Football will give Charlotte students and alumni a reason to return to campus and it will give the school a means to let the community know what it has. I've been a proponent from the start.
I know that the timing is terrible. Our economy is in flux and, as always, we're overreacting. It's as if we're having a contest to see who can panic most.
So, yes, the fall of 2008 is a terrible time for the school on the edge of town to commit to a multi-million dollar project such as college football.
But you know what?
There will be never be a good time. Money will always be tight.
If the school doesn't act now, it will lose the grassroots momentum generated from within, from alumni and students. And I can't see it coming back.
Agreed!
Posted by: MP | September 18, 2008 at 11:03 AM
So is it safe to assume that you'll be chipping in personally for a couple of $1000 'investments'?
Posted by: Ray | September 18, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Tom, well said! You're the man.
Good point about it being now or never.
GO NINERS FOOTBALL!!!! WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!
-Scotty Olson
UNC Charlotte class of '07
Posted by: Scotty | September 18, 2008 at 11:33 AM
exactly. the time is never "right"
we used that excuse after 9-11 and should of chased football then
all you have to do is look at USF
Posted by: Tim Collie | September 18, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Tom is right again. Even when the Chancellor puts up a resonable plan people still want to tear this university down to "preserve" so called "academic integrity". Pathetic people, do you all sit around looking for things to be against? This will happen and I am doing my part. UNC Charlotte will be better for EVERYONE with football!
Posted by: Stanton Adams | September 18, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Well said. I can't wait to read you and Scott predict the UNC Charlotte football season, ala your back-and-forth Panthers predictions.
Go 49ers!
Class of '02
Posted by: Alisha | September 18, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Thanks Tom for your positive comments. That represents what the Charlotte community is all about. I remember when we were made fun of for trying to get an NBA franchise. Now we have NBA and NFL and have been to the Superbowl. Not too bad. Football at UNC-Charlotte will only add to the excitement in this area.
Posted by: Steve Ashley | September 18, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Tom, Well said! Its amazing how many nay-sayers have been crawling out of the woodwork claiming to know what's best for UNCC. The funny thing is, the majority of these people have never even stepped one foot on campus. Now how can you argue against something you know nothing about? It's time to put the nay-saying to rest. UNCC is progressing, and I'm looking forward to it!
Posted by: UNCC Alum | September 18, 2008 at 12:09 PM
"Football will give Charlotte students ..."? Huh?
Now we are really confused. Charlotte students and alumni? Do you mean Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools aka CMS students and alumni? Dude, CMS has been playing football for 100 yrs in case you didnt know and the alumni go to a lot of the games still after decades.
So who the hell is "Charlotte students"? Are you referring possibly to University of North Carolina at Chatlotte or UNC Charlotte or UNCC students and alumni? It even used to be UNC-C.
You must be more specific because we cant read minds here and because we never heard of nor do we accept the terminology "Charlotte students and alumni".
UNCC students and alumni or UNC Charlotte students and alumni is 100% preferable for 99% of grads.
Otherwise we get easily confused and insulted with non-students and alumni using these detached half names or contrived bastardized versions.
Niners is OK though and not an insult but we prefer UNCC.
Posted by: UNCC 9ers | September 18, 2008 at 12:47 PM
UNCC 9ers
The next step in our efforts to improve the public image of this university will be to drop our baby nickname (UNC Anything) and use a real name:
The University of Charlotte
Posted by: Stanton Adams | September 18, 2008 at 01:19 PM
as a student, most students I know call it Charlotte
the team is the Charlotte 49ers not the UNCC 49ers
and as the chant goes
WE ARE CHAR LOTTE!
get in touch with the times UNCC 9ers
Posted by: arn | September 18, 2008 at 01:44 PM
Good luck with that.
http://www.appfan.com/blog/?p=1542
Posted by: AppFan | September 18, 2008 at 01:47 PM
Why don't they take that sorry excuse for a football program in Raleigh or Durham, and transfer it to UNCC? Certainly UNCC would be ranked higher than either this year.
Posted by: pack fan | September 18, 2008 at 01:48 PM
If you didn't know we are known as Charlotte now, then you my friend havent been on campus for the longest time. In which case, alum or not, your opinion doesnt matter :)
Go 49er Football!
Posted by: Gill | September 18, 2008 at 03:05 PM
AppFan
Not really sure why you would think we'd give a flying **** what an App St. partisan blog had to say about us or our football effort.
Move along home little lost Mountaineer fan.
Posted by: Stanton Adams | September 18, 2008 at 04:02 PM
SCREW THAT PETTY LIL IDIOT PEANUT CRACKERJACK "UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE" CRAP LOSER GARBAGE IDEA TOO AND CHECK THE 16 UNIVERISITES REGISTERED IN CHAPEL HILL FOR THE OFFICIAL NAME SINCE MARCH 3RD 1965.
ITZ UNCC UNCC UNCC UNCC UNCC UNCC UNCC UNCC UNCC UNCC ...
ITZ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE ....
ITZ UNC-CHARLOTTE UNC-CHARLOTTE UNC-CHARLOTTE ....
CASE CLOSED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEY GOT IT RIGHT THE 1ST TIME 43 YRS AGO AND IT WILL STAND ETERNALLY!!!!
DONE DEAL !!!!!
Posted by: UniversityOfNorthCarolinaAtCharlotte | September 19, 2008 at 07:55 AM