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chuckd4vt

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It's an athletic conference and fball fans are the primary revenue source.


That's why enthusiastic fanbases are important. Enthusiastic fans spend money on things like tickets and conference networks.

And I've personally heard it over and over how impressed visiting fans are of Lane Stadium. I've heard it from Clemson, Nebraska, UNC and Ohio State folks numerous times. The statements usually go something like this, "man, I heard gamedays here were pretty cool, but that was something else. Wow." I've heard that over and over.
Have you not? I'll sometimes run into people down here in Charlotte and once they learn I'm a VT guy, they'll remark about some trip they made to Lane Stadium a few years ago. It makes a lasting impression. And again, that game in Atlanta did too.

Alls I know is if I were picking teams to create a profitable ATHLETICS conference, I would chose the schools with the fans who I thought would buy the most tickets and watch the most games.

And oh, I did forget about Nebraska and AandM, though they were clearly Big12 back then.

[Post edited by chuckd4vt at 02/18/2016 6:15PM]

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Posted: 02/18/2016 at 6:15PM



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