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Post by aztech on May 22, 2021 10:35:25 GMT -8
Yes, Petco was designed solely for baseball and should be used as such. It is a ballpark not a "multipurpose" ugly concrete LA freeway overpass like what used to be in Mission Valley. Have some respect. Stop trying to have football games, monster truck rallies, Rolling Stones concerts, and socker and roogby games there just to make an extra buck in the off season, you don't even need. ...and that should also include, basketball.
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Post by aztecfred on May 22, 2021 11:19:04 GMT -8
I don't mind the other events. I went to the Sevens and Davis cup, and they were fun and nice setting. But, basketball is an indoor sport!
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Post by AzTex on May 22, 2021 12:02:38 GMT -8
I don't understand how anyone who has actually sat in the stands and watched a football game in a baseball park would be in favor of playing a game there. 91 Freedom Bowl Anaheim StadiumRemember it well, not only the painful loss but the Terrible site lines because all the seats were at the wrong angle, it really SUCKED! Don't forget playing Long Beach State there as well.
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Post by jp92grad on May 22, 2021 12:32:54 GMT -8
Yes, Petco was designed solely for baseball and should be used as such. It is a ballpark not a "multipurpose" ugly concrete LA freeway overpass like what used to be in Mission Valley. Have some respect. Stop trying to have football games, monster truck rallies, Rolling Stones concerts, and socker and roogby games there just to make an extra buck in the off season, you don't even need. ...and that should also include, basketball. "I do not like green eggs and ham! I do not like them Sam-I-Am! I do not like Basketball on a boat I do not like basketball on a field I do not like them Sam-I-Am!" Thank You Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
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Post by AztecWilliam on May 23, 2021 9:10:41 GMT -8
91 Freedom Bowl Anaheim StadiumRemember it well, not only the painful loss but the Terrible site lines because all the seats were at the wrong angle, it really SUCKED! Don't forget playing Long Beach State there as well. Erik and I well remember attending that game. Erik's recollection is not a pleasant one and for a reason beyond our loss. He got really sick and had to lie down for part of the game. Yes, football is better in a dedicated stadium. And basketball is an indoors sport. AzWm
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Post by AzTex on May 23, 2021 11:05:06 GMT -8
Don't forget playing Long Beach State there as well. Erik and I well remember attending that game. Erik's recollection is not a pleasant one and for a reason beyond our loss. He got really sick and had to lie down for part of the game. Yes, football is better in a dedicated stadium. And basketball is an indoors sport. AzWm And I thought I had unpleasant memories of that game.
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Post by aztecfan1 on May 23, 2021 12:09:39 GMT -8
Such a crappy loss to Tulsa. Faulk was somewhat limited as I recall. Lugie tried an onside kick that failed. Right? I left with a headache and a bad mood.
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Post by tonatiuh on May 27, 2021 19:37:40 GMT -8
Such a crappy loss to Tulsa. Faulk was somewhat limited as I recall. Lugie tried an onside kick that failed. Right? I left with a headache and a bad mood. Tulsa had a very tough team, and their defense made rushing very difficult for Faulk. Plus, they had a pretty good RB themselves who picked up the yardage which was denied to Marshall. That's the way it goes in Bowl games sometimes. You never know how good a team is, and they may come into the game really jacked up to win. They did, and that's what happened.
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Post by sdmotohead on Jun 1, 2021 8:17:07 GMT -8
Man I was hoping we'd hear news of being asked to join the pac-12 by now...
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Post by panammaniac on Jun 1, 2021 12:34:44 GMT -8
Man I was hoping we'd hear news of being asked to join the pac-12 by now... There are several different rumors swirling around the PAC-12 and Big XII, but none of them involve SDSU. The only way SDSU gets an invite to the PAC-12 is if somehow or another UCLA and USC end up out of the picture. Who knows which rumors are credible, or if any of them are credible at this point, but the biggest ones out there are: 1. The PAC-12 raiding the Big XII and taking on Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas, and one more, perhaps Texas Tech. 2. The Big XII doing basically the opposite and raiding the PAC-12, taking on UCLA, USC, plus 4 more to form a 16 team league. 3. The Big XII expanding by taking on a few ACC schools. 4. Some hybrid of all of the above. If 2 happens, obviously the PAC-12 would have a lot of holes to fill, in which case SDSU probably lands in the conference (but without UCLA or USC). I see absolutely no scenarios where the existing PAC-12 would invite SDSU as an expansion team. There is zero reason for them to do that. If they expand, they will expand in an area that adds significant tv share. San Diego won't accomplish that. Oklahoma or Texas definitely would.
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Post by 94sdsu on Jun 1, 2021 13:48:58 GMT -8
If # 2 happened, I wonder who'd they take as the other 4 assuming they got UCLA and USC. Maybe Cal but I don't think they'd want to go without Stanford who I can't see leaving the West Coast. So maybe both AZ schools, Utah and CU? It would give the Big 12 a nice southern grouping instead of trying to add OR or WA schools. But I really don't see the Big 12 having the leverage to pull in some Pac 12 schools. U$C won't want to be a newbie and have to deal with UT, whereas I think they would accept them to the Pac 12 (16).
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Post by panammaniac on Jun 1, 2021 14:22:50 GMT -8
If # 2 happened, I wonder who'd they take as the other 4 assuming they got UCLA and USC. Maybe Cal but I don't think they'd want to go without Stanford who I can't see leaving the West Coast. So maybe both AZ schools, Utah and CU? It would give the Big 12 a nice southern grouping instead of trying to add OR or WA schools. But I really don't see the Big 12 having the leverage to pull in some Pac 12 schools. U$C won't want to be a newbie and have to deal with UT, whereas I think they would accept them to the Pac 12 (16). I think #1 is the most likely and logical, with the Oklahoma schools coming to the PAC-12 even if it's just the Oklahoma schools. There have been Oklahoma State to the PAC-12 rumors swirling for several years now, and it all boils down to butting heads with Texas. It's hard to imagine Texas Tech leaving, but it was hard to imagine A&M leaving too. To me it's the most credible of all of the rumors I've heard, but that's just me. That could potentially create an opening for SDSU to the Big XII, but I wouldn't take it as a forgone conclusion either as they have always been rumored to have their eye on expansion further east, not west.
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Post by MontezumaPhil on Jun 10, 2021 8:23:36 GMT -8
Just heard from the Padres that despite the team quoting "an obscene number" for the Holiday Bowl to use Petco, some deep pockets stepped up to pay it. They're willing to cover all demo and reconstruction, and they say they can do it after November 1, which means MLB wouldn't get involved.
The agreement is tentative, and still might not come together. But the team is now planning to move its annual "The Links" golf event from November to next month.
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Post by aardvark on Jun 10, 2021 8:49:38 GMT -8
Just heard from the Padres that despite the team quoting "an obscene number" for the Holiday Bowl to use Petco, some deep pockets stepped up to pay it. They're willing to cover all demo and reconstruction, and they say they can do it after November 1, which means MLB wouldn't get involved. The agreement is tentative, and still might not come together. But the team is now planning to move its annual "The Links" golf event from November to next month. And I don't think there is a chance in hell of that happening.
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Post by namssa on Jun 10, 2021 9:42:04 GMT -8
Oklahoma would go to the SEC (and even BIG 10) before they went to the Pac-12. If Oklahoma and Texas left for either the BIG 10 or the SEC then the PAC would poach some of the remaining BIG 12 like Kansas and Texas Tech, so there would be no room for SDSU. Our best bet would be then to join the new Big 12 with the leftovers (Kansas State, Iowa State, TCU, Baylor, etc) and add the best of the AAC and MW.
There could be a case where the Arizona schools go to the Big 12 which would be interesting on who the PAC would choose to replace them (potentially SDSU).
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Post by standiego on Jun 10, 2021 9:54:50 GMT -8
Not that Money ever effects any decision but the more schools you add to a conference the smaller slice of the money they get from their TV deals - for some reason I do think money matters
So do not be surprised if no schools are added to a conference .
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Post by sdcoug on Jun 10, 2021 10:39:00 GMT -8
Not that Money ever effects any decision but the more schools you add to a conference the smaller slice of the money they get from their TV deals - for some reason I do think money matters So do not be surprised if no schools are added to a conference . That is, unless the added schools increase the TV contract beyond incrementally, which is what every conference seeks with expansion. A P12 or B12 isn't expanding unless the added school increases their TV deal at least proportionally, if not adds an even bigger piece for each program. An Oklahoma would do that for the P12; an Arkansas would do that for the B12, if they were to switch. There are several instances where that would happen. That's ALWAYS been part of the equation, including in the past. The P12 became significantly more valuable, per school, by adding the Denver & SLC markets, while also allowing for 2 divisions in football & the money involved with a Conference Championship. For the B12 to expand their TV partners would need to tell them that they are much more valuable with multiple programs in the Pacific time zone than they are now, which is possible.
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Post by panammaniac on Jun 10, 2021 11:13:37 GMT -8
Just heard from the Padres that despite the team quoting "an obscene number" for the Holiday Bowl to use Petco, some deep pockets stepped up to pay it. They're willing to cover all demo and reconstruction, and they say they can do it after November 1, which means MLB wouldn't get involved. The agreement is tentative, and still might not come together. But the team is now planning to move its annual "The Links" golf event from November to next month. This is what I've been saying all along and basically got laughed at here. The Holiday Bowl isn't interested in playing the game at Aztec Stadium unless it's their only option. They feel that they can create a better bowl experience by keeping everything downtown. For bowl games it's not about the best stadium sightlines for football. It's one game a year between two teams that most likely won't be back for at least a few years. Their fans are going to come out for the game regardless of the venue. It's about what the bowl organizers creating what they feel is the best possible bowl experience. They don't care if it's in a venue with less than optimal sightlines. They're thinking of a scenario where most of the visiting fans stay downtown within walking distance of the stadium and most of the pregame activities, parade, etc. and hang out and party in the Gaslamp before and after the game. There's no question that from a pure football point of view, Aztec Stadium would be the hands down choice. I do foresee some other bowl game at Aztec Stadium at some point, perhaps tied to the MWC or whatever conference you ultimately end up in. Some reincarnation of the Poinsettia Bowl if you will (but probably not run by the same organization for the same purpose because the Poinsettia never really met its goals).
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Post by SD Johnny on Jun 10, 2021 14:35:09 GMT -8
With today’s News about playoffs expanding to 12 teams, second tier bowl games have basically been neutered. No one is going to give a crap about the holiday bowl anymore.
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Post by aardvark on Jun 10, 2021 14:53:46 GMT -8
Just heard from the Padres that despite the team quoting "an obscene number" for the Holiday Bowl to use Petco, some deep pockets stepped up to pay it. They're willing to cover all demo and reconstruction, and they say they can do it after November 1, which means MLB wouldn't get involved. The agreement is tentative, and still might not come together. But the team is now planning to move its annual "The Links" golf event from November to next month. This is what I've been saying all along and basically got laughed at here. The Holiday Bowl isn't interested in playing the game at Aztec Stadium unless it's their only option. They feel that they can create a better bowl experience by keeping everything downtown. For bowl games it's not about the best stadium sightlines for football. It's one game a year between two teams that most likely won't be back for at least a few years. Their fans are going to come out for the game regardless of the venue. It's about what the bowl organizers creating what they feel is the best possible bowl experience. They don't care if it's in a venue with less than optimal sightlines. They're thinking of a scenario where most of the visiting fans stay downtown within walking distance of the stadium and most of the pregame activities, parade, etc. and hang out and party in the Gaslamp before and after the game. There's no question that from a pure football point of view, Aztec Stadium would be the hands down choice. I do foresee some other bowl game at Aztec Stadium at some point, perhaps tied to the MWC or whatever conference you ultimately end up in. Some reincarnation of the Poinsettia Bowl if you will (but probably not run by the same organization for the same purpose because the Poinsettia never really met its goals).
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