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so the University is putting up $100m, they have another $100m in hand from donations and hope to raise another $100m.  You can argue about whether the $100m in donations in hand and the $100m yet to come are net new or not but eventually Vanderbilt will have to spend some money on facilities so I'm not convinced that this is either a bad decision or out of line with their emphasis as a University.

In this rating of the worst FBS college football stadium's Vanderbilt is #1....SJSU is #5

https://moneywise.com/life/travel/worst-...e-football

I attended the game and believe the Vandy stadium is great for viewing the game and not unattractive at all.  So I was very curious to read the article and why Vandy ranked #1 in worst college venues.  The article emphasizes heavily lack of attendance - particularly in bigger venues - and also notes how student sections set the atmosphere, good or bad.  Given those criteria, we all know a venue that should have been on the list.

BTW, I'd take Vandy over several P12 venues, including the Rose Bowl and the Coliseum.  Of course, I put premium on game viewing from seats, ingress and egress, and concessions access as factors to consider.  This article did none of that.  (And pardon the thread drift - but really, who cares that much how Vandy spends its donor money?  Hell, we don't even care about that for Stanford).

[teejers1]

so the University is putting up $100m, they have another $100m in hand from donations and hope to raise another $100m.  You can argue about whether the $100m in donations in hand and the $100m yet to come are net new or not but eventually Vanderbilt will have to spend some money on facilities so I'm not convinced that this is either a bad decision or out of line with their emphasis as a University.

In this rating of the worst FBS college football stadium's Vanderbilt is #1....SJSU is #5

https://moneywise.com/life/travel/worst-...e-football

I attended the game and believe the Vandy stadium is great for viewing the game and not unattractive at all.  So I was very curious to read the article and why Vandy ranked #1 in worst college venues.  The article emphasizes heavily lack of attendance - particularly in bigger venues - and also notes how student sections set the atmosphere, good or bad.  Given those criteria, we all know a venue that should have been on the list.

BTW, I'd take Vandy over several P12 venues, including the Rose Bowl and the Coliseum.  Of course, I put premium on game viewing from seats, ingress and egress, and concessions access as factors to consider.  This article did none of that.  (And pardon the thread drift - but really, who cares that much how Vandy spends its donor money?  Hell, we don't even care about that for Stanford).