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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Feb 16, 2020 11:35:39 GMT -5
Nope. This will likely be an NCCU-rivalry thing only. So moving forward... you now have data that you can keep this game stand-alone and know that it will be a revenue generator. but it won't mean as much, meac standings and meac championships won't be at stake... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards NCCU was 7-16 and 4-6 in the MEAC coming in. They're not in contention for a MEAC regular season title. IMO, this was really more about the rivalry & NCCU raising their level for it. I would argue (under the theory of absence making the heart grow fonder) that future NCCU WBB may garner LARGER crowds with us moving to the Big South. This will especially be true as NCCU gets better, which appears to be the case.
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Post by neighborhoodsuperstar on Feb 16, 2020 11:55:44 GMT -5
....ever stop to think that lady Aggies basketball gets worse moving to the Big South?
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Post by aggie2039 on Feb 16, 2020 12:00:12 GMT -5
....ever stop to think that lady Aggies basketball gets worse moving to the Big South? What is get worse? Means we wont recruit good players? Does it mean the competition in better? Please clarify what you are trying to say.
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Post by neighborhoodsuperstar on Feb 16, 2020 12:12:31 GMT -5
Better competition
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Feb 16, 2020 12:15:32 GMT -5
but it won't mean as much, meac standings and meac championships won't be at stake... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards NCCU was 7-16 and 4-6 in the MEAC coming in. They're not in contention for a MEAC regular season title. IMO, this was really more about the rivalry & NCCU raising their level for it. I would argue (under the theory of absence making the heart grow fonder) that future NCCU WBB may garner LARGER crowds with us moving to the Big South. This will especially be true as NCCU gets better, which appears to be the case. you can slice it anyway you want, but it will "always" mean more when we're members of the same conference. don't matter what the records are, losing to central hurts our chances of winning a regular season title whether central is in contention or not. so there's always more at stake regardless of nccu's record. duke vs. maryland in men's basketball used to be a rivalry game just like maryland vs. virginia, but neither are rivalry games anymore because those games don't have as much meaning since maryland left the acc. so sure, nccu will remain our rivals but it won't mean as much anymore... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2020 12:21:01 GMT -5
....ever stop to think that lady Aggies basketball gets worse moving to the Big South? Well being that the Big South is better than the MEAC in basketball, nope.
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Feb 16, 2020 12:29:32 GMT -5
NCCU was 7-16 and 4-6 in the MEAC coming in. They're not in contention for a MEAC regular season title. IMO, this was really more about the rivalry & NCCU raising their level for it. I would argue (under the theory of absence making the heart grow fonder) that future NCCU WBB may garner LARGER crowds with us moving to the Big South. This will especially be true as NCCU gets better, which appears to be the case. you can slice it anyway you want, but it will "always" mean more when we're members of the same conference. don't matter what the records are, losing to central hurts our chances of winning a regular season title whether central is in contention or not. so there's always more at stake regardless of nccu's record. duke vs. maryland in men's basketball used to be a rivalry game just like maryland vs. virginia, but neither are rivalry games anymore because those games don't have as much meaning since maryland left the acc. so sure, nccu will remain our rivals but it won't mean as much anymore... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards Let's clarify... this match will mean more to YOU being a MEAC matchup. And that's perfectly fine. We're all entitled to our opinions. I think of the examples you gave, the only one that's applicable to A&T/NCCU is UVA/Va. Tech because of their in-state history. And even when VA Tech was in the Big East & other conferences back in the day... those games were still heated across the decades. IMO, A&T/NCCU was a heated rivalry when they were CIAA and we were I-AA in the MEAC. It's stayed heated since we've both been FCS/MEAC. And IMO, it's gonna stay heated as FCS MEAC/Big South. It's Aggie/Eagle.
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Post by aggierattler on Feb 16, 2020 13:54:42 GMT -5
since when has corbett basketball seating capacity been 6,700? Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards I was under the impression that when they installed the newest seats in the lower level of Corbett several years ago, the seating capacity was reduced by about 1,000 seats. The current capacity figure that they use (5,700) is probably pretty close to accurate.
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Post by saabman on Feb 16, 2020 14:09:20 GMT -5
NCCU was 7-16 and 4-6 in the MEAC coming in. They're not in contention for a MEAC regular season title. IMO, this was really more about the rivalry & NCCU raising their level for it. I would argue (under the theory of absence making the heart grow fonder) that future NCCU WBB may garner LARGER crowds with us moving to the Big South. This will especially be true as NCCU gets better, which appears to be the case. you can slice it anyway you want, but it will "always" mean more when we're members of the same conference. don't matter what the records are, losing to central hurts our chances of winning a regular season title whether central is in contention or not. so there's always more at stake regardless of nccu's record. duke vs. maryland in men's basketball used to be a rivalry game just like maryland vs. virginia, but neither are rivalry games anymore because those games don't have as much meaning since maryland left the acc. so sure, nccu will remain our rivals but it won't mean as much anymore... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards I beg to differ on that OSA . A&T playing NCCU will always remain a heated Ravelry as long as they are on A&T's schedule and regardless of the conference affiliation . The one thing that A&T should not do is to break ties with our traditional rivalries . NCCU , SCSU , Norfolk State and FAMU should always find away on to A&T's schedule . FAMU and Norfolk can rotate off and on in a yearly basis but NCCU should always appear on A&T's schedule . SCSU or FAMU both should appear as neutral site opponents or as classics in Atlanta or Jacksonville for FAMU .
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Post by aggie2039 on Feb 16, 2020 14:37:01 GMT -5
Atlanta should definitely be a classic location for A&T vs FAMU. The number of alumni that live in ATL is growing by the year, futhermore, FAMU has a large number of alumni there too.
SCSU should be played home & home or in CLT, prior classics vs SCSU in ATL didn't go over well.
A&T and Howard should play every year.
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Feb 16, 2020 15:12:48 GMT -5
Another thing I'm not understanding... why can I go to NCCU's site & watch replays of previous basketball games on demand, but I can't do that on our site now that we've switched to Sidearm?
The move to the BSC makes us put our content on ESPN Watch. But we still have to figure some things out between now & then.
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Post by Maxell on Feb 16, 2020 20:50:39 GMT -5
since when has corbett basketball seating capacity been 6,700? Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards I was under the impression that when they installed the newest seats in the lower level of Corbett several years ago, the seating capacity was reduced by about 1,000 seats. The current capacity figure that they use (5,700) is probably pretty close to accurate.When Corbett was all bleachers, we got 7,000 in the building for WSSU.
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Post by Maxell on Feb 16, 2020 20:57:51 GMT -5
Another thing I'm not understanding... why can I go to NCCU's site & watch replays of previous basketball games on demand, but I can't do that on our site now that we've switched to Sidearm? Wait. I just watched a replay a few weeks ago. What happened?
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Feb 16, 2020 21:06:02 GMT -5
Another thing I'm not understanding... why can I go to NCCU's site & watch replays of previous basketball games on demand, but I can't do that on our site now that we've switched to Sidearm? Wait. I just watched a replay a few weeks ago. What happened? I wish I knew. We were doing good for a sec.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Feb 16, 2020 22:41:25 GMT -5
you can slice it anyway you want, but it will "always" mean more when we're members of the same conference. don't matter what the records are, losing to central hurts our chances of winning a regular season title whether central is in contention or not. so there's always more at stake regardless of nccu's record. duke vs. maryland in men's basketball used to be a rivalry game just like maryland vs. virginia, but neither are rivalry games anymore because those games don't have as much meaning since maryland left the acc. so sure, nccu will remain our rivals but it won't mean as much anymore... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards Let's clarify... this match will mean more to YOU being a MEAC matchup. And that's perfectly fine. We're all entitled to our opinions. I think of the examples you gave, the only one that's applicable to A&T/NCCU is UVA/Va. Tech because of their in-state history. And even when VA Tech was in the Big East & other conferences back in the day... those games were still heated across the decades. IMO, A&T/NCCU was a heated rivalry when they were CIAA and we were I-AA in the MEAC. It's stayed heated since we've both been FCS/MEAC. And IMO, it's gonna stay heated as FCS MEAC/Big South. It's Aggie/Eagle. never said it wouldn't be heated, just said it wouldn't mean as much and it wouldn't. i don't even see how that can be disputed. playing nccu as big south members won't have much bearing at all on the regular season big south standings nor meac standings in basketball. i really don't think that's a matter of opinion but hey, to each his own... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards
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