tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post4913707542754543083..comments2023-10-16T06:09:53.892-04:00Comments on Scott Says ...: Why I want 49ers footballUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-75364453459773066032009-12-16T20:42:50.946-05:002009-12-16T20:42:50.946-05:00It seems the relatively low percentage of those op...It seems the relatively low percentage of those opposed to Charlotte getting football are either fans of another program, completely anti-sports, or very misinformed. The few arguments against the 49ers getting football are about as flimsy as they can get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-10490787616637928662009-12-16T07:24:20.121-05:002009-12-16T07:24:20.121-05:00Posters on this issue keep citing how overwhelming...Posters on this issue keep citing how overwhelmingly the students voted to have football. Of course they would. Give the students a poll asking if they would like Mondays and Fridays off from class. That would pass overwhelmingly too, but it's not prudent. The point is the adults should be the ones to show financial responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-52648545151694593462009-12-13T14:24:53.458-05:002009-12-13T14:24:53.458-05:00ARE YOU FREAKIN KIDDING ME???PLEASE FIRE JOHN FOX ...ARE YOU FREAKIN KIDDING ME???PLEASE FIRE JOHN FOX NOW!!!A 53 yard field goal attempt in the rain on 4 and 3 with 2 rbs that avg over 4ypc.THIS IS SO FRUSTERATING!!!-Bryant80tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-75877476008969882742009-12-12T13:04:20.286-05:002009-12-12T13:04:20.286-05:00Football scholarship athletes have about 10-20% gr...Football scholarship athletes have about 10-20% graduation rate in D1A/AA overall at best.<br />University of Tenn had a 4% grad rate for its scharship football players a few yrs ago. <br /><br />If an athlete gets an academic scholarship then this person would be excellent for the football program.<br /><br />Football programs like Nebraska are walkons and one of the top notch in America for ages.<br /><br />Its real simple. You save millions and get the best academic athletes anyway who will grad at a much higher rate. <br /><br />As far as the soccer field being used for the football field this is a no brainer. <br /><br />The UCLA and USC football and soccer teams use the Los Angeles Coliseum. <br /><br />Whats the problem? <br /><br />All professional soccer teams play in NFL football stadiums in America too. <br /><br />Many pro stadiums are multi-purpose. <br /><br />The idea is SAVE MILLIONS to make the program more financially viable. <br /><br />Normal graduation rates usually average well over 70%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-89680761951674880312009-12-12T12:49:46.670-05:002009-12-12T12:49:46.670-05:00I think this is the biggest news to come from UNC ...I think this is the biggest news to come from UNC Charlotte in a long time! I am a recent alum, but I am now in law school at a competitive school in the SEC. <br /><br />When I was a student at Charlotte I never really understood this crazy obsession with college football. Now, having left and experienced the cohesiveness that football brings to a campus, I think this is AWESOME! <br /><br />Charlotte is already a great school academically, and it will only continue to get better with time. Football will not take away from this. In fact it will, eventually, bring better name recognition to the school, spur donation, better the college atmosphere, and make the school more attractive to prospective students. Not to mention that we will be able to get out of the A-10, where schools go to die!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689577585490415941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-85156544669244636722009-12-12T09:18:26.767-05:002009-12-12T09:18:26.767-05:00Anon 7:36 AM - what in the world are you talking a...Anon 7:36 AM - what in the world are you talking about? We're going to build the football field from scratch; it has nothing to do with the soccer field. <br /><br />90% drop out? The NCAA recently released a study of the graduation rates of all athletic programs. 64% of all athletes graduate on time, compared to 62% of the general student populations. They have a link to the study in the SEC Expats blog.<br /><br />If you want to play then you got to pay like everyone else? I guess you have never heard of ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS. Every college and university has them. And if we build a winning team that goes to the FCS playoffs regularly, these football players will be bringing money to the school.<br /><br />Louie - this isn't going to make UNCC a school dominated by dumb jocks or a "sports-based" school. First of all, as noted above, student-athletes graduate at a higher rate than the regular student rate. Also, this program is going to be almost entirely funded by student fees and private donations. No money is being diverted from academic activities. That, by the way, is the only condition Bonnie Cone ever put on whether the school added footbal (I asked her about that when I had a PT job 3 doors down from her office in the early '90s). So I know she is looking down on us and smiling today.<br /><br />GO 'NINERS!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-34734418121949371132009-12-12T07:36:54.477-05:002009-12-12T07:36:54.477-05:00UNC-Charlotte wants to save millions then forget b...UNC-Charlotte wants to save millions then forget building a new stadium and use the soccer field and remodel it as time goes by. <br /><br />Also saving millions like many D1 schools would be to go to "walk ons" only and not these freebie scholarships since in some cases 90% of those on a free ride drop out. <br /><br />Athletes should get not special prevleges. If you want to play then you got to pay like everyone else. <br /><br />No free lunches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-41434384256310624842009-12-12T00:53:28.775-05:002009-12-12T00:53:28.775-05:00"With some of the best academic programs in t..."With some of the best academic programs in the state, it is hard to find recognition without a full sports program. "<br /><br />So the way to build an academic reputation for a university is to lose money funding a football program? I can't see how higher fees to fund athletics are helping students get an education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-28633870481400671172009-12-11T20:57:50.581-05:002009-12-11T20:57:50.581-05:00One of the reasons why I chose to get my Bachelor&...One of the reasons why I chose to get my Bachelor's degree at UNCC was because it WASN'T a sports based school for dumb jocks. UNCC was a thoroughly working class school utilized by people who truly wanted an education, not to coast through on football scholarships, or because the school had a winning team. I really enjoyed UNCC's rather anonymous personality within the UNC system. By the virtue of the school being so neutral, you could focus your education and yourself on what you really wanted to do and become. It was always a joke about the school not having football when I graduated, but if it really mattered that much to any of the students, they wouldn't have gone there in the first place. That's one of the things I really liked about the UNCC student body... laid back folks who were just there to get their degree. Oh well... to each their own.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239173977825455718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-5173478748201035062009-12-11T20:57:33.400-05:002009-12-11T20:57:33.400-05:00quit whining about fees...transfer if you don'...quit whining about fees...transfer if you don't like them. I paid 4 years of fees for Halton Arena to be built and never watched a game there as a student, but buy tix as an alum! The "total cost" to attend Charlotte will still be inline with the 16 UNC schools. GET OVER IT.Tim Collienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-9015770723030558402009-12-11T16:13:51.750-05:002009-12-11T16:13:51.750-05:00I think I am actually understanding most of what y...I think I am actually understanding most of what you are saying. Excuse me for being new to the literate world of football, but my challenge has been to school myself for the play-offs. (More boyfriend motivated)<br /><br />Anyway, for anyone, or anyone's girlfriend who also wants to learn more about the game and maybe even some cool things to say during a game, I highly recommend <a href="http://www.guidetowatchingfootball.com/book.html" rel="nofollow">Mark Oristano's book</a>, "A Sport's Casters Guide to Watching Football."Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11244425245737901684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-30974491563020829482009-12-11T15:09:29.362-05:002009-12-11T15:09:29.362-05:00You dont just get an education from the classroom,...You dont just get an education from the classroom, and having community and alumni support builds the networking and recognition that you will not get from CPCC or ICPI online. <br /><br />This is a great thing for the 49ers and the city of Charlotte! GO NINERS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-76460451201521595792009-12-11T15:06:01.274-05:002009-12-11T15:06:01.274-05:00Football brings a needed highlight to the academic...Football brings a needed highlight to the academic programs at the University of (nc) Charlotte. With some of the best academic programs in the state, it is hard to find recognition without a full sports program. Now on to the name change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-24766602080143053202009-12-11T15:02:25.060-05:002009-12-11T15:02:25.060-05:00What Hooner ignores is that many of the students w...What Hooner ignores is that many of the students who are willing to fund this..... expect their PARENTS to foot the bill. <br /><br />Scott, you love to spend other peoples money....anything to help secure a sport to write about....Pro Football, the Bobcats etc. All were great ideas as far as you were concerned. Never mind economic realities.<br />Maybe that's why newspapers are going bankrupt....no business sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-41586811354105318262009-12-11T14:57:36.920-05:002009-12-11T14:57:36.920-05:00Too late! but Big-time college football is ridicul...Too late! but Big-time college football is ridiculously expensive - far outweighing benefits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-89394549511578964392009-12-11T13:51:48.911-05:002009-12-11T13:51:48.911-05:00It seems that all the football naysayers are ignor...It seems that all the football naysayers are ignoring the student poll that found most students would be in favor of a tuition increase for football.<br /><br />If you're not paying for it, why are you arguing against it? I am a student taking on loans for my college education and I will gladly pay more each semester if it means bringing football to UNC Charlotte.Hooner49http://www.ninernation.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-4350652363093606972009-12-11T13:49:16.010-05:002009-12-11T13:49:16.010-05:00Thank god they're going to be in the FCS where...Thank god they're going to be in the FCS where there's a playoff and not that idiotic BCS bowl system.<br /><br />FCS - where they crown a real football champion.T3http://charlotte.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-13833461387440624282009-12-11T13:25:38.347-05:002009-12-11T13:25:38.347-05:00Hey darkferi,
These fees (even if maxed out) will ...Hey darkferi,<br />These fees (even if maxed out) will only raise Charlotte to 4th most expensive tuition from 5th. The reality of the issue is that for Charlotte to continue on a path where it can actually mean something in the grand scheme of things, it needs football. The enjoyment and the extra community support on Saturdays will be worth a couple hundred dollars per year, trust me. And if it's not, leave. That's your choice. People against this movement are the minority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-82481004125327482372009-12-11T13:21:13.645-05:002009-12-11T13:21:13.645-05:00JK This is great news.I am an alumni and might act...JK This is great news.I am an alumni and might actually have something to do with UNCC for the first time in 28 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-57243486618927266432009-12-11T13:16:11.192-05:002009-12-11T13:16:11.192-05:00Getting football will be great. Now Scott won'...Getting football will be great. Now Scott won't have to wait until basketball season to start ignoring uncc sports. Maybe you guys could write an article on them before they break into the top 25?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-3486674274787036252009-12-11T13:02:19.031-05:002009-12-11T13:02:19.031-05:00dark, you understand that UNCC students already ov...dark, you understand that UNCC students already overwhelmingly fund UNCC's football-less athletic programs, right?<br /><br />The choices facing UNCC admin are to a) double-down with football, and hike student fees a lot b) do nothing, and have to hike student fees some anyway as the A-10 model crashes and burns c) Drop down to the Southern Conference and back off athletics in general.<br /><br />That's it. Nothing magic about it. Now if students and their parents WANT to pay more for football, I guess that is up to them. But AD Judy Rose is on the clock to prove she can run an effective football program. Done the right way, it might even make money for the athletics effort. But it will not be easy. UNCC is starting off a decade behind its old Sun Belt foes like SoFla and UAB.<br /><br />PS -- Scott, if your edit page rails against this decision, I'm holding you personally responsible for failing to educate them.JAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093146842739423564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-13165254922842314192009-12-11T12:52:19.137-05:002009-12-11T12:52:19.137-05:00Hey Scott, since you're so keen on bringing fo...Hey Scott, since you're so keen on bringing football to UNCC, maybe you can cover some of those fees the students will have to pay over the next few years... Would you be up for that? What a waste of time and money this is...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-92139462050430285952009-12-11T12:48:13.932-05:002009-12-11T12:48:13.932-05:00The long dream is becoming reality. Lots of hard w...The long dream is becoming reality. Lots of hard work all around. I thank everyone who had a part in this. This day will rank up there with the day we joined the UNC System and the day Miss Bonnie saved us from closure. It will transform the future of this entire institution. Somewhere Miss Bonnie is smiling.49RFBNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757788746378060243.post-24125402676914331702009-12-11T12:44:46.333-05:002009-12-11T12:44:46.333-05:00needed to happen...next step: name change to U of ...needed to happen...next step: name change to U of C.tcollienoreply@blogger.com