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CTBballfan243 said:
In general, I don’t spend much time watching college football. I watch UConn football. Same thing for college sports in general. I’ll watch UConn but other than that not much else. So for me, I don’t really care what happens to the NCAA or college sports.
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Ok, cool - so you'd fit into Group 2 above. I think there are lots of people in that group across the US, especially in the northern tier states.
 
ESPN can be none-too-happy with the ACC joining the Fox properties to reign in the power and money that would flow to SEC. Look for ACC to get a renegotiation with ESPN and leave this alliance.
 
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CAtlantic said:
In the "now they tell us" news:

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That is a b--s---! crazy statement from him.

The cost of building a stadium currently will forever cripple the university. It's an insane proposition.
 
billybud said:
www.lansingstatejournal.com

Michigan State football, men's basketball players to receive monthly stipend

United Wholesale Mortgage, a top mortgage lender, will sponsor\u00a0all 133 Michigan State football & men's basketball players with $500 a month.
www.lansingstatejournal.com www.lansingstatejournal.com


Each student-athlete will be paid $500 per month during the duration of their playing career, Ishbia told the Free Press on Wednesday.
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Wow---United Mortgage has a of money to burn. $800k a year. "The backup lineman for MSU says, 'Be Sure to get your Mortgage from United'." OK Scooter, I will.
 
upstater said:
Wow---United Mortgage has a of money to burn. $800k a year. "The backup lineman for MSU says, 'Be Sure to get your Mortgage from United'." OK Scooter, I will.
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Won’t last. Mortgage companies are boom and bust.
 
Storrs South said:
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I guess he's referring to this:
kkam.com

Kirby Hocutt Alludes to Two-Part Expansion Process for Big 12

Hocutt made the comments during an interview on the Texas Tech Sports Network broadcast of the Texas Tech- Houston game.
kkam.com kkam.com

"The other revelation during Hocutt's interview with Jensen and Harris is that the Big 12 Conference could already be planning a second set of expansion.

Hocutt told the duo that he sees conference realignment being an "eight to 10-year process" for the Big 12. A second set of schools could be invited to the Big 12 Conference once the exits of Texas and Oklahoma, and the integration of the first set of new schools, is completed."
 
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upstater said:
That is a b--s---! crazy statement from him.

The cost of building a stadium currently will forever cripple the university. It's an insane proposition.
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I'm unsure what USF leaders have in mind. But UCF built the Bounce House for $54 million about fifteen years ago. USF could probably construct something similar for not a lot more money if they want.

Regardless, money for collegiate athletics in Florida cannot come from state appropriations. USF will have to raise private dollars and maybe (probably) hit students with a larger athletic fee to fund whatever they do.
 
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Eavesdrop said:
I'm unsure what USF leaders have in mind. But UCF built the Bounce House for $54 million about fifteen years ago. USF could probably construct something similar for not a lot more money if they want.

Regardless, money for collegiate athletics in Florida cannot come from state appropriations. USF will have to raise private dollars and maybe (probably) hit students with a larger athletic fee to fund whatever they do.
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Do you have any notion what has happened to the cost of construction in 15 years?
 
Pudge said:
Do you have any notion what has happened to the cost of construction in 15 years?
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Yes. Non-residential construction inflation has averaged a bit more than 4 percent per year over the past twenty years.
 
Pudge said:
Do you have any notion what has happened to the cost of construction in 15 years?
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Where I am in South Florida we struggle to build a nice, medium sized custom house for less that 900k. I can’t fathom building a football stadium for anything less than 400 million and that would be a major accomplishment. I’m guessing the Rent would cost close to 500 million right now.
 
Hoophound said:
Where I am in South Florida we struggle to build a nice, medium sized custom house for less that 900k. I can’t fathom building a football stadium for anything less than 400 million and that would be a major accomplishment. I’m guessing the Rent would cost close to 500 million right now.
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Again, I have no idea what are/will be USF's plans. I can state that UCF's stadium was built on the cheap with the intent to expand, renovate and build around it.

It would not cost anywhere near $400 million to build that original stadium on a plot of university owned land in Tampa, FL today.

www.constructionequipmentguide.com

UCF Golden Knights Armed With On-Campus Stadium : CEG

Fans of the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) football team will have a new place to shout cheers, wear black and gold jerseys and wave UCF flags. Officials at Wharton-Smith, the project’s construction manager, said UCF’s Bright House Stadium will be completed in mid-August.
www.constructionequipmentguide.com www.constructionequipmentguide.com
 
Eavesdrop said:
I'm unsure what USF leaders have in mind. But UCF built the Bounce House for $54 million about fifteen years ago. USF could probably construct something similar for not a lot more money if they want.

Regardless, money for collegiate athletics in Florida cannot come from state appropriations. USF will have to raise private dollars and maybe (probably) hit students with a larger athletic fee to fund whatever they do.
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Private dollars though has always been a joke when it comes to stadiums. They use the private money as income for the AD. Buildings and stadiums are then bonded out by the university. It's how they always do it.
 
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upstater said:
Private dollars though has always been a joke when it comes to stadiums. They use the private money as income for the AD. Buildings and stadiums are then bonded out by the university. It's how they always do it.
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Yes. I'm sure a bond issuance is coming.

I worked in fundraising at Florida State. Bonds for athletic projects at public universities in Florida are secured by the school's booster organizations, not the university.

They'll use donations, future ticket revenue, royalties and other sources to pay off the debt.
 
huskymedic said:
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So you’re going to persuade Boise by inviting them to a conference with more travel and about the same football quality? Ditto App St.
and this is akso going to be attractive to Army who wasn’t interested in the AAC before?
 
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