more evidence UNC treats football as 2nd class citizen

[BHP12345]

Rush hour traffic into ATL on thursday night?

There is bad traffic into Atlanta every night.

 

[BuzzCzar]

Nope. I was already in Atlanta and since I felt I shouldn't use the freeway due to construction and lane closings, I used surface streets which were clogged with people trying to get wherever they were going. It took 1 1/2 hours for me to go three miles.

it is not the AA's fault that you made a bad choice on how to get to the game. if you were already in Atlanta, you could have taken MARTA, for example, and been in fine shape. also, the highways are not as clogged as some make them out to be. i know, as i work at 14th & Peachtree, right in the heart of the reconstruction and am on the highway to and from work. traffic is bad, but get off your high horse already. FYI, it is not the AA's fault that you dont know that neither FedEx nor UPS deliver to a PO Box - that is standard practice.

quit bitchin already, all y'all! (we are 2-0)

 

[BuzzCzar]

Far less people. UNC is not the only school who does this...I've heard of at least a couple other schools. WVU is the same way...they have hosted only two in their history, and only one in the past 15 years. That one came last year, when they were in contention for the national title. I bet if UNC was ranked top 10 in football, they would find a way to make it work at least once.

http://www.buffzone.com/news/2008/feb/26/cu-sports-wvu-game-moved-to-a-thursday/

c'mon, its UNC. it is about the same amount of people, around 20k... :rolleyes:

 

[BuzzCzar]

There is bad traffic into Atlanta every night.

i dont think Kyle ever leaves his room, so he wouldnt know that the traffic into town on 75 and 85 into the merge (which is now constricted and has no 14th street exit) is pretty bad. from 10th street going south to Freedom Prkwy is about 15 minutes for that short stretch (including getting onto the hwy). more if you dont know what lanes to use and are not willing to cut over in front of idiot drivers on their mobile phones

 

[Essobee]

it is not the AA's fault that you made a bad choice on how to get to the game. if you were already in Atlanta, you could have taken MARTA, for example, and been in fine shape. also, the highways are not as clogged as some make them out to be. i know, as i work at 14th & Peachtree, right in the heart of the reconstruction and am on the highway to and from work. traffic is bad, but get off your high horse already. FYI, it is not the AA's fault that you dont know that neither FedEx nor UPS deliver to a PO Box - that is standard practice.

Fine. Neither BuzzCzar nor the AA cares if I don't buy season tickets. Since we cannot take MARTA due to physical limitations, if we want to see Tech play, we'll just have to watch them on HDTV or not watch them at all. Boo Hoo. :crybaby:

But thanks for all your positive and helpful advice BuzzCzar. What a great service representative you would make for someone's business.

 

[BuzzCzar]

Fine. Neither BuzzCzar nor the AA cares if I don't buy season tickets. Since we cannot take MARTA due to physical limitations, if we want to see Tech play, we'll just have to watch them on HDTV or not watch them at all. Boo Hoo. :crybaby:

But thanks for all your positive and helpful advice BuzzCzar. What a great service representative you would make for someone's business.

i am actually a fantastic service representative, at least based on my results. but most customers dont just whine, but prepare in advance if it is important to them.

If you tell me where you are, i can give you advice on how to get to the games on days where traffic can be bad.

but the fact is, that you didnt ask for any help or advice, all you did was complain about something in the past, like our schedule (which has been decided for a while) and the fact that there is road work (for which the AA has no blame) and the fact that we have Thursday games (clearly because we face a lot of competition with the Braves, Falcons and Dawgs in the area, and things like Clemson-Alabama at the Dome) but go ahead and keep blaming everyone else...

your post was not at all constructive or asking for help, it was just plain whining, wasnt it?

 

[Allen Koholic]

Marta is fine if you're going somewhere along the rail lines, otherwise you're hosed. Although, if it was only three miles, I'd walk that.

The Atlanta road infrastructure is the worst in the country.

 

[BuzzCzar]

The Atlanta road infrastructure is the worst in the country.

that is a ridiculous comment! you must not travel far. try driving to Charleston, WV and tell me what you think, or just go on 85 to Alabama, or even down to Tallahassee. Atlanta has a good infrastructure in comparison, and that doesnt even start to count the northern cities where snow and ice ruin roads much faster, like in Pittsburgh or in Detroit or Chicago

stop drinking, koholic!

 

[midatlantech]

Far less people. UNC is not the only school who does this...I've heard of at least a couple other schools. WVU is the same way...they have hosted only two in their history, and only one in the past 15 years. That one came last year, when they were in contention for the national title. I bet if UNC was ranked top 10 in football, they would find a way to make it work at least once.

http://www.buffzone.com/news/2008/feb/26/cu-sports-wvu-game-moved-to-a-thursday/

Funny, but WVU's football stadium is located right next door to a hospital too. Hmmm.

 

[midatlantech]

that is a ridiculous comment! you must not travel far. try driving to Charleston, WV and tell me what you think, or just go on 85 to Alabama, or even down to Tallahassee. Atlanta has a good infrastructure in comparison, and that doesnt even start to count the northern cities where snow and ice ruin roads much faster, like in Pittsburgh or in Detroit or Chicago

stop drinking, koholic!

Charleston WV is right next to a superhighway also. UNC is fed by county roads and U.S. #1?

 

[beej67]

Atlanta's major malfunction is zoning and public transportation, not road infrastructure.

I'm not saying it's better than Harrisburg PA, but keep in mind much of the rust belt has good traffic by virtue of having negative population growth.

 

[BuzzCzar]

Charleston WV is right next to a superhighway also. UNC is fed by county roads and U.S. #1?

they barely have road signs in west virginia, forget about street lights, or directional signs

 

[Essobee]

your post was not at all constructive or asking for help, it was just plain whining, wasnt it?

Actually, it was just a simple observation and hint that someone in the AA with half a brain could think about to make improvements...that is, if they are interested in filling the stands with Jacket fans. But you have to have half a brain first.

BuzzCzar, I have followed your posts on Stingtalk for sometime. You should look in the mirror when you preach. You are the most arrogant and condescending poster here so there is absolutely no way you could have worked for me in customer service.

that is a ridiculous comment! you must not travel far.

they barely have road signs in west virginia, forget about street lights, or directional signs

it was just plain whining

i dont think Kyle ever leaves his room,

its UNC. it is about the same amount of people, around 20k

 

[BuzzCzar]

Actually, it was just a simple observation and hint that someone in the AA with half a brain could think about to make improvements...that is, if they are interested in filling the stands with Jacket fans. But you have to have half a brain first.

BuzzCzar, I have followed your posts on Stingtalk for sometime. You should look in the mirror when you preach. You are the most negative poster here so there is absolutely no way you could have worked for me in customer service.

considering your disposition, i wouldnt want the job. most of the quotes you reference are in response to posts that are negative. and that last one you quoted, was a joke, as indicated by the emoticon that you conveniently left out

in any case, i have been very successful in a life of sales and consulting, which takes a lot of customer service. it is true that i have little patience for some behaviors.

then again, my role on this board is not to serve you, but to serve Georgia Tech and by getting people to whine less and do more, i feel that i am doing it right

i dont think you hear Bubba complain that he has to drive his RV for hours to get to the UGA game near as much as you hear the "smarter" Tech fans complaining about getting to games. if we want FANS to fill the stadium, then we need to develop a FAN base that shows up regardless and despite difficulty and not use TRAFFIC as an excuse to not come. THAT is a negative attitude, not mine. of course, my opinion, and nothing personal against you.

when i lived in San Diego, it didnt stop me from attending the games. you want to talk travel?

 

[Essobee]

considering your disposition, i wouldnt want the job. most of the quotes you reference are in response to posts that are negative

in any case, i have very successful in a life of sales and consulting, which takes a lot of customer service. it is true that i have little patience for some behaviors.

then again, my role on this board is not to serve you, but to serve Georgia Tech and by getting people to whine less and do more, i feel that i am doing it right

i dont think you hear Bubba complain that he has to drive his RV for hours to get to the UGA game near as much as you hear the "smarter" Tech fans complaining about getting to games. if we want FANS to fill the stadium, then we need to develop a FAN base that shows up regardless and despite difficulty and not use TRAFFIC as an excuse to not come. THAT is a negative attitude, not mine. of course, my opinion, and nothing personal against you.

when i lived in San Diego, it didnt stop me from attending the games. you want to talk travel?

OK, I changed my previous post to remove the use of the word "negative" and substituted "arrogant and condescending" which, IMHO, better describes you.

 

[BuzzCzar]

OK, I changed my previous post to remove the use of the word "negative" and substituted "arrogant and condescending" which, IMHO, better describes you.

i resemble that remark at times

 

[ncjacket]

my issue it is ONE DAY a freaking year! They cannot endure that hardship.

To me this reeks of bush league but good for us. I am sure this will be making the recruiting rounds.

Recently some of these NC locals were complaining about Lowes motorspeedway so this guy started looking for a new place to put his racetrack. lol

It cost the local about ~$50 mil in tax breaks to keep the track in concord.

It seems these locals are a bunch of whiners and don't care about the ESPN exposure and etc.

How many of you have been to a game at UNC? It's hard to find parking for women's soccer there, much less football. In fact, most of the parking for football is off campus, at shopping centers, etc., where you catch a bus to the stadium. I can understand why they wouldn't want to try to deal with a Thursday night game with their campus situation.

FWIW, there are plenty of students at UNC who can't park on campus for lack of parking and employees of the Medical Center and Hospital who park miles from their work and use a transit system to get to work. It's a really bad situation all around.

 

[law_bee]

I have been to a UNC game and found it to be a typical parking experience (Uva, Ugag, GT, Dook, and etc.)

The UNC AD is being a tool to FB the same way ugag hangs out BB.

If this was a final four, ACC tourney or etc THEY WOULD SHUT DOWN 4 COUNTIES to make it work.

 

[gth816f]

I have been to a UNC game and found it to be a typical parking experience (Uva, Ugag, GT, Dook, and etc.)

The UNC AD is being a tool to FB the same way ugag hangs out BB.

If this was a final four, ACC tourney or etc THEY WOULD SHUT DOWN 4 COUNTIES to make it work.

No kidding, because that is a major event. If Butch Davis gets them into the top 10, you will see a Thursday Night game there. It's just like WVU...they weren't allowed to do it either, but when they got into the top 10 they found a way to make it work. You have to succeed before special accommodations are made for you.

 

[gt7282c@prism]

Since we we're talking about Thursday Night games, it begs the question on whether or not North Ave. Station is close enough. I know MARTA sucks, but damn. Seems if surface streets were so snarled, you could just take the train on in.

...and as a side bar. When I first moved out to the Seattle / Tacoma area, people would come up and ask, "So... Whaddaya think of our traffic? (wink wink, nudge nudge)" I'd be like, "Bitch, you just don't know!!!"