Board passes $22M for stadium design

[Bulls On Parade]

48 minutes ago, Bull Matrix said:

That is great news. 35k is perfect for now errr 2026. History lesson to all you kiddos. Does anyone remember how small Gainesville OCS was when they first started?? Give you a hint they didn’t have endzone seating 

35k seems small cause students and opposing fans will take a chunk of that. Especially if this team is winning by then...I'd start at 40k seats. 

 

 

[jjlovecub]

7 minutes ago, Bulls On Parade said:

35k seems small cause students and opposing fans will take a chunk of that. Especially if this team is winning by then...I'd start at 40k seats. 

 

 

I agree. 40,000 seems like a much better number. I would be curious the cost differential to go from a 35,000 seat stadium to a 40,000

[bulloni]

28 minutes ago, jjlovecub said:

I agree. 40,000 seems like a much better number. I would be curious the cost differential to go from a 35,000 seat stadium to a 40,000

35k seats, with a huge berm in one endzone and enough standing room only to allow 40k capacity seems like the perfect compromise.

30-35k will feel like a full house and it'll be easy to have a great atmosphere to get students to keep coming back. But then for big games we could accommodate the extra demand

[79 Bull]

32 minutes ago, jjlovecub said:

I agree. 40,000 seems like a much better number. I would be curious the cost differential to go from a 35,000 seat stadium to a 40,000

I also agree now.  The extra 4,000 to 5,000 "seats" could just be a grass hill with bleachers and a large concourse at the top of one of the end zones. That entire endzone could just be sold general admission/SRO.  I like how Navy's worked...

@bulloni jinx!

Edited April 25, 2023 by 79 Bull

[Jim Johnson]

1 hour ago, Bulls On Parade said:

35k seems small cause students and opposing fans will take a chunk of that. Especially if this team is winning by then...I'd start at 40k seats. 

 

 

Students, the band, opponents, faculty & staff section, and the team itself (recruits, player families).

[USF_Bullsharks]

I'm fine with 35k to start but once we can and have the need, expand to 40-45k should be a priority. 

Over the past few years, we have only hit 35k based on our opponent. Once it's sustainable (and season tickets are sold out), we expand. 

[Bulls On Parade]

3 hours ago, jjlovecub said:

I agree. 40,000 seems like a much better number. I would be curious the cost differential to go from a 35,000 seat stadium to a 40,000

Yea it's like building a home...sometimes it's makes more sense to put in some upgrades now than upgrade later and pay way more. 

A good compromise might be 35k with a larger berm area so could hold 40k. 

 

[USF_Bullsharks]

Cincinnati's BOT just approved $134MM for IPF/performance facility. 

https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/04/26/uc-sheakley-indoor-practice-approval-costs-jump.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_6&cx_artPos=2#cxrecs_s

Also a reddit thread in /CFB on it but Reddit is blocked at work so can't link it now. 

[Sk00b]

7 hours ago, USF_Bullsharks said:

Cincinnati's BOT just approved $134MM for IPF/performance facility. 

https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/04/26/uc-sheakley-indoor-practice-approval-costs-jump.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_6&cx_artPos=2#cxrecs_s

Also a reddit thread in /CFB on it but Reddit is blocked at work so can't link it now. 

Man. How are they going to block Reddit! Smh...

Edited April 27, 2023 by Sk00b
Why! I work IT and we should block reddit... lol

[Gismo]

35k is a good number. 
 

Ten years ago I thought 40k would be good for and OCS. Since then college football attendance has been declining, and USFs draw has declined as well. 35k is plenty. 
 

If we ever become a winning program again, the scarcity might increase the perceived demand.