Taxpayers will be on the hook for maintaining the upgrades.

Jul 24, 2024
8:41:47am

Brandoblueblood Playmaker

When there is really no public benefit to funding the yewt athletic program at all, especially in providing facilities and pay so they can bring in out-of-state players and pay them six and seven figures from the taxpayers' pockets.

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Brandoblueblood

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Breaking: state of Utah announces massive stadium upgrades at Rice Eccles

1984coug

Jul 24, 7:27am

If the state keeps funding the upgrades, can they ask for naming rights?

ryebrye

Jul 24, 7:29am

Already claimed

Zooropa

Jul 24, 7:40am

I was hoping for "Ensign Peak Advisors Field at Historic Temple Square Stadium"

thewaterboy

Jul 24, 8:00am

I thought it was a Ricecicle - Soak a rice cake, shove a stick in it, and freeze

ryebrye

Jul 24, 8:35am

Brigham Young Stadium

Great38

Jul 24, 11:39am

The UofU benefited significantly from the 2002 Olympics. RES used to be a joke.

NOCAL_YFAN

Jul 24, 7:30am

And then PACXII

BYU Grounds

Jul 24, 12:27pm

Don't know if they get invited to the PAC without the upgrades.

Blue for Life

Jul 24, 1:31pm

Would you rather have them upgrade Rice Eccles or build a brand new venue from

jreid191

Jul 24, 7:46am

It’s the helping the Utes part that bugs some of us. It really did give them a

gwalker

Jul 24, 7:50am

They should consider building a brand new on the old Provo High campus

ryebrye

Jul 24, 8:36am

Taxpayers will be on the hook for maintaining the upgrades.

Brandoblueblood

Jul 24, 8:41am

So you would rather have taxpayers be on the hook for even more money by having

jreid191

Jul 24, 8:59am

No, just pointing out all the taxpayer charity the yewts get.

Brandoblueblood

Jul 29, 11:54am

I’d rather the Olympics stop coming to SLC

bluebrotha

Jul 24, 8:58am

Just build an NFL multi use Stadium by the old prison

BillyGoat

Jul 24, 11:50am

And upgrade RES with a prison

Great38

Jul 24, 12:01pm

As a gesture of good will, we will let you use the stadium every other year

Medute

Jul 24, 7:54am

Good deal!

1984coug

Jul 24, 7:55am

So, BYU will be in the B1G with Utah by then?

Hoopster

Jul 24, 8:35am

We will let you play there even if you don’t make it with us

Medute

Jul 24, 8:39am

It's good to know we don't have to worry about that happening

slatecoug

Jul 24, 10:12am

RE: Breaking: state of Utah announces massive stadium upgrades at Rice Eccles

kerndog2

Jul 24, 8:56am

I would assume there would be anyway regardless

runningryan

Jul 24, 9:06am

Are you just making this headline up? Based on this article written by Furby back in January, there isn't a plan for

JB2JH

Jul 24, 9:06am

I'm being TIC and referencing the Olympics pulling RES out of the toilet for 02'

1984coug

Jul 24, 2:44pm

Can they make all the seats look like the Kirtland Temple instead of just the south endzone? I’d like that

zsmooth

Jul 24, 10:13am

If the state is paying and not the University, then

Traveling Coug

Jul 24, 10:47am

RE: Breaking: state of Utah announces massive stadium upgrades at Rice Eccles

GenXUte

Jul 24, 12:43pm

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