UNC Charlotte's first on-campus football stadium is now just a governor's signature away from becoming a reality.

The N.C. General Assembly passed a bill last week that allows the school to borrow $40 million for the construction of a new 15,000-seat football stadium, field house and practice fields to house the Charlotte 49ers' new football program, scheduled to start play in fall 2013.

Gov. Beverly Perdue is expected to sign the bill as early as next week. The school plans to mark the event with a celebration among supporters sometime after Perdue gives final approval.


Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07...z0uGsM6j7d

Have fun with the 5k that will show up.......

Usually having a football team increased fan support. Especially in the south where football is king. Programs that lack football aren't even considered college programs.

(07-20-2010 07:41 PM)EPJr Wrote:  UNC Charlotte's first on-campus football stadium is now just a governor's signature away from becoming a reality.

The N.C. General Assembly passed a bill last week that allows the school to borrow $40 million for the construction of a new 15,000-seat football stadium, field house and practice fields to house the Charlotte 49ers' new football program, scheduled to start play in fall 2013.

Gov. Beverly Perdue is expected to sign the bill as early as next week. The school plans to mark the event with a celebration among supporters sometime after Perdue gives final approval.


Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07...z0uGsM6j7d

who gives a ****?

it has nothing to do with CUSA.

It IS official! YES!!!!





http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/08...ially.html

http://gmine.blogspot.com/2010/08/49ers-...ly-go.html

(07-20-2010 08:32 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(07-20-2010 07:41 PM)EPJr Wrote:  UNC Charlotte's first on-campus football stadium is now just a governor's signature away from becoming a reality.

The N.C. General Assembly passed a bill last week that allows the school to borrow $40 million for the construction of a new 15,000-seat football stadium, field house and practice fields to house the Charlotte 49ers' new football program, scheduled to start play in fall 2013.

Gov. Beverly Perdue is expected to sign the bill as early as next week. The school plans to mark the event with a celebration among supporters sometime after Perdue gives final approval.


Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07...z0uGsM6j7d

who gives a ****?

it has nothing to do with CUSA.

Do you realize you're on the A-10 board Senor D'bag?

(07-20-2010 07:48 PM)PGPirate Wrote:  Have fun with the 5k that will show up.......

That will be about 2k more than show up at ECU basketball games.

(08-02-2010 10:24 PM)49RFootballNow Wrote:  

(07-20-2010 08:32 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  who gives a ****?

it has nothing to do with CUSA.

Do you realize you're on the A-10 board Senor D'bag?

Most of the Memphis Tiger fans on this website seem like pleasant, normal people. The feeble-minded fool known as "UofMemphis" isn't one of them, and I put him on my ignore list a long while ago. I'd suggest you do the same.

I'll be very interested to see how Charlotte football develops. It won't come easy, but it can be done -- good luck with that.

(08-02-2010 10:32 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(08-02-2010 10:24 PM)49RFootballNow Wrote:  

(07-20-2010 08:32 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  who gives a ****?

it has nothing to do with CUSA.

Do you realize you're on the A-10 board Senor D'bag?

Most of the Memphis Tiger fans on this website seem like pleasant, normal people. The feeble-minded fool known as "UofMemphis" isn't one of them, and I put him on my ignore list a long while ago. I'd suggest you do the same.

I'll be very interested to see how Charlotte football develops. It won't come easy, but it can be done -- good luck with that.

Thanks. We haven't forgot how much fun some Memphis fans can be. They know they miss us, just can't admit it to themselves.

UNC Charlotte 49ers schedule first football game
49ers will face Morehead State in football
MSU is a charter member of the Ohio Valley Conference in NCAA Division I



The Charlotte Observer

The Charlotte 49ers have their first football opponent for their first season of 2013.

Charlotte will play at Morehead State on Nov. 23, 2013. The 49ers and Eagles will play a return game in Charlotte's planned on-campus stadium Nov. 22, 2014.

"The formal announcement that we are starting football in 2013 with no uncertainty was very exciting," 49ers athletics director Judy Rose said in a statement. "We quickly moved forward to begin scheduling and we are off and running. There are many more games to schedule, including our inaugural game, but it's exciting that we have our first contract in hand."

Morehead State, located in Morehead, Ky., is a non-scholarship NCAA Football Championship Series program that plays in the Pioneer League, the same conference in which Davidson plays.

The Eagles were 3-8 last season (losing 16-10 to Davidson).
Morehead State's basketball program plays in Division I's Ohio Valley Conference.

http://gmine.blogspot.com/2010/08/49ers-...te-in.html

(07-20-2010 07:48 PM)PGPirate Wrote:  Have fun with the 5k that will show up.......

5k would be a great crowd....if we were talking about ECU basketball. Don't you guys draw about half of that?

Charlotte football will be fine. We've got a long way to, but's that's OK. I'm pretty sure that the Pirates didn't get where they are over night.

(09-06-2010 11:04 AM)49erAlumnus Wrote:  

(07-20-2010 07:48 PM)PGPirate Wrote:  Have fun with the 5k that will show up.......

5k would be a great crowd....if we were talking about ECU basketball. Don't you guys draw about half of that?

Charlotte football will be fine. We've got a long way to, but's that's OK. I'm pretty sure that the Pirates didn't get where they are over night.

These boards are full of Pirates so there's no use trying to discuss anything in a logical manner.