(01-11-2017 08:25 AM)sfink16 Wrote:  

(01-11-2017 01:57 AM)panite Wrote:  Off season talk. Any progress on the new stadium. What is the new contract to stay at the LINC. How long is the new contract for. Any new time table to start and finish the stadium. Is the project falling through. Will Temple be staying at the link. Things have been very quite lately on this topic.

Obstacles keep interfering, including local residents protesting any stadium being built in their neighborhood due to parking, noise, etc.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/09...niversity/

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/7b1f1ba9a...e-stalling

What a shame. I think a small, cool stadium on campus is just what temple needs. 30-35k. Much better environment than playing in the Linc. It's way too big for their crowds usually.

(01-14-2017 10:06 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(01-11-2017 11:22 AM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(01-11-2017 11:04 AM)StatueKnight Wrote:  UCF had the same issues. Nimbys complained that it is a residential area and complained about noise, traffic etc.. The University listened very nicely then proceeded with the plans. I think the one concession was no more cannon.

Our terrible president caved to the NIMBYs. The neighborhood once had an 80k stadium and our former president caved to a 24k seat stadium, no suites and a high school press box.

NIMBYs obviously wanted to minimize the stadium and the lights the as much as possible but they had nothing to do with the press box or the suites.

That 80k stadium -- last game played there was Super Bowl IX in January '75.

The press box was restricted due to height issues agreed upon with the city counsel. This also effected the ability to build suites on the west side. In response over half of the east side is club seats where either no one shows up or the vast majority stay inside for the entire game. It's a mess.

When the last game was played in TU stadium is somewhat irrelevant, the point is that the area supported a huge stadium and now we have complaints over what is basically the smallest FBS stadium with the worst press box, most absurd west side stands and putrid support assets. All while parking remains a mess and tailgaiting setup requires you to drop all you crap off at 9 AM.