Don't be shocked. CSU Football is one of the most heavily subsidized (percentage wise) programs in FBS.
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Don't be shocked. CSU Football is one of the most heavily subsidized (percentage wise) programs in FBS.
They did not meet their $110 million fundraising goal, so Tony Frank will withdraw the proposal to the CSU Board of Governors regarding attaining financing. He thinks they have a solid $50 in pledges though. No one will give that money to rehab Hughes. Further time needed, another proposal might come forward in December.
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With the increasing separation of the financial haves and have nots in college football a lot of schools may find themselves in the same position as CSU.
They need to take a long look at the future of football in Ft. Collins. They haven't been truly competitive even with the huge subsidies they get now. Don't see anything that is going to change them in terms of generating significantly more revenues and fan interest in the future.
With the increasing separation of the financial haves and have nots in college football a lot of schools may find themselves in the same position as CSU.
They need to take a long look at the future of football in Ft. Collins. They haven't been truly competitive even with the huge subsidies they get now. Don't see anything that is going to change them in terms of generating significantly more revenues and fan interest in the future.
CSU averages about 19k per home game. The idea that you would throw all of those dollars at such limited demand is totally absurd. It's what's wrong with the public sector.
In fairness, they were probably going to give away 15k student tickets per game to the new on campus stadium, so that would bump attendance up a bit.
Just because you give someone a ticket does not mean they will actually come.
Two schools couldn't be on more opposite ends of the spectrum today.
Jelly?
BOOM! A punchline two years in the making.
Slider, what's your bro's spin on this little piece of news?
http://www.coloradoan.com/story/spo...of-repairs-needed-at-hughes-stadium/16218707/
All I can say is, I thought we were behind the times in the facilities race...
All I can say is, I thought we were behind the times in the facilities race...
I think the claim that they need $30MM to renovate Hughes is a little disingenuous. $30MM seems like the number if they want to make things as luxurious as possible.
They do need help with some of those rooms however, locker room is atrocious. No hot water to the women's bathroom :lol:... I thought the troughs at Folsom were bad.
They do need help with some of those rooms however, locker room is atrocious. No hot water to the women's bathroom :lol:... I thought the troughs at Folsom were bad.
Maybe, that's $30 a seat.
They definitely would.
Remove bleachers, remove brackets, patch holes in concrete from brackets. Drill new holes, install new brackets, install new bleachers.
I could see that pretty easily costing 1 million.
Explains why they are so hell bent on playing as many games as possible away from that place.