(02-15-2018 09:04 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(02-13-2018 04:04 PM)BePcr07 Wrote:  

(02-13-2018 02:10 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(01-08-2018 04:49 PM)BePcr07 Wrote:  

(01-08-2018 02:51 PM)Carolina_Low_Country Wrote:  UNC is lowering their stadium capacity to 51,000. In 2019 we will have a larger stadium then UNC (the so called flagship of NC). FYI this is no surprise no matter what UNC reports as "ticket sales" they have averaged around 30,000-45,000 fans a game.

Serious question: if the SEC were to be able to pick any school in North Carolina, why should the conference choose East Carolina over each of: North Carolina, North Carolina St, Duke, and Wake Forest?

I can come up with 2:
1. ECU wouldn't have a huge exit fee to overcome
2. ECU would probably agree to some ridiculous, half revenue share for the first ten years, agreement

Valid points - anything other than immediate economic reasons? Long-term value over NC/NCSU/DUKE/WAKE? Short-term and long-term competitiveness in football, basketball, or third-sports? Seriously asking.

I'm not going to pretend that anyone would be added for non-economic reasons. That said, we're already competitive against the in-state football teams (won last 2 against Chapel Hill and last 3 against NC State), with half the athletic budget of those teams. With a half-SEC share of revenue, and the recruits that come with membership, we would consistently be the best (and likely most watched) team in the state within 5 years.

Thank you but that wasn’t exactly what I said. Maybe I wasn’t clear - the immediate economic reasons (no huge edit fee and willingness to take a small share for a few years) can’t be all. I also said long-term value which I intended to mean was how will ECU bring value to the SEC that would make them worth the add? Sincere question