Looking at future football schedules..

[Mike Stuben]

46 minutes ago, belgianbull said:

So we would have to rent a stadium for one game just to accommodate Notre Dame? How much would that even cost? I think our new OCS should hold around 40,000- 45,000, so still plenty  of room for their fans. Either way for the future we should no longer make such arrangements and I don't care who the team is. If they want to play us they should play us at our OCS, unless they fork up the payment for the stadium rental.

USF has said 35,000 - things can change, but that is the number until it isn't the number. 

And I don't know. But if our choices are play a game at Ray Jay or lose a home game against Notre Dame, then I am delighted to be back in Ray Jay..... all hypothetical now, as this is just speculation. 

[belgianbull]

23 minutes ago, Bull Awakening said:

I’m thinking either 2026 or 2027 

  I am ok with a slight delay as long as its built right.  I can't wait to see renderings.

[belgianbull]

6 minutes ago, Mike Stuben said:

USF has said 35,000 - things can change, but that is the number until it isn't the number. 

And I don't know. But if our choices are play a game at Ray Jay or lose a home game against Notre Dame, then I am delighted to be back in Ray Jay..... all hypothetical now, as this is just speculation. 

Thanks, I had never seen the number 35,000. Seems low considering we almost averaged 30,000 last year and averaged  almost 35,000 over the last 5 years in the AAC even with our record over the last 3 years. Hope its the type a stadium where its easy to add capacity with new construction.

Edited January 23, 2023 by belgianbull

[USFBULL_08]

55 minutes ago, belgianbull said:

So we would have to rent a stadium for one game just to accommodate Notre Dame? How much would that even cost? I think our new OCS should hold around 40,000- 45,000, so still plenty  of room for their fans. Either way for the future we should no longer make such arrangements and I don't care who the team is. If they want to play us they should play us at our OCS, unless they fork up the payment for the stadium rental.

Think it was going to be 35k, maybe 40.

[USF_Bullsharks]

I wanted 45k but would rather have it now at 35k than sometime in the future at 45k. Would assume there is standing room only and/or grass berm seating that can fill additional. Give me the renderings, John! 

[Mike Stuben]

2 hours ago, USFBULL_08 said:

Think it was going to be 35k, maybe 40.

I trust that the design will have future expansion in mind, probably tied to conference realignment. 

[zarnozdabull]

Let's pick an easy FCS win like McNeese State

[CousinRicky]

2 minutes ago, zarnozdabull said:

Let's pick an easy FCS win like McNeese State

Too soon?

[Outlaw]

Let's just do schedule SEU fire and hope we can find our most consistent receiver again like Bryce miller.

[WoolyBully]

5 hours ago, Mike Stuben said:

I trust that the design will have future expansion in mind, probably tied to conference realignment. 

Poking about on the interwebs, the average FBS stadium capacity is 51K, and in the AAC it is 43,827 (if we omit RayJ, Lincoln Field & Alamodome) it is 40,890. Probably less if we drop the Liberty Bowl as well (down around 35K). 

AAC College	Stadium	Conference	Capacity	Opened
East Carolina	Dowdy Ficklen Stadium	AAC	50,000	1963
Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium	AAC	30,000	2011
Memphis	Liberty Bowl	AAC	62,380	1965
Navy	Memorial Stadium	AAC	34,000	1959
North Texas	Apogee Stadium	AAC	30,850	2011
Rice	Rice Stadium	AAC	47,000	1950
SMU	Gerald Ford Stadium	AAC	32,000	2000
South Florida	Raymond James Stadium	AAC	65,857	1998
Temple	Lincoln Financial Field	AAC	68,532	2003
Tulane	Yulman Stadium	AAC	30,000	2014
Tulsa	Skelly Field	AAC	35,542	1930
UAB	Protective Stadium	AAC	47,100	2021
UNC Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium	AAC	15,314	2013
UTSA	Alamodome	AAC	65,000	1993

Edited January 24, 2023 by WoolyBully
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