UCF Stadium issues. Sports Dollars
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Wise Owl
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Older but two interesting articles.
Pitting sports aginst each other.
Battle lines drawn
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/college/knights/orl-locucf05010505jan05,0,6805537.story?coll=tf-knights
Can we get Tourist Funds for Palm Beach County?Tourist dollars mentioned:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/college/knights/orl-asecstadium09010905jan09,0,3890963.story?coll=tf-knights
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Wise Owl
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UCF Stadium issues. Sports Dollars
UCF Stadium issues. Sports Dollars
1. They have a contract with the City of Orlando (which is about to make some hefty renovation) and they are not to happy about UCF building a new stadium.
2. They would be cutting into the womens softball field and that has some fur flying.
A couple of pople I've talked to say they feel that, "why build the cheapo stadium when you have the Citrus Bowl 15 minutes from the school". I gave the reasons why it makes such a difference for the program.
Also I explained the similarity in FAU situation.
They did not completely agree and said o.k. FAU uses Lockhart (the one guy I was talking to is from Lauderdale) enough said and he was'nt slamming FAU. Pointed out that its o.k. for the interim. The fact that FAU is looking at a Dome that can have a multi function use makes a whole lot more sense.
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Wise Owl
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UCF Stadium issues. Sports Dollars
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Wise Owl
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UCF Stadium issues. Sports Dollars
That is why I said sting because there are other sports that will use the same facilities as football. Football gets a dome, well so does basketball, etc.
I do agree with your points and being tactful is very important and that is why its good that Angelos is staying.
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Wise Owl
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UCF Stadium issues. Sports Dollars
Wasn't pretty but they got a nice Gym out of the deal.
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Wise Owl
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UCF Stadium issues. Sports Dollars
FAU has a fine AD that will make it work for everybody, but people have to realize you can't do eveything all at one time. That is why I said can you imagine y=this guys worth in ten years!!!
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Wise Owl
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UCF Stadium issues. Sports Dollars
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Wise Owl
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UCF Stadium issues. Sports Dollars
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Bytor
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UCF Stadium issues. Sports Dollars
They have limited amount of room on campus which again just make sense for them to let the City spend their money - we on the other hand are constantly fighting with the City of Boca and Orlando pretty much supports UCF pretty well and UCF slap them in the face, this is not good public relations.
Everybody wants a stadium on campus and there are school that make an off site work - Miami being an example. If the stadium is in close proximaty, I don't see an off campus stadium being a big deal. Us on the other hand, don't have that luxury, lockhart is not in close proximaty and there is nothing close, so we have no choice but to get one done.
Why create tension with the City if you don't have to and it's the way UCF went about it too. I'm wondering if this stadium has something to do with UCF bringing in O'leary as coach.
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Wise Owl
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UCF Stadium issues. Sports Dollars
The Citrus Bowl recently put a bigtron scoreboard and are preparing to begin a very comprehensive renovations including increase parking. They have an great friend and may damage a very good relationship.
They better also remember, to build you need permits and we all know where they come from.
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