Good Seats Are Still Available to the ACC Title Game (updated)

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Heather Dinich of ESPN is reporting that Virginia Tech has sold 3,000 tickets and Boston College just under 2,000 tickets to this weekend’s ACC Title Game in Tampa.

This is probably due to two factors: first and foremost, the overall economy has either negatively affected people or if it hasn’t, a lot of folks are scared that the current recession will have an impact on them and they are therefore being very conservative in their spending, especially as we head towards the holidays.  Secondly, and with all due respect to fans of Boston College, you have at least one team that is not well known for their fans travelling in droves to away games.

Pictured is the crowd from last season’s Conference Championship game, and it looks like we will see another repeat of that in Raymond James Stadium this Saturday.  The bottom line (literally) is that this game can’t move to Charlotte fast enough.  If it doesn’t work there, the ACC may have to take a long and hard look at making the Title Tilt a home game for the team with a better record.

UPDATE #1: What a Bargain!  Buy One Get One Free!!!

Buy One Get One Free!!!

Buy One Get One Free!!!

What’s next?  That guy in Robocop selling Soda Pop Shootout tickets yelling “I’d buy that for a dollar!!!”?

Bixby Snyder Wouldn't Buy Title Game Tickets For a Dollar...

Frankly, this game has become an embarrassment to the ACC.

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33 Responses to Good Seats Are Still Available to the ACC Title Game (updated)

  1. VaWolf82 12/04/2008 at 9:45 AM #

    However, Charlotte only solves the problem with the right match up (say, State or Clemson vs. Carolina or VPI).

    I disagree. Playing the ACCCG in Charlotte would centralize it and make it possible for many more people to get to this game, while leaving enough money in the family budget for a bowl game as well.

    Also by playing in the heart of ACC country, the game would draw some level of interest from college football fans who enjoy a good game, even if they are not emotionally invested in either team.

    Charlotte would be in easy driving distance for Clemson, GT, VT, and UVA fans in addition to the ACC teams from NC…that’s 2/3 of the conference. Tampa is one of the worst cities that Swofford could have considered for this game.

  2. LRM 12/04/2008 at 10:09 AM #

    VaWOlf,

    I still think that BC/VPI in Charlotte this year would be a failure, but I do agree that more VPI fans would make the trip.

    The ACC sold this as an “extravaganza” akin to the ACC Tournament, where fans make a weekend of it and stick around regardless of who’s playing. But the difference between the SEC is that Atlanta doesn’t have to rely on full-on conference support to fill the Georgia Dome — it’s probably hard enough for Alabama and Florida fans to find tickets.

    Be honest, how many State/Carolina/Clemson fans would drive to Charlotte for BC/VPI, or say, GT/Maryland? Not me, I’ll be watching Bama/Fla.

    The failure of the ACC Championship game is more a culture issue than a location issue.

  3. LRM 12/04/2008 at 10:14 AM #

    The best part of that “Buy one get one free” ad is the footnote: “*While supplies last.” Can’t make that up.

  4. Classof89 12/04/2008 at 10:26 AM #

    In all honesty, any game at a neutral site a long way away (i.e. airfare required) whose participants are not determined until 7 days before is always going to have problems, even for good fanbases like Clemson and us. That’s why Charlotte (1/2 days driving distance or less for every ACC team except Miami and BC and maybe FSU) is the natural choice as a host. Would I decide to drive to Charlotte on 7 days notice? Absolutely! Tampa? Never!

  5. Noah 12/04/2008 at 10:35 AM #

    You bury this game down in Florida every year and this is what you’ll get.

    Make one of the teams in the game host the event. Alternate divisions. One year the costal winner will get it. The other division gets it next year.

  6. wolfman 12/04/2008 at 10:21 PM #

    Or have the game in Charlotte like it needs to be. There’s a fairly good number of every team’s fans here already (except BC but they don’t have many fans anywhere), it’s the most central location to the entire conference, and some (like me) would probably go regardless of who plays (wearing red of course).

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  8. Pack84 12/05/2008 at 8:07 PM #

    Charlotte is simply the most logical choice. VT/BC would not sell out Charlotte, but hell – this game wouldn’t sell out if BC was playing in their home stadium.

    I know there’s going to be no way to prove this but I feel confident that attendance would be higher for this game in Charlotte than it will be in Tampa. VT would have more fans in Charlotte and I’m pretty sure there would be more “casual” ACC fans in Charlotte than in Tampa.

    Not discussed above – but one can only imagine how hard the Orange Bowl folks are rooting for VT in this game. Miami will truly be an embarrassment for the entire ACC should BC win.

    Will someone remind me again what in the hell BC is doing in the ACC? Good Lord – their fan base is so bad we’d have been better off giving their spot to EZU.

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