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Post by LCACAT on Apr 18, 2024 9:08:06 GMT -5
It was a great day for baseball, very good crowd for a mid week game. Looks like the rivalry for the fans, especially the students is definitely gone. Their coach went out on the field twice to challenge calls and that got the crowd going. But mostly it was just another game.
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Post by Speedwell Cat on Apr 18, 2024 9:24:29 GMT -5
Fixating on ASU/WCU is definitely an old man’s game (I’m an old man too!) But maybe the rivalry early isn’t completely gone. Seems like our second highest basketball attendance ever was against App several years ago.
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Post by wcugrad95 on Apr 18, 2024 9:56:22 GMT -5
I think there will be a natural increase in attendance whenever we play App in most sports. There are just more fans of both programs in WNC who would be willing to attend sporting events between the 2 schools vs when we play against other relatively close teams like UNCA, GWU, etc.
Unless things have changed drastically, I know when I was in college a large number of kids from my high school went to either Cullowhee or Boone. So regardless of the differences in our athletic programs, there is a lot more in common with the schools and students than there is between the athletic programs.
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Post by graycat on Apr 18, 2024 12:58:25 GMT -5
In reality the only better athletic program at Appalachian State compared to WCU is the football program. All the other programs are very competitive with WCU the stronger in a few areas such as baseball, softball and soccer.
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