Any truth behind planned addition to the shoe??

[bleed_scrlt&gry]

Not tryin to start any rumors here, but my buddy who knows people in the AD heard there may be plans to add more seating to ohio stadium... has anyone else heard that??

[Thump]

Originally Posted by bleed_scrlt&gry

Not tryin to start any rumors here, but my buddy who knows people in the AD heard there may be plans to add more seating to ohio stadium... has anyone else heard that??

Get access to the rumor mill. Already discussed in there.

[jwinslow]

april fools day joke, that was leaked early.

[barlow1802]

Originally Posted by jwinslow

april fools day joke, that was leaked early.

not saying your wrong.. now I'm just confused

I thought that orignally it was dismissed as an april fools joke but it really is being considered

[jwinslow]

I don't know if it is being considered, the rumors were started in a bulletin set to go out april fools day with alleged quotes from Gene Smith. I'm not aware of anything since then.

[sandgk]

Its BS, funny thing though how quickly it gained currency. It was still doing the rounds at the Spring Game, even though freely available sample editions of BSB, distributed at the game and dated April 15th, explicitly stated that the whole thing was a ruse - April Fools!!

[rocketman]

Sadly, or amazingly I guess, is they could double the current capacity of the 'Shoe and it would still sell out. I heard somewhere that for every seat in Ohio Stadium, 5 people are trying to get a ticket for it...pretty nuts.

[OregonBuckeye]

Why wouldn't they want to do an expansion if they would still sell out? I think they should atleast consider it.

[jwinslow]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

Why wouldn't they want to do an expansion if they would still sell out? I think they should atleast consider it.

money doesn't grow on trees... the shoe renovation, schott construction, and whac renovation (in progress) cost a lot of money.

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by jwinslow

money doesn't grow on trees... the shoe renovation, schott construction, and whac renovation (in progress) cost a lot of money.

I'm not saying it has to be now but once they do have enough money I think it would be a good idea.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

I'm not saying it has to be now but once they do have enough money I think it would be a good idea.

I doubt very, very seriously that they have paid off the previous rennovation...

[BB73]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

I doubt very, very seriously that they have paid off the previous rennovation...

The combined debt on the stadium renovation and the Schott was about $200 million when Gene Smith took over as AD last year, and the repayment plan involved roughly $20 million per year, so they'll be paying those off for a while.

[Buckin' A]

My understanding was that Geiger had a pretty good plan in place to cover that cost in a relitively short period of time.

[UGABuck]

Originally Posted by Bucknut319

My understanding was that Geiger had a pretty good plan in place to cover that cost in a relitively short period of time.

Yea, he was going to rent it to the Griffin's but they failed to pay.

[buckalum01]

Originally Posted by UGABuck

Yea, he was going to rent it to the Griffin's but they failed to pay.

In a related story, ESPN has it from good sources that not only did the Griffins not pay rent for the shoe, but Maurice Clarrett was given the south stands for his contributions to the team since 2002. No word yet if Albert Means is involved in any way, but it looks like MC is not cooperating with the school, NCAA, or law enforcement officials.