Thursday, June 30, 2005

If You Build It, WILL They Come???

The new debate among the Ole Miss faithful, is whether or not to take on a North Endzone expansion for Vaught-Hemingway stadium. Over the past ten to fifteen years Ole Miss added on significantly to the Vaught, and attendance increased with these numbers. With a remarkable 2003 season, most games were sell outs and you could not find a ticket anywhere. Now Ole Miss fans feel we need to add on a North Endzone with club seats and sky boxes matching the South Endzone. The South Endzone expansion was very impressive and looks great. But if we build more seats will people fill them?? I have no idea, but I do know that if we play like we did last year there is no chance we will sell those seats. Surveys have been floating around the Loyalty Foundation elite, many people are upset they did not get the survey. In order for the athletic department to believe there is enough support out there, all these people that are griping are going to have to pay up. For an expansion to happen we have to get a pre-committment for a certain amount of luxury seats to be sold. I am still not 100% sold on the project, but I truly wish that UMAA and the Loyalty Foundation would do a better job in investigating this possibility. Do you think we should add on, I am interested in the few readers opinion......