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51. "The $60 million stadium was part of a $119 million bond package

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Thu Aug 9, 2012, 12:50 PM

Aug 2012

that was earmarked for new construction." That's socialism! Bet the teabaggers are dead silent on this one.

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This Is What A $60 Million High School Football Stadium Looks Like [View all] FarCenter Aug 2012 OP

When Texas turns Hispanic they can use it for the real football tularetom Aug 2012 #1

Real boring football, 90 minutes for a 1-1 tie. No thanks. Logical Aug 2012 #19

Oy vey. At least with 'football' as the word is used globally, there's coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #22

Well, you are in a minority in my country. n-t Logical Aug 2012 #29

High school football is is the 2nd most popular religion in Texas. crimson77 Aug 2012 #31

It's the first. There's a lot of lip service to the nominal first, but... JHB Aug 2012 #44

It's my country too (I think). I happen to find American coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #37

My son loves soccer, I just can't get into it. No doubt the.... Logical Aug 2012 #41

I've always thought basketball was THE most "stop and start" sport out there. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #83

Yeah, you've got a point there (about the final two minutes of bb games). I don't coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #94

you're right. real football just fills those voids with two guys passing the ball back and forth.. frylock Aug 2012 #35

LOL - Yeah, I think you have a point. I prefer basketball if coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #38

golf for sure.. frylock Aug 2012 #61

LOL. The grunting, when interspersed with the rhythmic thwack of coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #95

So you crave action, and the cure is...soccer? Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #50

I actually find sports pretty boring in general and if I am going coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #93

Ya I thought the same thing Missycim Aug 2012 #97

I find it kinda fascinating how cranky Americans get about soccer. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #80

What "rest of the world" are you talking about? Drahthaardogs Aug 2012 #85

Don't mean to bore you with pedantry here, but when I taught English as a Second Language coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #108

American football -- 10 seconds of violence nichomachus Aug 2012 #109

LOL - that's a good one! Thanks! - n/t coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #110

Well---if you like a flop a minute... trumad Aug 2012 #114

Screw 'globally'. I want my NFL. Zax2me Aug 2012 #124

Cool. Zax2me Aug 2012 #125

Do you dislike baseball as well? n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #69

At least no ties! Logical Aug 2012 #73

Why you think the "bit of biffo" on the way home? Gotta decide somehow. TheMadMonk Aug 2012 #77

Hmm. Kind of easy to get higher scores when each goal counts 3 points or 6-7 points and there are yellowcanine Aug 2012 #98

Sorry Missycim Aug 2012 #40

You've never watched cricket have you. GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #89

Well if truth be Missycim Aug 2012 #99

I don't suppose jehop61 Aug 2012 #2

Texas, the state where high school football is God madaboutharry Aug 2012 #5

And where they execute people with an IQ of 61 - n/t coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #23

Maybe the high school should add STEM and Chinese classes alp227 Aug 2012 #53

+1 Scuba Aug 2012 #6

You forget this is the state where the school board voted to write actual history out of history textbooks. Initech Aug 2012 #25

Already Did Something Similar erpowers Aug 2012 #49

In Texas, cloudbase Aug 2012 #52

Facts are never welcome when a good old fashioned Texas-bashing is underway. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #55

I agree with you 100% Missycim Aug 2012 #100

Allen is building a new elementary this year. ag_dude Aug 2012 #65

I'm sure if there was a bond issue for something that really dealt with education WI_DEM Aug 2012 #3

What would happen Missycim Aug 2012 #42

My opinion is that there's something terribly wrong with that. MineralMan Aug 2012 #4

You would first have to understand the school funding crisis in Texas that has existed as long as I Horse with no Name Aug 2012 #70

We have similar situations here in the Twin Cities MineralMan Aug 2012 #87

I think it is an atrocity Horse with no Name Aug 2012 #91

I dont get it Missycim Aug 2012 #102

No, not at all. MineralMan Aug 2012 #119

Very well said, sir. hifiguy Aug 2012 #122

Thanks. That's always been my opinion. MineralMan Aug 2012 #123

It highlights the problem of supporting schools by local property taxes Kaleva Aug 2012 #96

Exactly. Some states have that, but it funds all schools at MineralMan Aug 2012 #118

I think I'll fire off an e-mail to my state Representative and Senator Kaleva Aug 2012 #120

That's a start, for sure. MineralMan Aug 2012 #121

They can't afford to pay their teachers, or even pencils and paper, but they can afford this? RC Aug 2012 #7

It appears to be a well funded high performing school in a wealthy school district hack89 Aug 2012 #11

it looks like they can afford it Missycim Aug 2012 #43

I don't see the problem. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #8

I wonder what the classrooms look like? Remmah2 Aug 2012 #9

It appears to be a very well funded high performing school hack89 Aug 2012 #12

Several of their notable alumni have gone on to college or pro football careers FarCenter Aug 2012 #13

Most Pro Football Careers Last 3.5 Years or Less Yavin4 Aug 2012 #21

yeah and? Eksess Aug 2012 #17

And they have 8000 season ticket holders and sell 10,000 more tickets per game. hack89 Aug 2012 #26

some people fail to see the forest for the trees Missycim Aug 2012 #46

All Around Good School erpowers Aug 2012 #15

Great for funding other schools in the DFW area... uponit7771 Aug 2012 #30

unfortunately that isnt how Texas Horse with no Name Aug 2012 #71

Those blighted schools Missycim Aug 2012 #104

I am reminded of the movie "Friday Night Lights"... Odin2005 Aug 2012 #10

Any idea of graduation rate? Books they teach from? I mean the things that really,, benld74 Aug 2012 #14

A Few Examples erpowers Aug 2012 #34

Allen is actually a really nice school. ag_dude Aug 2012 #66

Taxpayer money... Taxpayer approved. I've got no problem with it. OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #16

If even one kid dropped or flunked out in that school the entire approving board should be fired 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #18

The entire "approving board" is the local population. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #20

A great way to bring the community together for some fun... NCTraveler Aug 2012 #24

So is feeding the poor. 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #36

I agree. NCTraveler Aug 2012 #39

dont forget Missycim Aug 2012 #47

I ran a HS football game concession stand for four years.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #56

well either or Missycim Aug 2012 #57

That stadium is small, only has 1 jumbo tron, the HS were I live in TX has 2.... uponit7771 Aug 2012 #27

high school football, church, and jesus dinosaurs datasuspect Aug 2012 #28

and so the products of this rich school system will be compared with the products of schools with no dembotoz Aug 2012 #32

Yep. n/t Horse with no Name Aug 2012 #72

I'm way behind the curve NV Whino Aug 2012 #33

You're roughly 40 years behind the curve. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #48

Ha! That sounds about right. NV Whino Aug 2012 #67

Whether it was voted on or not, hifiguy Aug 2012 #45

"The $60 million stadium was part of a $119 million bond package muntrv Aug 2012 #51

How is voters approving a bond issue socialism? Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #54

I am scratching my Missycim Aug 2012 #105

Even the poor students at that school (if there are any) will get to use the $60M facilities.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #111

I knew it would be Texas. I work with a company that does biz with schools in Texas. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #58

As someone born & raised in Texas tammywammy Aug 2012 #64

Obsession with high school football, AT THE EXPENSE of academics and even other sports.... YoungDemCA Aug 2012 #59

But not in this case, evidently. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #60

Since you seem to know so much about it, please do tell... WillowTree Aug 2012 #86

You dont seem to Missycim Aug 2012 #106

I understand that perfectly. It's the person I was replying to who doesn't get it. WillowTree Aug 2012 #126

WOW....how nice is that.... ileus Aug 2012 #62

Let me guess . . . Brigid Aug 2012 #63

My high school (class of 1975) is still using the same football field and bleachers it had in 1922 slackmaster Aug 2012 #68

WOW! that's a fancy stadium. This is where fans sit to watch California HS games Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #74

Holy crap. I didn't realize the interior was so posh. tanyev Aug 2012 #75

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #76

And they still got shitty textbooks. nt rrneck Aug 2012 #78

Yep. I imagine they'd freak if asked to pay for teachers or educational materials. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #113

No K-12 school, anywhere, needs or deserves a $60 million stadium. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #79

If the tax payers in that town want to pay for it, more power to them Missycim Aug 2012 #107

And what actual useful things are they shortchanging for their little temple? (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #112

Why does everything have Missycim Aug 2012 #115

A k-12 school burning $60 million on unrelated expenditures is a complete waste, full stop. Posteritatis Aug 2012 #116

I think a lot of people forget that you have to pay to get into a football game. Travis_0004 Aug 2012 #127

Jesus. The Columbus Crew built the first MLS soccer-specific stadium back in '98 for half that. nt Codeine Aug 2012 #81

As obscene as that stadium is, I am NOT surprised freethought Aug 2012 #82

The Allen Stadium is fairly modest, the one where I live in TX is bigger has 2 jumbo trons uponit7771 Aug 2012 #103

Does football bring in enough money to justify this sort of crap? RedCappedBandit Aug 2012 #84

no, not hs football uponit7771 Aug 2012 #101

That is obscene. n/t Pithlet Aug 2012 #88

This seems to be a good investment WinniSkipper Aug 2012 #90

Allen, Texas, has more money than they know what to do with jmowreader Aug 2012 #92

That is frighteningly common in Tejas. Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 #117