(06-03-2022 07:54 AM)Claw Wrote:  

(06-03-2022 07:37 AM)griffin Wrote:  

(05-22-2022 03:22 AM)Stammers Wrote:  

(05-21-2022 10:59 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(05-20-2022 03:48 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  Not at all. Laird clearly said he thought optimum was low 40's. Just let it go and move on.

I will post when and what I want thank you----Laird clearly stated at the 23:00 mark that low 40s was not set in stone/agreed upon/finalized/------the university had the brains to stay at MEMPHIS MEMORIAL STADIUM without alienating many fans ---plus they were not stupid enough to build a tiny mickey mouse at todays mega cost ----and then later have to add thousands more seats at even higher mega mega cost

The model from the studies and the consensus was Colorado State at 41,000. Laird wasn't stupid enough to say that the school didn't get what they want, so Plan B was the next best thing. 38,000 - 44,000 was ideal.

Quote:they were not stupid enough to build a tiny mickey mouse at todays mega cost

Signed...

40,000 Houston
38,000 Cincinnati
41,000 Colorado State
44,000 UCF
45,000 Baylor
45,000 TCU

We may get our wish for an even smaller stadium than 50K, the final seat count is no where near in stone. I’ll be surprised if it’s not much lower than 50k before it’s all over.

I think that might work if the Liberty Bowl Game and SHC can make up the seat revenue by increased suite revenue. That's what I expect to happen. It's money out of the university's pocket, but we seem to be unable to negotiate with any strength.

The SHC should be fine. I’m guessing they’ll have a difficult time finding a replacement that brings anywhere near the number of fans JSU did. There aren’t a lot of options out there.