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USC's Published Reasons For Renovating LA Coliseum

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Direct quote from their game program last week:

"Why Renovate?

Built in 1923, the Coliseum is long overdue for a renovation. The intentions of the renovation are to:

* Ensure the game-day experience provides all fans options to enjoy the stadium's new amenities while recognizing the loyalty of our long-time fans.

* Provide our football team with a first-class facility and a tremendous home field advantage.

*Create long-term revenue streams so that USC Athletics can sustain its excellence across all sports for generations to come.

*Preserve the historical integrity of the Coliseum."

The difference between schools like USC, Stanford, Louisville, etc. is the way their school administrators think. They think big and look toward the future. Pitt thinks small and looks for today!
 
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GEORGERDOG said:
Direct quote from their game program last week:

"Why Renovate?

Built in 1923, the Coliseum is long overdue for a renovation. The intentions of the renovation are to:

* Ensure the game-day experience provides all fans options to enjoy the stadium's new amenities while recognizing the loyalty of our long-time fans.

* Provide our football team with a first-class facility and a tremendous home field advantage.

*Create long-term revenue streams so that USC Athletics can sustain its excellence across all sports for generations to come.

*Preserve the historical integrity of the Coliseum."

The difference between schools like USC, Stanford, Louisville, etc. is the way their school administrators think. They think big and look toward the future. Pitt thinks small and looks for today!
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It helps to have a much larger enrollment, and no competition from an NFL team for a long time.
 
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GEORGERDOG said:
Direct quote from their game program last week:

"Why Renovate?

Built in 1923, the Coliseum is long overdue for a renovation. The intentions of the renovation are to:

* Ensure the game-day experience provides all fans options to enjoy the stadium's new amenities while recognizing the loyalty of our long-time fans.

* Provide our football team with a first-class facility and a tremendous home field advantage.

*Create long-term revenue streams so that USC Athletics can sustain its excellence across all sports for generations to come.

*Preserve the historical integrity of the Coliseum."

The difference between schools like USC, Stanford, Louisville, etc. is the way their school administrators think. They think big and look toward the future. Pitt thinks small and looks for today!
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The difference between USC and Pitt is as follows:
It's Los Angeles.
The difference between Stanford and Pitt is as follows:
It's Silicon Valley.
The difference between Louisville and Pitt is as follows:
Pitt is a world class university.
Louisville is lucky to be accredited.
 
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GEORGERDOG said:
Direct quote from their game program last week:

"Why Renovate?

Built in 1923, the Coliseum is long overdue for a renovation. The intentions of the renovation are to:

* Ensure the game-day experience provides all fans options to enjoy the stadium's new amenities while recognizing the loyalty of our long-time fans.

* Provide our football team with a first-class facility and a tremendous home field advantage.

*Create long-term revenue streams so that USC Athletics can sustain its excellence across all sports for generations to come.

*Preserve the historical integrity of the Coliseum."

The difference between schools like USC, Stanford, Louisville, etc. is the way their school administrators think. They think big and look toward the future. Pitt thinks small and looks for today!
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How many Pitt games a year do you typically attend?
 
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PittMan 72 said:
How many Pitt games a year do you typically attend?
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I have had season tickets in premium seat areas up until this season. Living in Orange County I was not able to see any games at Heinz for the last 2 years. I gave my tickets away to friends from my old home town or my old high school. That being said, unfortunately, I have seen most Pitt games on TV regardless of where I am traveling (ESPN3). I also bought two club level tickets to the Pinstripe Bowl, but gave those away also after Pitt's end of season melt down.
 
GEORGERDOG said:
Direct quote from their game program last week:

"Why Renovate?

Built in 1923, the Coliseum is long overdue for a renovation. The intentions of the renovation are to:

* Ensure the game-day experience provides all fans options to enjoy the stadium's new amenities while recognizing the loyalty of our long-time fans.

* Provide our football team with a first-class facility and a tremendous home field advantage.

*Create long-term revenue streams so that USC Athletics can sustain its excellence across all sports for generations to come.

*Preserve the historical integrity of the Coliseum."

The difference between schools like USC, Stanford, Louisville, etc. is the way their school administrators think. They think big and look toward the future. Pitt thinks small and looks for today!
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Pitt should just hire Nutting as the Chancellor and be done with it. Please support us with your hard earned money , but winning is not important to us and you should accept it
 
Joe the Panther Fan said:
No they aren't. They are building their own stadium at Hollywood Park. You'd think that someone who was so plugged in to what was going on across the country would know what was going on right down the street.
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Yeah that's a little bit odd, was in Newport Beach a few weeks ago and people in the bars were talking about it. I believe the new stadium is already scheduled to host a Super Bowl as well.
 
LMFAO, another whack job that thinks all that needs to be done for Pitt to win big time is to build a on-campus and all that you need for a stadium is for Pitt to think big enough/want to compete bad enough.

If Pitt suddenly won a $500 million lottery, building an on-campus stadium would be one of the dumbest things it could do with that money.
 
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GEORGERDOG said:
I have had season tickets in premium seat areas up until this season. Living in Orange County I was not able to see any games at Heinz for the last 2 years. I gave my tickets away to friends from my old home town or my old high school. That being said, unfortunately, I have seen most Pitt games on TV regardless of where I am traveling (ESPN3). I also bought two club level tickets to the Pinstripe Bowl, but gave those away also after Pitt's end of season melt down.
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Ha?? They won their last 3 games, including a win over Clemson.
 
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Saboteur said:
The difference between USC and Pitt is as follows:
It's Los Angeles.
The difference between Stanford and Pitt is as follows:
It's Silicon Valley.
The difference between Louisville and Pitt is as follows:
Pitt is a world class university.
Louisville is lucky to be accredited.
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I believe Louisville's accreditation is actually still on probation and is being further investigated for even more violations. It is an absolute mess.

Stanford is one of the richest schools and athletic departments on the planet and has a huge amount of land.
 
BFo8 said:
Yeah that's a little bit odd, was in Newport Beach a few weeks ago and people in the bars were talking about it. I believe the new stadium is already scheduled to host a Super Bowl as well.
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Yeah, in February 2022. I assume that the revenue from the Super Bowl is part of the funding mechanism for the place.
 
GEORGERDOG said:
I have had season tickets in premium seat areas up until this season. Living in Orange County I was not able to see any games at Heinz for the last 2 years. I gave my tickets away to friends from my old home town or my old high school. That being said, unfortunately, I have seen most Pitt games on TV regardless of where I am traveling (ESPN3). I also bought two club level tickets to the Pinstripe Bowl, but gave those away also after Pitt's end of season melt down.
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End of season melt down? MY dog knows more about Pitt football than you do.
 
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GEORGERDOG said:
I have had season tickets in premium seat areas up until this season. Living in Orange County I was not able to see any games at Heinz for the last 2 years. I gave my tickets away to friends from my old home town or my old high school. That being said, unfortunately, I have seen most Pitt games on TV regardless of where I am traveling (ESPN3). I also bought two club level tickets to the Pinstripe Bowl, but gave those away also after Pitt's end of season melt down.
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Pitt: Wins last three games.
Pitt: Defeats Syracuse in final game on Nov. 26
Pitt: Accepts Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 4
You: Full of shite.

Please just go away.
 
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CrazyPaco said:
LMFAO, another whack job that thinks all that needs to be done for Pitt to win big time is to build a on-campus and all that you need for a stadium is for Pitt to think big enough/want to compete bad enough.

If Pitt suddenly won a $500 million lottery, building an on-campus stadium would be one of the dumbest things it could do with that money.
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People want their football team to play on campus, like most other fans... and considered "whack job". Only at Pitt.

So is it a waste of $300M for USC and their donors, when they could have moved less than 10 miles up the road to the new stadium?

That $300M could have been used for academics or athletic scholarships and other initiatives.
 
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HailtoPitt said:
People want their football team to play on campus, like most other fans... and considered "whack job". Only at Pitt.

So is it a waste of $300M for USC and their donors, when they could have moved less than 10 miles up the road to the new stadium?

That $300M could have been used for academics or athletic scholarships and other initiatives.
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Yes, people that, for years now, refuse to accept Pitt's financial, political, infrastructure, and real estate realities, and incessantly beat this dead stadium horse, are absolute whack jobs.

USC's situation with the coliseum is very different than Pitt's situation with no existing stadium, a hemmed in campus, a pro stadium 3 miles away, a much smaller city, and much poorer athletic department. Not to mention there are zero guarantees a different stadium would result in a single additional win or even improved attendance. This has been discussed ad nauseaum for over 20 years on this board.

The debate about stadium renovations is 20 years too late. It is irrelevant in 2017.

When people claim that it is Pitt just does not "want to win bad enough" and cite a lack of an on campus stadium as evidence, they are either intentionally ignorant, whack jobs, or just plain stupid.
 
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CrazyPaco said:
Yes, people that, for years now, refuse to accept Pitt's financial, political, infrastructure, and real estate realities, and incessantly beat this dead stadium horse, are absolute whack jobs.

USC's situation with the coliseum is very different than Pitt's situation with no existing stadium, hemmed in campus, a pro stadium 3 miles away, a much smaller city, and much poorer athletic department. Not to mention there are zero guarantees a different stadium would result in a single additional win or even improved attendance. This has been discussed ad nauseaum for over 20 years on this board.

When people claim that it is Pitt just not "want to win bad enough" and cite a lack of an on campus stadium as evidence, they are either intentionally ignorant, whack jobs, or just plain stupid.
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The lack of an on campus stadium is exhibit A as evidence that Pitt doesn't want to win.
 
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CrazyPaco said:
Then you are either 1) intentionally ignorant 2) a whack job 3) plain ole' stupid or 4) some combination of the above.
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Well, it's true. Why was the program allowed to slide into such a state of disarray in the first place? Why was the stadium allowed to reach such a point of disrepair?
 
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HailtoPitt said:
Well, it's true. Why was the program allowed to slide into such a state of disarray in the first place? Why was the stadium allowed to reach such a point of disrepair?
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That is a conversation 20 years too late. It is 2017. THERE IS NO STADIUM.

There is, today, no money for one, no appropriate supporting infrastructure for one, no political or local will for one, and no land for one. Most importantly, there absolutely no demonstrated need for one.
 
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Name calling doesn't solve anything and there is always room for a stadium discussion. It is just whether or not people want to give up or not. Just because something is improbably doesn't mean impossible. Losers give up. (<-- Not really name calling) Winners try and whiners whine. Everyone knows what category they fit in.
 
HailtoPitt said:
People want their football team to play on campus, like most other fans... and considered "whack job". Only at Pitt.

So is it a waste of $300M for USC and their donors, when they could have moved less than 10 miles up the road to the new stadium?

That $300M could have been used for academics or athletic scholarships and other initiatives.
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Though not owned by the University, the Coliseum is for all intents and purposes USC's on-campus stadium (as it's virtually surrounded by the campus).
 
PantherO said:
Losers give up. (<-- Not really name calling) Winners try and whiners whine. Everyone knows what category they fit in.
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NO, Winners actually create clear-plans with clear objectives, then execute the plan and achieve the objective.

Why not on campus stadium??!! Is childish.

You have a PLAN -- one that can be executed that people like and would want to make a reality?

WHERE does the stadium go, what is the desired seating capacity --- and most importantly financially, how do you make it multi-purpose and a revenue stream so it's not just used 6 times a year??

WINNERS don't just speak pie-in-the-sky childish nonsense: they make clear plans that can be executed then Galvanize others to achieve it.

Shakin' my head lol.
 
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NO, Winners actually create clear-plans with clear objectives, then execute the plan and achieve the objective.

Why not on campus stadium??!! Is childish.

You have a PLAN -- one that can be executed that people like and would want to make a reality?

WHERE does the stadium go, what is the desired seating capacity --- and most importantly financially, how do you make it multi-purpose and a revenue stream so it's not just used 6 times a year??

WINNERS don't just speak pie-in-the-sky childish nonsense: they make clear plans that can be executed then Galvanize others to achieve it.

Shakin' my head lol.
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USC 's stadium is a run down dump. What has USC done but for the time when they were cheating like crazy
 
HailtoPitt said:
Well, it's true. Why was the program allowed to slide into such a state of disarray in the first place? Why was the stadium allowed to reach such a point of disrepair?
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Because the administration did not care to support Pitt football.
The unforgivable part was not the lack of support, but the hidden agenda of feigning interest in the football program giving the fans false hope and asking for support in donations and ticket sales while covertly not giving a damn.
 
CrazyPaco said:
LMFAO, another whack job that thinks all that needs to be done for Pitt to win big time is to build a on-campus and all that you need for a stadium is for Pitt to think big enough/want to compete bad enough.

If Pitt suddenly won a $500 million lottery, building an on-campus stadium would be one of the dumbest things it could do with that money.
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THIS!!!!
 
Joe Magarac said:
Because the administration did not care to support Pitt football.
The unforgivable part was not the lack of support, but the hidden agenda of feigning interest in the football program giving the fans false hope and asking for support in donations and ticket sales while covertly not giving a damn.
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That's pretty much what is happening now. We have script and throwback unis because more people are catching on.
 
RHS14 said:
NO, Winners actually create clear-plans with clear objectives, then execute the plan and achieve the objective.

Why not on campus stadium??!! Is childish.

You have a PLAN -- one that can be executed that people like and would want to make a reality?

WHERE does the stadium go, what is the desired seating capacity --- and most importantly financially, how do you make it multi-purpose and a revenue stream so it's not just used 6 times a year??

WINNERS don't just speak pie-in-the-sky childish nonsense: they make clear plans that can be executed then Galvanize others to achieve it.

Shakin' my head lol.
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I know which category you fit in.
 
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pittmeister said:
To spend millions of dollars for a campus stadium you'll only use 6 times a year would be the height of irresponsibility. Especially when there is a very good stadium 3 miles away from the campus.

http://www.footballgeography.com/list-of-fbs-stadiums-sorted-by-distance-to-the-campus/
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But it's such a great topic for the BMW club and faux Pitt fans to constantly complain about. You know, the same ones that didn't go to games when Pitt played on campus and, truthfully, would have no intention of going regardless if they did move back now. Because the average attendance figures clearly show that the move to HF has made little difference and in some years has been better than when Pitt play on campus. And now with every game available to watch for free (stream or TV)? There are just too many that want to remain absentee fans and watch all the games for free. Attendance Even on campus could be the same or even lower today because of the availability to see all the games without being there.

The moral of the story remains the same: those that are interested in being there in person go to Pitt home games; those that aren't don't. Those that don't attend will then rationalize the reasons for not going. Right now for many of them it's because they don't like HF or "off-campus" games. (But they also use many other excuses). When the games were at Pitt Stadium on campus? Well, they mustn't have liked that either. :rolleyes:
 
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