Empty Stadium at ACC Championsip Game
What is with these empty stadiums at championship games? It looks half full for BC/VT right now, and last night in the MAC game it looked like there were about 1500 people at for Ford Field. The MAC I can understand, but you would think the VT and BC have some draw. I guess it's too far for people to travel?
December 6th, 2008 at 2:05 PM ^
Combine one weeks notice, a crappy economy, a small fan base in BC and long travel distances and voila, empty stadium.
December 6th, 2008 at 2:10 PM ^
The announcers said they sold about 5,000 tickets for the game, and that they were "giving them out" on the street before the game.
December 6th, 2008 at 2:14 PM ^
Anyone see the ad Orson posted on EDSBS? Classic.
December 6th, 2008 at 3:18 PM ^
I've been saying for a while the ACC is retarded for putting the game in Florida. I think they thought they'd have Miami-FSU championship games. But probably 90% of the ACC fanbase is within about a four or five hour drive from Charlotte, which is where the damn game should be. Fans won't travel twice; they're saving their money for the bowl game.
December 6th, 2008 at 3:29 PM ^
The ACC was retarded for going after a championship game in the first place. And then setting the divisions up so the Big East teams would always win.
December 6th, 2008 at 4:48 PM ^
The ACC has done this continuously, last year there were even less people in Jacksonville. They should put the game in Charlotte and stop trying to be relevant in Florida.