interesting note from that article that we haven't mentioned - assuming this was coming from Cobb and not just Behr speculating - was the possibility of playing a game in Charlotte. I do think we''re probably a few years away from that, but it's great to hear that the AD is thinking about it. Says to me that we're looking to market the program at a very high level, and willing to explore new avenues to do so.

App is playing UNCC in Charlotte. As for a "home" game in Charlotte, as opposed to an away game vs the 49ers or a neutral site game vs say ECU, it may sound random but I could see a game against someone like BYU - a biggish program from another part of the country that would like to market themselves in the Carolinas.

[EastHallApp]

Another interesting note from that article that we haven't mentioned - assuming this was coming from Cobb and not just Behr speculating - was the possibility of playing a game in Charlotte. I do think we''re probably a few years away from that, but it's great to hear that the AD is thinking about it. Says to me that we're looking to market the program at a very high level, and willing to explore new avenues to do so.

App is playing UNCC in Charlotte. As for a "home" game in Charlotte, as opposed to an away game vs the 49ers or a neutral site game vs say ECU, it may sound random but I could see a game against someone like BYU - a biggish program from another part of the country that would like to market themselves in the Carolinas.

I think it's pretty clear the article wasn't referring to UNCC - it referenced a neutral-site game, plus it wasn't talking about games already scheduled.