WyomingGrizFan said:
For 51 million I would've thrown in a football field or two.
You can build it, but will they come?
51M? Holy crap. No kidding about a football field thrown in. Good for them for trying BUT the problem is, (and likely always will be) at PSU is that it is a commuter-school located in a fairly large cities' downtown with no real sense of community or campus, at least compared to most colleges. 65% of their 21,000 student are from 1 of 3 area counties, and 53% of students use "mass transit" to attend classes. With an NBA team 2 miles away and almost every (PSU) basketball-centric fan also being an Oregon or Oregon State fan, I just don't see a big fan-base easily being developed, but I guess good for them for trying.