The deal is near finalized for #UCLA football to play its home games in SoFi Stadium.

[minnyrules11]

It's an additional guaranteed seven days of revenue.

I don’t the Chargers fan base is non existent since moving from San Diego. Rose Bowl should renovate and take them.

 

[PMWinSTP]

I don’t the Chargers fan base is non existent since moving from San Diego. Rose Bowl should renovate and take them.

The average attendance at Chargers games the last four years (2021-24) has been just a smidge under 70,000 per game.

 

[minnyrules11]

The average attendance at Chargers games the last four years (2021-24) has been just a smidge under 70,000 per game.

How many are opposing fans? The Chargers were just a a throw in for Sofi.

 

[PMWinSTP]

How many are opposing fans? The Chargers were just a a throw in for Sofi.

This has got to be humor or sarcasm, right?

 

[minnyrules11]

This has got to be humor or sarcasm, right?

Actually, no. The Chargers usually have half the stadium filled with opposing fans. Maybe it’s different this year.

 

[GopherRock]

Obviously I'm a lay person, but it would seem like the law can force a team to play at a stadium if they don't want to. All it can do is force UCLA to pay dearly to the city.

Ask the Twins if the court can force a team to play at a stadium when the team doesn't.

 

[Schnauzer]

Gotta preface this by saying having the Bank on campus with open air is a wonderful thing that I wouldn’t change, and was happy to see happen.

Back when the Metrodome was getting old and every one of its tenants were looking to leave, I wondered how it might transform if the Twins and Vikings got their own stadiums (Vikings in Arden Hills). Perhaps one of those deals where they would turn the Metrodome over to the U for a dollar. All the seats could be switched to maroon and gold and the Velcro/vinyl signs could be replaced with something classy. I wonder if it could have become a decent home for Gopher football and baseball.

I guess we’ll never know and that is probably a good thing.

 

[howeda7]

I went to a couple games at the dome back when I was a student in the 90's. It sucked and it was BECAUSE it wasn't on campus, not because the dome was old, at least to me. I just don't think a shiny new stadium would have mattered much. You've got to have the stadium on campus. Location, Location, Location! The feel is SOOO much better now. The two are not even comparable. The U lost a whole generation of fans to that move. Some of us are slowly trickling back. Another thing I hate now that I'm older is downtown Minneapolis and I don't think I'm alone. Having the stadium away from downtown is a huge plus for many of us.

UCLA will have to have a really good football team for a long time to make a location 12 miles from campus matter. I agree with Maxy that it's likely better, but still not good. What a mess they have on their hands.

Question: Is there an example of a stadium that is NOT on campus that is awesome? I've been to very few so may well not know what I'm talking about. If yes, is there an example of a stadium 12 MILES from campus?

I wouldn't call it awesome, but Miami has made it work in multiple off campus stadiums.

 

[howeda7]

Ask the Twins if the court can force a team to play at a stadium when the team doesn't.

Yep. Thanks Harry Crump

 

[Unregistered User]

They still play the Red River Rivalry though in the Cotton Bowl, probably to Jerry Jones dismay.

Call it what it is, the Red River Shootout.

If you’re mad they changed “Shootout” to “Rivalry,” congrats, you’ve officially valued a football nickname more than human lives.

 

[disco]

I wouldn't call it awesome, but Miami has made it work in multiple off campus stadiums.

Miami has had some embarassingly small crowds over the years.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Gotta preface this by saying having the Bank on campus with open air is a wonderful thing that I wouldn’t change, and was happy to see happen.

Back when the Metrodome was getting old and every one of its tenants were looking to leave, I wondered how it might transform if the Twins and Vikings got their own stadiums (Vikings in Arden Hills). Perhaps one of those deals where they would turn the Metrodome over to the U for a dollar. All the seats could be switched to maroon and gold and the Velcro/vinyl signs could be replaced with something classy. I wonder if it could have become a decent home for Gopher football and baseball.

I guess we’ll never know and that is probably a good thing.

I think the dome was a dead man walking.

It's boxes were garbage, no club seating, and since everyone was leaving it had a lot of deferred maintenance ... that's a lot of up front costs, and long term lost.

Some of the renovation ideas floated at the time like adding a suite level would have been damn close to the cost of TCF ... that cost all of 303m ( a bargain in today's terms).

It wasn't much better than if memorial was still around and saying "let's play there". It was basically a facility with seats .... huge up front costs to keep using it, and sub optimal structure if you ever wanted modern club/suites amenities.

 

[Ope3]

Call it what it is, the Red River Shootout.

If you’re mad they changed “Shootout” to “Rivalry,” congrats, you’ve officially valued a football nickname more than human lives.

I had zero recollection that it ever was "Shootout" and culled "Red River Rivalry" from the Cotton Bowl Stadium's wiki page.

Cotton Bowl (stadium) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It changed in 2005, and quite frankly prefer the "Rivalry" tag for nothing else but the the alliteration. "Showdown" has also been used.

Red River Rivalry - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org