Only in the SEC...

• sleeper

  

  http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/08/08/60-million-dollar-high-school-football-stadium-allen-texas?hpt=ts1&hpt=hp_t3
  

  "Football is a religion." Or so goes the increasingly overheard statement about our national obsession with the sport. And while tangible verification of this belief can be a bit challenging to come by, a sparkling $60 million temple of sorts offers some very compelling evidence of its accuracy.
  
  This particular shrine is a high school football stadium in, of course, Texas. The good voters (worshippers?) in Allen approved a $119 million bond package three years ago, which included funds for the stadium, a fine arts auditorium and school transportation among other things.

  
  What a joke.
• sleeper

  

  bump.
• password

  

  Now that's a high school football stadium, outstanding!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• said_aouita

  

  ccrunner609;1245181 wrote:that is ridiculous

  
  What is the enrollment at MU?
  
  Allen HS in Texas is over 5000.
  
  I don't see why a new stadium which will last for decades is such a big deal.
• WebFire

  Only in the B1G, then, I guess...
  
  
• GoChiefs

  

  The $6 million for the indoor practice facility was privately funded by just one single person though.
• said_aouita

  

  Wow, that's an impressive indoor football practice facility. When is Massillon's last football state title?
• GoChiefs

  

  said_aouita;1245296 wrote:Wow, that's an impressive indoor football practice facility. When is Massillon's last football state title?

  1965 I believe.
• Al Bundy

  said_aouita;1245296 wrote:Wow, that's an impressive indoor football practice facility. When is Massillon's last football state title?

  We won the AP title in 1972. We are the heavy favorite to win the state title this year.
• WebFire

  GoChiefs;1245291 wrote:The $6 million for the indoor practice facility was privately funded by just one single person though.

  I thought the thread was about over-the-top HS facilities.
• password

  

  WebFire;1245364 wrote:I thought the thread was about over-the-top HS facilities.

  It is, but you have to admit that spending $6 million on a indoor facility at a school that has not won a real title in almost 60 years is impressive.
• Al Bundy

  password;1245369 wrote:It is, but you have to admit that spending $6 million on a indoor facility at a school that has not won a real title in almost 60 years is impressive.

  We have the most pretend titles of anyone. We are absolutely loaded this year. We dominated our scrimmage. We will win the title this year.
• GoChiefs

  

  WebFire;1245364 wrote:I thought the thread was about over-the-top HS facilities.

  
  My bad. I thought the joke was that a $190 million bond was approved by taxpayers for the stadium.
• said_aouita

  

  GoChiefs;1245378 wrote:My bad. I thought the joke was that a $190 million bond was approved by taxpayers for the stadium.

  Misleading. It was a $119m bond and only half of that was for the stadium.
  "included funds for the stadium, a fine arts auditorium and school transportation among other things."
  
  The $$ was not only for a new stadium.
• Rotinaj

  

  Oh, only 60mil for a high school stadium. That's perfectly reasonable then!
• GoChiefs

  

  said_aouita;1245491 wrote:Misleading. It was a $119m bond and only half of that was for the stadium.
  "included funds for the stadium, a fine arts auditorium and school transportation among other things."
  
  The $$ was not only for a new stadium.

  
  No, it wasn't really misleading. I read it, just didn't feel like typing the rest out on my phone. Lol
• WebFire

  GoChiefs;1245378 wrote:My bad. I thought the joke was that a $190 million bond was approved by taxpayers for the stadium.

  Nah that's ridiculous as well.
• ts1227

  

  GoChiefs;1245378 wrote:My bad. I thought the joke was that a $190 million bond was approved by taxpayers for the stadium.

  That's what happens when you actually pass a levy, so Ohioans are completely confused by it.
• Benny The Jet

  

  I get the "only in the SEC" thing...but wouldn't this technically be "only in the Big XII"?
  
  In any event...I agree it's completely ridiculous and uncalled for. But if the majority of the people voted for it, then that's their problem.
• said_aouita

  

  How much in today's money would Paul Brown stadium in Massillon cost to build?
  
  
  Interesting it was originally built as part of the Works Progress Admin.
• Weeper

  

  The SEC is the right hand of God.