k5james
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
(10-05-2017 09:29 PM)Renandpat Wrote: You must have the $$$ as it's not going to come in buckets from Sacramento or from tuition/fees. You netter have either friends or eminent domain. Universities in the real estate business isn't a wise future venture.
One of the most potentially valuable parcels of land in the US at a price the Mayor set at a stupidly low mark to help his buddies at FSI. The CSUS would be dumb not to buy it. The CSUS purchases land quite often for its schools.
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
(10-05-2017 03:46 PM)TrojanCampaign Wrote: (10-02-2017 08:41 AM)panite Wrote: (09-30-2017 09:32 PM)Wedge Wrote: (09-30-2017 09:21 PM)k5james Wrote: (09-30-2017 08:01 PM)Wedge Wrote: If putting this second ballot measure on the ballot just helps to kill off the possibility of MLS in San Diego and the would-be MLS owners' plan, it's a big win for SDSU. The SD mayor says in that article that he will help arrange for SDSU to use the existing stadium until it's torn down -- if it ever is torn down.
I don't see why SDSU would want to "win" the vote on that ballot proposition. The best case scenario for SDSU football, given the outrageous cost of building any new stadium, is that they kill off all plans for that site, the old stadium stays there out of sheer inertia, and they use their political connections to rent the old stadium at a dirt cheap price indefinitely.
SDSU athletics has almost zero infrastructure debt. I think they owe a few hundred k for some lights on the practice field. They'll be able to afford to finance a new stadium. "The Bank" is not a long term solution.
I've been to a couple of Holiday Bowl games in that stadium. It's not perfect but it's definitely usable and it's not going to collapse. It's in much better shape than Candlestick was before it was torn down.
Hope SDSU gets the stadium and property and uses it which ever way they want too. Maybe they can rent it to the Chargers when they come crawling back to San Diego where they were loved. They can't draw flies in LA. They are even putting tarps over the empty upper decks in a 20,000 seat stadium.
That move still blows my mind. I get that LA is a big media market but there is a such thing as market saturation. LA has TWO NFL teams, two major college football teams, and just about every other professional team. Wouldn't the better idea have just been to promote the team in LA and in nearby Tijuana? And keep their base fan base in one of the countries biggest cities, San Diego?
They have made a lot of people in San Diego anti-Chargers.
The Spanos family wants to sell the Chargers for a lot of $$$$'s. Spanos wants out and he wants a lot of $$$$'S on the way out. Apparently, even farts have $$$ worth in LA. But I totally agree with what you say.
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MplsBison
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
k5, keep in mind that Wedge has an extreme political agenda against even a single cent of public money going to build a stadium. Once you realize that, you can easily spot that slant to every post he makes on this topic.
The new stadium absolutely should have some public funding and absolutely can make both the Aztecs and MLS happy, which should be the goal for the new stadium.
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
I'm not Wedge!!! I'm DNB, and I just can't stand Dean Spanos and all of his whiny, money grabbing ways!!!!!!
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k5james
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
(10-05-2017 10:25 PM)MplsBison Wrote: k5, keep in mind that Wedge has an extreme political agenda against even a single cent of public money going to build a stadium. Once you realize that, you can easily spot that slant to every post he makes on this topic.
The new stadium absolutely should have some public funding and absolutely can make both the Aztecs and MLS happy, which should be the goal for the new stadium.
They were really close to partnering on this stadium but it went from "let's build a stadium together" to "Here's SoccerCitySD and oh yeah, you can rent the stadium from us and buy land for your campus expansion from us at retail prices."
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MplsBison
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
I will say this: Minnesota's MLS team played its first season in the U of Minn football stadium, which seats 50k. They routinely draw in the low 20k's. It works great, as they just close the upper decks and fill up the lower decks. Great atmosphere, great crowds (for their size), great sight lines ... and why wouldn't they be? It's essentially the same sized field.
No reason at all, in my opinion based on my experiences with Minn's team at TCF Bank Stadium, that a 40k Aztec's Stadium couldn't have similar success and atmosphere.
Pretty sure there are other successful examples as well. Seattle, Orlando, Atlanta.
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
(10-05-2017 10:25 PM)MplsBison Wrote: k5, keep in mind that Wedge has an extreme political agenda against even a single cent of public money going to build a stadium. Once you realize that, you can easily spot that slant to every post he makes on this topic.
The new stadium absolutely should have some public funding and absolutely can make both the Aztecs and MLS happy, which should be the goal for the new stadium.
Birmingham gets or still.tries to get public $$$ even with a newly elected populist mayor.
Fresno State may only receive state money for their current project under the guise of "deferred maintenance", not new construction.
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
(10-05-2017 11:27 PM)MplsBison Wrote: I will say this: Minnesota's MLS team played its first season in the U of Minn football stadium, which seats 50k. They routinely draw in the low 20k's. It works great, as they just close the upper decks and fill up the lower decks. Great atmosphere, great crowds (for their size), great sight lines ... and why wouldn't they be? It's essentially the same sized field.
No reason at all, in my opinion based on my experiences with Minn's team at TCF Bank Stadium, that a 40k Aztec's Stadium couldn't have similar success and atmosphere.
Pretty sure there are other successful examples as well. Seattle, Orlando, Atlanta.
Atlanta just uses some fancy drapes to block off the upper deck of Mercedes Benz Stadium to get the seating to 40K
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
(10-05-2017 10:25 PM)MplsBison Wrote: k5, keep in mind that Wedge has an extreme political agenda against even a single cent of public money going to build a stadium. Once you realize that, you can easily spot that slant to every post he makes on this topic.
The new stadium absolutely should have some public funding and absolutely can make both the Aztecs and MLS happy, which should be the goal for the new stadium.
What's wrong with that? Repeated studies have shown that stadiums funded by the public are a bad deal. Football stadiums are the worst because they're used less than 10 days a year.
The new stadiums for the Rams, 49ers, A's, and Giants were built with almost no public subsidy (at least, no more than is given for an average skyscraper). And it's not just a CA thing - the St. Louis Cardinals did the same thing.
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
If you build a larger stadium, use a sail over the lower bowl so the kickball (err soccer) fans can stay out of the sun
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MplsBison
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
(10-06-2017 11:09 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote: (10-05-2017 10:25 PM)MplsBison Wrote: k5, keep in mind that Wedge has an extreme political agenda against even a single cent of public money going to build a stadium. Once you realize that, you can easily spot that slant to every post he makes on this topic.
The new stadium absolutely should have some public funding and absolutely can make both the Aztecs and MLS happy, which should be the goal for the new stadium.
What's wrong with that? Repeated studies have shown that stadiums funded by the public are a bad deal. Football stadiums are the worst because they're used less than 10 days a year.
The new stadiums for the Rams, 49ers, A's, and Giants were built with almost no public subsidy (at least, no more than is given for an average skyscraper). And it's not just a CA thing - the St. Louis Cardinals did the same thing.
Good grief -- when you buy a cheeseburger, are you asking yourself "what will be the return on this investment?"
It's OK to buy stuff because you want to have it, even though it won't make you money. Stuff is nice to have. It's OK to want nice stuff.
Public parks and trails aren't investments, either. They're nice things to have. So you buy them. Same thing for public stadiums.
Huge part of the problem with this country, trying to pretend every single thing is an investment with a return.
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
(10-07-2017 10:13 AM)MplsBison Wrote: (10-06-2017 11:09 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote: (10-05-2017 10:25 PM)MplsBison Wrote: k5, keep in mind that Wedge has an extreme political agenda against even a single cent of public money going to build a stadium. Once you realize that, you can easily spot that slant to every post he makes on this topic.
The new stadium absolutely should have some public funding and absolutely can make both the Aztecs and MLS happy, which should be the goal for the new stadium.
What's wrong with that? Repeated studies have shown that stadiums funded by the public are a bad deal. Football stadiums are the worst because they're used less than 10 days a year.
The new stadiums for the Rams, 49ers, A's, and Giants were built with almost no public subsidy (at least, no more than is given for an average skyscraper). And it's not just a CA thing - the St. Louis Cardinals did the same thing.
Good grief -- when you buy a cheeseburger, are you asking yourself "what will be the return on this investment?"
It's OK to buy stuff because you want to have it, even though it won't make you money. Stuff is nice to have. It's OK to want nice stuff.
Public parks and trails aren't investments, either. They're nice things to have. So you buy them. Same thing for public stadiums.
Huge part of the problem with this country, trying to pretend every single thing is an investment with a return.
Public parks, trails, and libraries are "nice things" that are practically free to the public after they are built. So everyone can use them.
Stadiums that charge $5,000 for "seat licenses" that are only used 8 times a year are "nice things" for the wealthy.
Even though I'm one of those wealthy people, I don't think it's appropriate to spend tax dollars on playthings that are only used by the wealthy.
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MplsBison
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
(10-08-2017 05:38 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote: (10-07-2017 10:13 AM)MplsBison Wrote: (10-06-2017 11:09 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote: (10-05-2017 10:25 PM)MplsBison Wrote: k5, keep in mind that Wedge has an extreme political agenda against even a single cent of public money going to build a stadium. Once you realize that, you can easily spot that slant to every post he makes on this topic.
The new stadium absolutely should have some public funding and absolutely can make both the Aztecs and MLS happy, which should be the goal for the new stadium.
What's wrong with that? Repeated studies have shown that stadiums funded by the public are a bad deal. Football stadiums are the worst because they're used less than 10 days a year.
The new stadiums for the Rams, 49ers, A's, and Giants were built with almost no public subsidy (at least, no more than is given for an average skyscraper). And it's not just a CA thing - the St. Louis Cardinals did the same thing.
Good grief -- when you buy a cheeseburger, are you asking yourself "what will be the return on this investment?"
It's OK to buy stuff because you want to have it, even though it won't make you money. Stuff is nice to have. It's OK to want nice stuff.
Public parks and trails aren't investments, either. They're nice things to have. So you buy them. Same thing for public stadiums.
Huge part of the problem with this country, trying to pretend every single thing is an investment with a return.
Public parks, trails, and libraries are "nice things" that are practically free to the public after they are built. So everyone can use them.
Stadiums that charge $5,000 for "seat licenses" that are only used 8 times a year are "nice things" for the wealthy.
Even though I'm one of those wealthy people, I don't think it's appropriate to spend tax dollars on playthings that are only used by the wealthy.
But this thread is specifically about SD St's effort to get a new stadium built on the land, designed for 40k seats.
They'd gladly almost give tickets away to get 40k people in the door, who actually care about Aztec football.
So that argument doesn't hold water here.
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RE: SDSU supporters launch ballot initiative for stadium
(10-08-2017 09:29 PM)MplsBison Wrote: (10-08-2017 05:38 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote: (10-07-2017 10:13 AM)MplsBison Wrote: (10-06-2017 11:09 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote: (10-05-2017 10:25 PM)MplsBison Wrote: k5, keep in mind that Wedge has an extreme political agenda against even a single cent of public money going to build a stadium. Once you realize that, you can easily spot that slant to every post he makes on this topic.
The new stadium absolutely should have some public funding and absolutely can make both the Aztecs and MLS happy, which should be the goal for the new stadium.
What's wrong with that? Repeated studies have shown that stadiums funded by the public are a bad deal. Football stadiums are the worst because they're used less than 10 days a year.
The new stadiums for the Rams, 49ers, A's, and Giants were built with almost no public subsidy (at least, no more than is given for an average skyscraper). And it's not just a CA thing - the St. Louis Cardinals did the same thing.
Good grief -- when you buy a cheeseburger, are you asking yourself "what will be the return on this investment?"
It's OK to buy stuff because you want to have it, even though it won't make you money. Stuff is nice to have. It's OK to want nice stuff.
Public parks and trails aren't investments, either. They're nice things to have. So you buy them. Same thing for public stadiums.
Huge part of the problem with this country, trying to pretend every single thing is an investment with a return.
Public parks, trails, and libraries are "nice things" that are practically free to the public after they are built. So everyone can use them.
Stadiums that charge $5,000 for "seat licenses" that are only used 8 times a year are "nice things" for the wealthy.
Even though I'm one of those wealthy people, I don't think it's appropriate to spend tax dollars on playthings that are only used by the wealthy.
But this thread is specifically about SD St's effort to get a new stadium built on the land, designed for 40k seats.
They'd gladly almost give tickets away to get 40k people in the door, who actually care about Aztec football.
So that argument doesn't hold water here.
And with the NFL team leaving the city does want some form of big time football to remain.
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