Gamecocks, Heels on radar for Charlotte kickoff game

[GamecockMomSC]

Originally Posted by The Yancey

You are 100% wrong. Note that this is being pushed by the Charlotte business community. This will benefit THEIR hotels and restaurants. The tax money generated will benefit THEIR state. When I was in school the University of South Carolina was located in Columbia. The city and its citizens and businesses are OUR partners. Let me be very clear about this: DuncE, their state, and the city of Charlotte can collectively rot in hell. I trust that I was not misunderstood.

QFT! If they want to play us, they can come to Willy B and the Tarheels can drop their cash in Cola.

[BeatBamaTwice]

I love the fact that we're opening the season with an opportunity to put a whipping on those high Heels. We need to own the entire state of North Carolina for recruiting, even if it means a bit of tar in our feathers!

[OldPat]

Playing an away game in Charlotte every year isn't gonna do squat for our recruiting in NC. Those kids seeing us on TV 6-8 times a year gives us the exposure we need. Just sell 'em on playing for a winner in the SEC close to home, and we'll get the few we want to SUPPLEMENT the guys from SC and GA.
Pick up a couple from FL and several from the NE and we've got what we need.
Yancey's post was dead on.

[uscgamecocks88]

If we want to expose ourselves to recruits in NC, it wouldn't make a huge difference if the game was in Charlotte. Just about every game is on TV. This includes home games, which is something you would want recruits to see, IMO.

Just out of curiosity... what was the atmosphere like at BOA when we played ECU in 2011?

[spurrierismyhomeboy]

I would love this! We should try and play a neutral site game in either Atlanta or Charlotte every year. All you ACC old timers need to get over yourselves, the past is past. I do believe Spurrier himself said he would LOVE to play this game every year. I'll take Spurrier's word on whats best for our program.

[brat]

If we old time ACC haters got over ourselves, we would still be in the ACC and our sports program would be in a far worse condition than it is now, in terms of success, facilities, media attention, finances, recruiting, and prestige.

Never help an enemy because they look upon it as weakness and use it against you, time and time, again.

[wincocks84]

Originally Posted by uscgamecocks88

If we want to expose ourselves to recruits in NC, it wouldn't make a huge difference if the game was in Charlotte. Just about every game is on TV. This includes home games, which is something you would want recruits to see, IMO.

Just out of curiosity... what was the atmosphere like at BOA when we played ECU in 2011?

Well it wasnt bad but it's definitely not a home game. I remember the ECU fans being pretty loud and excited for the game. This was especially true when they went up 17-0. USC fans expected a win so not so much excitement there. I remember using the restroom at half time and thinking how our season would be over with a loss haha. Imo it would be similar atmosphere-wise. We cautiously expect to win against the Heels so maybe not as much enthusiasm from some on our side. And honestly, ECU probably brought more fans than UNC would. I think the total attendance was somewhere near 55k. USC prob brought 30-35k. I would rather play NC State.

[spurrierismyhomeboy]

Originally Posted by brat

If we old time ACC haters got over ourselves, we would still be in the ACC and our sports program would be in a far worse condition than it is now, in terms of success, facilities, media attention, finances, recruiting, and prestige.

Never help an enemy because they look upon it as weakness and use it against you, time and time, again.

If Spurrier thought he was helping UNC by playing in Charlotte he wouldn't want to play it. He has said that he wants this game. I would love to see a home/home/neutral series rotation. There is no reason why we shouldn't play UNC/NC State every year in football.

[eaglegolf018]

No. They owe us a game in Columbia. Simple as that. They escaped the game in 2010. So until they play us here, we aren't playing them on a neutral field

[GamecockMomSC]

This could be a moot discussion. They may not want to play us again when Clowney & Co. are done with them.

[uscsandstorm85]

No. Just no.

[OldPat]

Originally Posted by spurrierismyhomeboy

If Spurrier thought he was helping UNC by playing in Charlotte he wouldn't want to play it. He has said that he wants this game. I would love to see a home/home/neutral series rotation. There is no reason why we shouldn't play UNC/NC State every year in football.

Actually, I've heard no valid reason why we should play either of them yearly - especially in Charlotte as this proposal suggests.

Charlotte, NC a neutral site?? ROTFLMAO.

[brat]

I would imagine SOS's opinion might be different now.

This idea was probably in hopes to replace what he was use to with the old UF- UGA series at a neutral site each year, "The World's Largest Cocktail Party".

Trouble is, times have changed since his last time at that game. They don't even use that nickname any longer and try to downplay that aspect. UF easily filled their part of their stadium as it was SEC football and it was played in the state of Florida.

Even so, that game was between to SEC teams and two rabid fan bases, a football atmosphere, in the heart of football country, and a conference game meaning more, to boot.

Charlotte is in NC and that still is basketball first in that state. The game would have one ACC team in it and their fans aren't as rabid as SEC fans. They don't even know how to tailgate. There would be nothing on the line except bragging rights and we already play Clempson each year for that, as rivals and foes from different conferences.

With the economy being down, it is more difficult to fill up W-B, of all places, unless it is a game of real magnitude. We aren't going to fill up half of the Charlotte Stadium. UNC sure as heck won't even being in their state.

Trying to force start a rivalry isn't going to work. That one ended the day we left the ACC. Dead and long buried, where it belongs.

[qcgamecock]

Originally Posted by OldPat

Playing an away game in Charlotte every year isn't gonna do squat for our recruiting in NC. Those kids seeing us on TV 6-8 times a year gives us the exposure we need. Just sell 'em on playing for a winner in the SEC close to home, and we'll get the few we want to SUPPLEMENT the guys from SC and GA.
Pick up a couple from FL and several from the NE and we've got what we need.
Yancey's post was dead on.

No need to go above and beyond for the athletic program as a whole, play in an NFL stadium in the backyard of some great recruits not only in NC but SC. Both states and much of the nation year every 3 years will be glued to the TV for an annual GAMECOCK stomping of the baby blue in Charlotte as well as this is not basketball chant every year in the Brice for the every 3 year tar heel beat down as well as the every 3 year garnet and black parade down tobacco road to chant ACC sucks and SEC
When Frank gets rolling it will be huge for his program in my opinion, I enjoyed going to Charlotte and watching us play in the Pepsi challenge back in the 90's. I understand the hardline against the ACC but sometimes you have to let it go, forgive, forget, move on and get some closure, let us hold a contest every year to either fuel the fire or give some closure or not...just seems like a fun game every 3 years as well as a natural rivalry considering the history, your grandkids, kids will love it!

[qcgamecock]

Originally Posted by brat

I would imagine SOS's opinion might be different now.

This idea was probably in hopes to replace what he was use to with the old UF- UGA series at a neutral site each year, "The World's Largest Cocktail Party".

Trouble is, times have changed since his last time at that game. They don't even use that nickname any longer and try to downplay that aspect. UF easily filled their part of their stadium as it was SEC football and it was played in the state of Florida.

Even so, that game was between to SEC teams and two rabid fan bases, a football atmosphere, in the heart of football country, and a conference game meaning more, to boot.

Charlotte is in NC and that still is basketball first in that state. The game would have one ACC team in it and their fans aren't as rabid as SEC fans. They don't even know how to tailgate. There would be nothing on the line except bragging rights and we already play Clempson each year for that, as rivals and foes from different conferences.

With the economy being down, it is more difficult to fill up W-B, of all places, unless it is a game of real magnitude. We aren't going to fill up half of the Charlotte Stadium. UNC sure as heck won't even being in their state.

Trying to force start a rivalry isn't going to work. That one ended the day we left the ACC. Dead and long buried, where it belongs.

Great teams always only have one rival out of conference???
I remember the team BJ took to battle Antwan Jamison and company in Charlotte, it was a very heated atmosphere for a non rivalry. Everyone I talked to said the game in n. car back in '07 was a good atmosphere, loves Spurrier's quote "Felt like I was coaching for the Dukies and the South Carolina people", Spurrier has never lost to n. car.

[tdevildog1986]

Originally Posted by BeatBamaTwice

I love the fact that we're opening the season with an opportunity to put a whipping on those high Heels. We need to own the entire state of North Carolina for recruiting, even if it means a bit of tar in our feathers!

YESSIR !! Then we can add a few more trophies to the ole trophy case, since of course we would have an excess of talent in depth.

[Jwilson]

Originally Posted by kick_ball

im not old enough to remember us leaving the acc and all the bad feelings that came with it but i feel like alot of people have a "they hurt my feelings so i'm going to take my ball and go home" attitude when it comes to UNC. I think if not every year every other year we should play some combo of NC State or UNC to me it just seems natural. To me its a better game than UCF or Navy's of the world that weve have the last couple years. We want to compare oursevles to Bama they have played a big time opponent the last coupld years with michigan and Va tech and i think playing Va tech again this year. Why do we not want to make a big game out of the border with NC ?

Wrong. It's more like if we found out Hitler was still alive, we wouldn't invite him over for dinner.

[davidmc467]

I'd rather play North Carolina every year in basketball once Frank gets this program rolling. It'd be awesome to have a sort of North Carolina/South Carolina Shootout type contest at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Invite a couple other teams and call it a tournament.

Football...I don't like losing a home game. I've never like regular season neutral site matchups. I don't mind playing UNC in football...I just don't want to make it a neutral site affair.

[gamecockhub]

Originally Posted by brat

Hell, no. No time, no where, no how.

No benefit to USC. If we win, we are suppose to win because we are in the SEC. If UNC wins, they become even more arrogant, if that is possible.

Do not give up a Home Game. Do not play ANY ACC team, do not schedule one. Any sport.

They have never done one thing to help us, so we should not give them the time of day and never talk to any of them.

Agree 100%! Never at the expense of a home game and it does nothing for us. Screw the tarholes and the ACC!

[mpilot0705]

Originally Posted by OldPat

Actually, I've heard no valid reason why we should play either of them yearly - especially in Charlotte as this proposal suggests.

Charlotte, NC a neutral site?? ROTFLMAO.

It really would be a neutral field initially....both teams would get an equal amount of tickets with some going to businesses like a bowl game. They have a lot of fans up there but if I recall correctly the Gamecock Club up there (York County/Charlotte) is the largest one. There are a ton of gamecocks in the Rock Hill/Fort Mill area and that is a quick drive from the stadium.