Football's future upgrades

[JimmyJack]

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I am also willing. Looks like the odds of SDSU getting a new stadium are improving.

JimmyJack Stadium has a nice ring to it.

[propar80]

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Can you imagine if Augie is building a new stadium for $15M what the new CAS North End-Zone building at a price tag of $15M is going to look like?

This is the difference between D-2 NSIC and D-I. SDSU builds part of the new stadium for $15M and Augie builds a whole stadium for $15M. The writers at the collegian want to make it into an Apples to Apples comparison. There couldn't be a worse comparison.

Go Jacks!!

[SFJACK]

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Would it be beneficial to include the city of Brookings in a stadium?

[MilwaukeeJacksAlum]

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Would it be beneficial to include the city of Brookings in a stadium?

The better question is how willing would the city of Brookings be to fork over money to the stadium?

[filbert]

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As luck would have it, I am willing to both win the Powerball AND donate to SDSU when I do win. I know, SDSU is lucky to have me as an alum.

Oddly enough, that was my plan as well . . .

[thebluehatman]

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Oddly enough, that was my plan as well . . .

I had the same thought when the powerball was at over 300 million earlier this fall.

[valleyrabbit]

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Can you imagine if Augie is building a new stadium for $15M what the new CAS North End-Zone building at a price tag of $15M is going to look like?

This is the difference between D-2 NSIC and D-I. SDSU builds part of the new stadium for $15M and Augie builds a whole stadium for $15M. The writers at the collegian want to make it into an Apples to Apples comparison. There couldn't be a worse comparison.

Go Jacks!!

Augie's new stadium is $6 million which makes you point even better. The new fieldhouse when complete will be amazing.

[joeboo22]

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The way I understand it is that there already has been a pretty big sum of money donated for the field house and other upgrades to CAS but SDSU decided to put it all to scholarships right now and then when they get the $300,000 guarentees that money will go strait to upgrades of CAS.... There will be no NEW CAS it will be a plan that will happen when the money is there. Expect the field house to be built first then when more money is available for the grandstands to be replaced. As an SDSU fan I look at it like this we can expand and upgrade as we need to with out having it effect home games.

[thebluehatman]

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The way I understand it is that there already has been a pretty big sum of money donated for the field house and other upgrades to CAS but SDSU decided to put it all to scholarships right now and then when they get the $300,000 guarentees that money will go strait to upgrades of CAS.... There will be no NEW CAS it will be a plan that will happen when the money is there. Expect the field house to be built first then when more money is available for the grandstands to be replaced. As an SDSU fan I look at it like this we can expand and upgrade as we need to with out having it effect home games.

Well this is new news to me

[joeboo22]

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If you remember that article that Terry wrote in the Argus I think it hinted at this... The article might be in this thread. It said that boosters pitched in and got SDSU to fully support there football team even though plans were to wait until next year. The way i understand it is that the money that was given to that was donated in the intention that it be spent at CAS at a later date.... just what I am hearing. But as stated the fieldhouse in the north endzone is in the media guide and everything I have heard is it is being close to announced.

[1stRowFANatic]

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As luck would have it, I am willing to both win the Powerball AND donate to SDSU when I do win. I know, SDSU is lucky to have me as an alum.

Great post, rep points given.

[2002jack]

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Augie's new stadium is $6 million which makes you point even better. The new fieldhouse when complete will be amazing.

I believe the donation from the Hill family is $6 million. The stadium comes in at $10-15 million depending on fund raising.

[Walrus]

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I had the same thought when the powerball was at over 300 million earlier this fall.

I guess it is unanimous then.

[Jacks#1Fan]

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The way I understand it is that there already has been a pretty big sum of money donated for the field house and other upgrades to CAS but SDSU decided to put it all to scholarships right now and then when they get the $300,000 guarentees that money will go strait to upgrades of CAS.... There will be no NEW CAS it will be a plan that will happen when the money is there. Expect the field house to be built first then when more money is available for the grandstands to be replaced. As an SDSU fan I look at it like this we can expand and upgrade as we need to with out having it effect home games.

Utterly false. I don't know where you get your info joeboo, but you're certainly not in the know on this issue. The money for the new Athletic Center complex at the north end of the football field is all but secured, and none ot if is going to scholarships. Watch for an announcement soon, with the university going to the 2008 legislature to get spending authority to build the building. Replacing the stadium seating is another issue and will be the focus for football after the building is underway.

[joeboo22]

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I think my wording may of confused some people. What I am getting at is when they got the money they earmarked it to the building..... Then they took some of the actual money and put it to other things including scholarships..... What I am getting at is from everything I have heard is the majority of the money for the building to be built in the north end zone is secured.