Blue & Gold Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Ohio.com on the sale of the Rubber Bowl. New owners still thinking USFL franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Ohio.com on the sale of the Rubber Bowl. New owners still thinking USFL franchise. Thanks for posting B&G. I needed a good laugh to get my day started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 35 million in updating the stadium If there is any insurance for this, I sure hope these guys are getting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 There is no way this is going to happen. Riiiiight... a dome over a reconstructed Rubber Bowl! Sounds like a typical Akron/Canton boondoggle to me. Looks like zipsnation.org let some of its favorite Kooks out of the cage. How Akron can some people get? Can we say Ben Suarez or Gary and Karen Taylor anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 There is no way this is going to happen. Riiiiight... a dome over a reconstructed Rubber Bowl! Sounds like a typical Akron/Canton boondoggle to me. Looks like zipsnation.org let some of its favorite Kooks out of the cage. How Akron can some people get? Can we say Ben Suarez or Gary and Karen Taylor anyone? except the guy is from my area, which doesnt surprise me at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 I don't get it. How can anyone expect any return on investment by putting 35 million in that place? You can build a brand new football stadium for a minor-league football team for that amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 I don't get it. How can anyone expect any return on investment by putting 35 million in that place? You can build a brand new football stadium for a minor-league football team for that amount. Beer sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 @skip-zip, I think they sincerely believe that they are not minor league. The term that comes to mind is delusions of grandeur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Get the USFL associated as the official NFL minor/developmental league and that's chump change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infofan Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 While i wont argue this is dilusions of grandeur, their idea isnt just a minor league football team. It is to create a new venue to rent out for entertainment and sports. If domed it would be the largest indoor arena in Ohio. therefore basketball would be a possibility as well as football and concerts and graduations and trade shows. Maybe even soccer and hockey. The idea has some merit. To build an 8000 seat arena would cost us 60million plus. However, With Akron Fulton still operating the same issue remains that they cant build higher than a certain point ( the light poles on field instead of on top)so Im skeptical that the FAA would ever sign off on such a plan. And as for 35Million? Can you say cost overruns? This will quite likely go the way of the Massilon sports arena back in the 80s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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