Closed indefinitely. Karma.
http://espn.go.com/dallas/story/_/id/10528972/cracks-force-closure-60m-stadium-allen-texas
And the taxpayers approved the bond for it. Can't wait to hear what the price tag is to fix it.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on February 28, 2014, 12:02:22 AM
And the taxpayers approved the bond for it. Can't wait to hear what the price tag is to fix it.
I will never be able to understand the thought processes of those TX schools. $60mil for a stadium. if you're going to do something that freaking outrageous, why not a $30mil stadium and $30mil to improve your academics?
Quote from: jesmu84 on February 28, 2014, 12:08:18 AM
I will never be able to understand the thought processes of those TX schools. $60mil for a stadium. if you're going to do something that freaking outrageous, why not a $30mil stadium and $30mil to improve your academics?
Maybe, but throwing more money at academics has a dubious track record as well. More money doesn't necessarily = better results. I put a graph up here a few days ago showing how test results haven't improved a lick in the last 20 years despite expenditures going up X fold.
There is an article in Forbes from last year why the chose to build this stadium. http://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2012/08/13/why-allen-texas-built-a-60-million-high-school-football-stadium/
But don't fret, the brilliance of California with a $578 million school complex that opened up a few years ago. That's not a typo, $578 million school complex (elementary, middle and high school).
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2010/0824/How-does-a-578-million-school-get-built-amid-cuts-layoffs-in-L.A.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on February 28, 2014, 12:15:15 AM
Maybe, but throwing more money at academics has a dubious track record as well. More money doesn't necessarily = better results. I put a graph up here a few days ago showing how test results haven't improved a lick in the last 20 years despite expenditures going up X fold.
There is an article in Forbes from last year why the chose to build this stadium. http://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2012/08/13/why-allen-texas-built-a-60-million-high-school-football-stadium/
But don't fret, the brilliance of California with a $578 million school complex that opened up a few years ago. That's not a typo, $578 million school complex (elementary, middle and high school).
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2010/0824/How-does-a-578-million-school-get-built-amid-cuts-layoffs-in-L.A.
that's fair. didn't know those stats. but, my underlying point is how ridiculous it is to spend that kind of money on a freaking high school stadium
Quote from: jesmu84 on February 28, 2014, 12:17:32 AM
that's fair. didn't know those stats. but, my underlying point is how ridiculous it is to spend that kind of money on a freaking high school stadium
I think they would argue it is a stadium that is used for high school games, but more than just that. I don't disagree with you, but that is probably what they will argue based on the Forbes story from last year.