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Yep remember them.. and have another USC gem... who could forget the Carolina Panthers inaugural season was to be played at Williams Brice.. Mikee said "oh hell no" and it went to Clemson.. .The Panthers have not been in Columbia since. Seems like atleast a pre-season game would come south of the boarder every now and then for them to retain the name "Carolina" otherwise they should just become the Charlotte Panthers. I dont want to start an anti USC session here but they have not always done things to benefit the community in which they operate. Certainly its understood that they are an University and the school should be priority one.. but some of these decisions dont appear that they would have hurt the school... so why not cooperate and "play ball". If they are thinking that a minor league anything would hurt their athletic programs that seems it would be absurd. USC has no hockey team.. so that should be off the table.. in terms of baseball... yeah maybe.. but many people in Columbia love baseball but wouldnt want to watch a college team play where they didnt attend school...the exception being the USC college world series run or SEC championship bid where everyone became a USC fan. Outside of those types of runs..many people would probably not set foot in these venues...but would support a Columbia team whatever it may be.
Does USC have an Ice Hockey team that would compete for dollars and patrons with the Inferno? If not, why the failure of the Inferno? Football and baseball, I can understand the competition for fan dollars, but Ice Hockey?
Does USC have an Ice Hockey team that would compete for dollars and patrons with the Inferno? If not, why the failure of the Inferno? Football and baseball, I can understand the competition for fan dollars, but Ice Hockey?
I can understand their thinking and it is their job to make the most money they can. You do that by eliminating the competition. Most people have a limited entertainment budget. USC is hoping to get all of it but they lost some $$$ each year to inferno that could have been filling up their new arena. Same thing in when the Mets competed with their spring sports.
Does USC have an Ice Hockey team that would compete for dollars and patrons with the Inferno? If not, why the failure of the Inferno? Football and baseball, I can understand the competition for fan dollars, but Ice Hockey?
The only thing I can think of is what others have said here in terms of competition for entertainment venues and if the Inferno was asking for say multi million dollar improvements to the Coliseum and USC was not interested in paying for the upgrades. I am not sure what the old Coliseum is being used for now.
I can agree that its not the University's role or responsibility to assist with redevelopment efforts or even with professional sports. The benefit however is that it improves the overall community where the U is located...which ultimately benefits the U in the long run. I guess I get irritated sometimes when I read about USC making demands on the City and it appears that they expect the City should pull a NIKE and Just Do It and not ask any questions or get anything in return.
The only thing I can think of is what others have said here in terms of competition for entertainment venues and if the Inferno was asking for say multi million dollar improvements to the Coliseum and USC was not interested in paying for the upgrades. I am not sure what the old Coliseum is being used for now.
I can agree that its not the University's role or responsibility to assist with redevelopment efforts or even with professional sports. The benefit however is that it improves the overall community where the U is located...which ultimately benefits the U in the long run. I guess I get irritated sometimes when I read about USC making demands on the City and it appears that they expect the City should pull a NIKE and Just Do It and not ask any questions or get anything in return.
As right now, I have seen no construction being done at the proposed location. Also they would still be the "Columbia" Inferno, seeing as how the area is still Columbia (just not Downtown). The new location is only 10-12 miles away from the Carolina Coliseum.
The only thing I can think of is what others have said here in terms of competition for entertainment venues and if the Inferno was asking for say multi million dollar improvements to the Coliseum and USC was not interested in paying for the upgrades. I am not sure what the old Coliseum is being used for now.
I can agree that its not the University's role or responsibility to assist with redevelopment efforts or even with professional sports. The benefit however is that it improves the overall community where the U is located...which ultimately benefits the U in the long run. I guess I get irritated sometimes when I read about USC making demands on the City and it appears that they expect the City should pull a NIKE and Just Do It and not ask any questions or get anything in return.
There is still classroom space in the Coliseum and it has been used as a practice venue for some artists.
some of this sounds familiar to what we saw back in WI ( Madison ), another very strong college market though smaller metro population. There are no pro teams there, closest would be in Milwaukee or Green Bay. The tries at minor league sports have been spotty with only a few having success. Back around 15 yrs ago there was a minor league hockey team, tied to the Milwaukee Admirals, that actually drew pretty well ( and note that UW hockey in Madison is huge ) and had a couple ex Badgers on the roster. But after a couple seasons they had a better "offer" from another location ( Iowa I beleive ) and moved on. But they could play at same time the Badgers did; those who supported the UW ( and had tix ) went there, and others watched the minor team.
As for baseball, that's been a different run. UW dropped that sport years ago so no direct competition; and there were several "single A" teams that would stay for a couple years and move on. But even though a few name players would pass thru due to rehab stints the draw was never real consistant. There finally was a team from the Northwest summer league ( college kids ) locate there and it has done extremely well. I'd say it's from a combination of strong marketing and "events" to good family pricing, etc.
Moral of the story-- college and minor/pro can co-exist, but it depends heavily on how the team is marketed, how they bring in families, and what they do in the community. And it depends on the community to support them as well
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