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Originally Posted by DaddyBigBucks
I can't believe I'm about to defend the ACC, but...
In their defense, I don't think they foresaw the imminent, overwhelming suckitude of both FSU and Miami when the chose the conference championship game site.
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I think most would be surprised at how non-fanatical most fanbases are in the ACC.
Doak was rarely packed while I attended FSU, and our bowl game attendance was always pretty poor. We got outnumbered in the Gator Bowl, held in Jacksonville (an 1.5 hours from Tally), by West Virginia fans. FSU fans claim to be the best in the country, like many other fanbases, but there just isn't any comparison to big time SEC/Big 10/Big 12 schools.
Obviously, Miami is about as bad a fan base as you can have for a major program. The 2002 Fiesta Bowl was 90%
OSU fans.
The only "real" fanbase in the ACC is Clemson. Clemson is comparable to an SEC/Big 10 school when it comes to support.
So yes, Charlotte would be a better location, but I think ACC Big-wigs mistake their conference for something it is not. You can sell out an SEC Championship game and a Big 12 Championship game, but I doubt you'd ever do that for the ACC.