UPDATE: XL upgrades back on track
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Sit low in the corners and let me know how much of the game you can see
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The XL’s issues have to do with age and deferred maintenance from the 1990-2000s. Lots of things just need replacement. How many people still have the furnace or water heater or even roof from 1980? I agree that sight lines etc are fine there.
If they were planning to replace the XL, Bridgeport is probably the right size. Unless you have an NHL, NBA franchise that plays all its home games there, or UConn does for both basketball and hockey, no call for a larger facility.
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In 2024 you should only purchase plans that feature unlimited data. Wifi is so 2020.
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I guess you haven't been to Gampel lately.
Have unlimited data- Verizon cellular is non existent in that hell hole
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Cellular data does not work at either Gampel and XL
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I'm a xl season ticket holder and also attend random gampel games and get cellular data. Are you with a secondary company like Cricket or Mint? Those service providers do not get preferred usage on cell towers.
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I never get data at either with Verizon and an iPhone 14 Pro.
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I have Verizon and a S10+ and do get it. Not always great, but I do get it.
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As they say, lipstick on a pig. Expensive lipstick, but lipstick nonetheless.
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It really needs to be leveled and started from scratch. It is ugly and outdated, just an abomination on the outside. Some architecture is worth saving but this building is not one of them.
That said, look what they did with the Perelli Building in New Haven. It's a much more unique building despite the brutalist design.
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That said, look what they did with the Perelli Building in New Haven. It's a much more unique building despite the brutalist design.
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So for the average fan, no upgrade whatsoever to the game day experience, unless I missed something. But yeah, obviously you need a roof.
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This plan is know as the “Lower Bowl Plan” as it focuses on the lower bowl and infrastructure. It’s essentially enabling the XL to modernize and draw new acts while becoming profitable.
For the average fan in the upper bowl (like myself) I believe we get enhanced concessions, new digital signs throughout the arena, better WiFi, more shows, and a general refresh (paint etc).
It’s not a rebuild but should keep the old girl going and profitable.
Future of XL Center discussed during meeting
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A meeting over the future of the XL Center in Hartford wrapped up early Tuesday afternoon.
Members of the Capitol Region Developing Authority voted to approve an agreement with OVG.
Channel 3 was told that it was a 20-year agreement.
The state in exchange would spend about $145 million in renovations. OVG would kick in about $20 million.
The plan would be to have OVG take over and run the XL Center.
Officials have been discussing for years about how repairs to the venue were badly needed.
The plan would include new luxury seating and upgraded locker rooms for the University of Connecticut.
UConn’s back-to-back men’s NCAA Tournament basketball championships had a lot to do with the decision, officials said.
The state Bonding Commission still needs to approve some of the money.
A new name for the venue is also on the table. OVG would have the right.
The renovations would start in July 2026.
www.wfsb.com
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A meeting over the future of the XL Center in Hartford wrapped up early Tuesday afternoon.
Members of the Capitol Region Developing Authority voted to approve an agreement with OVG.
Channel 3 was told that it was a 20-year agreement.
The state in exchange would spend about $145 million in renovations. OVG would kick in about $20 million.
The plan would be to have OVG take over and run the XL Center.
Officials have been discussing for years about how repairs to the venue were badly needed.
The plan would include new luxury seating and upgraded locker rooms for the University of Connecticut.
UConn’s back-to-back men’s NCAA Tournament basketball championships had a lot to do with the decision, officials said.
The state Bonding Commission still needs to approve some of the money.
A new name for the venue is also on the table. OVG would have the right.
The renovations would start in July 2026.
Future of XL Center discussed during meeting
Members of the Capitol Region Developing Authority voted to approve an agreement with OVG.
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They’ve updated their story because a lot of that isn’t right. Renovations will start next month with completion in early 2026.Future of XL Center discussed during meeting
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A meeting over the future of the XL Center in Hartford wrapped up early Tuesday afternoon.
Members of the Capitol Region Developing Authority voted to approve an agreement with OVG.
Channel 3 was told that it was a 20-year agreement.
The state in exchange would spend about $145 million in renovations. OVG would kick in about $20 million.
The plan would be to have OVG take over and run the XL Center.
Officials have been discussing for years about how repairs to the venue were badly needed.
The plan would include new luxury seating and upgraded locker rooms for the University of Connecticut.
UConn’s back-to-back men’s NCAA Tournament basketball championships had a lot to do with the decision, officials said.
The state Bonding Commission still needs to approve some of the money.
A new name for the venue is also on the table. OVG would have the right.
The renovations would start in July 2026.
Future of XL Center discussed during meeting
Members of the Capitol Region Developing Authority voted to approve an agreement with OVG.
Revised:
Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam says that this is a win as well as a chance to cash in on UConn’s superpower status.
“We have been talking a lot to uconn and growing that link between the city of hartford and uconn and bringing that basketball capitol of the world here and building on that,” he said.
The renovations could start this August, and it would take about two years to complete. The XL Center would be open for the duration of the project.
Future of XL Center discussed during meeting
Members of the Capitol Region Developing Authority voted to approve an agreement with OVG.