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Texas high school to open $60M football stadium
AP ^ | August 30, 2012 | Staff

Posted on 08/30/2012 1:56:51 PM PDT by C19fan

Call it the palace of high school football: A gleaming $60 million facility with seats for 18,000 roaring fans, a 38-foot-wide high-definition video screen, corporate sponsors and a towering upper deck. Welcome to the new home of Eagles Football. As school districts across the country struggle to retain teachers, replace outdated textbooks and keep class sizes from ballooning, the wealthy, burgeoning Dallas suburb of Allen is preparing to christen its new stadium with a sold-out Friday night matchup against defending state champions Southlake Carroll.

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Mind you this was built by issuing voter approved bonds not alumni and boosters donating money. I come from an area where high school football means nothing. I understand HS football in Texas is huge but still I am shaking my head.
1 posted on 08/30/2012 1:57:01 PM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Having lived in Texas, I can tell you that High School Football is a rite, not unlike Communion or a Bris!


2 posted on 08/30/2012 1:58:28 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Do I really need a /s tag?)
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But Penn State has a football culture problem.


3 posted on 08/30/2012 1:59:09 PM PDT by jb729
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That’s what I call having your priorities in order.


4 posted on 08/30/2012 1:59:39 PM PDT by Leo58 (Those who cheer you today will curse you tomorrow, the only thing that endures is character.)
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To: C19fan

That’s what I call having your priorities in order.


5 posted on 08/30/2012 1:59:39 PM PDT by Leo58 (Those who cheer you today will curse you tomorrow, the only thing that endures is character.)
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What business does a high school have using taxpayer funds for this? Soon after, they will begin clamoring that they need donations and new taxes to keep the art and music programs alive. Freakin’ unbelievable.


6 posted on 08/30/2012 1:59:49 PM PDT by ronnyquest (I spent 20 years in the Army fighting the enemies of freedom only to see marxism elected at home.)
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“I understand HS football in Texas is huge but still I am shaking my head.”

Is there a rattling noise? What’s wrong with the people in an area spending money on football, if it’s theirs?


7 posted on 08/30/2012 2:00:21 PM PDT by jessduntno ("Racism is not dead...it is on life support - kept alive by politicians..." - Thomas Sowell)
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To: C19fan

I prefer to think of these as marching band theaters.


8 posted on 08/30/2012 2:00:48 PM PDT by LaserJock
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Well the voters can vote for this facility if they are willing to pay for it with their property taxes. Texas has the cheapest houses around but very large property taxes. Obviously the Texans in this district feel that they can afford the taxes they are paying and possibly have them raised. Other districts crying about old books and over crowed school are irrelevant to this story and sole district.


9 posted on 08/30/2012 2:00:48 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Paul Ryan/Rick Santorum 2012....That would be the best scenario ever.)
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This stadium will bring in money for the school district.

In Texas, high school football is king!


10 posted on 08/30/2012 2:02:30 PM PDT by basil (Second Amendment Sisters.org)
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It is a huge facility intended for multi-uses not just for football. They are planning concerts and other sporting events. Allen high school is one of the top football high schools in Texas. For Texans going to see a good high school football game is like attending a good minor league baseball game.


11 posted on 08/30/2012 2:03:28 PM PDT by Slyfox
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Paul Ryan/Rick Santorum 2012....That would be the best scenario ever

One good scenario, anyway, I was a Cain supporter. He would be a good fit with either one of those two, IMHO..

12 posted on 08/30/2012 2:03:28 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Do I really need a /s tag?)
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It's no wonder our property taxes are so freakin high.

This kinda thing just chaps my hide.

13 posted on 08/30/2012 2:03:57 PM PDT by servantboy777
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This stadium will bring in money for the school district.

And with Robin Hood, a lot of that money will wind up going to poorer districts.

14 posted on 08/30/2012 2:04:07 PM PDT by dfwgator (I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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To: basil

The supporters of this stadium admit the revenues from it will not come close to covering the fixed costs of the stadium.


15 posted on 08/30/2012 2:04:38 PM PDT by C19fan
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To: cardinal4

I liked Cain alot too. I just haven’t seen him around lately. Now that you mention him, I kinda miss him. Hope all is ok with him. Obviously the stories of his harum was BS as not another peep about them once he dropped out.


16 posted on 08/30/2012 2:05:25 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Paul Ryan/Rick Santorum 2012....That would be the best scenario ever.)
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To: C19fan

They do love their football in Texas....


17 posted on 08/30/2012 2:06:07 PM PDT by montanajoe (Blame Flame Shame or Beg I won't vote for R/R)
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>>In Texas, high school football is king!<<

As anew Texan, may I ask one question:

WHY?


18 posted on 08/30/2012 2:07:01 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (obozo could bring back literal slavery with chains and still he will get 97+% of the black vote)
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Apparently, Texans love spending other people's money on football even more.

The school district decided to build it in a down economy, knowing full well it will never recoup the costs.

19 posted on 08/30/2012 2:08:58 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Can they read, count back change, do long division? I walked into the library the other day and a teenage girl left the computer catalog to ask me how to spell circus.


20 posted on 08/30/2012 2:17:03 PM PDT by huldah1776
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