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According to the Sentinel, the mayor of Orlando has the renovations of the Citrus Bowl as one of his top priorities. If the proposed renovation takes place, UCF, the Florida Classic and the Bowl games will be temporarily left without a home. A number of locations have been mentioned as a temporary home such as Walt Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex and Municipal Stadium in Daytona. The most intriguing of them all is the temporary bleechers that could be constructed on the campus. This would be interesting to see happen since UCF will be able to collect parking and concession monies along with the tickets. If the temporary stands prove to be popular, could this entice the admin to fund and construct a real on-campus stadium? I really do hope so.
10-22-2004 06:59 PM
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one can only hope...
10-25-2004 10:40 AM
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Orsini believes an on-campus stadium would benefit UCF, but right now, it's low on the priority list.
10-25-2004 11:51 AM
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What's so bad about the citrus bowl .... is it far from the campus?

I remember when UH (houston) used to play in the dome, I actually prefered it. It wasn't so damn hot and in all honesty it was closer to where most people lived. I think that playing on-campus has hurt attendance of the casual fan in Houston, because our campus is in the hood.

I've heard Marshall fans say the Citrus Bowl was in the hood, but I figured it was just smack. I know as a player I would love to play in a big stadium like the citrus bowl
10-25-2004 11:41 PM
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BTW thats a very cool page Essency ... my only question is I counted 14 games for next season, that can't be right.
10-25-2004 11:42 PM
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the citrus bowl has it's good/bad's. One of the goods, is it's size, but again we can't fill it so that's a bad. I would also like to play in a bowl game stadium, but it is again old and haven't had a lot of improvments other that outside cosmetis and only a few escalators(sp) have been added.

As for the location, it's in a not so good neighborhood, but 1/2 mile away is beautiful and I think very safe downtown so it is how you look at it. But like you said for the casual fan it is easy to get to. there are many ways to get there. It is about 10- 15 miles from campus and for our students it seems like 100 miles. While I was in schoold my fraternity took buses down there so it was no problem and you didn't have to worry about driving home drunk (remember we can sell beer there!!!!!)

so with our young school trying to start some tradition, I think the on campus stadium may be the better option. But what do I know.... 04-drinky
10-26-2004 07:31 AM
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prettyricky Wrote:BTW thats a very cool page Essency ... my only question is I counted 14 games for next season, that can't be right.
14 games is correct. We're over-scheduled. Most of those OOC games were scheduled when we were an Independent. Perhaps we need an OOC garage sale. Any body want a pay game with South Carolina? :D
10-26-2004 07:43 AM
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prettyricky Wrote:What's so bad about the citrus bowl .... is it far from the campus?

I remember when UH (houston) used to play in the dome, I actually prefered it. It wasn't so damn hot and in all honesty it was closer to where most people lived. I think that playing on-campus has hurt attendance of the casual fan in Houston, because our campus is in the hood.

I've heard Marshall fans say the Citrus Bowl was in the hood, but I figured it was just smack. I know as a player I would love to play in a big stadium like the citrus bowl
The three main beefs folks have with the Citrus Bowl is its age, location, and money.

The lower bowl was built in 1936 and it looks it...especially the restrooms. The upper deck was built in the later 80's but we rarely use it. There's been renovations in the past, but nothing major.

It's not located on campus. It's a popular thought that with an on-campus stadium, we'll get more student envolvment and a better college atmosphere. We take pride in the beauty of our campus and we want fans to tailgate, stroll around, and shop there.

The City of Orlando gets the $$$ from all the concessions and parking. Simlpy put, we want that money. Our rent for the facility isn't that bad, but why rent when you can own?

The Citrus Bowl isn't a "bad" place, just not the best place. Can't help but to walk around opponents' on-campus stadiums and feel a little envious. I think we'd like a facility where UCF sports takes priority. There's only so much we can do to the Citrus Bowl to make it ours, plus on occasion, we have to schedule around other games such as the annual Florida Classic (Florida A&M versus Bethune-Cookman).

I think most UCF alumni, boosters, and students will agree the ideal situation would be to have an on-campus stadium. Where there's a disagreement is to when. Some want it now (or in the near future), others would like it later (after we tend to our other sports). Our current AD falls to the latter...as do I. One can make an argument either way, but that's for another post. :D
10-26-2004 08:08 AM
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The Citrus Bowl is much closer to where I live than the main campus is, so for me, that is an advantage. However, I think there's no question that having games on campus would draw more student interest. I'd gladly drive the extra 13 miles if it meant I could see UCF play in a football stadium than can truly be considered a "home field."

Say . . . Troy and Louisville have stadium naming deals with Movie Gallery and Papa John's, respectively. Surely UCF can find a sponsor for an on-campus stadium?
10-26-2004 07:03 PM
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Essency Wrote:
prettyricky Wrote:BTW thats a very cool page Essency ... my only question is I counted 14 games for next season, that can't be right.
14 games is correct. We're over-scheduled. Most of those OOC games were scheduled when we were an Independent. Perhaps we need an OOC garage sale. Any body want a pay game with South Carolina? :D
We've already played twice at South Carolina's place. If they're not going to play us in Orlando, I say we drop them.
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UAB is in the exact same situation when it comes to stadium issues. The one thing we have going is that they are about to build a new dome here and we pretty much can be a tenent if we want to.

Legion Field where we play games is old and seats 80,000+. Sounds and I bet looks very similar to the Citrus Bowl. We all would love an on-campus one but you gotta have the $$$$, and they aren't cheap and hard to committ that much resources, especially if you have had the benefit of using a stadium without alot of the upkeep, construction, improvement costs.

The thing is though if we didn't have Legion Field we probably wouldn't have a team because when starting from nothing, having a stadium to go play in is what holds most schools back. UAB and UCF have both benefitted from having access to stadiums in their cities.

As for UAB playing in the dome I see both benefits (always good weather, brand new, clean) and craw backs (not primary tenant, not grass playing field, tailgating may hindered?)
11-23-2004 11:36 PM
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