markinsac Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Since the early '90's teams have been building new buildings. The St. Louis Rams built their dome in '94 and it's already outdated. Of course new venues bring in much more revenue. A perfect example of success is the SF Giants. They played in Windy, cold and old Candlestick Park since '62. The won no World Series. In the last few years of playing there, their attendance was down to just 10,000 a game. Once Pac Bell Park arrived, they have sold out 90% of their games averaging just over 39,000 a game. The setting is downtown and in a much warmer climate. Now SF is going for their 3rd Championship since packing their bags. Other successes: St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens etc. Of course, there's plenty of new stadiums and arenas. But look at the Oakland Raiders and A's. They are near the bottom in attendance and payroll and play in the worst stadium known to mankind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markinsac Posted October 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 The colleges are getting in on the act. New or renovated: Balor FB, Michigan FB, Texas AM FB, Cal FB, Cal BB, USC BB, UCLA BB, U of Houston FB, Stanford FB, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Diabler Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Huge difference. Fan experience is a huge factor. Not only creates revenue, but packed houses create home field advantage. Nothing can overcome mismanagement from the top though. No matter how nice the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Football infrastructure being updated across the country. I still remember when the Cardinals rented out ASU's football stadium for years. Bidwell finally got what he wanted, and they have a great stadium. Attendance shot through the roof after it being a joke for such a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzmocashzz Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 actually from a seating perspective stadiums built for specific sports are much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 one of the biggest scams of the past 20 or 30 years teams with tons of revenue get communities to pay for stadiums. and then they take $200 million in naming rights, ads, etc and stick it in their pocket! shameless behavior by anyone in the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 The colleges are getting in on the act. New or renovated: Balor FB' date=' Michigan FB, Texas AM FB, Cal FB, Cal BB, USC BB, UCLA BB, U of Houston FB, Stanford FB,[/quote'] Minnesota open a new stadium about 3 years ago and the program is on the rise rank 24 in coaches poll this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 one of the biggest scams of the past 20 or 30 years teams with tons of revenue get communities to pay for stadiums. and then they take $200 million in naming rights, ads, etc and stick it in their pocket! shameless behavior by anyone in the club Can't argue with that... Billionaire owners do a great job of holding cities hostage. Why should people have to pay taxes for a new stadium just to make the team more money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeinkeToWarrick Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 People love new shit even if it costs them a ton of money. New stadiums/facilities help for sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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