stadium update
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Is it me or did that article leave you with more questions than answers?
Part of the article made it sound like they had a plan for funding, yet the next part of it made it seem like they had no clue on how they would raise the money for the land. I do like the fact they are pulling back on the size of the stadium as well. I think 45K would be ideal size with a max of maybe 50K. There were some people that felt it was a bad location, but it is right by the airport and very close to the strip/university. Not sure where the downside is in that.
My gut tells me there is a plan in place and they are being very quiet about the whole thing.
Part of the article made it sound like they had a plan for funding, yet the next part of it made it seem like they had no clue on how they would raise the money for the land. I do like the fact they are pulling back on the size of the stadium as well. I think 45K would be ideal size with a max of maybe 50K. There were some people that felt it was a bad location, but it is right by the airport and very close to the strip/university. Not sure where the downside is in that.
My gut tells me there is a plan in place and they are being very quiet about the whole thing.
I'm hoping for a 50-55K seat stadium.
The location by both campus and the Strip, I feel, will significantly impact attendance and make games a bigger "event" than what Sam Boyd provides. Much bigger. "When" this stadium is built and UNLV becomes a winner program, additional high-profile schools will come to Vegas to face the Rebels. Opposing fans will travel to watch their team play on the Las Vegas Strip, and the locals will support a winner if we start stringing successful seasons together. Can you imagine a home-opener against UCLA played on the Strip, especially if the game was expected to be competitive? Tailgating in the bright lights of Vegas would be special. With the proper infrastructure and culture changes I honestly think we would need at least 50K.
This is the vision.
It may seem like a pipedream now because we've been stuck in the stone ages for 30 years. The only reason UNLV attendance has lacked is because the program has been SO bad for SO long and the game atmosphere in the sticks is SO bland. Yet even with a short blip of really mild success during JRob's brief tenure we saw a spike in attendance with about 27K fans per game. The city is starving for bona fide success in football, and if we actually achieve it "they will come".
I really believe this pursuit to building this stadium will be a game-changer "when" it happens. Vegas is a unique city. The potential for major college football is here as long as the pieces get put into place, which effort we're finally seeing. For the first time UNLV is investing in football and once the Medical School gets underway and settled in we'll then see the football stadium climb up to tip-top priority. The spot on Koval and Tropicana is the ideal location. I actually like that spot better than any other part of the campus because of its proximity to the Strip.
Not to mention, the Las Vegas Bowl would benefit tremendously and will get bigger after this development.
The location by both campus and the Strip, I feel, will significantly impact attendance and make games a bigger "event" than what Sam Boyd provides. Much bigger. "When" this stadium is built and UNLV becomes a winner program, additional high-profile schools will come to Vegas to face the Rebels. Opposing fans will travel to watch their team play on the Las Vegas Strip, and the locals will support a winner if we start stringing successful seasons together. Can you imagine a home-opener against UCLA played on the Strip, especially if the game was expected to be competitive? Tailgating in the bright lights of Vegas would be special. With the proper infrastructure and culture changes I honestly think we would need at least 50K.
This is the vision.
It may seem like a pipedream now because we've been stuck in the stone ages for 30 years. The only reason UNLV attendance has lacked is because the program has been SO bad for SO long and the game atmosphere in the sticks is SO bland. Yet even with a short blip of really mild success during JRob's brief tenure we saw a spike in attendance with about 27K fans per game. The city is starving for bona fide success in football, and if we actually achieve it "they will come".
I really believe this pursuit to building this stadium will be a game-changer "when" it happens. Vegas is a unique city. The potential for major college football is here as long as the pieces get put into place, which effort we're finally seeing. For the first time UNLV is investing in football and once the Medical School gets underway and settled in we'll then see the football stadium climb up to tip-top priority. The spot on Koval and Tropicana is the ideal location. I actually like that spot better than any other part of the campus because of its proximity to the Strip.
Not to mention, the Las Vegas Bowl would benefit tremendously and will get bigger after this development.
My concern with going over 50k seats is the overall cost of the stadium. The higher the costs the greater chance they will need some tax funding to get this thing done. Personally I have no issue with it, but Vegas by and large rejects just about anything that increase taxes regardless of how small.
Regardless, at least the needle is starting to point in the right direction and we will probably see this thing get done finally.
