There are 126 or so FBS schools. 100 or so averaged at least 18,000+ last year. So if we canāt fill a 25K stadium at least 3 to 4 times a year we shouldāve never joined FBS. Unless our life long goals are NIT in bball and to be UAB and Eastern Michigan in footballā¦btw EMU averaged under 4k per game last year :o
Eastern Michigan is in a really odd location. It is less than 15 min from Ann arbor.
I imagine they really struggle with allegiance
Just got some confirmation on the game, we are for sure at Kentucky in 2015. Iām not sure on the date.
Awesome! How great would it be if that were an H:H series. I seriously doubt it, so the next question I wonder is what kind of pay day this will bring. Details in time, Iām sure.
Awesome! How great would it be if that were an H:H series. I seriously doubt it, so the next question I wonder is what kind of pay day this will bring. Details in time, Iām sure.[/quote]Based on what other schools are paid, I would say $750,000 at a minimum. Nothing if they actually agreed to do a H&H, which Iād say is unlikely.
No H&H.
[quote=āninerID, post:82, topic:28757ā]Eastern Michigan is in a really odd location. It is less than 15 min from Ann arbor.
I imagine they really struggle with allegiance[/quote]
The lady friend is an EMU grad. From my visit to EMU, kind of had a pre-āall the construction shiny new stuff on Charlotte campusā feel to it, except that it has a small town built in and around it. They have horrible attendance to most of their on campus events (losing records donāt help). They have a big stadium though, probably 30k and I think they have an indoor practice field too.
The coolest thing they have going for them is that small town (Ypsilanti), but as ID pointed out itās like 10 minutes from Ann Arbor, so the consensus is generally to go there. Thatās a huge shadow that is cast on them, and despite have a massive amount of local alumni I donāt think they will ever break out from that.
Anyway, I think we play them in Ypsi. It is definitely worth a trip to go hang out in Ann Arbor.
https://twitter.com/davidscott14/status/454364974732034048
They've had conversations, but nothing is set to my knowledge.
[quote=ā49RFootballNow, post:88, topic:28757ā]https://twitter.com/davidscott14/status/454364974732034048
They've had conversations, but nothing is set to my knowledge.[/quote]
Ah David Scott the man with one source - the Charlotte 49er Athletic Department.
The 2/8/2013 2013-1025 Budget Priorities document for the UNC System has a few interesting line items, including a football expansion. I do not know if this has been posted before.
Attachment 1 - Page 5 of 8 - Priority 12 Land Aquisition $19,130,000 for the 2017-18 year. I wonder what that is?
Attachment 1 - Page 5 of 8 - Priority 16 City Center Classroom II $98,500,000 for the 2018-19 year. This is a big deal.
Attachment 3 - Page 3 of 5 - Football Expansion $5,225,000 for the 2018-2019 year. This is not a lot of money so I wonder what it is for?
http://www.northcarolina.edu/sites/default/files/documents/unc_budget_priorities_2013-15.pdf
Canāt really do much to a stadium for that kind of money.
[quote=āNugget, post:90, topic:28757ā]The 2/8/2013 2013-1025 Budget Priorities document for the UNC System has a few interesting line items, including a football expansion. I do not know if this has been posted before.
Attachment 1 - Page 5 of 8 - Priority 12 Land Aquisition $19,130,000 for the 2017-18 year. I wonder what that is?
Attachment 1 - Page 5 of 8 - Priority 16 City Center Classroom II $98,500,000 for the 2018-19 year. This is a big deal.
Attachment 3 - Page 3 of 5 - Football Expansion $5,225,000 for the 2018-2019 year. This is not a lot of money so I wonder what it is for?
http://www.northcarolina.edu/sites/default/files/documents/unc_budget_priorities_2013-15.pdf[/quote]
Indoor training facility?
Thereās also $2.5M for football lights on there. The $5,225,000 football expansion might be to build the missing concession pod on the student side that was value-engineered out during construction, at least in part.
$5M for a concession āpodā?
[quote=āNugget, post:90, topic:28757ā]The 2/8/2013 2013-1025 Budget Priorities document for the UNC System has a few interesting line items, including a football expansion. I do not know if this has been posted before.
Attachment 1 - Page 5 of 8 - Priority 12 Land Aquisition $19,130,000 for the 2017-18 year. I wonder what that is?
Attachment 1 - Page 5 of 8 - Priority 16 City Center Classroom II $98,500,000 for the 2018-19 year. This is a big deal.
Attachment 3 - Page 3 of 5 - Football Expansion $5,225,000 for the 2018-2019 year. This is not a lot of money so I wonder what it is for?
http://www.northcarolina.edu/sites/default/files/documents/unc_budget_priorities_2013-15.pdf[/quote]
That $98 million is going to be a brand new center city building easily.
The $5 million isnāt much but it could get you a number of things for a program like ours.
This might be all they need to do what they want. In other words they might have CUSA, sponsorship or other capital gifts that are making up the difference of what they are planning and this line item.
Unless weād also be chipping in private funds, 5 million isnāt going to build you much of a practice facility. Even an inflatable bubble is over $3 million. I doubt that is what it is for.
My best guess is that it is for more concession and bathroom facilities to prep for expansion. I do hope Iām wrong though because I hope we donāt have to wait until 2020ish before we have a bigger stadium.
[quote=āNiner National, post:97, topic:28757ā]Unless weād also be chipping in private funds, 5 million isnāt going to build you much of a practice facility. Even an inflatable bubble is over $3 million. I doubt that is what it is for.
My best guess is that it is for more concession and bathroom facilities to prep for expansion. I do hope Iām wrong though because I hope we donāt have to wait until 2020ish before we have a bigger stadium.[/quote]
Exactly. Also, maybe I am remembering incorrectly but I thought even most āprivatelyā funded facilities, etc. usually show up on this list (ie; the lights are on there). Given this, I am somewhat concerned about not seeing sufficient funds for a true stadium expansion (ie; 25,000+ seats).
It seems like a good way to upgrade the facility would be for more people to make an investment in the program by purchasing FSLs. That increases cash flow and helps drive demandā¦
There is a small core of us that buy tickets, donate money and attend events. That small core is tapped out. We need new donors and new people. If we canāt get that then there is no point in expanding the stadium.