(02-15-2016 12:35 AM)21-17 Best Time I Ever Ha Wrote:  It's not crumbling, far from it.

It would cost more to tear it down than renovate and repair it.

With a new Mayor in place and Lipscomb gone, I think it's safe to say the TDZ plan is gone, and the whole issue will be revisited in a new light.

I'm not saying I think it's an option for the U. of M sports, and I am definitely saying I don't think the U. of M should be saddled with the cost of fixing it up. I guess we shall see what the City cooks up. I do know the two Coliseum restoration groups are still very active and adamant it be re-used.

And I think that's a safe approach --- it costs nothing to consider this. Tiger Lane is there - Tiger history is there - and it creates an option to "Hoops Inc" .. always important.

(02-15-2016 09:58 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  "I drive Lamar, Crump, Perkins, Bellevue, 3rd St and virtually any street between Main and the Crosstown area - and those areas look like abandoned areas of Detroit."



I live by Central and Lamar and you're so full of it....

250 million has been allocated to completely re-do Lamar.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/gov...14491.html

Cleveland St was just being leveled and repaved from Lamar past Union in anticipation of that project...

http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/clev...id=4184295

the Harahan Boardwalk should be finished by the end of this year.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/har...62731.html

and as I also pointed out you have private projects like Crosstown, Chisca, TN Brewery, One Beale, etc.

Sure there are islands of renovation or improvement but I'll take photos the next time through in a few weeks. I suppose you get so used to ignoring the problems you just see differently. In the meantime take a ride out Lamar (US78) to the MS line, take a ride down Getwell from Park Ave to I-240 & or Winchester or take Perkins from Park Ave to the intersection with US78, take a ride out 3rd St/US61 from Beale to the MS line, take a ride west on Crump from the Lamar intersection or Elvis Presley Blvd (Bellevue)/US51 from Union to Elvis Presley mansion. This is what visitors see from the south accesses to the city if they are not on the interstate or from/to the west. I won't mention the north approach through Frayser.......

Please make it stop

(02-14-2016 10:33 PM)HoopDreams Wrote:  Need a nice on campus arena, capacity about 5,900.

yep, the ladies team would love it...

(02-14-2016 10:33 PM)HoopDreams Wrote:  Need a nice on campus arena, capacity about 5,900.

Take the ole miss route huh? Build a brand new arena that seats 9K. Priceless.

(05-04-2016 01:47 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  

(05-04-2016 01:47 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  

I shouldn't like this...but I fvcking love this.

footage of wrestling in the MSC should seal the deal for the big 12

(05-04-2016 05:24 PM)tiger2000 Wrote:  footage of wrestling in the MSC should seal the deal for the big 12

Why wrestl....oh you mean rasslin! I got ya

(05-04-2016 02:09 PM)tigerlands Wrote:  

(02-14-2016 10:33 PM)HoopDreams Wrote:  Need a nice on campus arena, capacity about 5,900.

Take the ole miss route huh? Build a brand new arena that seats 9K. Priceless.

Where do you guys buy such good weed?

(02-14-2016 10:03 PM)Tigerx3 Wrote:  

(02-14-2016 08:07 PM)bengltgrs Wrote:  What would it cost to refurbish the Coliseum?

We haven't been able to raise the balance of the $40,000,000 campaign for the South campus facilities. Not sure why anyone wants to spend another $25,000,000 to renovate a crumbling facility to gain a nightmare of maintence vs at worst playing in the FEF for free.

People, we are going through a rough spot. We have before and recovered and we will again. Don't completely give up and lose your minds. Grow a pair and get through this. Be part of the solution not the problem.

No where did he suggest that the U of M refurbish the MSC. Just asked how much it would cost.

(02-15-2016 10:45 AM)FUB Wrote:  Is this a joke? The MSC just needs to be torn down, no reason to ever sink one dime of renovation money into it. This is absurd, it would do no good whatsoever . It is absolute irrational thinking to invest in this. We would lose every dime we sunk into it.

City loses million in economic impact each year by shows by passing the city all together or going to the DCC.

We'll be talking about the same issue 10 years from now. Tear it down or renovate. I'm just tired of hearing of it.

(02-14-2016 08:07 PM)bengltgrs Wrote:  What would it cost to refurbish the Coliseum?

What would it cost to demolish it?

It reminds me of reunion arena in Dallas. Once home to the Dallas Mavericks and venue for many other events. Then they build a bigger and better place and it set and rotted. They finally flattened it. Good riddance.

(05-04-2016 10:41 PM)DALLAS TIGER 78 Wrote:  

(02-14-2016 08:07 PM)bengltgrs Wrote:  What would it cost to refurbish the Coliseum?

What would it cost to demolish it?

It reminds me of reunion arena in Dallas. Once home to the Dallas Mavericks and venue for many other events. Then they build a bigger and better place and it set and rotted. They finally flattened it. Good riddance.

Cost more to tear it down and replace it with a 5000 seat multi purpose arena as they has originally planned. Than it cost to renovate it.

(05-04-2016 07:04 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(02-14-2016 10:03 PM)Tigerx3 Wrote:  

(02-14-2016 08:07 PM)bengltgrs Wrote:  What would it cost to refurbish the Coliseum?

We haven't been able to raise the balance of the $40,000,000 campaign for the South campus facilities. Not sure why anyone wants to spend another $25,000,000 to renovate a crumbling facility to gain a nightmare of maintence vs at worst playing in the FEF for free.

People, we are going through a rough spot. We have before and recovered and we will again. Don't completely give up and lose your minds. Grow a pair and get through this. Be part of the solution not the problem.

No where did he suggest that the U of M refurbish the MSC. Just asked how much it would cost.

An odd question after three months. I didn't know he needed you to interpret the thread for him. Maybe the idea came from this being a regular topic on a UM sports message board.

(02-15-2016 01:10 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  Please make it stop

(05-05-2016 10:00 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 01:10 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  Please make it stop

What happened to the Rasslin HOF? That seemed like a great idea!!!!

Or maybe they could put a Wax Museum / Rasslin HOF ...

(05-05-2016 10:10 AM)NigelTufnel Wrote:  

(05-05-2016 10:00 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(02-15-2016 01:10 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  Please make it stop

What happened to the Rasslin HOF? That seemed like a great idea!!!!

Or maybe they could put a Wax Museum / Rasslin HOF ...

Corey Maclin kilt it