Arms Race

[CL82]

Storrs certainly could do it but…

At this point between the rent and playing half our basketball games at xl we’ve conditioned fans to have that convenience factor. So at a time when we are already begging fans to come to football games, telling them to drive further with worse traffic is a tough sell. Staying after for tailgating is certainly more fun than sitting in traffic but it’s still adding to the time commitment factor.

I wish we could go back in time and build on campus. I also think if we ever got back to our peak and the program had some buzz we should be thinking on campus because there certainly are advantages to it. But right now where we’re at I don’t think it would be the right move even if we had the money and could figure out the politics

Fully agree that isn't to make the case for a new stadium coming off a 3–9 year. Football stadiums have a stated life of 30 years, though after 20 years they require large investment. When it comes time to invest a significant amount of money at the Rent, the state should consider whether that money would be better spent in Storrs. That's probably a debate for 2033 though.

I will respectfully suggest that going to a game in the middle of a former airfield might be considered less attractive than going to a game back on campus. You may be right and fans coming from the west of Hartford may be unwilling to travel an extra 30 minutes to go back to campus six times a year, but somehow every other fanbase in college football seems to be able to endure the inconvenience.

 

[Palatine]

The tail gating at the Rent is very good. Lots of parking, plenty of room for tents, throwing the football around, corn hole, etc.

 

[CJasmer]

Big winner of Rent being built was Pratt & Whitney not having to property tax anymore.

 

[Bongo Fury]

Big winner of Rent being built was Pratt & Whitney not having to property tax anymore.

And not having to pay for environmental remediation likely.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

And not having to pay for environmental remediation likely.

I went to a home game at the Rent, four times in 20 years for a reason. Actually went to more away games.