ECU vs APP

[MtnDevil95]

Speaking of Labor Day weekend games, please for the love of all things holy, if the GreenPitt games are to be played on Labor Day weekend DO NOT schedule them for noon kick off. The 2012 Hell Bowl was torture.

Ideally the 1 game at The Rock would be played in late October or November and include classic Boone weather conditions.

[CoachRob]

If it's a Labor Day weekend game, many students will drive home anyway and a lot of those students are from the Mecklenburg area. It's not like 15-20 years ago where you have poor college students. There's a difference between poor and thrifty.

Agreed, Most App students are from the Charlotte, Hickory, Winston, and Greensboro areas. Which is just as close to BOA then Campus itself. Plus most will want to carpool and pregame anyways on their own time. I wouldn't expect a problem for those students who are the true football fans, (those that actually stay the whole game) to be able to make the trip.

I love the game in Charlotte. Minus the surrounding counties of Wataga it is much quicker for most Alumni to get to Charlotte then it is Boone, especially those of us who live along the I-85, I-77 or I-40 corridor. So 6 homes game plus gate from a 7th game vs an in-state rival in the biggest city in the state??? Mark this as a win-win to me. Go Apps!

[MtnDevil95]

I wonder, will the Charlotte game be included in season ticket packages (i.e. that year will be a book of 7 games instead of 6), or more likely handled like bowl game tickets?

[Gonzo]

Bernie Sanders - free?

When I was a student the bus trips to Wake weren't free. App students are some of the most affluent in the state, they pay pay $100 bucks for a ticket and bus ride.

Free to them I mean. The lower the cost to students the more of them will come. I'm perfectly willing to pony up myself. Separate capital campaign if need be, but I can think of no greater use for a relatively small portion of our athletic department's cash.

Get the students there by the bus load.

[Gonzo]

If it's a Labor Day weekend game, many students will drive home anyway and a lot of those students are from the Mecklenburg area. It's not like 15-20 years ago where you have poor college students. There's a difference between poor and thrifty.

I don't feel like I've been out of college that long (6 years since graduation). Most of my friends and I were dead broke for most of it. Many didn't have cars. Those realities are even more common for underclassmen, who make up proportionally more of the student section on any given Saturday.

[Gonzo]

I wonder, will the Charlotte game be included in season ticket packages (i.e. that year will be a book of 7 games instead of 6), or more likely handled like bowl game tickets?

I was wondering the same.

[App91]

I have real concerns about the price of tickets with these Char. Sports Foundation people. They have a highly inflated value of tickets. I know a couple years back with UNC vs USC the tix were more than a panthers game. $250 for a club level (outside not a box) ticket. That's why you couldnt start a fight in the stands, there wern't 25k people there. I hope that they have learned a lesson, that will not fly with or fanbase and Probably EZU as well. Hopefully, Gillin has his finger on the situation.

[EastHallApp]

I have real concerns about the price of tickets with these Char. Sports Foundation people. They have a highly inflated value of tickets. I know a couple years back with UNC vs USC the tix were more than a panthers game. $250 for a club level (outside not a box) ticket. That's why you couldnt start a fight in the stands, there wern't 25k people there. I hope that they have learned a lesson, that will not fly with or fanbase and Probably EZU as well. Hopefully, Gillin has his finger on the situation.

I would assume if that happens again there will be a healthy buyer's market on Stubhub etc. Was that the case for the UNC-South Carolina game?

[BUTCH1991]

Now we need to begin to work on a long term series with Wake Forest. We have games in 2017 & 2020 and the rest of their schedule is full through 2021, but we need to start working on something with 2022. This series just makes too much sense $$$$. No travel to speak of, very little cost to the traveling teams and pretty much guaranteed sellouts. It needs to happen. Glad we've got the 2 games coming up, but need to make this long term. Kind of like ECU & Va Tech play each other nearly every season.

[App91]

I have real concerns about the price of tickets with these Char. Sports Foundation people. They have a highly inflated value of tickets. I know a couple years back with UNC vs USC the tix were more than a panthers game. $250 for a club level (outside not a box) ticket. That's why you couldnt start a fight in the stands, there wern't 25k people there. I hope that they have learned a lesson, that will not fly with or fanbase and Probably EZU as well. Hopefully, Gillin has his finger on the situation.

I would assume if that happens again there will be a healthy buyer's market on Stubhub etc. Was that the case for the UNC-South Carolina game?

not following your logic. Stubhub is a resell platform, if they are not sold in the first place at the box office, then no resale. At that game, scalpers couldnt give the tix away. It was the main topic on sports radio in town all week. Even had the head of the CSF on to try to explain the high prices. We will know alot when NC state plays here this year.

[ASUGoose]

Speaking of Labor Day weekend games, please for the love of all things holy, if the GreenPitt games are to be played on Labor Day weekend DO NOT schedule them for noon kick off. The 2012 Hell Bowl was torture.

Yes, this +10000. No noon kicks allowed in G-Vegas for this series.

[bcoach]

We have to find a way to bus thousands of students to Charlotte.

Let's see....let's use a BUS!

It needs to be free. And there needs to be a bunch of them. It isn't that simple if that's what you're getting at with that post.

Nothing is free

[Gonzo]

We have to find a way to bus thousands of students to Charlotte.

Let's see....let's use a BUS!

It needs to be free. And there needs to be a bunch of them. It isn't that simple if that's what you're getting at with that post.

Nothing is free

Oh my god. Can I talk about App Sports without a ****ing political undertone to the conversation for once?

At no costs to them. That is the meaning I'm trying to establish with about four posts of clarification now. Read the above for more.

[bcoach]

We have to find a way to bus thousands of students to Charlotte.

Let's see....let's use a BUS!

It needs to be free. And there needs to be a bunch of them. It isn't that simple if that's what you're getting at with that post.

Nothing is free

Oh my god. Can I talk about App Sports without a ****ing political undertone to the conversation for once?

At no costs to them. That is the meaning I'm trying to establish with about four posts of clarification now. Read the above for more.

Not sure what the heck you are talking about. Where is the politics? Do you ever stop the crap?

[NO.2]

If it's a Labor Day weekend game, many students will drive home anyway and a lot of those students are from the Mecklenburg area. It's not like 15-20 years ago where you have poor college students. There's a difference between poor and thrifty.

I don't feel like I've been out of college that long (6 years since graduation). Most of my friends and I were dead broke for most of it. Many didn't have cars. Those realities are even more common for underclassmen, who make up proportionally more of the student section on any given Saturday.

I wouldn't call the Dangerollas cars either.

[EastHallApp]

I have real concerns about the price of tickets with these Char. Sports Foundation people. They have a highly inflated value of tickets. I know a couple years back with UNC vs USC the tix were more than a panthers game. $250 for a club level (outside not a box) ticket. That's why you couldnt start a fight in the stands, there wern't 25k people there. I hope that they have learned a lesson, that will not fly with or fanbase and Probably EZU as well. Hopefully, Gillin has his finger on the situation.

I would assume if that happens again there will be a healthy buyer's market on Stubhub etc. Was that the case for the UNC-South Carolina game?

not following your logic. Stubhub is a resell platform, if they are not sold in the first place at the box office, then no resale. At that game, scalpers couldnt give the tix away. It was the main topic on sports radio in town all week. Even had the head of the CSF on to try to explain the high prices. We will know alot when NC state plays here this year.

Gotcha. I would have thought there would be at least some tickets available for resale - those that went to the schools, local businesses, etc. Guess some of that depends on whether they're included in the season ticket packages. But if scalpers really couldn't give the tickets away, then it sounds like the issue may have been as much about lack of fan interest than ticket price.

Also, it's not necessarily true that they have to be purchased at full price before being sold at a discount. Schools are beginning to sell at a discount themselves, either directly or through sites like LivingSocial and Groupon. Plus sometimes the organizers will just allow staff to give away freebies so the stadium/arena isn't empty and so they can at least sell concessions and parking. The Hurricanes used to do this pretty freely, though they've cut back in recent years.

[App91]

They really thought they were going to have a great walk-up crowd based on the proximity and number of SCar fans in clt. Of course unc always has fan support. Was not a lack of interest, people were upset with the prices. I think, not positive, but the cheapest ticket was $70 and that was upper level corner.

[App91]

Will ask anyone what the thoughts on recruiting this may have? Had not seen that addressed in the thread so far, if i have not missed. Think that it would be a pretty powerful sell to be able to say that a young man will have an opportunity to play on an NFL field. I dont think that is a big draw for a P5 player but i would have to think that would turn some heads for our level of G5?

[NewApp]

They really thought they were going to have a great walk-up crowd based on the proximity and number of SCar fans in clt. Of course unc always has fan support. Was not a lack of interest, people were upset with the prices. I think, not positive, but the cheapest ticket was $70 and that was upper level corner.

$70? That leaves me out for myself and two others, plus the outrageous parking along that way. $210.00

Hopefully our game will be on ESPN or one of the sub-channels.

[App91]

I am not saying that is what it will be, i am saying i think that's what it way, hopefully they learned. You can park at the light rail station for free, ride the train for $3 roundtrip and walk 3 blocks to the stadium, ride the train back. Just saved you the outrageous parking.