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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Apr 12, 2011 13:12:45 GMT -6
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Post by BBFran on Apr 12, 2011 13:18:30 GMT -6
Rick is obviously making the media rounds, which is good to see.
The message on football is consistent -- that would be nice to think about. Some day.
The real work is on basketball and the other current sports. The one thing that caught my eye in that story was the $68M figure for an on-campus arena. That's a surprisingly large number. I would hope that $40M could still get us something comparable to the arena at UNI. $40M will be hard enough to raise.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Apr 12, 2011 13:27:50 GMT -6
It's was really funny on the Dennis Krause about football. Rick, made it clear about football. We will talk about it, but don't hold your breath.
It sounds like the main goal is to sell more tickets now for basketball.
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Post by skrapheap on Apr 12, 2011 14:49:48 GMT -6
Re-starting football would take tons of money, and the Athletic Department already has monetary needs that would take precedence over re-starting football.
What's Powerball up to? 
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Post by PantherU on Apr 12, 2011 21:31:36 GMT -6
1. Basketball Arena 2. Baseball Stadium (my preference is Miller Park) 3. Football That's the order. The budget has to be taken care of before moving on to step 3. Once it is financially feasible to go for football, and basketball and baseball are taken care of, then there is no reason to hold back. Basketballl Arena --> Baseball Stadium --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRtogcyuk4Q |
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Post by PantherU on Apr 12, 2011 21:40:41 GMT -6
Just a fun fact for those who see football as a money-drain, unsuccessful in I-AA, and taking years to win and longer to build a fan base.
Old Dominion University began football in 2009. Through two years:
Record: 17-5
Attendance average: 19,782
Cost: Roughly $4.5 million per year
Revenue: $5.8 million per year
That attendance mark also happens to be the capacity of the stadium. Every game, even against D-II schools, has been a sellout.
That is with another I-AA team (Norfolk State) in the city and several I-A schools in the state.
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Post by Super King on Apr 12, 2011 21:44:54 GMT -6
Yeah, well, if we can get 9,000 regularly to a basketball game, then we can talk about our potential attendance draw.
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Post by PantherU on Apr 12, 2011 22:38:23 GMT -6
In a football crazy state? In the biggest city in the nation without football?
Is it even a question? Market it well and it's a given. #1 football option in Milwaukee. #3 basketball option in Milwaukee. ODU is #1 basketball option in Norfolk.
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Post by PantherU on Apr 12, 2011 22:41:38 GMT -6
Early poll is 50/50 on UWM football. Surprising, I thought it'd be 80/20 against football.
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Post by gman2 on Apr 13, 2011 6:47:46 GMT -6
Apparently Miller Park can fit a football field as in the past Milwaukee was discussed as a city for an UFL franchise. Get the Brewers to OK football at Miller Park and you have your facility. This allows us to compare our program to Georgia State (Georgia Dome) and San Antonio (Alamodome). I'm a Brewer fan, but also a taxpayer, and since so much public funding has gone into Miller Park I'd put the burden on the Brewers as to why football should be denied at Miller Park.
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Post by wauker on Apr 13, 2011 8:35:04 GMT -6
In a football crazy state? In the biggest city in the nation without football? Is it even a question? Market it well and it's a given. #1 football option in Milwaukee. #3 basketball option in Milwaukee. ODU is #1 basketball option in Norfolk. Maybe if the economy was better we would be able to get the interest from investors nationally. I would think that the combination of high population and high interest would be very attractive. |
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Post by uwmfootball on Apr 13, 2011 9:16:26 GMT -6
A football field cannot fit into Miller Park. Trust me. We tried every which way. When they put the AirTran Landing zone in, that was it. It would look like Wrigley with 6 yard end zones.
It's all about money. When we have enough money for 126 scholarships (63 for FCS football and the 63 for the women's equivalent), a stadium, practice facilities for both football and the new women's program(s), public, student and alumni support, then it could get done.
We NEED to get out of The Cell. The basketball program (and an on-campus facility) MUST come before and sports expansion.
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Post by gman2 on Apr 13, 2011 9:58:38 GMT -6
Without the use of an existing facility, football is a dream. There is no way Milwaukee can afford to get it's fiscal house in order, continue to build the Men's basketball program properly and bring on football and other women's sports. So I would agree that the focus should be on Men's basketball. Which leads me to ask, how many years will Costello actually spend in Milwaukee before jumping to an AD position where football already exists or has a better chance to get off the ground?
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Apr 13, 2011 10:08:40 GMT -6
I think some are overrating the football craze of the state. The Mustangs in the 90's were drawing over 13,000 for the games at the BC. Now, they can't even get 3,500 for a game. Times have different. There is something way different than the state of Wisconsin watching the Packers on TV that is free, than coming out to spend money.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Apr 13, 2011 10:10:49 GMT -6
1. Basketball Arena 2. Baseball Stadium (my preference is Miller Park) 3. Football That's the order. The budget has to be taken care of before moving on to step 3. Once it is financially feasible to go for football, and basketball and baseball are taken care of, then there is no reason to hold back. Basketballl Arena --> Baseball Stadium --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRtogcyuk4QThe budget has to be taken care of now in ticket sales, per Rick. Tag line for next year will be "Best Deal in Town" |
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