(07-01-2020 10:06 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  You guys make good points, but...isn't downsizing just going to lead to more games against big school teams being moved to NRG?

Not at all. We'll never be able to pay Texas and LSU enough money to play us in Rice Stadium. NRG is the only entity that makes those games possible, and it allows us to make $1.5 million ourself off the deal. It's a rare instance whereby our location in a big city plays to our advantage. If it weren't for NRG, our schedule would be weak every season, and our finances would take a major hit.
I'd personally like to see Rice Stadium downsized to accommodate the 22-30k fans that we can reasonably attract during good times. I'd remove the east deck and build a canopy over the lower east seating. I'd install seating in the endzones, because those are great seats as well. We're lucky to have an amazing stadium with incredible sightlines. There are no bad seats.