(05-27-2022 03:25 AM)TroyTBoy Wrote:  

(05-25-2022 01:37 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  UNC-C needs those new seats as fans will be excited to play new AAC rivals like UNT, Rice, UAB, FAU, Temple, and Tulsa.

Once Charlotte joined CUSA with ODU, it was a foregone conclusion that ONLY ONE of them would get to move up to the AAC.

For Charlotte (and ODU if they would've gotten the ticket to the party), playing ECU, Temple, NAVY, (historical foes) USF, Memphis, Tulane, etc, is HUGE..

Charlotte will bring in more fans rapidly now that they see themselves in the same standings as the Pirates.

ECU's huge stadium serves as a competitive benchmark that CLT fans will aspire to until they can get there.

I expect them to average around what they had for their first P5 home game, ~14K against Duke. If you can't sell out your dinky 15K stadium against an in-state P5 opponent then I don't see how you do double that against teams like Tulane, Temple, Tulsa, FAU, USF, etc.