(07-16-2018 02:00 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 01:15 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 11:33 AM)3601 Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 11:28 AM)btiger Wrote:  

(07-14-2018 09:12 AM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  ignoring the potential effects on Tiger Football , good or bad, does any one think this is a good idea worth a hundred million dollars? or anything close to that number?*






* this planning on benefitting from kickacks from the project please don't comment

if done right it can be a huge for the local economy. soccer fields and lacrosse fields bring thousands of visitors to town for weekend events. they fill the hotels and restaurants for the weekend. many of the tournaments require three night stays. Indianapolis area has huge investment in amateur sports facilities and it has been very good for the city and surrounding area

I think it is hard for people who haven't had kids who play youth travel sports to understand how big some of these events are and how much revenue they produce.

There is a huge youth volleyball tournament in St. Louis every President's Day weekend. It probably generates as much revenue for the city as the SEC basketball tournament did this past March.

yep. and you can have several per year.

It sounds like the proposed building would be able to host basketball, volleyball, cheer & dance, wrestling, etc. Apparently, these cheer & dance tournaments are HUGE.

only problem I see is lack of hotels nearby

(07-16-2018 02:02 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 02:00 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 01:15 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 11:33 AM)3601 Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 11:28 AM)btiger Wrote:  if done right it can be a huge for the local economy. soccer fields and lacrosse fields bring thousands of visitors to town for weekend events. they fill the hotels and restaurants for the weekend. many of the tournaments require three night stays. Indianapolis area has huge investment in amateur sports facilities and it has been very good for the city and surrounding area

I think it is hard for people who haven't had kids who play youth travel sports to understand how big some of these events are and how much revenue they produce.

There is a huge youth volleyball tournament in St. Louis every President's Day weekend. It probably generates as much revenue for the city as the SEC basketball tournament did this past March.

yep. and you can have several per year.

It sounds like the proposed building would be able to host basketball, volleyball, cheer & dance, wrestling, etc. Apparently, these cheer & dance tournaments are HUGE.

only problem I see is lack of hotels nearby

And why would people come here for cheer & dance tournaments when they can go to Orlando instead?

(07-16-2018 02:15 PM)aardWolf Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 02:02 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 02:00 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 01:15 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 11:33 AM)3601 Wrote:  I think it is hard for people who haven't had kids who play youth travel sports to understand how big some of these events are and how much revenue they produce.

There is a huge youth volleyball tournament in St. Louis every President's Day weekend. It probably generates as much revenue for the city as the SEC basketball tournament did this past March.

yep. and you can have several per year.

It sounds like the proposed building would be able to host basketball, volleyball, cheer & dance, wrestling, etc. Apparently, these cheer & dance tournaments are HUGE.

only problem I see is lack of hotels nearby

And why would people come here for cheer & dance tournaments when they can go to Orlando instead?

cheer, dance, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball.....they go where the tournaments are

(07-16-2018 02:15 PM)aardWolf Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 02:02 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 02:00 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 01:15 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 11:33 AM)3601 Wrote:  I think it is hard for people who haven't had kids who play youth travel sports to understand how big some of these events are and how much revenue they produce.

There is a huge youth volleyball tournament in St. Louis every President's Day weekend. It probably generates as much revenue for the city as the SEC basketball tournament did this past March.

yep. and you can have several per year.

It sounds like the proposed building would be able to host basketball, volleyball, cheer & dance, wrestling, etc. Apparently, these cheer & dance tournaments are HUGE.

only problem I see is lack of hotels nearby

And why would people come here for cheer & dance tournaments when they can go to Orlando instead?

Ever pay Orlando prices for these things?

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(07-16-2018 02:15 PM)aardWolf Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 02:02 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 02:00 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 01:15 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 11:33 AM)3601 Wrote:  I think it is hard for people who haven't had kids who play youth travel sports to understand how big some of these events are and how much revenue they produce.

There is a huge youth volleyball tournament in St. Louis every President's Day weekend. It probably generates as much revenue for the city as the SEC basketball tournament did this past March.

yep. and you can have several per year.

It sounds like the proposed building would be able to host basketball, volleyball, cheer & dance, wrestling, etc. Apparently, these cheer & dance tournaments are HUGE.

only problem I see is lack of hotels nearby

And why would people come here for cheer & dance tournaments when they can go to Orlando instead?

Maybe Varsity being located here might be beneficial.

I'd love a simple new Libertyland, and, expand later.

(07-18-2018 12:49 PM)rc0213 Wrote:  I'd love a simple new Libertyland, and, expand later.

Libertyland may be nostalgic, but it was a bush league second rate amusement park.

(07-11-2018 09:09 AM)BandwagonJumper Wrote:  

Quote:A more modest Fairgrounds plan: If last year's $160 million plan to redevelop ye olde Mid-South Fairgrounds seemed too good to be true — well, that was true.

Paul Young, the city's development guru, presented a revised, more modest, roughly $100 million plan to the Memphis City Council on Tuesday, as Tom Charlier reports. The main reason for the change: The Tourism Development Zone (TDZ) estimates were lower than originally expected, Young told me. Even so, the renderings look A+:

Quote:Interesting side note: The revision puts Memphis closer to the very first, $100 million plan for the Fairgrounds presented 13 years ago.

Here's the overview of the revised Fairgrounds proposal:

What a large wast of money this would be.

I've got a wast nest out back that I'm gonna take care out of after a couple more beers.

(07-18-2018 07:52 PM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(07-11-2018 09:09 AM)BandwagonJumper Wrote:  

Quote:A more modest Fairgrounds plan: If last year's $160 million plan to redevelop ye olde Mid-South Fairgrounds seemed too good to be true — well, that was true.

Paul Young, the city's development guru, presented a revised, more modest, roughly $100 million plan to the Memphis City Council on Tuesday, as Tom Charlier reports. The main reason for the change: The Tourism Development Zone (TDZ) estimates were lower than originally expected, Young told me. Even so, the renderings look A+:

Quote:Interesting side note: The revision puts Memphis closer to the very first, $100 million plan for the Fairgrounds presented 13 years ago.

Here's the overview of the revised Fairgrounds proposal:

What a large wast of money this would be.

Same thing some said about rebuilding Overton Square and the Sears Crosstown project. We all know how well those turned out.

(07-18-2018 08:27 PM)karter25 Wrote:  

(07-18-2018 07:52 PM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(07-11-2018 09:09 AM)BandwagonJumper Wrote:  

Quote:A more modest Fairgrounds plan: If last year's $160 million plan to redevelop ye olde Mid-South Fairgrounds seemed too good to be true — well, that was true.

Paul Young, the city's development guru, presented a revised, more modest, roughly $100 million plan to the Memphis City Council on Tuesday, as Tom Charlier reports. The main reason for the change: The Tourism Development Zone (TDZ) estimates were lower than originally expected, Young told me. Even so, the renderings look A+:

Quote:Interesting side note: The revision puts Memphis closer to the very first, $100 million plan for the Fairgrounds presented 13 years ago.

Here's the overview of the revised Fairgrounds proposal:

What a large wast of money this would be.

Same thing some said about rebuilding Overton Square and the Sears Crosstown project. We all know how well those turned out.

For the record, I thought Sears Crosstown project was good, i don't see the value/upside in a sports complex.

(07-18-2018 08:52 PM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(07-18-2018 08:27 PM)karter25 Wrote:  

(07-18-2018 07:52 PM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(07-11-2018 09:09 AM)BandwagonJumper Wrote:  

Quote:A more modest Fairgrounds plan: If last year's $160 million plan to redevelop ye olde Mid-South Fairgrounds seemed too good to be true — well, that was true.

Paul Young, the city's development guru, presented a revised, more modest, roughly $100 million plan to the Memphis City Council on Tuesday, as Tom Charlier reports. The main reason for the change: The Tourism Development Zone (TDZ) estimates were lower than originally expected, Young told me. Even so, the renderings look A+:

Quote:Interesting side note: The revision puts Memphis closer to the very first, $100 million plan for the Fairgrounds presented 13 years ago.

Here's the overview of the revised Fairgrounds proposal:

What a large wast of money this would be.

Same thing some said about rebuilding Overton Square and the Sears Crosstown project. We all know how well those turned out.

For the record, I thought Sears Crosstown project was good, i don't see the value/upside in a sports complex.

I am sure you thought Sears was a good idea.

Tiger Lane needs to be tripled into a T shaped complex with green space for kids with activities. They are our future fans.

(07-18-2018 09:33 PM)karter25 Wrote:  

(07-18-2018 08:52 PM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(07-18-2018 08:27 PM)karter25 Wrote:  

(07-18-2018 07:52 PM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(07-11-2018 09:09 AM)BandwagonJumper Wrote:  

What a large wast of money this would be.

Same thing some said about rebuilding Overton Square and the Sears Crosstown project. We all know how well those turned out.

For the record, I thought Sears Crosstown project was good, i don't see the value/upside in a sports complex.

I am sure you thought Sears was a good idea.

Yep, i wrote a paper on upgrading the sears building while at CBU while getting my MBA in 2010.