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What would it cost for a top tier CFB team to build a new stadium?
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:11 pm
Recent expansion threads got me thinking. Lets say a Texas, LSU, Bama, USC, Michigan, OSU type program were to build a stadium from the ground up. Would we be looking at a billion dollar complex for a college team?
Obviously, the premier programs already have stadiums that fit their needs (or are easily expandable) so theres really no precedent here to compare to.
~A&M is essentially rebuilding portions of Kyle Field with a price tag of $450 million.
~Cal tore down and rebuilt the entire west said of their stadium for $321 million but a lot of that cost was in Earthquake reinforcement due to being over a fault line.
~In recent years, LSU has built 2 upper decks and an endzone expansion at an adjusted cost of around $218 million.
~Examples of brand new stadiums come from mostly smaller schools. The largest is Minny's TCF Bank with its capacity of 50,xxx
The adjusted cost here was $334 million
~Houston's new 40,000 seat stadium is expected to cost $120 million.
So what would the price tag be for a 90,000-100,000 seat stadium with 100 or so luxury suites, multiple large HD video boards built from the ground up?
Obviously, the premier programs already have stadiums that fit their needs (or are easily expandable) so theres really no precedent here to compare to.
~A&M is essentially rebuilding portions of Kyle Field with a price tag of $450 million.
~Cal tore down and rebuilt the entire west said of their stadium for $321 million but a lot of that cost was in Earthquake reinforcement due to being over a fault line.
~In recent years, LSU has built 2 upper decks and an endzone expansion at an adjusted cost of around $218 million.
~Examples of brand new stadiums come from mostly smaller schools. The largest is Minny's TCF Bank with its capacity of 50,xxx
The adjusted cost here was $334 million
~Houston's new 40,000 seat stadium is expected to cost $120 million.
So what would the price tag be for a 90,000-100,000 seat stadium with 100 or so luxury suites, multiple large HD video boards built from the ground up?
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:12 pm to Lsuhoohoo
550 million
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:14 pm to Paul Allen
Bout tree fiddy
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:17 pm to Lsuhoohoo
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Texas
Needs a new stadium, or at least major renovations.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:17 pm to Lsuhoohoo
On a side note, is there a team out there on a similar level to Alabama, OSU, Michigan, LSU etc. that would be looking to build a new stadium in the future?
Most of these teams have so much history invested that the fan base wouldn't support a major move.
But an awesome 100k stadium built specifically for football with all modern technology could potentially be awesome.
Most of these teams have so much history invested that the fan base wouldn't support a major move.
But an awesome 100k stadium built specifically for football with all modern technology could potentially be awesome.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:18 pm to Paul Allen
quote:
550 million
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:18 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Baylor just built a brand new one for $250 million. 45k expandable to 55k
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:18 pm to SaintCajun
quote:
Texas
Needs a new stadium, or at least major renovations.
DKR is nice enough, the fans are terrible though.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:18 pm to Lsuhoohoo
and ground-up 90,000 capacity stadium?.... $400 to 500 million.
would all depend on the schedule and the number of suites/level of finishes. The more compressed the schedule, the higher the dollar amount.
would all depend on the schedule and the number of suites/level of finishes. The more compressed the schedule, the higher the dollar amount.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:18 pm to Lsuhoohoo
$400-$600MM
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:19 pm to KosmoCramer
The elite program most in need of some serious renovations/new stadium is USC. The Coliseum isn't in great condition
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:21 pm to Bama Bird
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The elite program most in need of some serious renovations/new stadium is USC. The Coliseum isn't in great condition
If Pete Carroll were still there, it would be a possibility.
They just don't have the dedicated fan base from a football stand point to fund that.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:21 pm to Bama Bird
i think you could throw Miami in that mix as well... both USC and Miami could use smaller stadium's closer to campus... would really help out the atmosphere. Similar to what BC has.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:23 pm to Bama Bird
quote:
The elite program most in need of some serious renovations/new stadium is USC. The Coliseum isn't in great condition
I could see them holding out and landing a pretty sweet deal once LA builds an NFL stadium.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:23 pm to Lsuhoohoo
600 million. Which is a good bit cheaper than what it would cost to change the name of your school to the University of Louisiana.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:24 pm to Lsuhoohoo
USC is currently doing a remodel of the coliseum that could eventually cost up to $300M.
Completely rebuilding the Coliseum would easily cost nearly $1B. The LA NFL stadium is estimated at $1.2B
Completely rebuilding the Coliseum would easily cost nearly $1B. The LA NFL stadium is estimated at $1.2B
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:24 pm to lowspark12
The Coliseum is about as close as you can get to having an on-campus stadium without it being on-campus. Miami is a much different story and would be better served playing their games at the Marlins' ballpark.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:24 pm to Lsuhoohoo
I think ground-up, 90K+, press boxes, suites, modern locker rooms, weight rooms and other facilities... I'd guess closer to $1B than $500M.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:25 pm to lowspark12
Trying to figure this out. Are there any comps for pro stadiums? Obviously Jerry's World was an insane project. 1.3 B. It has frills that are unnecessary but the end product is similar. Huge stadium, retractable roof (most college prob would not have nor want this), 100K people.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 1:26 pm to LSUBoo
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I'd guess closer to $1B than $500M.
I mean it's mind blowing for a college team but I'd have to think a stadium for college football's upper echelon teams would come in closer to what NFL teams are building rather than what Minnesota or Baylor are building. Both MetLife and Levi's stadium are over a billion.
This post was edited on 5/13/14 at 1:27 pm
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