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 As school districts across the country struggle to retain teachers, replace outdated textbooks and keep class sizes from ballooning, the wealthy, burgeoning Dallas suburb of Allen is preparing to christen its new stadium with a sold-out Friday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.
(Excerpt) Read more at sportsillustrated.cnn.com ...
Having lived in Texas, I can tell you that High School Football is a rite, not unlike Communion or a Bris!
But Penn State has a football culture problem.
That’s what I call having your priorities in order.
That’s what I call having your priorities in order.
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.
“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?
I prefer to think of these as marching band theaters.
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.
This stadium will bring in money for the school district.
In Texas, high school football is king!
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.
One good scenario, anyway, I was a Cain supporter. He would be a good fit with either one of those two, IMHO..
This kinda thing just chaps my hide.
And with Robin Hood, a lot of that money will wind up going to poorer districts.
The supporters of this stadium admit the revenues from it will not come close to covering the fixed costs of the stadium.
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.
They do love their football in Texas....
>>In Texas, high school football is king!<<
As anew Texan, may I ask one question:
WHY?
The school district decided to build it in a down economy, knowing full well it will never recoup the costs.
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.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.