Think a new stadium makes a difference?

[DeepGreen]

If this is true, wonder if UCF will have attendance problems after their new stadium is built?

UCF

[LoveMG]

and how is our new stadium plans going?

new stadium?

plans?

[NorthTexasFan]

That's great.

[Got5onIt]

Can we all say "Green with Envy"?

[PlummMeanGreen]

Can we all say "Green with Envy"?

 

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You mean, uh, "green-us envy" here, Got5onIt?

Hopefully Chancellor Lee Jackson (who freely admits to not being a big sports fan) is being taught by other NT powers-that-be the value of inter-collegiate athletics at an NCAA D1-A school in the Lone Star State and how it affects an entire university's future, its scope and whatever the intensity of those "warm, fuzzy feel good" feelings of any college's alumnus base. If alums don't feel good about their school, just who is left out there to do all the feeling good business in large numbers? We can have Game Days in the Fall till the cows come home, but you also sorta' need a whole bunch of fans at all the stadia across the USA to make those Game Days significant, don't you?

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Looking at the other thread of Marshall U's Spring Football Game crowd with over 17,000 at their Green/White game I'm sure makes many on this board feel we sure do have a whole lot of catching up to do in Denton. Marshall U's football stadium is big league all the way.

[DeepGreen]

My opinion, successful, well known schools academically and athletically, place their high profile sports programs (football, M/W basketball, baseball, softball, etc.) on as high a level as they do their academics. It's that important to them.

[MeanGreen61]

UCF wants Texas in '07

The powerful Longhorns could help the Knights open their new stadium in a game on ESPN.

Kyle Hightower

Sentinel Staff Writer

April 25, 2006

They say everything is bigger in Texas, especially college football. Well, if everything goes right, Orlando and UCF could be getting a bite of that national spotlight soon.

UCF assistant athletic director John Marini confirmed talks are under way between UCF and Texas for future football games. The 2007 game would be in Orlando -- the first game in UCF's new on-campus stadium -- and would be televised by ESPN. In return, UCF would play two games at Texas later this decade.

Coach George O'Leary was at a charity golf event Monday and was unavailable for comment, as was Athletic Director Steve Orsini.

O'Leary unveiled the possibility Friday to those in attendance at the kickoff event of his 2006 summer coaches tour at UCF's on-campus Fairwinds Alumni Center.

UCF currently has signed contracts to play non-conference games against Florida, Middle Tennessee and Louisiana-Lafayette in 2007. A game at Tennessee is expected to be bought out, and the continuation of the USF series remains up in the air. A game with Texas would seem to be a replacement for the lost game against the Volunteers.

[NTEagle08]

UT is only wanting to make this move since the State of Florida is such a recruiting hotbed and of course UT wants to capitalize on it. By playing UCF, they are able to get media exposure in one the bigger Florida markets without having to play UF, FSU, or Miami.

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

The state of Florida is not the goldmine it once was... Not long ago there were only three instate division I schools to divide up the talent locally with a few out of state schools having some luck also... now there are many more--

Florida

Florida State

Miami

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Central Florida

South Florida

Florida Atlantic.

Florida International

plus Spurrier is now at South Carolina and taking lots of talent as well. Texas recruits very few players from out of state... why need to?.... there is a lot of talent here. If you look close at their out of state ones... there is often a Texas connnection.....grandparents, alumni parents, etc.

[green_goblin]

http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sp...04/25bohls.html

COMMENTARY: KIRK BOHLS/Austin American-Statesman

"Getting anyone on the schedule is tough these days. Texas is talking to San Diego State about a future date and is visiting with Southern Methodist, Texas Christian, New Mexico State, Texas-El Paso and Central Florida about games. Texas could even play these teams on the road."

kbohls@statesman.com

[GBarksdale]

I'm curious...When I attended NT in the 80s, the stadium was virtually empty on game days. Has attendance gotten any better?

[LongJim]

UT is only wanting to make this move since the State of Florida is such a recruiting hotbed and of course UT wants to capitalize on it. By playing UCF, they are able to get media exposure in one the bigger Florida markets without having to play UF, FSU, or Miami.

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Riiiight.

UT is having trouble filling their schedule. LSU will flat out not play them right now. No SEC team in it's right mind wants to have another tough game against a national power when they go into conference and have all they can handle.

Edited April 26, 2006 by LongJim

[green_goblin]

I'm curious...When I attended NT in the 80s, the stadium was virtually empty on game days.  Has attendance gotten any better?

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Not sure what the attendance was during the 80s but I can assure you the atmosphere during gamedays are awesome. Maybe you should witness for yourself.

MeanGreen Football Schedule

[PlummMeanGreen]

http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sp...04/25bohls.html

COMMENTARY: KIRK BOHLS/Austin American-Statesman

"Getting anyone on the schedule is tough these days. Texas is talking to San Diego State about a future date and is visiting with Southern Methodist, Texas Christian, New Mexico State, Texas-El Paso and Central Florida about games. Texas could even play these teams on the road."

kbohls@statesman.com

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A football game versus the Texas Longhorns in Denton is just another reason for a 40-50,000 seat stadium, but (of course) not the only reason. How many total SBC home games in Denton would bring in similar gate receipts as that of merely one UT/UNT game and at a stadium that seats 40-50,000? What if our future football program grew to a point that we could host in Denton at least 2 such OOC games per season in a stadium that size?

Anyone want to figure how much just one game like that would affect the economy of Denton County, the City of Denton and the UNT athletic coffer$?

We know that this is all a pipe dream all things considered (or until we wake up some AM and read where our own version of T. Boone Pickens steps forward to jump-kick the single most facility project for UNT-Denton in the last half century).

After all, one day President John F. Kennedy at Houston's Rice Stadium (and early in his presidency) announced that America would put a man on the moon. Many across both Big Ponds laughed at JFK and the rest of our country with his bold and most ambitious statement. Yet its funny how the old adage of "he who laughs last, laughs longest" still exists and one sunny afternoon in July of 1969 many Americans were able to laugh for quite an extended amount of time. I'll be glad when all of us will be able to laugh once again with a new stadium being just one of the reasons for doing so.

Edited April 27, 2006 by PlummMeanGreen

[GBarksdale]

Not sure what the attendance was during the 80s but I can assure you the atmosphere during gamedays are awesome. Maybe you should witness for yourself.

MeanGreen Football Schedule

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Yeah, I'd like to, but I live 1300 miles away now.

[green_goblin]

Yeah, I'd like to, but I live 1300 miles away now.

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Sorry to hear that. Well, maybe you should make plans for homecoming.