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Originally posted by riddle6
reply to post by bigfatfurrytexan
I think most people really don't understand how big football (especially high school football) is here. Its one of those things that you have to see first hand to get a true grip of. My school didn't have a very good football team (we won a grand total of 2 games my first 2 years ), but it still took over the school. Our basketball team always made the playoffs, but no one really ever made a fuss about them. It was always about the football team. I was in the marching band, and we even got some of the benefit. We were really good, but it was still weird to see the football parents actually pay attention to us because we were a part of the experience.
I guess if anyone was interested enough to see how its like, they can just watch the movie "Friday Night Lights." The show by the same name does a really good job as well. This stadium will be used, and it will be used a lot. It will easily make back what it cost in construction. Voters even ok'd the money to build this (and other facilities), so its not like the district took a bunch of money and did this without running it by anyone first. This stadium will also be used for at least 15-20 years. Books and computers are lucky if they last a quarter that. Educational items should be updated and of the best quality, but let's be reasonable here. What kid will actually take care of a book or a computer? If the district is looking to spend money like this, then they'd be better off spending it on something that will last for many years and that everyone can use.
Originally posted by korath
I'd like to see the grade point average of the kids kicking a ball around in a 60 million dollar stadium.
Originally posted by korath
I'd like to see the grade point average of the kids kicking a ball around in a 60 million dollar stadium.
Originally posted by Wiz4769
I currently live in Allen , have kids that go to the HS as well...
I can say I think the cost was a bit much, BUT we sure as hell did need a new stadium, bad. Allen is a kick ass city , like 2 years ago was #1 in the state for safest city and #9 in the US. Our team has been to state every year for like the past 10+ yrs. Almost every quarterback and running back in the last 10 years have gone to top tier colleges. We were #1 in the state and for a while #1 in the Nation last year. The school is state of the art, has everything you could ever want or need and the grades are as good as you can get, its the reason I moved there some 10 years ago, the schools for my kids and it was the best move I ever made. Is Allen perfect? no we have our share of dumb asses in certain positions like anyone else. But they are pretty responsible with how they get and use money and it shows. I sat in on a meeting and the city and county leaders were there to discuss other things and we got into the stadium thing. They explained the whole thing pretty well as I was one that had questions and concerns on the cost. We will never pay the stadium off was the base line, they said this. But we will never have to pay to run it or maintain it, it will do this itself with what it takes in for all its used for no question. Lots of school things got upgraded and built in this deal and I pay the taxes to live here and use it so i think my opinion should count.
Originally posted by HEYJOSE
Did they name it Sandusky park?
I'm pretty disgusted with football. It's a microcosm of the macrocosm of corruption and vile filth that this country has turned into...a giant guilded turd.
but if friday night lights has any basis in reality it's not really that surprising...
Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by Ph03n1x
but if friday night lights has any basis in reality it's not really that surprising...
I cried at that movie. It definitely has basis in reality. In fact, I'd call it true-to-life in a lot of Midwestern towns, Texas towns, Southern towns, and even a few Florida towns.