This will never happen, but it’s the offseason, right? Oakland’s biggest institutions should come together to build a P5 stadium in the neighborhood (technically Squirrel Hill, but it’s close enough).
Tear down Gesling Field + the parking garage along Forbes and you have enough room for a ~45,000-seat stadium. We could create one of the best and most intimate atmospheres in college football if done right, especially if they successfully incorporate the surrounding CMU buildings (Cohon Center, Wesnik, West Wing).
Pitt pays for the costs and CMU gets a free stadium out of it, minus a little less parking. Imagine tailgating on the Cathedral lawn and Flagstaff Hill as the band marches down Forbes Ave… alas, it isn’t meant to be.
Tear down Gesling Field + the parking garage along Forbes and you have enough room for a ~45,000-seat stadium. We could create one of the best and most intimate atmospheres in college football if done right, especially if they successfully incorporate the surrounding CMU buildings (Cohon Center, Wesnik, West Wing).
Pitt pays for the costs and CMU gets a free stadium out of it, minus a little less parking. Imagine tailgating on the Cathedral lawn and Flagstaff Hill as the band marches down Forbes Ave… alas, it isn’t meant to be.