That’s true, but 90% of their schedule is competing directly with college basketball. Very few sports fans only watch a single sport. The Triangle is easily the best metro for men’s college BB in the last two decades (Duke and Carolina have 1/3 of all the titles since 2001). But, their football teams have trouble selling tickets.
And, even when they’re not so great, NC State is one of the top selling basketball teams in the country.
(I realize you already acknowledged they’re unlikely to stay around. I’m not trying to beat a dead horse.)
This is literally the most predictable thing in the world. (Context for those who haven’t been following: The principal investor in this league is also the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes.)
I heard it was actually $70 million (still a ton of money) and that this may have been a technology play because of some the underlying gambling technology. The actual league was just a piece of what he was after.
He basically paid $250 million for a sports gambling app. With the way sports gambling is going to increase nation wide it might be a genius investment.
Ale House on Glenwood South is closing down Tucker St. For the Hurricanes first playoff game.
They will have the game on projection screen outside and $3 Labatt drafts.