Supercross in college stadiums

Edited Date/Time 1/22/2014 7:12pm
Why don't they hold a supercross in a college football stadium.

They aren't doing anything with them in the winter really and they will hold 80+ thousand.

I realize at like A2 and 3 and 4 and 5 they don't pack it out but I bet if it were on a college campus or two you would get your normal 50 thousand+ fans plus I bet most of the college would show up.

I realize that many stadiums may not qualify because they won't have enough room for the pits. But would't that be cool. It would also expose it to more people to the sport based on the fact I bet most of the college kids would show up just because it's right there in their back yard whereas only a small percentage of them would go to the supercross where it is now.

Just a thought, what do all the respectable gentleman on Vital think?
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1/21/2014 9:44pm
Sounds like a solid idea to me.
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1/21/2014 9:44pm
I think it would be a great idea! I have actually thought about this before and thought maybe arenacross could make a tour around some of the college campuses. I think it would be great to introduce people to the sport, and it would be even more awesome if they came to UC Davis so I could go!Woohoo Is that asking too much?Laughing
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1/21/2014 9:48pm
Sam Boyd and Utah are both college stadiums.
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1/21/2014 9:54pm
San Jose was in Spartan Stadium, the last one was in the mid 90s I thnk.

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1/21/2014 9:55pm
Could you imagine a supercross race at Notre Dame with touchdown Jesus in the background?
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1/21/2014 10:06pm
I have always wished the RCR2SX would look at a dome here in cedar falls, iowa its perfect for a "larger scale" ax. Reason being is because I think it holds right around 17,000



1/21/2014 10:07pm
Why don't they hold a supercross in a college football stadium. They aren't doing anything with them in the winter really and they will hold 80+...
Why don't they hold a supercross in a college football stadium.

They aren't doing anything with them in the winter really and they will hold 80+ thousand.

I realize at like A2 and 3 and 4 and 5 they don't pack it out but I bet if it were on a college campus or two you would get your normal 50 thousand+ fans plus I bet most of the college would show up.

I realize that many stadiums may not qualify because they won't have enough room for the pits. But would't that be cool. It would also expose it to more people to the sport based on the fact I bet most of the college kids would show up just because it's right there in their back yard whereas only a small percentage of them would go to the supercross where it is now.

Just a thought, what do all the respectable gentleman on Vital think?
SLC is one of the funnest ones I've been to.

Plus, SLC college right there has A LOT of eye candy. I'm talking beautiful women, not 951 hookered out bro hoes with 17 layers of MAC on.

I think JT$ said he always liked the SLC race when he was racing too.
1/21/2014 10:43pm
The first 14 years of Supercross in Phoenix was held at ASUs Sun Devil Stadium.

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1/21/2014 11:39pm
Wasn't Orlando SX in a college stadium?
1/21/2014 11:51pm
SLC is one of the funnest ones I've been to. Plus, SLC college right there has A LOT of eye candy. I'm talking beautiful women, not...
SLC is one of the funnest ones I've been to.

Plus, SLC college right there has A LOT of eye candy. I'm talking beautiful women, not 951 hookered out bro hoes with 17 layers of MAC on.

I think JT$ said he always liked the SLC race when he was racing too.
I did not realize we already had a couple in college stadiums.

But this part

"Plus, SLC college right there has A LOT of eye candy. I'm talking beautiful women, not 951 hookered out bro hoes with 17 layers of MAC on."

Was my real angleCool
1/21/2014 11:52pm
Sam Boyd and Utah are both college stadiums.
So what does the crowd look like at those events?
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1/22/2014 12:39am
Sam Boyd and Utah are both college stadiums.
So what does the crowd look like at those events?
Sam Boyd holds around 36,000. That's only 9,000 seats less than Anaheim. Those 9000 less seats push all the prices way up. A2 500 level seats were 35 bucks. Endzone 300 levels (aluminum bleachers on top of the stadium) at Sam Boyd are 64 dollars plus any fees on UNLVtickets.com.

We just got tickets for San Diego at Qualcomm Stadium for 17 bucks!

I think College Stadiums would just jack the prices up even more
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What is the typical capacity to sales ratio for Atlanta? That place has to be the biggest on the schedule, I would assume.
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1/22/2014 4:59am
MXD wrote:
What is the typical capacity to sales ratio for Atlanta? That place has to be the biggest on the schedule, I would assume.
Atlanta is anywhere between 69,000-71,000 for the last 5 or 6 years
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1/22/2014 5:16am
Brent wrote:
Wasn't Orlando SX in a college stadium?
I know they used to hold the Citrus bowl there. Not sure if it was used by a college on a regular basis.
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1/22/2014 5:22am
Brent wrote:
Wasn't Orlando SX in a college stadium?
DoctorJD wrote:
I know they used to hold the Citrus bowl there. Not sure if it was used by a college on a regular basis.
Champs Sports and Capital One bowl (formerly the Tangerine and Citrus) still play there. I think a high school all american game is played there as well. Rumor is with the new National Championship game starting next year where cities will bid for rights to the game like the Super Bowl in the Nfl that Orlando is about to spend big money to update that whole stadium.
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1/22/2014 5:38am Edited Date/Time 1/22/2014 5:39am
It's a cool idea, and I'd be all for it.
Unfortunately I don't think it would really make that much of a difference. The big media markets are around the cities, and most large cities have at least one professional-size (NFL/Baseball) stadium. One of the reasons why Supercross doesn't visit northern states very often is the lack of domed stadiums. Other than Syracuse, I don't know of any other domed college football stadiums, does anyone?
That said, whoever made the point about college eye candy was spot on. Spent some time at a large state university and you'll forget all about the tatted, monster guzzling track snacks you see hanging around Milestone.
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mxdude105 wrote:
It's a cool idea, and I'd be all for it. Unfortunately I don't think it would really make that much of a difference. The big media...
It's a cool idea, and I'd be all for it.
Unfortunately I don't think it would really make that much of a difference. The big media markets are around the cities, and most large cities have at least one professional-size (NFL/Baseball) stadium. One of the reasons why Supercross doesn't visit northern states very often is the lack of domed stadiums. Other than Syracuse, I don't know of any other domed college football stadiums, does anyone?
That said, whoever made the point about college eye candy was spot on. Spent some time at a large state university and you'll forget all about the tatted, monster guzzling track snacks you see hanging around Milestone.
I feel like Syracuse would have been a perfect option for Supercross. I understand Feld wants to be in the New York City market but i worry that they won't feel that stadium. No doubt they would sell out the Carrier Dome
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1/22/2014 5:59am
jmx411 wrote:
I feel like Syracuse would have been a perfect option for Supercross. I understand Feld wants to be in the New York City market but i...
I feel like Syracuse would have been a perfect option for Supercross. I understand Feld wants to be in the New York City market but i worry that they won't feel that stadium. No doubt they would sell out the Carrier Dome
there were issues with the availability of parking for the teams @ Syracuse from what I was told.
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1/22/2014 6:25am
Brent wrote:
Wasn't Orlando SX in a college stadium?
DoctorJD wrote:
I know they used to hold the Citrus bowl there. Not sure if it was used by a college on a regular basis.
jmx411 wrote:
Champs Sports and Capital One bowl (formerly the Tangerine and Citrus) still play there. I think a high school all american game is played there as...
Champs Sports and Capital One bowl (formerly the Tangerine and Citrus) still play there. I think a high school all american game is played there as well. Rumor is with the new National Championship game starting next year where cities will bid for rights to the game like the Super Bowl in the Nfl that Orlando is about to spend big money to update that whole stadium.
Yea, it needs an update, that place is a dump.
1/22/2014 7:51am
Brent wrote:
Wasn't Orlando SX in a college stadium?
DoctorJD wrote:
I know they used to hold the Citrus bowl there. Not sure if it was used by a college on a regular basis.
jmx411 wrote:
Champs Sports and Capital One bowl (formerly the Tangerine and Citrus) still play there. I think a high school all american game is played there as...
Champs Sports and Capital One bowl (formerly the Tangerine and Citrus) still play there. I think a high school all american game is played there as well. Rumor is with the new National Championship game starting next year where cities will bid for rights to the game like the Super Bowl in the Nfl that Orlando is about to spend big money to update that whole stadium.
They are updating the stadium. From what I understand, they are going to tear down the old one and start new.
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1/22/2014 7:58am
Sam Boyd and Utah are both college stadiums.
So what does the crowd look like at those events?
I went to a round at Sam Boyd once
and there was major eye candy
I dont know if ive ever seen more good looking
women in one place at one time before .

On a side note . Ive never been to an anahiem
Race . There prob is there too ?
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1/22/2014 8:07am
I think all the metro areas that have good college stadiums are either already using them, or they have better options available. So many of the top college football programs (and appropriate facilities) are located in smaller metro areas than are currently being targeted,

Here's the 10 biggest college stadiums. You could make a case for all of them either being weather-challenged, smaller market than desired, or already being served by a better/established venue.


1. University of Michigan — Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI): Michigan Stadium
109,901 seats
2. Pennsylvania State University — University Park (University Park, PA): Beaver Stadium
106,572 seats
3. University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Knoxville, TN): Neyland Stadium
102,455 seats
4. Ohio State University — Columbus (Columbus, OH): Ohio Stadium
102,329 seats
5. The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL): Bryant-Denny Stadium
101,821 seats
6. The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX): Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
100,119
7. University of California — Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA): Rose Bowl
94,392
8. University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA): LA Memorial Coliseum
93,607 seats
9. University of Georgia (Athens, GA): Sanford Stadium
92,746 seats
10. Louisiana State University — Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge, LA): Tiger Stadium
92,542 seats
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1/22/2014 8:11am
jmx411 wrote:
I feel like Syracuse would have been a perfect option for Supercross. I understand Feld wants to be in the New York City market but i...
I feel like Syracuse would have been a perfect option for Supercross. I understand Feld wants to be in the New York City market but i worry that they won't feel that stadium. No doubt they would sell out the Carrier Dome
Huckster wrote:
there were issues with the availability of parking for the teams @ Syracuse from what I was told.
They use the same excuse for Charlotte as well. I don't understand that. There are other rounds that have limited parking and they just don't have a pit party.
1/22/2014 8:25am
Aren't most college campuses dry? THAT would be an issue. Plus, I think Feld has a contract with the current stadiums for all their events, and they want a stadium that not only caters to Supercross, but is marketable to their other events as well.
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SLC is one of the funnest ones I've been to. Plus, SLC college right there has A LOT of eye candy. I'm talking beautiful women, not...
SLC is one of the funnest ones I've been to.

Plus, SLC college right there has A LOT of eye candy. I'm talking beautiful women, not 951 hookered out bro hoes with 17 layers of MAC on.

I think JT$ said he always liked the SLC race when he was racing too.
Rice Eccles is pretty good, unfortunately we no longer have a supercross.

however, i go to a lot of the UofU football games and the eye candy is unfuckinreal. tailgating across the street is as good as it gets for great looking girls walking around getting plastered and taking their tits out.

one year for a football game we were sitting at the north west corner right by the aisle about 10 rows up and this girl on the first row takes her shirt and bra off and throw them on the field. the security was walking her up the aisle and she was doing a big show for everyone in the crowd. walked right past us, her left nipple was within flicking distance, great tits and the best part is i don't think i'd put her a day over 22. smoking hot.

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1/22/2014 9:19am
Not all but some college stadiums don't sell beer or alcohol on campus.
And those sales are huge revenue for a stadium.
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1/22/2014 9:24am
neverwas wrote:
Not all but some college stadiums don't sell beer or alcohol on campus.
And those sales are huge revenue for a stadium.
very true, but they also have some of the biggest tailgating in sports. plow some Coors before you go in and sober up during the event
1/22/2014 9:57am
MXD wrote:
What is the typical capacity to sales ratio for Atlanta? That place has to be the biggest on the schedule, I would assume.
jmx411 wrote:
Atlanta is anywhere between 69,000-71,000 for the last 5 or 6 years
...and yet somehow, California continues to get 5 supercrosses per season (plus an easy drive to Phoenix).

Atlanta draws huge crowds and only one event.

No motocross events in the deep south (people from FL and south GA / AL aren't going to hop in the car for a Saturday drive to Muddy Creek).
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How about this. What if the Road to Supercross thing was it's own separate series that was similar to AX, but raced in college stadiums around the US. That way, there would still be a stepping stone to supercross, but it wouldn't mess with the AX series. Just a though. . .

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