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Posted on 11/10/25 at 6:26 am to RLDSC FAN
I know space is a premium in la, but any chance of a 30-40k on campus stadium?
Posted on 11/10/25 at 6:56 am to 1999
Yes, you can say that the Rose Bowl is a “dump”, but on January 1st it’s the best place to be if you like CFB. After watching the Rose Bowl Game, the Sugar Bowl seems like a letdown. Not a fan of indoor stadiums.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 7:12 am to West Seattle Dude
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Yes, you can say that the Rose Bowl is a “dump”, but on January 1st it’s the best place to be if you like CFB. After watching the Rose Bowl Game, the Sugar Bowl seems like a letdown. Not a fan of indoor stadiums.
The Big Ten and SEC ruined CFB, so I don’t expect the nostalgia of the San Gabriel’s and the parade to mean much when it comes time to move the rose bowl go a stadium named after a financial institution for more money.
This post was edited on 11/10/25 at 7:13 am
Posted on 11/10/25 at 9:57 am to West Seattle Dude
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Yes, you can say that the Rose Bowl is a “dump”, but on January 1st it’s the best place to be if you like CFB.
How does that apply to UCLA and its home games?
Posted on 11/10/25 at 10:35 am to 1999
I'd read that UCLA had done some sort of study about the possibility of converting the current track and field stadium into an on campus stadium but never took any affirmative steps towards making this a reality.
The excuse has been that the well-heeled and influential residents that live north of campus would fight it like first wife divorce-to the bitter end.
Creating a stadium there would require the relocation of multiple other sports and dorms that would in turn require the purchase of new land, construction of facilities, etc.
The excuse has been that the well-heeled and influential residents that live north of campus would fight it like first wife divorce-to the bitter end.
Creating a stadium there would require the relocation of multiple other sports and dorms that would in turn require the purchase of new land, construction of facilities, etc.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 10:37 am to Wally Sparks
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How does that apply to UCLA and its home games?
Buildings without tenants don’t usually hold up well for long.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 10:54 am to RLDSC FAN
Could probably get a better deal and fill up a high school stadium, if they are lucky!
Posted on 11/10/25 at 12:08 pm to SHPMustang
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I'd read that UCLA had done some sort of study about the possibility of converting the current track and field stadium into an on campus stadium but never took any affirmative steps towards making this a reality.
I've heard with the new D-Line extension on the LA Metro that should be open for the Olympics the on campus stadium idea I will come back up. Outside of the physical space the biggest concern is the super affluent neighbors who will want a say in everything, and even if a stadium is built, will want regulation over how the stadium is used.
Tulane went through this years ago when building an on-campus stadium and negotiating over other potential revenue generating events like concerts and even HS games.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 12:17 pm to The Third Leg
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Buildings without tenants don’t usually hold up well for long.
UCLA is only there for 6-7 games a season. Revenue loss will hurt, but the stadium should be fine.
One other note to my previous post about a possible on campus stadium, I was on a trip in the area and realized the Bel Air Country Club is literally across the street from the campus. Attempting to build a new stadium on campus would involve negotiating with some of the richest and most connected people in the US.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 9:43 pm to The Third Leg
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The Big Ten and SEC ruined CFB, so I don’t expect the nostalgia of the San Gabriel’s and the parade to mean much when it comes time to move the rose bowl go a stadium named after a financial institution for more money.
If the whole selling point of your stadium is meaningless mountains outside the stadium, your stadium has no purpose. I like the Smokies but I’m not going to Gaitlinburg for a football game.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 9:56 pm to Cleathecat
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UCLA but doesn't feel right. I could see them being the first major program to ditch football completely
Are we saying Cal is a major program? My money is on the Bears.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 10:17 pm to TheePalmetto
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If the whole selling point of your stadium is meaningless mountains outside the stadium, your stadium has no purpose. I like the Smokies but I’m not going to Gaitlinburg for a football game.
Spoken like a man who has never been to Pasadena on NYD when the rose bowl is being played.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 9:50 am to The Third Leg
Jarmond is easily the worst AD in the country, which is quite impressive. It's truly shocking he still has a job.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:22 am to The Third Leg
I’m glad you enjoyed all the pomp and circumstance around the Rose Bowl game. That doesn’t change the fact that the Rose Bowl stadium is a dump.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:31 am to NOLALGD
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I'd read that UCLA had done some sort of study about the possibility of converting the current track and field stadium into an on campus stadium but never took any affirmative steps towards making this a reality.
I've heard with the new D-Line extension on the LA Metro that should be open for the Olympics the on campus stadium idea I will come back up. Outside of the physical space the biggest concern is the super affluent neighbors who will want a say in everything, and even if a stadium is built, will want regulation over how the stadium is used.
Tulane went through this years ago when building an on-campus stadium and negotiating over other potential revenue generating events like concerts and even HS games.
IIRC Toolame had to cave to the NIMBYs regarding the height of the stadium which is why it is lopsided. Speaking of Toolame. Does anyone know why they built their basketball practice facility just a year or two before announcing the football stadium. They had to be planning for the football stadium while they were also planning the basketball practice facility. Maybe if they had waited a year or two they could have shifted the stadium over some and had enough room to build a proper stadium.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:27 pm to WeeWee
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Maybe if they had waited a year or two they could have shifted the stadium over some and had enough room to build a proper stadium.
How big would you think "proper" is?
Posted on 11/11/25 at 1:07 pm to NOLALGD
They have all kinds of things at the Rose Bowl but one thing you have to realize that the thing has another ritzy golf/country club on one side of it and a large upscale residential area on the other side of it and the people who live and play around it don’t want the thing in use 365 days a year and a bunch of interlopers coming in and getting in their way.
The Rose Bowl was actually Walter O’Malley’s first choice after he moved the Dodgers to California for a temporary home while Dodger Stadium was being built, but the residents around there raised unbridled Cain/hell about the prospect of 77 (at the time) home games with tens of thousands of people clogging their neighborhood and the Pasadena City Council put a stop to it. Too bad because it would have been a MUCH superior baseball venue than the LA Coliseum.
The Rose Bowl was actually Walter O’Malley’s first choice after he moved the Dodgers to California for a temporary home while Dodger Stadium was being built, but the residents around there raised unbridled Cain/hell about the prospect of 77 (at the time) home games with tens of thousands of people clogging their neighborhood and the Pasadena City Council put a stop to it. Too bad because it would have been a MUCH superior baseball venue than the LA Coliseum.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 1:21 pm to RLDSC FAN
Fun facts:
Original design of the stadium wasn’t completely round, but that of a horseshoe.
The stands in the south of the stadium were built 6 years after the stadium was completed in 1928.
It was the largest football stadium in America between 1972 and 1997 with a seating capacity of 104,091 until it was renovated and downsized while Michigan stadium expanded.
Original design of the stadium wasn’t completely round, but that of a horseshoe.
The stands in the south of the stadium were built 6 years after the stadium was completed in 1928.
It was the largest football stadium in America between 1972 and 1997 with a seating capacity of 104,091 until it was renovated and downsized while Michigan stadium expanded.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 1:37 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
How it would have been for baseball. The foul lines would still have been short but they’d have at least been consistent unlike the short LF porch in the Coliseum and the power alleys would have been OK. There wouldn’t have been any homers to dead center though.
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 1:40 pm
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