[Husker] New Stadium Plans Announced

[jon johnston]

Parking lots, No Coke, Pepsi! All of it is noise, but I have a feeling  
that's what Omaha residents will surround themselves with - a lot of  
noise - especially regarding what they should be angry about.

So what are the odds it gets approved, doesn't get approved, and/or  
the CWS goes somewhere else besides Omaha?

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com

On Feb 27, 2008, at 5:20 PM, Mike Jaixen wrote:

>
> --- Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net> wrote:
>
>
>>>>>>>> Ummm...considering the stadium is going to be
>> surrounded by about 5,000 parking spots, I think
>> you're being a little melodramatic.  Think that
>> there
>> aren't going to be tailgaters there?  Hardly.
>>
>> Two things:
>> 1) There is certainly going to be some tailgaiting,
>> but it's going to be a
>> lot more regulated by the NCAA as a 'clean zone'.
>> Not like the tailgaters
>> in the yards/private properties it is now.  In other
>> words, any decent spot
>> is going to be given to large donors and corporate
>> sponsors and not the
>> 'average joe' it is today.
>
> Huh?  That would be any different than it is today?
>
>> 2) The '5,000' parking spots you refer to are within
>> a mile or two and most
>> are not directly around the stadium.  Remember, one
>> of the big reasons they
>> say they need to move it downtown is proximity to
>> restaurants and hotels.
>
> The Qwest Center currently has 4500 parking spots on
> that property.  About 900 spots are going to used by
> the stadium, but they are proposing replacing all
> those spots, and then some.  There will be over 5,000
> spots within seven blocks of the stadium, with the
> majority within a couple of blocks of the outfield.
>
> Mike Jaixen
> Blog: http://huskermike.blogspot.com
>
>
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