Georgia State, yes Georgia State will have their own stadium in a major metropolitan area

[cbpitt2]

Georgia State, yes, mighty Georgia State, which started their football program in 2008 and only started playing football in 2010, will have their own football stadium in a major metropolitan area that's larger than Pittsburgh.

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/recreation-board-gives-final-ok-to-turner-field-sale/253919422

From the linked article:

Turner Field would likely become more than a football stadium after Georgia State University takes it over. There are plans in the works to use it for possible classroom space, administrative offices, maybe even housing once the Braves move out.

With community input, Georgia State has produced sketches that show Turner Field replacing its entire right field seating with a lean grandstand aligning alongside the gridiron of its college football field. The remaining bulk of Turner Field could become a mixed-use project of its own, with classroom space and more.

"It includes opening up the property so there's more of a plaza feel, making it truly a community asset, with housing, restaurants and retail etc." said Keisha Lance Bottoms, executive director of the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority.

First Temple in Philadelphia and now Georgia State in Atlanta. Two college football powers with rich and storied football programs and histories will have their own football stadium. All those national championships, award winners, All-Americans, oh wait, never mind.

Start razing buildings in South Oakland, figure at least 67 acres needed.

 

[OriginalEther]

Not remotely the same, which anyone with an ounce of sense can tell you.
I guess you're advocating taking over pnc park should the pirates leave.
And of course it's not on campus either.

 

[cbpitt2]

Not remotely the same, which anyone with an ounce of sense can tell you.
I guess you're advocating taking over pnc park should the pirates leave.
And of course it's not on campus either.

I'm not disagreeing with you but the fact remains that mighty Georgia State and mighty Temple will have their own football stadiums in metropolitan areas larger than Pittsburgh. FACT. How a school with nine national championships, All-Americans galore, stars in the NFL destined for the Pro Football Hall of Fame if not already there, and doesn't have their own football stadium is a disgrace.

 

[buckage]

I'm not disagreeing with you but the fact remains that mighty Georgia State and mighty Temple will have their own football stadiums in metropolitan areas larger than Pittsburgh. FACT. How a school with nine national championships, All-Americans galore, stars in the NFL destined for the Pro Football Hall of Fame if not already there, and doesn't have their own football stadium is a disgrace.

Clearly we will see recruits choose them over us.

 

[Jpripper88]

I'm not disagreeing with you but the fact remains that mighty Georgia State and mighty Temple will have their own football stadiums in metropolitan areas larger than Pittsburgh. FACT. How a school with nine national championships, All-Americans galore, stars in the NFL destined for the Pro Football Hall of Fame if not already there, and doesn't have their own football stadium is a disgrace.

Yeah, but why would we want this kind of setup instead of Heinz? It isn't on campus. It isn't as nice. This situation would be an enormous step down, so why try to use it as a sarcastic example of a lesser program getting a better set up?

 

[Delpanther]

What about parking, traffic, limited tailgating....Wouldn't the money be better spent on academic buildings? The little peoples' heads are going to explode. Rue the thought.

 

[levance2]

Yeah, but why would we want this kind of setup instead of Heinz? It isn't on campus. It isn't as nice. This situation would be an enormous step down, so why try to use it as a sarcastic example of a lesser program getting a better set up?

GSU will now be inhabiting a 20-year old soon-to-be-abandoned BASEBALL facility. What rational person is going to advertise this as a better alternative to sharing a pro football venue with one of the top NFL franchises?

 

[JoseLind13]

To put this into context, there were only 2 other bidders for the property and one of them was a non-profit community youth sports group. Georgia State (and a development partner that will share initial ownership) were among very few that showed serious interest.

Turner Field is convenient to the major highways, but is essentially within a residential section of town surrounded by single family homes and an abundance of low value and vacant lots. It's not at all the development level of Oakland nor the North Shore. With the Braves leaving for Cobb County, Turner sits very close to Georgia State, so they are a logical buyer with a very good opportunity to salvage and re-purpose the soon-to-be abandon space to expand their campus for far more than just football purposes.

 

[OriginalEther]

I'm not disagreeing with you but the fact remains that mighty Georgia State and mighty Temple will have their own football stadiums in metropolitan areas larger than Pittsburgh. FACT. How a school with nine national championships, All-Americans galore, stars in the NFL destined for the Pro Football Hall of Fame if not already there, and doesn't have their own football stadium is a disgrace.

And that's all irrelevant.
I've said this before, I've gone to Notre Dame, Michigan State, Nebraska, and Louisville (among others) and none of those places have made me go Man it stinks playing at Heinz Field. None of them.

Though, I suppose this story shows that in the unlikely event that the Steelers move, Heinz Field will still be around, needing an occupant, in contrast to the misguided view that some have here is that it will be automatically destroyed.

 

[TD_istheman]

The whole game day at Ketchup blows, you are being disingenuous to say other. Why is being a Pitt fan make it hard to be honest. We had past administration's screw us over and we don't have to cover for them

 

[Delpanther]

And that's all irrelevant.
I've said this before, I've gone to Notre Dame, Michigan State, Nebraska, and Louisville (among others) and none of those places have made me go Man it stinks playing at Heinz Field. None of them.

Though, I suppose this story shows that in the unlikely event that the Steelers move, Heinz Field will still be around, needing an occupant, in contrast to the misguided view that some have here is that it will be automatically destroyed.

Talk to the students...they evidently have a different view as do a lot of alumni who would rather be an Oakland on game day reminiscing about their days on campus instead of that $hithole they call the Northside.

 

[Saboteur]

I'm not disagreeing with you but the fact remains that mighty Georgia State and mighty Temple will have their own football stadiums in metropolitan areas larger than Pittsburgh. FACT. How a school with nine national championships, All-Americans galore, stars in the NFL destined for the Pro Football Hall of Fame if not already there, and doesn't have their own football stadium is a disgrace.

Georgia State got most of its dorms from the Olympics too.
Don't miss the other half of the equation....the Braves split for Cobb County. Atlanta would have signed the Maulers as a tenant if they could have.

 

[Swervin27]

This changes everything, I demand an on campus stadium.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Fun fact. Turner Field is actually further away from the Georgia State campus than the Georgia Dome is.

Funner fact. You could actually walk from the Georgia State campus to the Georgia Dome. Unless you plan on walking across the intestate you can't walk from the Georgia State campus to Turner Field.

 

[rpost3]

But we're Pitt. We're too sophisticated for stadiums.
Lots of highbrow folks in Yinzerville. Just read Pantherlair to find them.
Someone tear down The Pete. I hear the music school is starting a new symphony and needs an amphitheater lol.

 

[drp1tt]

Georgia State, yes, mighty Georgia State, which started their football program in 2008 and only started playing football in 2010, will have their own football stadium in a major metropolitan area that's larger than Pittsburgh.

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/recreation-board-gives-final-ok-to-turner-field-sale/253919422

From the linked article:

Turner Field would likely become more than a football stadium after Georgia State University takes it over. There are plans in the works to use it for possible classroom space, administrative offices, maybe even housing once the Braves move out.

With community input, Georgia State has produced sketches that show Turner Field replacing its entire right field seating with a lean grandstand aligning alongside the gridiron of its college football field. The remaining bulk of Turner Field could become a mixed-use project of its own, with classroom space and more.

"It includes opening up the property so there's more of a plaza feel, making it truly a community asset, with housing, restaurants and retail etc." said Keisha Lance Bottoms, executive director of the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority.

First Temple in Philadelphia and now Georgia State in Atlanta. Two college football powers with rich and storied football programs and histories will have their own football stadium. All those national championships, award winners, All-Americans, oh wait, never mind.

Start razing buildings in South Oakland, figure at least 67 acres needed.

Good for them. Maybe you can buy season tickets and enjoy.

 

[wbrpanther]

Georgia State, yes, mighty Georgia State, which started their football program in 2008 and only started playing football in 2010, will have their own football stadium in a major metropolitan area that's larger than Pittsburgh.

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/recreation-board-gives-final-ok-to-turner-field-sale/253919422

From the linked article:

Turner Field would likely become more than a football stadium after Georgia State University takes it over. There are plans in the works to use it for possible classroom space, administrative offices, maybe even housing once the Braves move out.

With community input, Georgia State has produced sketches that show Turner Field replacing its entire right field seating with a lean grandstand aligning alongside the gridiron of its college football field. The remaining bulk of Turner Field could become a mixed-use project of its own, with classroom space and more.

"It includes opening up the property so there's more of a plaza feel, making it truly a community asset, with housing, restaurants and retail etc." said Keisha Lance Bottoms, executive director of the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority.

First Temple in Philadelphia and now Georgia State in Atlanta. Two college football powers with rich and storied football programs and histories will have their own football stadium. All those national championships, award winners, All-Americans, oh wait, never mind.

Start razing buildings in South Oakland, figure at least 67 acres needed.

My local high school has it's own stadium. What's your point.

 

[sonofabit]

Talk to the students...they evidently have a different view as do a lot of alumni who would rather be an Oakland on game day reminiscing about their days on campus instead of that $hithole they call the Northside.

The Ritz mini theatre is gone...nice transformation for anyone remembering the old Northside...

 

[Delpanther]

The Ritz mini theatre is gone...nice transformation for anyone remembering the old Northside...

Give me Oakland any day of the week. I didn't attend college on the North Side...Rooneyville.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Good for Georgia State but their stadium will neither be new, nor on-campus.

If the Pirates left PNC, I would assume we would take over that stadium. It would be better than Heinz, but it still wouldn't be on campus.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

GSU will now be inhabiting a 20-year old soon-to-be-abandoned BASEBALL facility. What rational person is going to advertise this as a better alternative to sharing a pro football venue with one of the top NFL franchises?

Buying Turner Field is much better for GSU than playing in the new Falcons/Atlanta United stadium. For one, Turner will be much smaller. I watched a little bit of a GSU game at the GA Dome and there had to be 2,000 people there and 68,000 empty seats. They will not be sharing a facility with 2 franchises. Atlanta United will play mostly on Saturdays and the Falcons on Sundays. It would have been very difficult for GSU to get dates and they likely would have faced much higher rents associated with the cost of converting the field from soccer to college football all the time.

The irony is that a scaled-down Turner Field is more of a right-size MLS facility than the new Falcons' stadium even though it will have downsizing technology.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

But we're Pitt. We're too sophisticated for stadiums.
Lots of highbrow folks in Yinzerville. Just read Pantherlair to find them.
Someone tear down The Pete. I hear the music school is starting a new symphony and needs an amphitheater lol.

I can certainly understand the argument to not spening a few hundred million on a new stadium but the thing that never ceases to amaze me is that so many diehard Pitt football fans so passionately hate the idea of moving back on campus. I mean, any stadium thread brings out dozens of folks who absolutely want nothing to do with an on-campus stadium. I can see you not wanting a stadium on-campus for whatever reason but the amount of passion the idea brings from the "Never On Campus" crowd is simply incredible.

 

[Delpanther]

Good for Georgia State but their stadium will neither be new, nor on-campus.

If the Pirates left PNC, I would assume we would take over that stadium. It would be better than Heinz, but it still wouldn't be on campus.

Why would you assume that? PNC Park is no flippin FB stadium. Way too small and a FB field configured in the stadium would look completely stupid.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

I can certainly understand the argument to not spening a few hundred million on a new stadium but the thing that never ceases to amaze me is that so many diehard Pitt football fans so passionately hate the idea of moving back on campus. I mean, any stadium thread brings out dozens of folks who absolutely want nothing to do with an on-campus stadium. I can see you not wanting a stadium on-campus for whatever reason but the amount of passion the idea brings from the "Never On Campus" crowd is simply incredible.

It never ceases to amaze me how you continually misinterpret what people who don't agree with all of your wacky schemes think. People do not hate the idea of a stadium in Oakland. They "hate" all the moronic, pie in the sky plans that have absolutely no chance of ever happening that people like you continue to propagate as if they were realistic, that with a mere wave of the wand that we could have college football nirvana in Oakland.

If someone would come up with a plan for a stadium in Oakland that was realistic and not cost prohibitive pretty much everyone would fall into line behind it. The fact that many people have not doesn't mean that they hate the idea of a stadium in Oakland, it means that all of the goofy ideas that you (and others) have proposed are, for the most part, moronic. Just because you or ZetaZetaBonehead think that something is a great idea doesn't mean that it actually is.

 

[rpost3]

... the thing that never ceases to amaze me is that so many diehard Pitt football fans so passionately hate the idea of moving back on campus.

No they don't. They're pretending to. They think it makes them look cultivated, practical and non-yinzer. But fact is they'd nut in their pants if Pitt got an on-campus stadium and they couldnt care less how it happens.

 

[NTOP]

I'm not disagreeing with you but the fact remains that mighty Georgia State and mighty Temple will have their own football stadiums in metropolitan areas larger than Pittsburgh. FACT. How a school with nine national championships, All-Americans galore, stars in the NFL destined for the Pro Football Hall of Fame if not already there, and doesn't have their own football stadium is a disgrace.

Temple hasn't reached a final decision. And GA St. is taking a piece of crap off the city's hands. The taxpayer gets screwed. Ain't gonna happen.in Pgh.

 

[OriginalEther]

Come on rpost, you're smarter than that. I'd expect these kinds of responses out of guys like Del.
If Pitt athletics had $250-500 million lying around like that, it would be much better spent on good coaches and players than on a stadium. Pitt plays in a good stadium, it's debateable on the other.

 

[gbgpanther]

I would like to know what all the people who got their parking spaces moved and complain about how far the walk is or I meet this group there every Saturday say about Oakland parking. I parked at that meter last week . Oh my god the hill we have to walk. Just can not please some people no matter what you do.

 

[paulbl99]

It never ceases to amaze me how you continually misinterpret what people who don't agree with all of your wacky schemes think. People do not hate the idea of a stadium in Oakland. They "hate" all the moronic, pie in the sky plans that have absolutely no chance of ever happening that people like you continue to propagate as if they were realistic, that with a mere wave of the wand that we could have college football nirvana in Oakland.

If someone would come up with a plan for a stadium in Oakland that was realistic and not cost prohibitive pretty much everyone would fall into line behind it. The fact that many people have not doesn't mean that they hate the idea of a stadium in Oakland, it means that all of the goofy ideas that you (and others) have proposed are, for the most part, moronic. Just because you or ZetaZetaBonehead think that something is a great idea doesn't mean that it actually is.

Why should anything coming out here cause amazement?

Can't remember any much hating a return to campus---rather rational opinions as to why it is not feasible , cost manageable or ever going to happen.
But as long as it can cause a stir his rubbish is going to keep on keeping.

Don't forget this is the one same calling for JayPa to coach at Pitt.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Temple hasn't reached a final decision. And GA St. is taking a piece of crap off the city's hands. The taxpayer gets screwed. Ain't gonna happen.in Pgh.

Could see the same happening at Heinz in a few decades if the Steelers were ever to move out of Downtown (unlikely). Remove the visitors side upper deck (maybe end zone upper deck too) and Heinz becomes a much better venue with city views. It's probably about as likely as us getting back to Oakland.

 

[TD_istheman]

No they don't. They're pretending to. They think it makes them look cultivated, practical and non-yinzer. But fact is they'd nut in their pants if Pitt got an on-campus stadium and they couldnt care less how it happens.

You nailed it, called the PSU EFFECT, whatever Pitt does, good or bad, support it, so it doesn't look bad on our school.

 

[Delpanther]

Temple hasn't reached a final decision. And GA St. is taking a piece of crap off the city's hands. The taxpayer gets screwed. Ain't gonna happen.in Pgh.

You're wrong. Pittsburgh and its taxpayers got screwed on the PNC Park/Nutting deal. Built a park for a hapless owner who could give a crap about winning.

 

[wbrpanther]

I can certainly understand the argument to not spening a few hundred million on a new stadium but the thing that never ceases to amaze me is that so many diehard Pitt football fans so passionately hate the idea of moving back on campus. I mean, any stadium thread brings out dozens of folks who absolutely want nothing to do with an on-campus stadium. I can see you not wanting a stadium on-campus for whatever reason but the amount of passion the idea brings from the "Never On Campus" crowd is simply incredible.

The logistics in Oakland have not gotten any better re: parking, tailgating and access and such. Old timers remember these things.

 

[Delpanther]

The logistics in Oakland have not gotten any better re: parking, tailgating and access and such. Old timers remember these things.

All those hassles added to the charm, WBR. Something about Oakland on game day...couldn't be beat!

 

[eastcoasthoops]

All those hassles added to the charm, WBR. Something about Oakland on game day...couldn't be beat!

Yep. Nothing says big time college football charm like dilapidated urine troughs, narrow concourses, high schoolesque press and "luxury" boxes, limited concessions, and giant mounds of dirt under the stands.

Oh the good ol days.

 

[TD_istheman]

Nation of sissy's, weak, by design.

 

[TD_istheman]

Loved walking up that hill with dad, hot or cold , never complained, it was part of the experience. Looking back wouldn't trade any of it for that krap ketchup Kubicle

 

[Ski11585]

Nation of sissy's, weak, by design.

Is this supposed to mean something?

 

[9nationalchampionships]

Why do we care what Georgia St is doing? I cant say I even knew their was a Georgia St! I like Heinz and am looking forward to the upcoming season.

 

[NTOP]

Del is right, they always had an interest, but blaming the San Francisco Kid ran out of steam, they had to come forward, bought them another 15 years as well. Good lord

Why is it always next year for you clowns, going on 37 soon, and why is Nutting wallet your problem?

Nutting's wallet is just fine.....spend YOUR $$$, not his. You're NOT the IRS. They were minority owners....that might seem like just a phrase, but makes ALL the difference.
You should spend your venom on the Rooneys....gouging you with huge projects that kill tailgating, put millions in their pockets, so Pitt FB can play in an ugly dump at their convenience. But, no....they're Pixburghers, yinzer royalty, exempt from criticism. THEY are the people responsible for tossing Pitt FB off campus.