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Charlotte and Atlanta work because of football watching destinations for either conference.
No one is spending money to go to Jacksonville when the loser was headed back there for a bowl game. Tampa wasn't a college destination either.
Fan Safety LOL.. they have 2-3 Bowl Games their every year and MLS games week in week out with no problems.
If anything the people around their love it because football weekends/MLS Games and the Monster Jam race is a way for them to make some money and pay the bills or put food on the table for that month.
Breach of contract can easily go the other way. NCAA could sue on the grounds that North Carolina has now made decisions that could potentially mean a huge loss in business if for example fans refuse to go, or teams refuse to go, or etc, etc.
This is extremely easy to show precedence for because so many people and groups have already cancelled and rejected North Carolina as a place they will do business with.
There is no way North Carolina would win this.
Everyone said they enjoyed Battle at Bristol so much, let's just do it at RIR every year!
It meets all the criteria: it's had capacity crowds before, fairly easy to get to, and most of all richmond is certainly sexy*!
*i hear edgar allen poe is a real hit with the ladies, or something /s
Indianapolis, Charlotte and Atlanta are not "sexy" either.
Yep. It's a completely political decision.
Interesting news, but not much to talk about here...
Richmond has squat for venues!
He thinks he'll put him in a backfield with Drew Harris and the sky's the limit
Well the ACC is headquartered in North Carolina, so I don't see them moving it just because of that.
They should move it to Miami because it's a destination location. The reason it never worked in Tampa or Jacksonville is because those places are boring to visit.
People want to go to Miami, it's beautiful there, there are topless beaches, the Miami strip is awesome.
That's a place that will sell out. Tampa and Jacksonville aren't sexy.
6 roughly 300 schools? That puts us in the 100 rpi category without top 10 wins.
http://www.thekeyplay.com/comment/451007#comment-451007
If Joe doesn't see an issue with it why should you? It's really not that hard to discuss this in terms of sports.
Florida might work now that FSU and Clemson are resurgent. The entire reason Jacksonville and Tampa failed the first time was because that was during the stretch when we were dominating the Coastal and BC was doing well in the Atlantic. The ACC was scheduling about as far from the division champions as possible. Also, there were no national ramifications for the game in those days. It was never for a play in to the BCS championship. For at least the last three years, it's had national title implications.
This thread should probably be deleted, but since it's up I'll give my two cents.
Edit: don't want to be responsible for sending TKP down the rabbit hole
What an incredible photo! Patriotic salute during @PilotFlyingJ #BattleAtBristol pre-game ceremony @BMSupdates. pic.twitter.com/zSyGiVA8gj— Battle At Bristol (@BattleAtBristol) September 13, 2016
https://youtu.be/NoN4Fb7dG9k?t=2h2m31s
Forgive the link; I couldn't figure out to embed to where the video would start at a certain spot... but how in the hell is this NOT a personal foul??? The dude should have been ejected, AGAIN! If that's not targeting than idk what is. He launched at the guys head.. from behind.. after the play... unbelievable.
I could understand if they missed/didn't see it, but to throw the flag then pick it up is insane. Then we get one called on us the very next play. The last 3 quarters of that game were just a series of unfortunate events.
My plan is College of Charleston, Citadel, County of Charleston, State of SC all get together and build 45,000 seat stadium. Clemson/USCjr plays there every 5 years, Citadel and CoC play there and SC gets bowl game and maybe ACC championship.
Syracuse is private, so they don't apply
Five states plus numerous cities prohibit travel to North Carolina for public employees and representatives of public institutions, which could include student-athletes and campus athletics staff. These states are New York, Minnesota, Washington, Vermont and Connecticut
If Syracuse (not sure if any of our cities are indicated, but if Atlanta, for example had a similar law, they too would not travel to NC) were to make it to a championship game in any of the 7 sports indicated, they would have to forfeit.
This would seem to indicate that Syracuse can't play an away game at Duke, UNC, NCSt or Wake Forest in any sport as well.
Not sure what the solution to that is, and this is not a form to speculate on that. Removing the championship games allows all 14 schools to compete for a championship.
TLDR; Syracuse matters
Edit: Syracuse plays at Wake Forest on 10/8. Now I'm confused...
Our season opener is against Maine and it's a 9 PM start (??)
Late start due to a triple header with Women's basketball and Volleyball.
Preach on.
What a great destination for a bowl, just no adequate venue.
Ironically the only adequate stadiums would be Williams-Brice in Columbia, or Death Valley, both likely disqualified for obvious reasons. (W-B stadium is great, but Columbia not so much IMHO.)
Some things (can) never change.
Looks like they're predicting 5-7 to me....
Been to the stadium...no thanks. Didn't feel safe at all, and certainly wouldn't at night. I don't think fan safety should be compromised for the sake of what the NCAA is trying to accomplish regarding discrimination.
Atlanta won't work because SEC...