Pres Hall & Football

[UAFAN]

Article in The Business Review.

 

http://www.bizjournals.com/account/sign_in...editorial3.html

 

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Main points:

 

"Hall said UAlbany needs a better football stadium, something in the 6500 seat range."

 

"I am not looking to go to the Rose Bowl.."

 

"Any funding for athletic facilities would be through donations and other private sources--the athletic prgram is running an $8 million dollar campaign for donations--and not siphon off money for academic programs or projects like the school's critical Albany nanoTech venture..".

 

"....intercollegiate athletics at UAlbany are about the right size, cost, and importance on campus."

 

 

 

I was told at the game this weekend that the stadium plan was a 3 year plan. 1 year to get the $$, 2 years to build it.

[UAalum72]

"Hall said UAlbany needs a better football stadium, something in the 6500 seat range."

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With Saturday's attendance at 6,212, he may want to revise that upward a little - gotta leave yourself a little room for for growth. 8 - 10K for phase 1 still sounds right to me.