Brett McMurphy is trash. He has great sources with certain schools and BOTs and league offices. But he’s simply a pot stirrer that thrives on all this nonsense and carries water for certain powerful people and schools. The Magnificent Seven”? Give me a break, you ahole. That’s a media constructed fiction.
Brett McMurphy is the writer who decided to call the seven ACC schools allegedly involved in this the ‘Magnificent Seven;’. He is trying to keep his moronic term alive.
It's not a bad stadium, it's just old. The under carriage reminds me of MacArthur stadium so I think it's a nice throwback.
I could easily be wrong but, I think I read that now that they're in the ACC they'll look to expanding the seating capacity. 32K was fine while they were in the AAC, but they know they need to expand in the ACC.Doak Campbell Stadium is where FSU plays., which is low end but pretty decent. It is being renovated for next season. I think FSU is borrowing $330 million or so to make that happen.
SMU plays at Gerald Ford Stadium. This pictures I have seen are not very impressive. Small, very low end. Not even as nice as Duke or Wake or BC.
It will be the worst football facility in the ACC by a large margin. That said, I know they are renovating it and hopefully it will make a big difference. It looks like they will be filling in the empty end zone with the renovation and installing individual seats for at least of some the new stands. Don't think it affects the seating capacity much, which will still be in the 32K range.
Expanding SMU’s Gerald J. Ford Stadium
The Garry Weber Foundation gives $50 million – the largest gift in the history of SMU Athletics – to create the Garry Weber End Zone Complex. The foundation established by former Mustang football letterman Garry A. Weber ’58 made the commitment in support of a $100 million drive for a new...www.smu.edu
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I think it's forgotten how old most college stadiums are. Many have been renovated numerous times but are still old. The Dome is quite a but younger than many of them.
I think they can easily go as high as 45K. The endzone project is expected to increase capacity but it sounded like only 1 or 2K
If UNC/UVA bolt the league is officially toast.
UNC is the snake in the grass here. No way they aren't plotting under the radar to get out. I truly believe they are the only school that the Big or SEC wants - they'll take others if it is prudent but they want UNC, and I think UNC wants them, just figuring out how to do it while saving face.
agree, I keep asking where everyone is going. There are no good answers. Until there are seismic shifts in the college football landscape, I'm not worried. we'll know it when it happens.
Yes, that's exactly what is going to happen.
I'm having fun here. Some of the same people posting about imminent demise of the ACC are batting 0 for 100 here.
I worry some but it is what it is...
But the SEC and B1G would have to share.
Oh, for sure. They'd have to be advantaged, no doubt, for it to work. I've always been skeptical, but less so now than I used to be. There is an extraordinary amount of money available.
We can’t rely on state taxpayers to underwrite a $52MM athletic department deficit. Despite the nostalgia, this is not a viable route for a small, private program. Not sustainable for UConn either.
I know. I was partnering with you on all the crazy idiocy.
