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re: $1.45 Billion Renovation of The Swamp

Posted on 6/11/26 at 2:46 pm to
Posted by tigersbh
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 6/11/26 at 2:46 pm to
Looks nice. The arms race continues…
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
28925 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 4:04 pm to
Couldn't we have taken a little of that for NIL...like 50 mill or so....
Posted by GatorBait24
Pensacola
Member since Jul 2016
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Posted on 6/11/26 at 4:30 pm to
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’m sorry I don’t see 1.45 billion worth of work in those renderings. $500 mill maybe but that’s an insane amount of money to essentially just be adding sky boxes onto the existing structure. For comparison the Jags are spending roughly the same amount to add onto their existing stadium for a way nicer looking finished product and surrounding amenities.

It’s a money laundering scheme. That’s why. Scott Stricklin and his cronies are terrorist.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
28925 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 4:48 pm to
I want to argue but it probably is...
This post was edited on 6/11/26 at 4:49 pm
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
128346 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 4:50 pm to
No added capacity after all that seems crazy
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 6/11/26 at 4:59 pm to
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No added capacity after all that seems crazy


No added seats for fans seems crazy

Lots of higher donor dollars and ticket prices seems less crazy
Posted by Old Hellen Yeller
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
9959 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:03 pm to
Lmao what kind of price tag is that. NFL stadiums cost less.
Posted by PSS101
Member since Jun 2024
1730 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:04 pm to
Texas A&M redid their entire stadium for 400 million
Posted by GatorBait24
Pensacola
Member since Jul 2016
6267 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:07 pm to
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No added capacity after all that seems crazy

Originally they were gonna cut 12k. They are saying this is what it costs to bring the whole stadium to code and not lose capacity. I call hogwash.
Posted by theCAW
Polk County
Member since Dec 2023
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Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:14 pm to
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It’s a money laundering scheme
Agree

I guess the Texas tech situation emboldened the UAA to take it to this level
Posted by bgator85
Sarasota
Member since Aug 2007
6322 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:15 pm to
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Originally they were gonna cut 12k. They are saying this is what it costs to bring the whole stadium to code and not lose capacity. I call hogwash.


I don't. It has been understood for years, if not decades, about how much work was going to be needed one day. Study after study has shown that we'd need massive investment just on deferred maintenance, this pre-dates Stricklin. The UF engineering department has done all kinds of analysis on the structure. It was just a matter of time, and if not building new, have to do all the work to make sure this thing can last another hundred years.
This post was edited on 6/11/26 at 5:16 pm
Posted by Victor R Franko
Member since Dec 2021
3723 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:22 pm to
Article says capacity will remain the same at 88K. Looks like mostly upgrades to fan comfort and a lot of high dollar boxes and seating for the people with money.

Quick time laps of Kyle field renovation.
This post was edited on 6/11/26 at 5:31 pm
Posted by Bigdawgb
Member since Oct 2023
4301 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:26 pm to
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UF could play in a $10B stadium for that matter but they're still going to lose out on recruits if texas or miami is going to keep doubling the going rate.


Forget the stadium, it seems like the ideal play would be to pocket the $1.45 Billion & turn it into an NIL trust fund that kicks off enough for a $100M roster each year. They could play in FL Tech's stadium & still whup everyone's arse
Posted by SouthernInsanity
Shadows of Death Valley
Member since Nov 2012
27217 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:35 pm to
$1.45 billion..... that can make a HUGE improvement by just deleting that Tom Petty song from their play list and save that money.
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