tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post6839333551763736391..comments2023-11-02T03:56:06.817-04:00Comments on FeinsteinOnTheBrink: Washington Post Column - Football fans aren't buying what ACC is sellingJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10418812412651310398noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-69395718028783554472010-11-23T15:20:20.217-05:002010-11-23T15:20:20.217-05:00Oh Feinstein. I assume this article was only inten...Oh Feinstein. I assume this article was only intended to serve the "value" of stirring up anger regarding how meaningless it is? Ok, so if you don't like teh ACC here's one... MOVE! I will remind you that NC State sold out ALL it's home games thank you very much and for one school- shows spirit and committment that rivals ANY school in the nation. I know. I've attended games at many of the "big program" schools such at Texas Austin and USC and they have nothing on how loud NC State's stadium and fans get. John, try harder to come up with an idea for an article son.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-45737132642261262852010-11-23T12:53:50.604-05:002010-11-23T12:53:50.604-05:00Yes John - more are buying than you want to believ...Yes John - more are buying than you want to believe. You criticize the Hokies, but they put more butts in FedEx than PSU. Why don't you analyze what is really wrong with the ACC, and be honest about it-- too many blue hose snobs- You know who they are. The ACC will never turn up its football attendance until the culture changes for some of the schools- meaning Duke, Wake, Virginia, BC, UNC, maybe Maryland need to take on the football culture of Stanford, which turns out good football teams and fans and great academics. VT, Clemson, Florida State are not the problem with the ACC- they are part of the solution to attendance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-82361839239549958682010-11-23T09:54:30.093-05:002010-11-23T09:54:30.093-05:00Hey John - why not compare apples to apples? Compa...Hey John - why not compare apples to apples? Comparing a Miami or MD game to a PSU game is not really fair (if you look at their alumni bases). Miami NEVER sells out - they just don't have the number of alumni that have stayed in the southern Florida area. And Maryland - well we all know about their fans.<br /><br />How about comparing the PSU game at FedEx field with the Virginia Tech - Boise State game played there earlier in the season. I would estimate that Boise and Indiana brought the same number of fans. Yet Virginia Tech put far more butts in the seats than did the esteemed Big 10 powerhouse PSU (with a HUGE DC-based alumni presence). I didn't see any comparisons on that.<br /><br />How about providing the SEC and Big 10 attendance figures for proof - or are supposed to believe your brush-off statement that they are better? I believe that you will find the downed economy has hurt all fanbases - not just the ACC's.<br /><br />Keep hating and bashing - the Hokies will keep winning the ACC championship and going to BCS games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-45777913420506913202010-11-23T09:24:07.978-05:002010-11-23T09:24:07.978-05:00Remember that the ACC didn't even want Virgini...Remember that the ACC didn't even want Virginia Tech when they expanded in 2004 -- they wanted Syracuse. Imagine how much more depressed ACC football would be if that had come to pass. So the team that wasn't on the ACC's A-list is vying to play for its 4th football championship in its 7 seasons in the league. Hokie fans enjoy every bit of the irony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-34010420986264252802010-11-23T07:52:05.102-05:002010-11-23T07:52:05.102-05:00bingo- lik too many columumnits writes wha we alre...bingo- lik too many columumnits writes wha we already knwo and offers no soutions. Also sez ACCraidd big eats- you mean the aideeshad no say like at Harper' Ferry and Entebbe. asbodily hrm thraened?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-38922732556367130552010-11-23T07:51:54.015-05:002010-11-23T07:51:54.015-05:00Reality Check: The National Championship will come...Reality Check: The National Championship will come from one of 4 conferences. The SEC, Big 10, Big 12 or Pac-10. <br />The Big East will sneak in often enough to keep us all guessing, but overall, that's the reality.<br /><br />The ACC remains a basketball conference. The Big East is what the ACC used to be. A basketball conference with just enough credible football schools to surprise us now and then.<br />The ACC is, for better or worse, a "mid-major" conference like the MAC, WAC and C-USA. It should have the same BCS standing as those conferences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-34389529116642270632010-11-22T17:10:01.873-05:002010-11-22T17:10:01.873-05:00Greetings, John. I respect your writing, and I cer...Greetings, John. I respect your writing, and I certainly can't disagree that ACC attendance everywhere except Blacksburg, VA is abysmal. But I have to know - what did you attempt to accomplish with this article? The ACC-bashing train began accepting reservations a couple of years ago and is already sold out (how ironic). Let me guess - you didn't get your ticket order placed in time and were hoping that yet another kick-'em-while-they're-down article could get you a seat on the Caboose, right? C'mon John. You're better than that.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413720660283193752noreply@blogger.com