(01-14-2020 07:39 AM)ghostofclt! Wrote: clt says Charlotte enters the chat room
Rather than referring to the school as "Charlotte," it probably makes the most sense for the rest of us to refer to them as "UNC Charlotte," since they are one of the largest schools in the UNC system.
The same is true for the U. of Buffalo to be referred to as SUNY Buffalo, an abbreviation for The State University of New York (flagship) at Buffalo."
Another option is "UNCC," following the example of UCLA, one of the largest in the U. California system.
"Charlotte" doesn't have anywhere near the same kind of name recognition that "UNC Charlotte" has. In fact, until I looked it up today, I wasn't 100% sure whether or not "Charlotte" was the same school as "UNC Charlotte" or "UNCC."
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With regard to UNC Charlotte, most people don't realize that, when they were in C-USA for 9 seasons, they had an excellent basketball team that appeared in the NCAA tourney 8 out of those 9 seasons.
Unfortunately, they haven't distinguished themselves in MBB since 2008 or so.
With respect to FB, they didn't have a FCS team until 2013 and only became FBS in 2015. They play in a 15,000 seat stadium, and probably wouldn't be eligible to play in the AAC unless they increased that to 25,000 seats or so.
2019 was their first winning season (7-6), and they lost to SUNY Buffalo (6-31).
With all due respect, the only chance UNCC FB would have to make it into the AAC in the next 10 years would be by building on their 2019 FB success for several years in a row and attaining the kind of excellence that Appalachian State has had recently. They would also have to expand their FB stadium by adding ~ 10,000 more seats.
With their solid BB legacy, UNCC MBB would have a slightly better shot at becoming an AAC team, but there are a few better options for the AAC at present, even within the A-10. So they would have to start winning 20+ games per year, consistently and have some success in the NCAA every year or two for the next 5+ years to have any chance in the next 10 years.
Yes, Charlotte does meet several AAC criteria, but not enough right now to be given a second thought, unfortunately. At least, not the way I understand the situation.
But meanwhile, go 49ers!