FAUfasho said

To those who say that we won't be able to get a BCS team to play us in a 15,000 seat stadium…we've how many BCS teams play us at home? I can think of 3 in the past 4 years. OK st. in 2005 and USF and Minn in 2007.

Sorry but OK ST and Minn was in Dolphin Stadium because they refused to play us in a 15k stadium.  We have only had 1, USF that was discussed above as to why.

Build it now……………the construction market is currently seeing prices that are 30% to 35% below pricing from last year on large municipal type projects. Now is the time to negotiate with a contractor and with the slowdown of construction activity there is a surplus of labor and a good supply of materials available which means the project schedule could be fast-tracked.

I've been in the market for 30 plus years and this is the greatest "bargain shopping" opportunity I have ever seen. If the powers that be let this opportunity pass them by we should take our red and blue shovels and smack them on the head.  :

cigar said

Build it now……………the construction market is currently seeing prices that are 30% to 35% below pricing from last year on large municipal type projects. Now is the time to negotiate with a contractor and with the slowdown of construction activity there is a surplus of labor and a good supply of materials available which means the project schedule could be fast-tracked.

I've been in the market for 30 plus years and this is the greatest "bargain shopping" opportunity I have ever seen. If the powers that be let this opportunity pass them by we should take our red and blue shovels and smack them on the head.  :

I strongly believe that if the "powers at be" had the money to build the stadium, they would. It's not a matter of bargain shopping, it's a matter of finding someone to write the check so-to-speak.

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Quotes from the AD; we will wait to go big:

“My fear is as hard as it is to raise money, that I wonder how long it would take for us to build it in segments. Would we be delayed and end up with a half-finished stadium for a number of years.”

“I see both sides of it, but worry we would be stuck with a half-finished stadium and lsoe the sense of urgency since we would have something there.”

“As long as Lockhart is there, we have time.”

fauowl said

FAUfasho said

To those who say that we won't be able to get a BCS team to play us in a 15,000 seat stadium…we've how many BCS teams play us at home? I can think of 3 in the past 4 years. OK st. in 2005 and USF and Minn in 2007.

Sorry but OK ST and Minn was in Dolphin Stadium because they refused to play us in a 15k stadium.  We have only had 1, USF that was discussed above as to why.

I know they were at Dolphin, but it was still considered a "home" game, even if it wasn't at our usual home.

And the quote, "as long as Lockhart is there, we have time" is VERY scary to me. Why build a stadium at all if we know Lockhart is always going to be there!