Since I only have a few more days here and respect people's opinion I wanted to raise this issue before I'm out the door.
It was brought up earlier today by a couple folks on AztecMesa whether SDSU might be advised to hold off on building that stadium. Dumb? Not at this point in time it isn't.
1. SDSU doesn't even have enough money to pay market rate for its football coaching staff yet it's going to put out a couple hundred million for a stadium? Rocky Long's salary is seventh highest in the MWC. How ridiculous is that?
2. Colorado State just put itself into long-term hock by building a stadium and hasn't even won a bowl game in five years much less winning a MWC title.
3. CSU Fullerton built itself a stadium in the early 90s but then was forced to shut down its football program only a year or two later over lack of money. It's quite apparent to me that the MWC will be playing football at either a new level of the college game or at the FCS level by 2030 or so. Speaking for myself, I'd rather see SDSU shut down football than have it play FCS ball. FCS is fine for universities located in sparsely populated areas but universities in major schools in a metropolis which field an FCS football team embarrass themselves.
4. The absence of enthusiasm for Aztec football as evident from this and other boards is nothing less than shocking considering a ninth straight bowl season after having only gone to three bowls ever prior to that streak.
The more I think about it, the more I'm becoming persuaded that SDSU should hold off on building that stadium. Because right now, I can see it becoming known as the White Elephant.
It was brought up earlier today by a couple folks on AztecMesa whether SDSU might be advised to hold off on building that stadium. Dumb? Not at this point in time it isn't.
1. SDSU doesn't even have enough money to pay market rate for its football coaching staff yet it's going to put out a couple hundred million for a stadium? Rocky Long's salary is seventh highest in the MWC. How ridiculous is that?
2. Colorado State just put itself into long-term hock by building a stadium and hasn't even won a bowl game in five years much less winning a MWC title.
3. CSU Fullerton built itself a stadium in the early 90s but then was forced to shut down its football program only a year or two later over lack of money. It's quite apparent to me that the MWC will be playing football at either a new level of the college game or at the FCS level by 2030 or so. Speaking for myself, I'd rather see SDSU shut down football than have it play FCS ball. FCS is fine for universities located in sparsely populated areas but universities in major schools in a metropolis which field an FCS football team embarrass themselves.
4. The absence of enthusiasm for Aztec football as evident from this and other boards is nothing less than shocking considering a ninth straight bowl season after having only gone to three bowls ever prior to that streak.
The more I think about it, the more I'm becoming persuaded that SDSU should hold off on building that stadium. Because right now, I can see it becoming known as the White Elephant.
