Comments on: UH remains as finalist for USC QB

By: whitey

whitey — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:26:22 +0000

and the stadium will not be just a stadium. it will have classrooms, research facilities, locker rooms, admin offices, etc. it will be able to accommodate both academic and athletic functions.

By: 3-Prong

3-Prong — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:24:44 +0000

Touche, OSD on the Donna Kim phone call. Like the pot calling the kettle black.

By: whitey

whitey — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:21:43 +0000

i believe the AD is doing the correct thing and seat projection is excellent to start with. No stadium is designed to be fixed forever. You start with a stadium that can accommodate the students, alumni, and fans, then as the program improves, you add on. Almost every college football stadium started like what the AD is proposing. Plus it is easier to sell the idea of building a new stadium which is within financial constraints.

By: Old School Dave

Old School Dave — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:19:27 +0000

NFL Comish seems to want to either do away with the Pro Bowl or move it back to the continent. I can’t help but think that the outdated and run down condition of Aloha Stadium and lack of luxury boxes, which is a standard at any stadium, plays a role in the decision. Even FCS (D-IAA) schools stadiums have luxury boxes/suites. JMHO.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:14:20 +0000

Although yeah I do like this move if it’s intended to be a bargaining chip in getting a better deal at aloha stadium

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:13:48 +0000

I actually think that a 30,000 seat stadium is a mistake. I mean I think it’s a good idea for now since the program is in a slump and not many people are attending games, but in the future with the kinda of goals Ben Jay has and the hope that the program rebounds to become successful again, a 30k seat stadium is not going to suffice. It really just reminds me of the ticket mistake UH had for the sugar bowl. They thought only a certain amount of people were going to want to go so they ordered an X amount of tickets but turned out way more people wanted tickets but by then it was too late and they were screwed.

By: whitey

whitey — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:12:17 +0000

old school dave, right on!!!

By: whitey

whitey — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:10:37 +0000

i believe that the late gov burns had aloha stadium built so UH could get into the WAC. i don’t think the pro bowl was even considered till later. basically built for UH, but in Hawaii, pols cannot keep their hands out of it. pols like grandstanding, so the purpose of aloha stadium is no longer to give UH a stadium.

By: Old School Dave

Old School Dave — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:05:50 +0000

As the article states:

“UH’s cash-strapped Athletic Department pays for the operational costs to use the 39-year-old stadium for its home games — as much as $500,000 per year.

The university does not receive any stadium revenues other than ticket sales. It doesn’t get a share of the lucrative concession revenues generated during its football games, or from parking and sponsorship signage at Aloha Stadium.”

Not what the late Gov Burns envisioned for UH Football.

By: whitey

whitey — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:04:59 +0000

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