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Originally Posted by T@T
I understand fan appreciation for hoops,other sports and probably even church is higher down there but tickets for college hoops are less than half than an NHL game, If I'm an owner paying a big lease and big salaries... I want priority.
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Let's not get too carried away here. This is clearly an Athletic Director on a power trip, trying to dictate the Hurricanes home schedule. She has pulled these types of antics before while at Maryland. Ultimately she will be put in her place. If this doesn't get resolved, they could really to put the squeeze on NC State by threatening to move back to Greensboro (about 40 minutes away) to the arena that was home to the Hurricanes when they first came to Carolina. That would leave NC State with an empty arena for all but 25 dates. The Hurricanes are also responsible for booking all other events like concerts, shows, etc.
If you look at the first couple of comments to the article it shows the average attendance for the Hurricanes (~17000) and the NC State Men's BBall team (~12000). College basketball is big down here, but it's mostly the Tar Heels and Duke, with NC State being an afterthought. NC State basketball hasn't been relevant since 1983 and they are doing whatever they can to bolster their image.
Also, being from Southern Alberta and having lived in North Carolina for 4 years, I would say church is as big in Alberta as it is here. What relevance this has, I'm not sure.
This will get resolved without much fanfare. It has been a slow news week and the Hurricanes were front and center yesterday with the new jerseys. As a Hurricanes Season Ticket holder I just want more weekend home dates instead of Tuesday/Thursday night games.