superman7515
September 12th, 2012, 07:37 AM
Norfolk State/ODU Football Series Made Official (http://hamptonroads.com/2012/09/norfolk-stateodu-football-series-made-official)
The athletic directors from ODU and NSU announced a new two-game football contract on Tuesday during a press conference at the Norfolk Sheraton Waterside.
The Monarchs will play at NSU on Oct. 26, 2013, a game that fills a vacancy in a difficult-to-fill schedule for Old Dominion and promises to fill Dick Price Stadium. In return, the Spartans will visit Old Dominion two years later on Sept. 12, 2015.
"What we're trying to do is create goodwill," Miller said. "Goodwill between the schools and in the community. Our fans are excited and our student-athletes are excited. It's an asset to the city of Norfolk."
Besides goodwill, the home-and-home agreement is anchored in good business, with each team keeping the ticket sales from its home game.
The game at NSU provides Norfolk State the potential to sell out its first home game since the inaugural game at Dick Price Stadium in 1997, a result that could bring in as much as $600,000.........
The athletic directors from ODU and NSU announced a new two-game football contract on Tuesday during a press conference at the Norfolk Sheraton Waterside.
The Monarchs will play at NSU on Oct. 26, 2013, a game that fills a vacancy in a difficult-to-fill schedule for Old Dominion and promises to fill Dick Price Stadium. In return, the Spartans will visit Old Dominion two years later on Sept. 12, 2015.
"What we're trying to do is create goodwill," Miller said. "Goodwill between the schools and in the community. Our fans are excited and our student-athletes are excited. It's an asset to the city of Norfolk."
Besides goodwill, the home-and-home agreement is anchored in good business, with each team keeping the ticket sales from its home game.
The game at NSU provides Norfolk State the potential to sell out its first home game since the inaugural game at Dick Price Stadium in 1997, a result that could bring in as much as $600,000.........