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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 4416161, member: 44"] So, what I think you’re asking is, in my opinion, how much additional cost would it be worth to build a brand new stadium on campus in Storrs, at some point in the future, rather than have a say 30 year old, 40 year old, etc. patchwork stadium in East Hartford. It is pretty tough to give a specific answer to that vague a hypothetical. Some of it will depend on the condition of Rentschler field at the time the decision is made, the demand of the program and the method of financing. Obviously, it’s not a question of, to use the figures you posed in your hypothetical, the University putting 200 million in cash down. It would probably be bonding over a minimum of 30 years. A cost of $6 2/3 million a year doesn’t seem prohibitive, especially when it is offset by the fact that the university would no longer be paying the CDRA rent for the use of Rentschler field, plus guaranteeing losses. Keep in mind, as well, that the university would also be earning concession in parking revenue, which it does not now. Boy, as you start to break down the numbers, it does seem like it’s pretty feasible, doesn’t it? [/QUOTE]