Athletic Facilities

[Phantom Hornet]

Lololol, go back to the first post of this thread.

It was always the eventuality in my mind. The tribe is the common denominator, and it makes too much sense financially. Especially if Sac State moves forward with expanding into downtown.

Football downtown, hoops at Rancho...that's their play I believe.

 

[StockonLB]

I agree it is sensible, just wish SAC had gathered some momentum and gotten it on campus where they control the revenues.

 

[HornetFootballFan]

It’s better than current situation, but a huge letdown for me.

An on campus stadium could be the hub for football, for soccer teams, maybe a minor league affiliate, graduations, other major high school and campus events. Getting on campus students to events, to me, is more important for athletics development, and while not impossible at Railyard, is just different.

If Sac stays FCS, 12-15k is fine. There are a few FCS teams that need more. I think one outdoor stadium for the region serves the need, but college football affiliates who share stadiums always seem to get second fiddle. A 20k stadium doesnt probably serve a different concert need than Golden1. FBS might bring more, but a lot of lower FBS teams struggle to get 20k

Many programs these days share facilities and also have stadiums off the main campus.

UCLA - Rosebowl
UNLV - Allegiant
Univ of Miami Hurricanes - Orange Bowl

Shuttle busses and we have lightrail walking distance away.

I prefer on the main campus as well. The game is 1 piece. The surrounding area restaurants, hotels, etc the downtown has better access. Marriott, Hilton Etc.

I don’t think FCS is the place to be long term. That travel was expensive in BigSky. We need to build quality Stadium 20K seating to get in the long term focused on 2030 to join MWC / PAC and keep a winning record in the interim.

 

[StockonLB]

Those examples aren’t the best.

UCLA- all the heritage, drawing 20k per game, And so upset with their agreement they’re trying to get out of it
UNLV- state built the stadium, yet Raiders charge UNLV around $2.5mil in rent, they say they netted 1.2 mil across all games in 2024
Miami- doesn’t plant the orange bowl, play at hard rock stadium. Though the Orange bowl was not their facility, It was their historical home. They finally are filling up hard rock after years of struggling to bring people into the stadium

 

[Super Hornet 2.0]

The Rose Bowl has sued CA-Los Angeles because they're trying to move to SoFi.

 

[HornetFootballFan]

Those examples aren’t the best.

UCLA- all the heritage, drawing 20k per game, And so upset with their agreement they’re trying to get out of it
UNLV- state built the stadium, yet Raiders charge UNLV around $2.5mil in rent, they say they netted 1.2 mil across all games in 2024
Miami- doesn’t plant the orange bowl, play at hard rock stadium. Though the Orange bowl was not their facility, It was their historical home. They finally are filling up hard rock after years of struggling to bring people into the stadium

They are examples of CFB teams having off campus stadiums. Those are good references.

I agree on campus is best long term however.

If we dont have cash for total rebuild that’s adequate. Our timeline to get into FBS creates urgency to get an FBS quality facility in next 12-24 months in my opinion.

If we can do joint venture with high quality 20K seating cool downtown SAC atmosphere, lightrail nearby access, shuttle busses for students.

Most importantly it gets us into FBS then I’d be happy. Short term 15-20 year fix or whatever lease deal they negotiate. With enough revenues in future we can evaluate options later for an on campus facility.

 

[Kadeezy]

This is all mental masturbation and speculation at this point, but some SAC-12 members (whatever that means now?) were posting pictures on socials from the railyards.