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I'd love to go support frank. And i was in for any of the following bowls: pinstripe, belk, military, music city. but this one is just impossible due to location, date and time. it's too bad frank will have to go out in front of only a few thousand fans.
it's posted above, but David Teel's article describes the situation perfectly, for how we ended up here
I think we could get rid of the corner seats in Cassell, put in something like Richmond's premium seats, and not affect the typical fan's experience
Agree to disagree
If I understand it correctly, the NCAA will always make money from every bowl game, because the people who organize the bowl have to pay the NCAA to host the sanctioned bowl game. So even if a bowl loses money, the NCAA makes money by that bowl being played. If individual bowls lose money, they'll fold (and some have), but there will usually be another organization somewhere that thinks they can be profitable in the venture and will take a defunct bowl's spot.
The bowl organizers can lose money, the schools themselves can (and often do) lose money through contractual obligation of a certain threshold of ticket sales, but the NCAA always comes out ahead in the deal.
There are enough 1%-ers in the region that having premium seating makes sense in those stadiums. No offense to Roanoke and the rest of the NRV, but they're isn't enough rich people who are willing to make the trek to Blacksburg 2-3 times a week for several months, especially when we're not an elite program.
This is true, but if local companies/ 1%-ers had the opportunity to snag a pavilion on a per game basis, I bet we could keep them paid for. I know my boss has had me scouring for tickets a couple times a season when we have customers in and want to take them to the game, but at that point, it's hard to get tickets together and the experience is rather underwhelming. He'd jump at the chance to rent out a whole deck a couple times a season. There have got to be more local companies that would be up for that.
We thought it would be fair for the offense to be in the 50s-60s this year.
Any of Greg Stroman's punt returns.
Just like with football, providing amenities for the big time donors can fund improvements that would be otherwise out of reach for the program/athletic department. Not saying we shaft the every man experience for the benefit of big donors, but I think we could get rid of the corner seats in Cassell, put in something like Richmond's premium seats, and not affect the typical fan's experience.
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# | Cassell Coliseum Catch-All Thread - Likes, Dislikes, Wants, etc. I definitely agree with this.
For the people clamoring about UR's stadium: Richmond is a much bigger, more affluent population than Blacksburg (duh). Because they're no pro sports teams in the region, we're stuck with VCU & UR Basketball and UVa sports for those willing to drive an hour to Charlottesville. There are enough 1%-ers in the region that having premium seating makes sense in those stadiums. No offense to Roanoke and the rest of the NRV, but they're isn't enough rich people who are willing to make the trek to Blacksburg 2-3 times a week for several months, especially when we're not an elite program.
I'd like to see us model ourselves after Cameron Indoor. They're never had premium seating and it's worked out well for them because they put out a great product. We need to start winning games and everything else will work itself out.
I thought we already decided that the seats at Cassell aren't comfortable for big ass fans?
How do you figure? Plenty of people would go to a bowl game in the Bahames especially when flights cost less than flying someplace lie, Shreveport, add in the fact you can make it a family vacation and it's a great place for a bowl.
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I forget where I saw it but I recall seeing that the concourse/concessions area and the seats would be redone in time for first basketball game next season
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# | Fuente Kicks Off Recruiting Effort with Outreach to 2016/2017 Commits and Recruits That is quite a few JUCO offers out right now. Paging Choppin Wood, didn't you say the ACC limits numbers of JUCO kids per year? So what happens when more than number of JUCO kids commit?
Telling the family we will spend Christmas in "insert bowl location here" works a lot better when its a warm place they would like to go on vacation than when its Detroit, Shreveport, Idaho, or El Paso. If I am going to spend vacation money to go somewhere for Christmas, whether it is worth it or not should not have to depend on if we win or lose. It needs to be somewhere we all would want to vacation to if their was not a bowl game, or close enough to where I live I don't need to use all my vacation time and money to go. I would go to Peach, Belk, Music City, or Military because I have time to drive there and back.
While that type of renovation would reduce the overall seating capacity of Cassell, it's likely that VIP tickets prices could offset the number of seats lost.
That is currently the plan. The obvious point is these things take time and money, so 'Courtside at Cassell' was the first thing implemented. Suites are next as far the arena part goes (page 122 of this pdf is the concept for where they would go. http://www.bov.vt.edu/minutes/15-03-30minutes/attach_aa_03-30-15.pdf). Cassell, Merryman and Jamerson are getting a facelift (these concepts are in the pdf as well, but there are actual renderings in the hallways if you are in the area), which mostly just affects recruiting and day to day operations. The last part, which isn't in a pdf yet is renovating the seats to newer, cushioned seats. Time and money will dictate when that happens most likely, but it is at least being discussed. With all of that I could see capacity somewhere around 8500-8750 depending on how big the suites end up becoming.
5.) FCS. There are five rounds of the playoffs at that level. If a team goes through all five rounds, they play 16 games in one season. And those are at the schools that care about grades.
This is the one that always gets me when FBS university presidents start talking about the season being too long for a FCS style playoff. So it's OK for those kids on those few schools to play more games and have a longer season, but not for FBS kids? Give me a break.
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Pinstripe got stuck with a team that won't bring any fans.
No, Pinstripe selected Duke. They could have taken Pitt (which is closer), but they didn't, which is what contributed to the trickle down effect.
If it's one thing that kids from the 757 can relate to and identify with, it's a dorky, white dude from Utah.
Not trying to be argumentative. Just saying I think the ACC has found a nice compromise. Like I said above, you definitely can advocate for a system where you can't select a team with a worse record over a team with a better one, but then I think the ACC is going to have a tougher time securing bowl tie-ins. Just being honest, there are some teams that are just not attractive to selection committees, and Pitt is near the top of that list. Duke, likewise, won't bring fans to wherever they go bowling. We have some programs with some shitty, shitty fan support. But if you strongarm bowls into taking Pitt over NC State because they had one more win, that's how you find it real hard to maintain your bowl affiliations.
This is a better system than the ACC had in the middle 2000s. You can argue it can be improved to guarantee teams with better records a better bowl, but doing that is going to have some negative consequences.
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# | Fuente Kicks Off Recruiting Effort with Outreach to 2016/2017 Commits and Recruits I had the same question but as I was starting to google it I couldn't help but to notice the very deep questions that others have had about football and I felt compelled to share...
The "Stroman is moving full-time to offense" announcement followed by him starting two weeks later at DB.
Also Calvin Kline's absence. Seems to me he is a perfect sub to give Bucky a rest when he was visibly exhausted.
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This is great. Fuente's team beats Mendenhalls team in the bowl game last year. Mendenhalls players get mad and fight. Fuente's team beats Mendenhalls team again with fisticuffs. This sounds great.
I think that better lighting in the arena (not necessarily on court lighting) would help with the overall look of the atmosphere on tv. It always looks dark and dreary in the stands when Cassell is on TV.