swoosh
Posts: 303
Nov 9, 2011 4:26am
Baylor doesn't deserve it. Big time schools like in Pac-12 or SEC deserve it. When Baylor starts winning, propose it. But Baylor is just to bad for a stadium that nice. I'm tying to insult no one, but Baylor just isn't the winningest school there is.
swoosh
Posts: 303
Nov 9, 2011 4:27am
But it's really nice... What's the capacity?
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Nov 9, 2011 7:12am
Still in the very early stages. It's still proposed but not confirmed. This is what the article I grabbed the pic from has to say about capacity.IchsCreekPRIDE;964457 wrote:But it's really nice... What's the capacity?
The results of the fan survey and feasibility study will answer questions related to the stadium, including naming rights, stadium revenues, seating capacity, number of suites, club seating, function space and other amenities.
swoosh
Posts: 303
Nov 9, 2011 7:18am
Ok. I'm guessing somewhere from 71,000-87,000 seating. It would look nice. Give that to an NFL team for all I care. Baylor doesn't win so much that they need a stadium like that.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Nov 9, 2011 8:19am
IchsCreekPRIDE;964456 wrote:Baylor doesn't deserve it. Big time schools like in Pac-12 or SEC deserve it. When Baylor starts winning, propose it. But Baylor is just to bad for a stadium that nice. I'm tying to insult no one, but Baylor just isn't the winningest school there is.
What's it matter to you if Baylor gets a new football stadium? lolIchsCreekPRIDE;964478 wrote:Ok. I'm guessing somewhere from 71,000-87,000 seating. It would look nice. Give that to an NFL team for all I care. Baylor doesn't win so much that they need a stadium like that.
swoosh
Posts: 303
Nov 9, 2011 8:29am
It's Baylor. If they wanna make a new stadium, make it 64,00 seater. Better teams than them deserve that.
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enigmaax
Posts: 4,511
Nov 9, 2011 9:39am
And it is Baylor's money. They deserve whatever they can afford.IchsCreekPRIDE;964523 wrote:It's Baylor. If they wanna make a new stadium, make it 64,00 seater. Better teams than them deserve that.
Jester
Posts: 700
Nov 9, 2011 10:55am
So only the good schools can have nice stuff? Oh, that makes sense. :rolleyes:
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Nov 9, 2011 11:10am
It's not about what you deserve, it's about what you're able to afford and what you think is feasible. It's not like Baylor is entering some competition to win a new stadium.IchsCreekPRIDE;964523 wrote:It's Baylor. If they wanna make a new stadium, make it 64,00 seater. Better teams than them deserve that.
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Nov 9, 2011 11:13am
It really does. Look at all the crappy schools with crappy things. Why should crappy schools get nice stuff?Jester;964757 wrote:So only the good schools can have nice stuff? Oh, that makes sense. :rolleyes:
If they feel like this is the best move for their institution, so be it...time will tell.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Nov 9, 2011 11:19am
All crappy schools have crappy facilities? You sure about that?OSH;964789 wrote:It really does. Look at all the crappy schools with crappy things. Why should crappy schools get nice stuff?
If they feel like this is the best move for their institution, so be it...time will tell.
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Nov 9, 2011 11:23am
Nope. Read it again.SportsAndLady;964797 wrote:All crappy schools have crappy facilities? You sure about that?
I said, "look at all the crappy schools with crappy things." I didn't say, "look at all the crappy schools and they all have crappy facilities."
I think it's pretty common to see crappy schools with crappy facilities compared to good schools with crappy facilities -- especially when talking athletics. Schools that are labeled "good" will probably be investing more into their facilities than schools that are labeled "crappy." Sure, there are some crappy schools that have some nice things, but that's not typical.
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Nov 9, 2011 11:30am
Often a crappy program getting a nice stadium will help said crappy program to become a less crappy program (read: Oregon and Oklahoma State). Those programs aren't where they are today primarily because of great coaching, they are where they are today because they each have an "owner" that gave them world-class facilities to attract talent.
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Nov 9, 2011 11:55am
I agree. But there's a difference in crappy programs and crappy schools.krambman;964824 wrote:Often a crappy program getting a nice stadium will help said crappy program to become a less crappy program (read: Oregon and Oklahoma State). Those programs aren't where they are today primarily because of great coaching, they are where they are today because they each have an "owner" that gave them world-class facilities to attract talent.
There are many crappy programs. But there's a reason they are crappy...the institution doesn't invest anything in them except for their operating budgets. I would venture to say that's 75-90% of all college athletic programs. There are just so many that institutions could care less about -- honestly, most of them are probably women's sports because many exist due to Title IX reasons.
Those crappy programs get a turn-around because the institution or a generous donor decides to invest in the program. That's the turn-around. Once there's investment, there is "care." All of a sudden, that program gets all the hoopla because of someone or some peoples' investments.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Nov 9, 2011 11:57am
I'm much rather watch Baylor than Notre Dame.
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Nov 9, 2011 12:15pm
We know Sleep, we know
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Nov 9, 2011 12:35pm
hahaha repsFab1b;964872 wrote:We know Sleep, we know
swoosh
Posts: 303
Dec 15, 2011 5:28am
Baylor could of used that this year. Now since RG3 left, they'll be crap for another 7 years and I'll care less for what Baylor gets.
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cats gone wild
Posts: 2,651
Dec 15, 2011 11:19am
Yeah, I could see that happening at a church college too. :rolleyes:SportsAndLady;963006 wrote:So many drunk people are gonna jump off that bridge in the water
at least I would
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Dec 15, 2011 11:48am
lolcats gone wild;1015762 wrote:Yeah, I could see that happening at a church college too. :rolleyes:
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Dec 15, 2011 12:00pm
It looks like a nice stadium. The awning going all the way around looks to be a nice touch, wonder if they'll be any green living components added to that to help shiled fans from the hot Texas sun
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Dec 16, 2011 10:23am
Yep, it'll be just like all of those drunk people that jump off the Lane Avenue bridge into the Olentangy at OSU games.SportsAndLady;963006 wrote:So many drunk people are gonna jump off that bridge in the water
at least I would
How many times have you made the leap, S&L?
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Dec 16, 2011 10:34am
Zero, I didn't go to OSUkrambman;1016968 wrote:Yep, it'll be just like all of those drunk people that jump off the Lane Avenue bridge into the Olentangy at OSU games.
How many times have you made the leap, S&L?
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Dec 16, 2011 11:07am
Back in the 80s a guy jumped / fell off the King Ave bridge before a game. He lived and still tells the story frequently.
Tobias Fünke
Posts: 2,387
Dec 17, 2011 2:14am
So once in thirty years. Sounds frequent.