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Post by SD Johnny on Aug 25, 2015 5:32:25 GMT -8
Per Sterk. His interview starts at the 22 minute mark. Also sounds like he's having discussions with MLS about sharing a facility as well. Sounds like Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision on LA so SDSU can proceed. www.mighty1090.com/episode/824-darren-smith-show-2pm/
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Post by zachattack on Aug 25, 2015 6:59:14 GMT -8
Per Sterk. His interview starts at the 22 minute mark. Also sounds like he's having discussions with MLS about sharing a facility as well. Sounds like Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision on LA so SDSU can proceed. www.mighty1090.com/episode/824-darren-smith-show-2pm/
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Post by zachattack on Aug 25, 2015 7:02:09 GMT -8
Interesting interview. Reading between the lines, it sounded to me like he wants a football facility on or close to campus if the Chargers leave.
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Post by standiego on Aug 25, 2015 7:54:37 GMT -8
win win if money is there . Either go into a brand new state of the art 1.2 Billion dollar facility with the Chargers if they stay or have a facility possibly with MLS team ?
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Post by matteosandiego on Aug 25, 2015 8:09:48 GMT -8
He's made mention of these points last year. Unfortunately we are just at the mercy of the city and the Chargers. But hearing him reiterate these things, is still exciting. Even the things he won't comment about, like the MLS team...you know there has been a lot of consideration for that.
And you have to credit Sterk with always handling himself with class during his time here...being in this situation with the city and the chargers has got to be frustrating.
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Post by ab on Aug 25, 2015 8:56:08 GMT -8
Per Sterk. His interview starts at the 22 minute mark. Also sounds like he's having discussions with MLS about sharing a facility as well. Sounds like Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision on LA so SDSU can proceed. www.mighty1090.com/episode/824-darren-smith-show-2pm/Sterk said "that's speculation" and whether or not that will happen remains to be seen. (re sharing a stadium w/ MLS) i.e. ITS ALL SPECULATION Where you (md) get that Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision...yada yada is only in your biased head. oh brother.
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Post by rebar619 on Aug 25, 2015 9:35:10 GMT -8
Per Sterk. His interview starts at the 22 minute mark. Also sounds like he's having discussions with MLS about sharing a facility as well. Sounds like Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision on LA so SDSU can proceed. www.mighty1090.com/episode/824-darren-smith-show-2pm/Sterk said "that's speculation" and whether or not that will happen remains to be seen. (re sharing a stadium w/ MLS) i.e. ITS ALL SPECULATION Where you (md) get that Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision...yada yada is only in your biased head. oh brother. Listening to the interview a second time I have to admit that it sounds to me like Sterk wants a decision made. It has to be frustrating to not be able to make a move, but at the same time standing on the sidelines will do that to you.
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Post by sdcoug on Aug 25, 2015 9:47:15 GMT -8
Sterk said "that's speculation" and whether or not that will happen remains to be seen. (re sharing a stadium w/ MLS) i.e. ITS ALL SPECULATION Where you (md) get that Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision...yada yada is only in your biased head. oh brother. Listening to the interview a second time I have to admit that it sounds to me like Sterk wants a decision made. It has to be frustrating to not be able to make a move, but at the same time standing on the sidelines will do that to you. Without a doubt. He's either said or implied this multiple times. He's just taking the high road and taking the right approach - let it play out w/o picking a side.
We're completely hamstrung by the situation, and it's hurting us relative to the rest of the conference.
It would also allow us to do deeper into conversations about the potential soccer stadium.
As Sterk has stated about 50+ times, we'll either be playing in a new 1.1B NFL stadium OR we'll be able to move forward with a stadium with only 1 football team (SDSU). We just need to get a decision made so we can start going down 1 path or another, and so it quits hurting us in recruiting. Our coaching staff has done a remarkable job with recruiting given this hurdle, and everyone is using it against us.
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Post by sdcoug on Aug 25, 2015 9:49:21 GMT -8
Per Sterk. His interview starts at the 22 minute mark. Also sounds like he's having discussions with MLS about sharing a facility as well. Sounds like Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision on LA so SDSU can proceed. www.mighty1090.com/episode/824-darren-smith-show-2pm/Sterk said "that's speculation" and whether or not that will happen remains to be seen. (re sharing a stadium w/ MLS) i.e. ITS ALL SPECULATION Where you (md) get that Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision...yada yada is only in your biased head. oh brother. Just to be clear, are you deaf?
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Post by myownwords on Aug 25, 2015 9:55:11 GMT -8
Sterk said "that's speculation" and whether or not that will happen remains to be seen. (re sharing a stadium w/ MLS) i.e. ITS ALL SPECULATION Where you (md) get that Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision...yada yada is only in your biased head. oh brother. Just to be clear, are you deaf? If a person is "hamstrung" at this level, and with such importance to the survival of the football program, I submit that he is no leader. He is a follower, or at best a reactor. Witness his grasping the tail of the Broncos going TO the Big East, and stumbling again to catch it when they left. Just my opinion. And you, of course, are entitled to yours.
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Post by dlangford9 on Aug 25, 2015 10:08:34 GMT -8
Optimistically.... if he is anxious for a decision to be made, then maybe he is already aware of a contingent deal has that been made. So... if a deal is eminent, then he is wanting to reap the great publicity and recruiting benefits ASAP.
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Post by sdcoug on Aug 25, 2015 10:10:59 GMT -8
Just to be clear, are you deaf? If a person is "hamstrung" at this level, and with such importance to the survival of the football program, I submit that he is no leader. He is a follower, or at best a reactor. Witness his grasping the tail of the Broncos going TO the Big East, and stumbling again to catch it when they left. Just my opinion. And you, of course, are entitled to yours. Yes indeed. Some just include logic with their opinions; some just criticize for the sake of criticism.
Are you saying we should start building a football/soccer stadium now, even though a football stadium would have priority & would go on the same location? Are you saying we should go public against the Chargers, a team we very well may need to partner with AND who the city is currently working with (& thus we'd be talking against our own mayor)? Should we come out in support of the Chargers, even though that wouldn't play well with the public?
We're hamstrung because of the co-tenant situation which occurred LONG before the current administration, and we're taking the best approach to deal with it. Most people can actually see that.
It's funny, you like to criticize yet you never offer up any real opinion on what they should be doing. Criticizing w/o solution definitely is NOT being a leader, and you've nailed that.
Just my opinion...
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Post by aztecwin on Aug 25, 2015 10:27:13 GMT -8
Per Sterk. His interview starts at the 22 minute mark. Also sounds like he's having discussions with MLS about sharing a facility as well. Sounds like Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision on LA so SDSU can proceed. www.mighty1090.com/episode/824-darren-smith-show-2pm/Sterk said "that's speculation" and whether or not that will happen remains to be seen. (re sharing a stadium w/ MLS) i.e. ITS ALL SPECULATION Where you (md) get that Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision...yada yada is only in your biased head. oh brother. Not certain what would be best for SDSU. It seems to me if any early announcement were to come out it would be that The Chargers will stay. They could still be staying if an announcement were after the current season, but it would be more likely that The chargers will want to squeeze every dollar out of San Diego if they had approval and wanted to move and therefore would delay announcing their intentions. I really liked the idea of a downtown stadium with the Aztecs redeveloping the Qualcomm site. The longer things drag out the less likely that would be the outcome.
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Post by myownwords on Aug 25, 2015 10:31:40 GMT -8
If a person is "hamstrung" at this level, and with such importance to the survival of the football program, I submit that he is no leader. He is a follower, or at best a reactor. Witness his grasping the tail of the Broncos going TO the Big East, and stumbling again to catch it when they left. Just my opinion. And you, of course, are entitled to yours. Yes indeed. Some just include logic with their opinions; some just criticize for the sake of criticism.
Are you saying we should start building a football/soccer stadium now, even though a football stadium would have priority & would go on the same location? Are you saying we should go public against the Chargers, a team we very well may need to partner with AND who the city is currently working with (& thus we'd be talking against our own mayor)? Should we come out in support of the Chargers, even though that wouldn't play well with the public?
We're hamstrung because of the co-tenant situation which occurred LONG before the current administration, and we're taking the best approach to deal with it. Most people can actually see that.
It's funny, you like to criticize yet you never offer up any real opinion on what they should be doing. Criticizing w/o solution definitely is NOT being a leader, and you've nailed that.
Just my opinion...
Indeed I have commented on that. Obviously you've overlooked them. And in any case, I'm not in the running for the AD's job. You keep trying to make this about me. We are Stuck with Sterk, AND his HC for now. The simple answer is for him to follow those at very successful programs who helped bring them from nowhere to somewhere. You like the path he's chosen. I do not.
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Post by standiego on Aug 25, 2015 10:33:03 GMT -8
Can we be realist the Aztecs are a G5 team playing in the MW Conference. The second tier of college football . Sterk has very little leverage , and possibly not an over load of money to do things . If the Chargers leave city will be on the phone if it has not already done so, contacting NFL teams to move here, rumors Raiders have been contacted . He tried the BE/ AAC but it was BSU that bailed as they swung the money deal with MW . B12 is not going to expand unless it really wants to and then on its terms . BYU and others have Begged in public, still no invite for them. Our application is in the B12 office and Sterk will chat with WVU at Las Vegas T for MBB during Thanksgiving and Kansas when they come here for MBB.
Sterk does a lot of the behind the scenes things he can do but can not always talk about . Hope he has stressed to Rocky that this is a very important year on the field for the team . W 's not Excuses .
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Post by sdsudevil on Aug 25, 2015 10:40:45 GMT -8
Sterk said "that's speculation" and whether or not that will happen remains to be seen. (re sharing a stadium w/ MLS) i.e. ITS ALL SPECULATION Where you (md) get that Sterk is eager for the NFL to make a decision...yada yada is only in your biased head. oh brother. Listening to the interview a second time I have to admit that it sounds to me like Sterk wants a decision made. It has to be frustrating to not be able to make a move, but at the same time standing on the sidelines will do that to you. I think he doesn't want to step on toes, alienate Charger fans, and disrupt money talks. Every negaTec on here quips about how SD doesn't care about the University, so it should surprise them none that he wouldn't want to tick folks off by opening his mouth. And heck, the consolation of his silence, and the Chargers getting a stadium, is that we still get a much better stadium, just not one that we own. And perhaps if he started talking, the Chargers would try and stiff us with rents. Calculated passiveness, IMO.
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Post by myownwords on Aug 25, 2015 10:45:06 GMT -8
Can we be realist the Aztecs are a G5 team playing in the MW Conference. The second tier of college football . Sterk has very little leverage , and possibly not an over load of money to do things . If the Chargers leave city will be on the phone if it has not already done so, contacting NFL teams to move here, rumors Raiders have been contacted . He tried the BE/ AAC but it was BSU that bailed as they swung the money deal with MW . B12 is not going to expand unless it really wants to and then on its terms . BYU and others have Begged in public, still no invite for them. Our application is in the B12 office and Sterk will chat with WVU at Las Vegas T for MBB during Thanksgiving and Kansas when they come here for MBB. Sterk does a lot of the behind the scenes things he can do but can not always talk about . Hope he has stressed to Rocky that this is a very important year on the field for the team . W 's not Excuses . To whatever extent he has leverage, he has used none. He needs to be privately and publically promoting a new venue for the Aztecs---no matter whether it's with the Chargers or alone. There is a lot he could do. It's going to take enormous investments, especially from the public. Whatever options are eventually thrown down, he needs political and public momentum. Right now, we have NO momentum, especially not from playing field. If he doesn't ask for support, guess what, he won't get it during "crunch" time(sorry for the overused slang).
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Post by HollywoodAztec on Aug 25, 2015 10:57:44 GMT -8
win win if money is there . Either go into a brand new state of the art 1.2 Billion dollar facility with the Chargers if they stay or have a facility possibly with MLS team ? I find the oft-mentioned MLS approach quite interesting because I've not heard San Diego referenced in any discussion as a possibility for expansion. The MLS will be expanding from 20 teams today to 22 teams in 2017 with the additions of Atlanta and either Los Angeles or Minnesota, and then to 23 teams in 2018 with the addition of Minnesota or Los Angeles, depending which team joins the league the preceding year. By 2020, the league plans to have 24 teams and I think Miami has the inside track to be the 24th team with David Beckham’s group continuing to make progress with the city officials in regards to building a soccer-specific stadium.
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Post by aardvark on Aug 25, 2015 11:18:08 GMT -8
Can we be realist the Aztecs are a G5 team playing in the MW Conference. The second tier of college football . Sterk has very little leverage , and possibly not an over load of money to do things . If the Chargers leave city will be on the phone if it has not already done so, contacting NFL teams to move here, rumors Raiders have been contacted . He tried the BE/ AAC but it was BSU that bailed as they swung the money deal with MW . B12 is not going to expand unless it really wants to and then on its terms . BYU and others have Begged in public, still no invite for them. Our application is in the B12 office and Sterk will chat with WVU at Las Vegas T for MBB during Thanksgiving and Kansas when they come here for MBB. Sterk does a lot of the behind the scenes things he can do but can not always talk about . Hope he has stressed to Rocky that this is a very important year on the field for the team . W 's not Excuses . To whatever extent he has leverage, he has used none. He needs to be privately and publically promoting a new venue for the Aztecs---no matter whether it's with the Chargers or alone. There is a lot he could do. It's going to take enormous investments, especially from the public. Whatever options are eventually thrown down, he needs political and public momentum. Right now, we have NO momentum, especially not from playing field. If he doesn't ask for support, guess what, he won't get it during "crunch" time(sorry for the overused slang). Sterk, right now, in some people's eyes, is wrong whichever way he goes. If he says "We have a plan for the Qualcomm site", he alienates the Chargers and Charger fans. If he says nothing, other than stating he is waiting for the Chargers to make a decision, he is crucified for not saying what the university's plans are. I don't even know that SDSU has contingency plans for that site--but then again, I'm just a season ticket holder posting on a message board. It is just my opinion, but I think SDSU is stuck right now waiting for the Chargers to decide just what they are going to do, and as much as I would love SDSU to say what their plan is for football in the future, I think they are handling the situation the best way they can. If they get into a popularity contest with the Chargers and the NFL (as long as the Chargers have a chance of staying--however slim it may be), the Aztecs will lose. They can't afford to make that mistake.
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