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We need Softball!! ACC championship on
May 9, 2015, 1:11 PM
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TV right now. It's silly that we don't have it
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Oculus Spirit [93608]
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Imagine having a job where you get paid without working?
May 9, 2015, 1:14 PM
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Cause that's what's happening now.
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No. Imagine having a Clemson team on tv right
May 9, 2015, 1:41 PM
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now. It's a decision to fund golf, tennis, rowing..... Softball actually ends up on tv occasionally - an indicator that someone may, just possibly watch it. May......
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Re: No. Imagine having a Clemson team on tv right
May 9, 2015, 1:46 PM
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you mean like somebody watches or cares about rowing? not many rowing high school programs around the area. softball team would be more expensive but a much better fit.
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Re: OK. Where are we going to come up with
May 9, 2015, 2:46 PM
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Dropping womens basketball would save us some bucks. And we could at least field a competitive team in softball.,
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We could
May 9, 2015, 5:22 PM
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We would be the laughing stock of NCAA softball because of the handicap we would give ourselves with a temporary fence in the outfield, the baseball pitching mound in the infield, and the temporary wall we are going to have to install behind homeplate every game so that the backstop fits within NCAA guidelines.
Just because both are played on the same type field doesn't mean they are the same.
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Rock Defender [57]
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Re: We could
May 9, 2015, 7:11 PM
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Yea I know that and that is what my school did every week. It's not that hard to rebuild a mound and slide a temp wall out. If you look at most games on TV you could see the field is used for other sports.
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Re: OK. Where are we going to come up with
May 9, 2015, 3:22 PM
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lol. Other ACC teams have them. You gonna tell me these other schools make more money than us????? Its not about the money, just not sure what its about. Rowing can go by the wayside and make up for it with softball.
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CU Guru [1400]
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Rowing
May 9, 2015, 5:26 PM
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Provides us with the cheapest way to offset the 85 scholarships that football uses and allows us to meet Title IX guidelines. Other than the boathouse we don;t have to fund a facility and upkeep for rowing.
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Re: CU can't afford it??? Wow how are we affording all the
May 9, 2015, 3:49 PM
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Exactly
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Re: CU can't afford it??? Wow how are we affording all the
May 9, 2015, 5:53 PM
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Rowing has more scholarships than softball and that helps
meet Title IX requirements. Also, rowing does not require Clemson to build and maintain a stadium.
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Re: CU can't afford it??? Wow how are we affording all the
May 9, 2015, 6:13 PM
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OP is a Dirtpecker . Pay him never-no-mind .
Just trolling and trying to put balls on the nose.
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OK
May 9, 2015, 6:33 PM
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If we sell 82k tickets and everybody buys at least one Coke that means we will make a little over $500k that way each football season.
So we will have enough to pay for a stadium at today's prices in 20 years.
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Re: OK
May 9, 2015, 7:18 PM
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Wouldn't that be per game not season? 3.5 million.
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CU Guru [1400]
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No
May 9, 2015, 7:40 PM
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If all 82k fans bought one drink that would be $82k per game. Times seven home games that's not quite $575k a year.
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Rock Defender [57]
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Re: No
May 9, 2015, 10:38 PM
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I see what your saying I was going by total cost of drink. My bad.
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CU Guru [1400]
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No problem***
May 9, 2015, 11:33 PM
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Re: Just make those $6 cokes $7
May 9, 2015, 8:26 PM
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Yep, just like the bottle last night I paid $5 for and the week before I paid $4
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Re: We need Softball!! ACC championship on
May 9, 2015, 3:09 PM
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I would support it for sure. Are we the only ACC school without a team?
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Re: We need Softball!! ACC championship on
May 9, 2015, 5:39 PM
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http://www.theacc.com/page/championship_w-softbl
Looks like the missing logos are Duke, Wake, Miami, and Clemson.
And I agree that we should have softball. Softball is pretty big in the area from what I understand. It would seem to be pretty easy to recruit. Of course, swimming is also huge in the area (ie, SAIL), and I think we just cut the swim team?
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I would much rather have lacrosse.
May 9, 2015, 10:53 PM
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It's a more popular sport, a faster growing sport, and would not be nearly as expensive. Riggs Field would be a perfect venue.
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CU Guru [1400]
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IMO
May 9, 2015, 11:34 PM
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if we are going to add a sport this is the one to add and for the reason you mentioned. We wouldn't have to spend a dime on facilities.
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Re: I would much rather have lacrosse.
May 10, 2015, 8:07 PM
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I vote softball, I have to little girls and they are just getting started playing. I know there is no sure things but right now there is no chance for them to play at CU.
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Orange Blooded [2683]
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Get a rowboat!
May 15, 2015, 9:49 PM
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There is still hope for them.
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110%er [9023]
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Just dress u p a bunch of dudes that play intramural
May 11, 2015, 10:33 AM
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softball. It'll look the same....
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this is one where Title IX works AGAINST women
May 11, 2015, 10:42 AM
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if Clemson started softball, it would be required to build a facility that is comparable to Doug Kingsmore Stadium. That ain't happening.
You may see lacrosse and field hockey in the next few years using Riggs Field as a home stadium.
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Re: this is one where Title IX works AGAINST women
May 11, 2015, 12:20 PM
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Softball is getting very big these days. Im actually a coach and my daughter plays. Her dream is to play for Clemson but she can't. Now is the time for CU to start a program. It's only getting bigger and more exciting than baseball. JS
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there is so much talent in this state that doesn't
May 15, 2015, 8:22 PM
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Go to Clemson cause there is no team. Go Check Tyger River in Spartanburg when one of the big tourneys is in town!
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CU Guru [1400]
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There actually isn't
May 15, 2015, 9:30 PM
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that much talent that would make a difference at the major college level in SC. We are getting there, but we aren't there yet. Too many youth leagues hung on to slow pitch for far too long in this state so we are behind others states by probably 10-15 years.
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