Bands Were a Hit at Angel City Football Classic

[klg14]

Final Score:
PV  22
A&T  7

The fifth quarter drew huge applause from the 25K+ crowd on this beautiful So Cal day. My family and I had a great time. Seeing and being seen.      :yes:    :cool:

[NovaSkegee]

"That‘s nice to hear. What stadium was the game played in?

Why play in Los Angeles if you‘re only going to draw 25,000?

For that size game they should have played in Texas or North Carolina."

[The Sloping Hills and Verdent Green]

"LA Coliseum (96,000 seats).

Nova,

There are no HBCUs on the west coast.  Fans across the country want to see games like this."

[klg14]

"

Originally posted by The Sloping Hills and Verdent Green:
[qb] LA Coliseum (96,000 seats).

Nova,

There are no HBCUs on the west coast.  Fans across the country want to see games like this. [/qb]

Thank you, Sloping Hills.   :yes:"

[TD]

"well 32,000."

[MACHIAVELLI]

What team was the draw in this game?

[TD]

"Now an article is saying 50,000."

[klg14]

Originally posted by MACHIAVELLI:
[qb] What team was the draw in this game? [/qb]

I believe having a HBCU football game in So Cal was the draw. The Black community is spread out here. So
an event like is very attractive. People came from all over. My brother and his family live two hours away from L.A. There was some serious tailgating going on. The Alumni and Greek organizations were well represented. It was great to see all the families.      :yes:    :cool:

[klg14]

"

Originally posted by TD:
[qb] Now an article is saying 50,000. [/qb]

Really!? What article was that?   :cool:"

[Valley Girl]

"I‘m glad it was a success....especially hearing the horror stories involved with promoters and West Coast Classics.

25,000 attendance is nothing to sneeze at especially on the West Coast, but was there a smaller venue in LA that would have been able to accomodate the game?  I‘m thinking that it would have cost less to rent another venue, which would have generated more profit....that‘s just a guess though....maybe they got a killer deal    "

[Decks]

"The boxscore lists the attendance at 32,278."

[MACHIAVELLI]

"

Originally posted by klg14:
[qb]  

Originally posted by TD:
[qb] Now an article is saying 50,000. [/qb]

Really!? What article was that?    :cool:  [/qb]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...ck=1&cset=true

[NovaSkegee]

"

Originally posted by The Sloping Hills and Verdent Green:
[qb] LA Coliseum (96,000 seats).

Nova,

There are no HBCUs on the west coast.  Fans across the country want to see games like this. [/qb]

Oh, hell they played this at the Los Angeles Coliseum......it must have looked empty.  With over 1.2 million African Americans in Los Angeles I guess they didn‘t want to see this PV A&M vs NC A&T game.

Good lord.....   :rolleyes:    Why would they pick such a large stadium?

   "

[Brother Tony]

Why play in a half azzzzz stadium?
That 25K or 32K may turn into 50K next year.
Do it right....and they will come.  

[Ivan]

"Like I‘ve been saying time after time...........

Why not play the game at the Home Depot Center initially and then, when the game has gained an annual following, move the game to a large venue like the Coliseum?

The California Interscholastic Federation has the high school football championships at the Home Depot‘s stadium. Check it out here.................

 http://www.homedepotcenter.com/venues_soccerinfo.php

I‘m glad the game went off well. Hopefully, whoever the promoters are for this event will be much more organized than some of the groups in the past............................but, I‘m not holding my breath."