I said this a while back

[Brad]

How long did it take to build Raymond James?  Trip?

I remember it being built pronto before any schools, roads or emergency services.  Wasn’t it 18 months?

[BDYZR]

2 hours ago, CousinRicky said:

If you could have convinced Vinik to put $5 million towards NIL we'd have 4 or 5 quality players. Having an OCS will convince absolutely no one in this day to come to USF. 

Maybe for one year. Then what? Find someone to donate another $5mil? Hopefully? Build an OCS is a long lasting investment, not one year rent.

[Triple B]

42 minutes ago, Brad said:

How long did it take to build Raymond James?  Trip?

I remember it being built pronto before any schools, roads or emergency services.  Wasn’t it 18 months?

19 months, 6 days and 15 hours ……. How the **** would I know??

[Brad]

13 minutes ago, Triple B said:

19 months, 6 days and 15 hours ……. How the **** would I know??

Probably pretty close.  

[Brad]

Per the fine folks at Wikipedia:

 

On September 3, 1996, the ballot measure passed by a margin of 53% to 47%.^[14]After the vote, the season ticket deposit drive fell 17,000 short of its 50,000 goal at the team-imposed deadline, the Buccaneers' offer to pay half of stadium construction costs was withdrawn, and the facility was designed and built entirely at public expense.

The stadium officially opened on September 20, 1998,^[23]

 

 

 

[Triple B]

4 minutes ago, Brad said:

Per the fine folks at Wikipedia:

 

On September 3, 1996, the ballot measure passed by a margin of 53% to 47%.^[14]After the vote, the season ticket deposit drive fell 17,000 short of its 50,000 goal at the team-imposed deadline, the Buccaneers' offer to pay half of stadium construction costs was withdrawn, and the facility was designed and built entirely at public expense.

The stadium officially opened on September 20, 1998,^[23]

 

 

 

24 months, so I was closest …

[Brad]

You were.  Sharp as usual. You should read that wiki page.  Amazing.  Of course it’s not truth verified like CNN, but it lays out the insincerety and crookedness of the Glazers and our local political dopes.  All rich now of course.  

[Brad]

So why is our stadium at the end of year three and we’re almost ready to put a ceremonial shovel into ceremonial dirt?

[CousinRicky]

57 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

Maybe for one year. Then what? Find someone to donate another $5mil? Hopefully? Build an OCS is a long lasting investment, not one year rent.

We will see. Well, not me because I've only got another 20 - 25 years. It won't be paid off by then. Unless that stadium gets us in a good conference I think it's a waste.

[Triple B]

1 minute ago, Brad said:

So why is our stadium at the end of year three and we’re almost ready to put a ceremonial shovel into ceremonial dirt?

We’re missing insincerity, crookedness and political dopes?