Mrwiregrass
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The city of Jackson is also going have to step-up to the plate.
What's the update with the New JSU Stadium??
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ASU2002
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Forget that. The city is so dysfunctional right now it is ridiculous. JSU would be better of going at it alone with some private entity.
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Taylor-Made'90
I'm 'Citrix SSO' batch!!!
They can't agree on who/how to pickup the trash..... They certainly won't come to an agreement on providing funds to help JSU build a stadium.....
Mrwiregrass
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I know. What's funny, Greenwood, Mississippi have their own garbage vehicles.
I'm shocked that city the size of Jackson is contracting out the garbage pickup.
What I am trying to say is that city have to get on one accord with JSU.
Mrwiregrass
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I would rather them have a one cent tax increase for infrastructure and tearing down blighted building.
In_The_662
Deeeeep In The Delta.....
They're already doing that in order to try to raise money for the replacement of the water pipes, This is supposed to raise around $15 mil a year on a project that costs at least a billion
The state nor feds are gonna do anything about this. Thank you Brandon and Bennie
MetroPhillyTiger
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I don't believe they can build a stadium without MS IHL approval
Yeah...Jackson already has a 1% local sales tax that was supposed to be for infrastructure...but from what I recall the state has a hand in how it's used.
patsnation80
Go Jags!
This!!!!!!!!!!!
Upgrading stadium makes sense
JACKSON - The notion that it's good business for the state of Mississippi to tear down a 60,000-seat concrete horseshoe football stadium so that it can turn around and build a newer but smaller one some three miles away doesn't make any sense. It never has made sense for the taxpayers at large.
www.gwcommonwealth.com
Article is about 15 years old. This!
TheeVET
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It’s hard to say it’s DOA. It’s not like they didn’t agree to give jsu $40m. They wanted it where they would benefit rather than where jsu wanted it
MetroPhillyTiger
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As long as these folks are running the state, what you posted here will be the result.
That's a lot of potential ticket sales to give up.
The Founder
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Does JSU want the stadium on their campus?
major095
ASU4real
fixed it
TheeRadical
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TheeRadical
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We have a stadium that seats 60,000 now! With renovations to add Skyboxes and other amenities it will be great. The State wants the land where the stadium is without giving JSU proper consideration. That land is prime real estate. Why would we accept less than what we have now? How long would it take to gain property rights and build a new 60,000 seat stadium? Will Coach Prime stick around? Don’t get tricked “Thee I Love” by a State that Shows NO LOVE!
In_The_662
Deeeeep In The Delta.....
Hence why I said that they always try to be two steps ahead of us. Ashley is from Jackson but Deion is getting an introduction to Mississippi politics. EVERYTHING is about race here so they will do everything in their power to ensure that black people don't make any type of noticeable come up. If there was a way they could come up with $80-$100 million on their own, that's their best out (I still wish they would have got the Dome but with the water situation, $250 million would be best served going towards that)
Jacksonian
JSU On My Mind
Memorial Stadium is located in the Fondren District. The area around the stadium is undergoing a renaissance, the stadium should be included in this renaissance.
atl hornet
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EXCLUSIVE: WLBT obtains JSU Stadium Feasibility Study showing top picks for new stadium site
The price tag for the new stadium is $120 million.t.co
Looks alike like a stadium in Montgomery
THEESwacProphet
THEE SWACs Neighborhood Prophet
Minus the shedding turf field.Looks alike like a stadium in Montgomery
Journalist
Listen up maggots! And that's an order!
That field got alopecia
JSU Alum
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Jackson State: It's prime time to talk of a new stadium on campus. See where
Everything seems to be primed and ready for Jackson State University these days as ESPN’s GameDay has rolled onto campus to set up for its 8 a.m. start time Saturday morning.
While game time is 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, there are many who are already turning their attention to a yet-to-be-built stadium that could one day be the location on JSU’s campus in West Jackson. JSU has a site picked out on land it already owns.
Building on the success of Coach Prime, Deion Sanders, Jackson State has been a darling of the college world in the last two years and more specifically the last two weeks as the school has been featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes and ABC’s Good Morning America.
JSU president Thomas Hudson had been cautious in talking about the stadium recently. But riding the “Prime” wave in advance of GameDay, there may not ever be a better time to talk about what a new on-campus facility could mean, for the school, West Jackson and Downtown Jackson.
“Jackson State football has always drawn a crowd, but now people outside of Jackson State University and all across the country are paying attention,” Hudson said. “Jackson State’s true value and true economic impact on our area, Coach Prime’s arrival has definitely helped us push that idea. Now, you are hearing more serious conversations about not just riding this wave, but finding a way to leverage it in a way that has a long-term impact on this area.”
A new stadium built on the east end of the campus near John R. Lynch Street and University Boulevard is part of that process. The on-campus location would give JSU students a chance to walk to games instead of having to find transportation.
While the 35,000 seats for a new stadium is far below the capacity of 60,000-plus at Veterans Memorial, Hudson says being able to count on a full house every game is worthwhile, considering there would be multiple opportunities for premium seating.