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Message: [QUOTE="Nostical, post: 5065647, member: 749"] Given that the announced entry date for our football program to join the BIG XII conference is 2031, that 7 year itch gives us the time we need to scratch it. [B]We will have an on campus stadium[/B] because UConn's campus is an exceptional jewel in the fall and will become the showplace for prospective students/parents coming to games or watching the game-day atmosphere on TV. The State poured almost $5 Billion into that campus over the past 30 years. There's no way our boosters (or the State) will want to throw big money into a" bus the students to an off-site venue rehab expansion" that does nothing to enhance the image of UConn's incredible campus and quintessential New England collegiate experience. [I]Meanwhile, the Rent is currently the farthest stadium from campus of any major college in the nation.[/I] That should never be a point of pride! The BIG XII will prefer it on campus. Show me any school spending huge dollars putting up a new (or spending huge dollars to enhance) a stadium....[I]far from campus.[/I] It isn't happening. (At least when UCLA students head 17 miles from campus they reach the iconic Rose Bowl) UConn is 19 miles away from PAWSARF. The 5 universities with the longest distances to their off-campus football stadiums are: 1. UConn: [B]Pratt & Whitney Stadium [/B]19 miles from campus. 2. Miami (FL):[B] Hard Rock Stadium [/B]17 miles 3. UCLA:[B] Rose Bowl [/B]17 miles. 4. Texas San Antonio:[B] Alamodome[/B] 15 miles 5. South Florida:[B] Raymond James Stadium[/B] 8 miles. [I]Note USF begins building a 35,000 seat on-campus stadium this fall at cost of $340M. It opens in 3 years 2027[/I] All universities with off-campus stadiums can face unique challenges: 1. Transportation and Accessibility: Students and fans need reliable transportation to reach the stadium, which can be costly and time-consuming. Distance from campus, when converted to time to get to the venue, can be a buzz-kill for many students. 2. Atmosphere and Attendance: The distance can negatively impact the game-day atmosphere and attendance, as fewer students may be willing to travel. And the logistics of catching pre-scheduled transportation is a pain. Tell me if you'd like this as a student: At UConn, buses for students attending football games at the Rent begin leaving the Storrs campus 2.5 hours before the game, with the last bus departing 1.5 hours prior to kickoff. It can take 30 to 40 minutes to make those trips.The return journeys begin [I]at the start of the third quarter.[/I] The buses don't depart until they're full, and the last bus departs 30 minutes after the game ends. The stands empty early and Lord help us if there's a great ending and you want to celebrate, Now, close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, and try to picture what a campus stadium scene might be like for those thousands of students who have no bus to catch! [/QUOTE]

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