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Big East Stadiums
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School____________Football stadium________Capacity
Cincinnati____________Nippert Stadium___________35,097 (65,790)_________NFL__Cincinnati Bengals Stadium 5 miles away
Connecticut__________Rentschler Field___________40,000
Rutgers______________Rutgers Stadium__________41,500 (56,000) 2009_________expansion underway
Louisville_____________Papa John's Stadium_______42,000 (63,600) 2010 ________expansion underway
Pittsburgh____________Heinz Field_______________65,050_______________ NFL__Pittsburgh Steelers
South Florida_________Raymond James Stadium____65,000 _______________ NFL__Tampa Bay Bucaneers
Syracuse____________Carrier Dome______________49,262
West Virginia_________Mountaineer Field__________60,000
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---------------------Average__________________..49,739
---------------------Average after expansion____..58,088 (2010)
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Not only does a Big East school need a 45,000 seat stadium, you also need fans to purchase tickets.
7 of the 8 Big East schools are located in large metropolitan areas
West Virginia is located in Morgantown, population approximately 28,000
MAC Stadiums
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School_______________Football stadium_______Capacity
Akron___________________Rubber Bowl_____________35,202
Ball State________________Scheumann Stadium______25,400
Bowling Green____________Doyt Perry Stadium_______23,724
Buffalo__________________Buffalo Stadium__________31,000
Central Michigan__________Kelly/Shorts Stadium______30,199
Eastern Michigan__________Rynearson Stadium_______30,200
Kent State_______________Dix Stadium_____________29,287
Miami___________________Yager Stadium___________24,286
Northern Illinois___________Huskie Stadium___________31,000
Ohio____________________Peden Stadium___________24,000
Temple__________________Lincoln______________________________..68,532 Philadelphia Eagles
Toledo__________________Glass Bowl_______________26,248
Western Michigan_________Waldo Stadium___________30,200
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------------------------Average___________________28,396
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We are not going to build a 50,000 stadium in Amherst or Springfield
A 30,000 - 35,000 seat stadium was under discussion using Federal redevelopment funds for Springfield a few years ago.
I haven't heard anything about it since then.
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School____________Football stadium________Capacity
Cincinnati____________Nippert Stadium___________35,097 (65,790)_________NFL__Cincinnati Bengals Stadium 5 miles away
Connecticut__________Rentschler Field___________40,000
Rutgers______________Rutgers Stadium__________41,500 (56,000) 2009_________expansion underway
Louisville_____________Papa John's Stadium_______42,000 (63,600) 2010 ________expansion underway
Pittsburgh____________Heinz Field_______________65,050_______________ NFL__Pittsburgh Steelers
South Florida_________Raymond James Stadium____65,000 _______________ NFL__Tampa Bay Bucaneers
Syracuse____________Carrier Dome______________49,262
West Virginia_________Mountaineer Field__________60,000
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---------------------Average__________________..49,739
---------------------Average after expansion____..58,088 (2010)
==========================================================================================
Not only does a Big East school need a 45,000 seat stadium, you also need fans to purchase tickets.
7 of the 8 Big East schools are located in large metropolitan areas
West Virginia is located in Morgantown, population approximately 28,000
MAC Stadiums
==========================================================================================
School_______________Football stadium_______Capacity
Akron___________________Rubber Bowl_____________35,202
Ball State________________Scheumann Stadium______25,400
Bowling Green____________Doyt Perry Stadium_______23,724
Buffalo__________________Buffalo Stadium__________31,000
Central Michigan__________Kelly/Shorts Stadium______30,199
Eastern Michigan__________Rynearson Stadium_______30,200
Kent State_______________Dix Stadium_____________29,287
Miami___________________Yager Stadium___________24,286
Northern Illinois___________Huskie Stadium___________31,000
Ohio____________________Peden Stadium___________24,000
Temple__________________Lincoln______________________________..68,532 Philadelphia Eagles
Toledo__________________Glass Bowl_______________26,248
Western Michigan_________Waldo Stadium___________30,200
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------------------------Average___________________28,396
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We are not going to build a 50,000 stadium in Amherst or Springfield
A 30,000 - 35,000 seat stadium was under discussion using Federal redevelopment funds for Springfield a few years ago.
I haven't heard anything about it since then.