http://www.clarionledger.com/story/s...ncing/7819711/
Two things:
- A legit LOL to them
- Why can't they just use some of this endless pot of money that engine says everybody will have due to the SEC Network? Same pile of coin that we'll be able to use for our baseball stadium?
Our baseball stadium money is coming from private donors and has already been promised....has nothing to do with SEC moneyQuote:
Originally Posted by Goat Holder
Now Engie is right in that the SEC money is going to allow us to do things we have never done before. Thats for sure.
I just find it funny that Ole Miss is considering expanding a stadium that they don't come close to filling unless the opposing team brings 20,000 people.
They were never going to do the North End Zone as quick as the press release made it out. The facilities were the North Endzone have to be relocated.
This wouldn't be news if the fans etc... didn't make it out like they were going to bowl in their stadium immediately. And it isn't going to be many seats at all.
Shows how worried they are about MSU.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
#WeDontCareAboutTheRivalry
Oh it's pathetic alright. No feasibility at all. They just can't take it. Imagine what will happen if we win 9 or 10 games this year (including them at their place) then finish with a better crootin class? That might be enough to push them over the edge like we've never seen before.
In true Miss Stake fashion, we'll lose our coaching staff or something to kill the buzz.
Why can't Ole Miss do the same?
I think you all are overestimating this SEC $$. Just my opinion.
What do you mean they can't afford it? My brother is a Vaught Society member, and he told me they didn't originally plan to start the stadium part of the expansion until 2015... The basketball stadium was always first priority. If they are even considering 2014, that would mean they're ahead of schedule as far as donations are concerned. He also told me that the endzone expansion would only add around 5k seats, 8k at the most. That's not much of an expansion. Sounds like they're just trying to make the stadium more aesthetically pleasing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goat Holder
Personally, I don't think there's much they can do to fix that mix&matched disaster of a stadium. Every single side of that stadium is different, it would be tough to pull it all together IMO.
edit to add.. some of their fans are retarded, and thought the stadium would be done quickly, but that's just not possible with them having to raise the money for the basketball arena first,.
There will be more P.I.'s in Mississippi than there are Mexican restaurants.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goat Holder
because apparently their boosters arent stepping up like the book farmers are...as far as the SEC money- it's not in place yet. Until it starts coming in- schools cant spend itQuote:
Originally Posted by Goat Holder
Hey, they fill the Grove, isn't that all that matters?Quote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
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Originally Posted by maroonmania
They could put a big sign on the other side of the grove that says, "North stadium entrance." then they claim 100,000 people come to their games
I think 99% of reasonable people knew what the deal was when Bjork made the initial expansion announcement. The basketball arena was priority 1A but he would have had trouble raising that cash if he didn't dangle the football stadium carrot out in front.
The only way they can get anybody to donate to the basketball arena was to tie it to football somehow. They aren't considering 2014, that's a joke. They don't have the demand for this stadium increase. So they're having to squeeze alumni for more money, because they know better than to take out loans that can't be repaid. It wasn't a feasible decision. It was done simply to keep up with us.
Their egos are such that they can't live with being beneath us. Look at our baseball stadiums. We have all the history/tradition but as of 2009 or whenever they have a bigger baseball stadium per se. It's not bothering us that much. We obviously are looking into expanding, but I think Stricklin wants to make sure it's feasible before we do. Ole Miss didn't. They jumped based on emotion and money they didn't have, and now they've hit a roadblock.
Oh, they'll make it happen if they get desperate with bad loans or whatever
their fan base is slowly fading. The fans they do have are loud and make their presence known, but we've passed them by far when it comes to sheer numbers. If they're smart they'll embrace a smaller atmosphere that's rowdy and right on top of the action. There's a nostalgia about playing big time games in small venues. Works for Duke. Worked for the Hoosiers too.
in all honesty, the biggest problem OM has had over the last couple of decades is that they're fighting who they are. Identity crisis, check. Want a big stadium, but can't fill it and don't need it, check. Want to be the flagship but have fewer fans and get continuously stomped by the real rival, check. Falsely claim who the real rival is, check. Preach religion only to see our players in constant trouble, check.
We don't have the demand either... We're in Mississippi, there shouldn't be 2 60,000+ stadiums in this state. Everyone fills the stadium when you play the big boys, but real demand is your attendance for non-conference games, or kentucky/vandy... We did a good job riding the wave of success Mullen brought to MSU... We were able to raise money and expand because of the excitement. It's the key to success when handling facility upgrades.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goat Holder
As far as football is concerned, Rule #1 is that you don't wait until you have demand, before you start working on supply... Both TSUN and us have always expanded in anticipation of a growing fanbase. Period, there's no arguing that. If you're not always trying to expand and keep up with the SEC, you will immediately fall behind. No school in the SEC can sit around and wait for demand, it's a ****ing arms race my man.
I still don't understand what you mean by it's not feasible for them. They're raising the money by donation, if they get the money(slow or fast), then it was feasible. BTW, we're both trying to keep up with the Bama/LSU/Auburn/florida/Georgia's of the SEC. We both have a lot of work to do as well, because every time we spend 20 million, the bigger boys spend 40 million.
I disagree with a few things here. Going to have to jump around a bit.
I get that. ADs are NPOs so they operate differently from a company based solely on profits. But there is a middle ground. You have to at least project a bigger fanbase based on SOMETHING, not just jealousy like they did. We upped our capacity to get into that 60K range after we'd been selling out (and filling up, the big difference between Ole Miss and us) our stadium for years at 55K. Not that big of a stretch. How many straight sellouts have we had again?Quote:
Originally Posted by jimbo352
Did you read the article? That's the point. They are having trouble raising the money. Read between the lines. Of course Bjork's not going to say they don't have it, but what's unsaid here tells the tale.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimbo352
MSU made an OUTSTANDING decision on this stadium expansion, NOT to try and keep up with the 'haves' anymore. We expanded based on reason and logic, and we gave the stadium a big time look and feel. We build what we expect to need. Not exactly outside the box, but we didn't break our necks trying to be Bama or whoever. We have to do things differently, and trying to out-muscle Bammer isn't going to work. I don't if the final answer is there yet, but without a T-Boone type donation soon, we aren't going to be able to win the powerhouse game.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimbo352
I could not possibly agree with this more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goat Holder
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by smootness
I agree with this. It's better go smaller and nicer. There's a middle ground, but you have to always be adding/building or improving what you have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goat Holder