This college is finally getting a football team. The first home game is Aug 31, 2013 against Campbell.

http://www.charlotte49ers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23200&atclid=204998729&CFID=89917674&CFTOKEN=74065865&jsessionid=5030dd70d914e01dfd14168445369267a751

9/22/2010 5:50:21 PM

9/22/2010 5:56:30 PM

anyone know how starting a new program works (as far as recruits and whatnot go)? they wouldn't start off with a full team of freshmen, which would fuck up their scholarship #'s for upcoming seasons, would they?

combination of FR and JUCO transfers?

[Edited on September 22, 2010 at 5:57 PM. Reason : .]

9/22/2010 5:57:12 PM

I hope they paid for the rights to use the MNF song in that lame video.

9/22/2010 6:00:15 PM

^^ I was curious myself so I looked around and found this.

Quote :

"Spring 2011: Head coach and coaching staff are hired. May 2011: Construction begins on football facility, including a 15,000-seat football stadium and football field house. Summer 2012: Football field house opens. Fall 2012: 2013 football schedule is announced. December 2012: 2013-14 midyear junior college transfer signing takes place. February 2013: 2013-14 recruiting class signing takes place. Aug. 31, 2013: Likely date for first game"

http://mecktimes.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/economic-touchdown-some-question-impact-of-uncc-football/

So yeah, I guess it's all JUCO transfers and freshman.

9/22/2010 6:06:41 PM

Campbell just started up their team a couple years ago as well. They are pretty awful.

9/22/2010 7:39:43 PM

Quote :

"It takes time to build programs at state universities."

[Edited on September 22, 2010 at 7:42 PM. Reason : .]

9/22/2010 7:42:22 PM

It's probably going to be mostly walk-ons the first couple of years. Even if you sign 25+ kids, that's barely a two-deep.

9/22/2010 7:44:07 PM