Texas A&M-Texarkana to join LSC, start football program

[cwfenn]

Cory Hogue has been talking about the TAMUT coaching search, which is going quite quickly, on his podcast:

https://thecutblock.podbean.com/

[ASUPops]

WT's 9,500/10,000 seat stadium came in at @ $30M. It's recognized as one of the best in D2 and better than countless D1s. It has all the bells and whistles, too. I think your estimate is incorrect. It can be done for less.

"Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium holds 8,5000 fans and can handle up to 12,000 people when utilizing standing room areas and berms beyond the end zones."
https://gobuffsgo.com/facilities/bai...lo-stadium/292

It opened 2019 pre-COVID. LSC Fan numbers are pretty accurate. Maybe even a bit low in 2026 costs. Unless they use metal/aluminum bleachers like Bain-Schaeffer has instead of all concrete.

I suppose you have built some of your franchises since COVID....costs are still outrageous as yiu probably well know.

[ASUPops]

WT's 9,500/10,000 seat stadium came in at @ $30M. It's recognized as one of the best in D2 and better than countless D1s. It has all the bells and whistles, too. I think your estimate is incorrect. It can be done for less.

FYI....This was going to be Prosper's new stadium, $94M, but it was voted down. This stadium today would be $100M+.
https://texashsfootball.com/prosper-...llion-stadium/

[MooseLodge]

FYI....This was going to be Prosper's new stadium, $94M, but it was voted down. This stadium today would be $100M+.
https://texashsfootball.com/prosper-...llion-stadium/

Interesting. So which stadium would be $100 million today? WT's?

[Predatory Primates]

Just the reno and addition to Tulsa Union Stadium was 42 mill in 2020 dollars.

KU was a 450 million dollar project.

100mill for a brand new stadium is a pretty fair price.

[Predatory Primates]

Just the reno and addition to Tulsa Union Stadium was 42 mill in 2020 dollars.

KU was a 450 million dollar project.

100mill for a brand new stadium is a pretty fair price.

I work for a decent sized structural steel firm.
Pops is right. Const costs are insane since covid. The whole supply chain went up and never came down. Labor costs followed.

[ASUPops]

Interesting. So which stadium would be $100 million today? WT's?

The Prosper stadium was prpjected $94 million in 2023. It would be over $100M today.

I really don't know much about WT. It looks like rhe have a great deal.of aluminum vs concrete. But I have not been.

[Techster88]

I saw earlier in the thread that someone mentioned Texarkana is home to them, and I grew up about 15 minutes outside of Texarkana. If scholarships are fully funded this should be a job set up for success in my opinion. Texarkana has significant natural advantages where a coach can beat an opponent with more resources.

There are far more large high school football programs within an hour drive than most D2 schools can claim, and little competition locally from D2 opponents. The Texas/Arkansas rivalry is a real... I don't like people across the state line. But, if the marketing pitch is "Texarkana" more than it is Texas then I bet that lands in homes and with parents. Also, a new stadium even if small is better than most D2 stadiums. Lastly, someone mentioned there are strict rules about how the system can fund football, but school administrators are experts at compliance. They will find a way to designate a facility as a classroom, or pay for something "academic" that has 90% athletics use.

East Texas State should have relocated to Texarkana when there was a strong push for it years ago.

[Techster88]

I work for a decent sized structural steel firm.
Pops is right. Const costs are insane since covid. The whole supply chain went up and never came down. Labor costs followed.

Less quality material as well. No more bang for the buck.

[Predatory Primates]

Less quality material as well. No more bang for the buck.

Yeah everything is sold on schedule based on half done designs these days. It's nuts.

[Predatory Primates]

How long before the MALSAA is formed with N and S Divisions?