Athletic Facilities

[Hornet25]

I honestly have been trying to understand the very sudden obsession with ditching Hornet Stadium altogether.
Sac has a 20+ k seat "temporary" option on campus already. Just fix that! Is the entire issue the track?

This is coming off as needing to "build a stadium" because they said they would. No matter where it ends up. Getting into a lease situation off campus when you have a viable option on campus doesn't seem like a good idea.

I've always thought Hornet stadium is in a great spot. Visible from the freeway, right on campus.

My suspicion is that this route allows the school to take care of both football and basketball facilities on a much shorter timetable. There would have to be some promises and/or major concessions from Cal Expo to make it an option for Sac State. Cal Expo is in a precarious position right now and bringing on a major tenant is necessary for survival. This may be a win win for both.

Will have to wait to see the details though. All speculation at this time.

 

[Pounder]

I honestly have been trying to understand the very sudden obsession with ditching Hornet Stadium altogether.
Sac has a 20+ k seat "temporary" option on campus already. Just fix that! Is the entire issue the track?

This is coming off as needing to "build a stadium" because they said they would. No matter where it ends up. Getting into a lease situation off campus when you have a viable option on campus doesn't seem like a good idea.

I've always thought Hornet stadium is in a great spot. Visible from the freeway, right on campus.

The school was dropping a few million on reinforcing the bleachers over the summer. Metal wears out quicker than concrete. Those things require frequent maintenance, especially if they’ve been in place for 30 years. The money isn’t there to do what needs to be done; you frankly need a rebuild, and that’s a 9-digit project now. So here we are.

That doesn’t mean I’m fully endorsing a lease or this project, but your options are limited.

I’m judging from Boise’s soccer project… their old horse track appears to be gone now. I would expect the same at CE. But I also expect 2026 to be too optimistic, or the stands to be subpar if/when phase 1 is done.

 

[SochorField]

The school was dropping a few million on reinforcing the bleachers over the summer. Metal wears out quicker than concrete. Those things require frequent maintenance, especially if they’ve been in place for 30 years. The money isn’t there to do what needs to be done; you frankly need a rebuild, and that’s a 9-digit project now. So here we are.

That doesn’t mean I’m fully endorsing a lease or this project, but your options are limited.

I’m judging from Boise’s soccer project… their old horse track appears to be gone now. I would expect the same at CE. But I also expect 2026 to be too optimistic, or the stands to be subpar if/when phase 1 is done.

Its a shame because the present Hornet Stadium location is tough to beat.