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(06-09-2016 11:03 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

(06-09-2016 10:56 AM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  

(06-09-2016 10:55 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

(06-09-2016 10:53 AM)BigBlue23 Wrote:  

(06-09-2016 10:47 AM)Cr8n Wrote:  If this had been 22k and only like 5k chair backs or something I would have been really really mad. But 100% chair back (minus the end zone for now) and 100% chair back when expanded... that's something no other stadium that I'm aware of can say? All those 50k+ stadiums are all bleacher and just big.

And those schools with the big, bad, no chair back stadiums really have a tough time attracting recruits. I am not talking about P5's either. ECU plays a much higher brand of ball then we do and has bleachers. So does Memphis, Boise State, and the list goes on and on.

The stadium will be very nice. No doubt about it. But the players we recruit don't care about how comfortable our game day experience is. They want as many people yelling their name and being seen on TV as much as possible.

This stadium shouts "CAA" all day long.

Our fans care about chairback seats.

Watching us square off vs FIU and UNT for all eternity. Whhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

And VT, UVA, NC State, etc.

WHich is better than:

A) Not having football

or

B)Playing Elon.

I'm with you Giles! I'm looking forward to the new stadium, and future expansion to phase 2. Just wish endzone seating and scoreboard were part of phase 1. Better than a sharp stick in the eye.