FingeroftheBear;733346 said:
So they're gonna put a big patio cover over it. Does that mean day games? Don't know the material but it'll still retain heat.
Seems strange to spend money on a cover if they can just play night games (maybe that's not always the case with the new TV contract, though two teams wilting in 110 degree heat is not good TV for sure). The cover will keep things cooler in the day since there will be no direct exposure to sunlight. I would hope they have enough air circulation to cool it off for the night, but I would laugh if it made things worse. Seems like a big waste for 6-7 home games. Also, it seems like lots of people have been having problems with their soft canopies collapsing and this doesn't look to be the sturdiest of designs.
And what is going to happen to it when one of these hits:
And here is an interesting article on how ASU might pay for the stadium:
http://www.statepress.com/2010/09/26/business-fee-to-fund-sun-devil-stadium-renovation/ASU is now allowed to set up some kind of tax district around the university. So it's not technically public money, but it is money that ASU could use for something less frivolous if they chose to.
FingeroftheBear;733346 said:
Anywho, glad Cal is out in front on the stadium stuff. CMS is going to be hard to beat and in California we hold the advantage since U$C has to deal with the Coliseum commission and f'UCLA the Rose Bowl.
UW will probably have the 'best' stadium for the money when they are done (though not visually nice). It will still have the erector set quality that you see at stanford, but they will pack in 70k, most between the goal lines with the roofs to trap the noise, and will build a few nice sections for the club areas. Half of the cost of CMS is due to the fault, and UW doesn't have to spend on that kind of thing (though everything in seattle is woefully underbuilt for a 9.0 quake, something that is possible there, but not in the bay area).
Coliseum is a horrible old venue for USC if they can't get more control over it, but it is essentially free and is close to avoid the stigma of off campus like UCLA. UCLA is getting hooked up financially because Pasadena is paying for Rose Bowl upgrades, which should make the place significantly nicer, but of course won't make it any closer. They are pretty much locked into 2040, so even if LA builds a NFL stadium downtown, UCLA can't move for a while.
