(10-31-2014 11:38 AM)Ragpicker Wrote: (10-31-2014 11:24 AM)Lush Wrote: what the hell did louisville do to us?
Nothing...other than beating us on the field or court a few times. It's what we haven't done to keep pace is the real issue.
My first UC - UofL football game (and first road trip) was down at the old Triple A ballpark, Cardinal Stadium, to watch our Bearcats get shut out 20-0. The UC seating section was behind the outfield wall so there was a huge distance between the visiting fans and the playing field. Dreary, cold day in mid-November 1980 with a very small crowd in attendance. It's amazing to have watched their transformation.
Due to league switching in the mid-90's, we did not play each other for the Keg of Nails over a 3 year span. Hopefully, this break won't last any longer.
word up. though big cities tend to have nfl teams. off the top of my head, these are the only competitive big towns that house both nfl and big time college ball
minneapolis- almost sell out. 50,000
seattle- pretty much sell out. 70,000
phoenix- dozens of thousands short of selling out. 72,000
miami (ish)- better things to do- 75,000
atlanta- close to sell out. 55,000
chicago (ish)- medium sell out. 47,000
boston- afterthought. 45,000
washington dc- nope. 52,000 (though that's for maryland. not sure if it counts but the subway runs there)
pittsburgh- the show up for big schools and that's it. 65,500
being in a professional sports town automatically puts college ball down a peg or dozen. not as much as the big schools, but conference affiliation obviously means a lot.
here's the rankings of the the nfl cities that host non power schools
cincinnati
philadelphia
dallas
new orleans
san diego
houston
tampa
charlotte
buffalo
this is actually how i typed it, but it could be right