On 8/9/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > then you should pay for it. Why should tax dollars go to support your > entertainment? If you want the box seats etc, you should pay for it. > As an aside, thee was a study done about 10 years ago that looked at > the costs of athletic programs, and instead of being a money maker, > these programs with their huge stadiums etc end up costing > Universities much more than they bring in. I would not be at all > surprised if you find the same results with cities and sports > stadiums. > > larry
I'd be very surprised if the same results applied to professional sports team stadiums. This is conjecture on my part, so take it for what it's worth. I think the NFL has more fans who are willing to pay more $ for tickets (college football fans will flame me for that). Pro sports stadiums host events like concerts in the off season. For years, the AZ Cardinals have played in Sun Devil's stadium (the stadium for the ASU football team). They're currently building a new stadium (near the new arena where the Coyotes play). I don't know the specific financial data behind the decision (so again...conjecture)...but I'd imagine that ample research was done (cost/benefit analysis, etc) before deciding to build a new stadium from scratch. And the Cardinal's ain't exactly a "rich" team :) -- Charlie Griefer ================================================ "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168566 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
