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If UNC joined the SEC, that's a small stadium

Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:40 pm
Posted by Landmass
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:40 pm
I bring this up because I think there's a gentleman's agreement between UNC and the SEC. It is rumored that the move will happen in 2030 when the exit fee from the ACC drops to $75 million, possibly less, given the litigious nature of that deal.

So, if UNC does join the SEC, they would immediately have the 2nd smallest stadium in the conference (50,500). Only Vandy's stadium would be smaller (dropped to 35,000 post renovation).

I'm just surprised that UNC's football stadium is that small.
Posted by UltimateHog
Thailand
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:42 pm to
Maybe but they also have a 21,750 seat basketball arena which would be tops in the SEC.
Posted by Lt. Columbo
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:44 pm to
Ole Miss will still be a Dumpster Program though, brother

Posted by phaz
Waddell, AZ
Member since Jan 2009
6415 posts
Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:48 pm to
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Rupp Arena at the University of Kentucky, with a capacity of 23,500. Other large SEC arenas include Tennessee's Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center (21,678),
Posted by AUTiger789
Birmingham, AL
Member since Apr 2022
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:49 pm to
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I'm just surprised that UNC's football stadium is that small.


They’ve basically had nothing to cheer about in their history so I’m not really surprised.
Posted by Landmass
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:49 pm to
I thought capacity at Rupp was right at 20,000.
Posted by themetalreb
Mississippi
Member since Sep 2018
6580 posts
Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:51 pm to
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Lt Columbo


Ole Miss got the Gator Bowl over Florida.
Posted by Nasty_Canasta
Your Mom’s house
Member since Dec 2024
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:54 pm to
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Florida fan


quote:

Ole Miss will still be a Dumpster Program though, brother



Posted by MtVernon
Member since Jul 2024
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:55 pm to
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Only Vandy's stadium would be smaller (dropped to 35,000 post renovation).


Not a single Big 12 school that pathetic.

There is no school you could add to the SEC to increase shares, as much as dropping Vandy would.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:58 pm to
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Maybe but they also have a 21,750 seat basketball arena which would be tops in the SEC.


I dont think the math works out like that.
Posted by MedDawg
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 1:00 pm to
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Not a single Big 12 school that pathetic. There is no school you could add to the SEC to increase shares, as much as dropping Vandy would.


Vandy is a charter member, the SEC would get rid of Texas before Vandy.
Posted by MtVernon
Member since Jul 2024
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 1:06 pm to
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Vandy is a charter member, the SEC would get rid of Texas before Vandy.


Baylor and TCU are both astronomically better members than Vanderbilt. And we made fun of them in the Big 12.

Vandy is like the midget in high school. Everybody loved him.
Posted by Go Go Gata
Member since Oct 2016
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 1:07 pm to
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I'm just surprised that UNC's football stadium is that small.

Why, its UNC.
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
17899 posts
Posted on 10/9/25 at 1:08 pm to
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Baylor and TCU are both astronomically better members than Vanderbilt


You need to be deported Vernon. Get out of here with this weak shite
Posted by cbi8
Nashville
Member since Mar 2012
6832 posts
Posted on 10/9/25 at 1:14 pm to
Vandy has 2 national championships since Texas’ last.

Y’all haven’t won shite in 20 years
Posted by Hback
Member since Aug 2017
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 1:17 pm to
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You need to be deported Vernon. Get out of here with this weak shite

Grandpa Vern fell in the shower this morning, he's having a bad day.
Posted by The Winner
Member since Nov 2016
8252 posts
Posted on 10/9/25 at 1:18 pm to
NC State has a much better football stadium and fanbase than UNC.

Basketball is certainly UNC but even then I thought basketball didn't matter.
Posted by UltimateHog
Thailand
Member since Dec 2011
68438 posts
Posted on 10/9/25 at 1:31 pm to
Idk I just googled SEC arena's by capacity and they had Tennessee at #1. June 2025 article too.

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Tennessee Volunteers (Stadium: Thompson-Boling Arena, Max Capacity: 21,678)
Kentucky Wildcats (Rupp Arena, 20,500)
Arkansas Razorbacks (Bud Walton Arena, 19,368)
South Carolina Gamecocks (Colonial Life Arena, 18,000)
Alabama Crimson Tide (Coleman Coliseum, 15,383)
Missouri Tigers (Mizzou Arena, 15,061)
Vanderbilt Commodores (Memorial Gymnasium, 14,316)
LSU Tigers (Pete Maravich Assembly Center, 13,215)
Texas A&M Aggies (Reed Arena, 12,989)
Oklahoma Sooners (Lloyd Noble Center, 11,528)
Texas Longhorns (Moody Center, 10,763)
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Humphrey Coliseum, 10,575)
Georgia Bulldogs (Stegeman Coliseum, 10,523)
Florida Gators (Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, 10,151)
Ole Miss Rebels (The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, 9,500)
Auburn Tigers (Neville Arena, 9,121)
This post was edited on 10/9/25 at 1:33 pm
Posted by Swamp Angel
Somewhere on a river
Member since Jul 2004
9528 posts
Posted on 10/9/25 at 2:07 pm to
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Rupp Arena at the University of Kentucky...


While it is the home court of the Kentucky Wildcats, Rupp Arena is not part of the University of Kentucky. It is owned by the Urban County Council of Lexington, Kentucky and operated by the Lexington Center Corporation (also known as Central Bank Center).
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
21214 posts
Posted on 10/9/25 at 2:15 pm to
The record crowd for Rupp is a couple hundred more than UNC and is around 24k. Tenn's record crowd is 25k.
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