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Originally Posted by i-215
I hate to be the RSL raincloud but here's what I think will happen....
2007: RSL will sucker SL County into giving them money for a stadium, even though Rice-Eccles would be fine.
2009: Stadium Completed ... overbudget, smaller, and very very average ... high school bleachers.
2011: RSL announces they aren't selling enough tickets to pay mortgage on stadium.
2013: RSL sold to another major city. SL Country residents get the shaft for loaning money in the first place.
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Rice-Eccles isn't fine. This is "real" football where you don't want a crown on the field. Also sight lines like the difference between hockey and basketball are different. (it's why the "Delta Center" isn't a good hockey venue).
Just look at what happened after the Utes remodeled Rice-Eccles-- un-defeated season.
Maybe if RSL gets a top notch, first-class facility they will go undefeated.
I do like the location better than at Rice-Eccles. Easier to get to from Utah county, but not for Weber or Davis county fans.
After that I can somewhat agree with you. If RSL keeps losing, people will stop attending, RSL will move and the county & state will have a great facility to plan high school soccer games and local park and rec games in.
I still say, pay the money, and build the place, but get some concessions built into the contract to protect Utah if they fold or move. (Not a lawyer, so I don't know what they might be that you could hold a bankrupt team to.)