Would you pay $69.5M for a high school football stadium?

[@ruby6313]

y'all don't understand Texas high school football unless you grow up here

[@ddjj2180]

Truu Football life down here in H town

[@michaelmonteiro7721]

This is why your state will likely vote for trump

[@Masseydriver]

brownsfan64 you would be from Massillon or Canton McKinley. I am leaning toward Massillon.

[@brownsfan6447]

Massey1105driver good guess I'm m friend. I'd like to stay w little private so I'll just let you know you were right down to the last two

[@Masseydriver]

brownsfan64 thats cool, i live near Wooster which is in wayne county. We border stark county, and i have been to tiger stadium many times. Awesome facility over there.

[@jakethesnake9340]

God damn, Texas really does love their football, I want a stadium like that

[@poundtownlegend1564]

Tooth Beaver it was a scam I live here and they only passed the law to fund it by putting other things like new schools in the law along with it

[@jakethesnake9340]

Dang that sucks, they try to mention that in the article but I guess that does not get as good of a headline!

[@RCmack]

In many Texas towns, I feel folks would definitely spend $69.5 million for a high school football stadium. Prep football is like a religion to many folks in the Lone Star state.

[@AB-kd5zj]

R McElhaney it is

[@gracious.threads]

Facts

[@Scarface_iii]

Only Texas

[@supertop5625]

Everything is bigger in Texas!

[@epicboy4329]

And many other states -_-

[@CKO92]

I love football at all levels, but $69.5 million for a high school stadium? That strikes me as a bit excessive.

[@cloroxbleach885]

CKO92 at least you're not paying for it 😂

[@me-it9jn]

Well 7 schools are sharing it for us each high school has small to medium sized stadiums

[@johnhammond4214]

Will they all play on different days - there are only 7 days in a week!

[@sheenboi5440]

It’s because Texas takes high school football WAY too serious

[@DalonCole]

@@sheenboi5440 you have no idea what you are talking about. It;s our money, It is called democracy

[@nemothezeus6587]

i wanna go to a texas high school game lol the high school games in atlanta aren't tht lit

[@morbidelm2783]

Nemo The Zeus they're not that cool 😂

[@mercnsiku15]

Nemo The Zeus how because you are in Atlanta and ATL be lit, for us in Raleigh some schools have lit games

[@robbiestanley947]

+Nemo The Zeus Tell me about it...

[@birdbrad4148]

Rory O'Connor try long Island

[@Katnipo]

ive been in this stadium for playoffs,homecoming games (i got to cinco the maroon school) and i say its so hype and the student section is lit and its amazing

[@hunterspain2531]

5 dollars a ticket for 14,000 seats 70k Not counting about 10 dollars for consession which is 140,000 a game so 210,000 a game 14 games a year around 3M a year so it'll be paid off quick

[@stevenmitchell9400]

+Hunter Spain is that sarcasm?

[@hunterspain2531]

+Steven Mitchell not sarcasm comes to find out they make 317k a game

[@stevenmitchell9400]

+Hunter Spain ahh okay. well it actually comes out to 42 at least football games a season. but not all the schools sell out.

[@hunterspain2531]

+Steven Mitchell well if they max out then that's 15mins a year if they fill every seat and each person spends $10

[@cr7neymar908]

1. not everyone spends 10 dollars a at consession 2. I doubt every game is packed 3. still have to pay to keep it running 4. with all those listed it will take forever to pay it back.

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

No. I agree that student athletics are important,but 69.5 million dollars is overkill.

[@wyldcardsam]

But what if it's the best football school in the country and a school that puts almost everyone into a division 1 college and into the nfl soon their after

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

Even then it is overkill.

[@wyldcardsam]

+Metalman200xdamnit true but this would also become a state football stadium where they also play at relent stadium (home of the texans) kyle field (texas a&m) AT&T field ( Dallas Cowboys ) and Allen eagles stadium it's the one big highschool stadium in the houston texas area and it's for a school that has won I believe 8 of the last 10 state championships and that will send 90% of its football team to college for free and it's in a city of 100,000 people so it not worth it for them to spend that kind of money on what might as well be the best thing to happen to houston in a while

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

devon falk That is a shit ton of money to ask taxpayers to cough up. And they are doing this on a giant maybe. Who is to say that they will get their investment back?

[@wyldcardsam]

The fact that katy is a mostly upper class suburb this most people that live their return and always give back to their high school no matter what I work in katy they love their high schools here and between the local businesses and school alumni it isn't coming outta taxes it is coming outta pocket trust no extra taxes are necessary to build it

[@austinmaddox7884]

Texas can actually afford extra stuff than more states because of oil. Everyone knows we have oil. Also we put a ton of money into our education. Plus if the state provides better extracurriculars for students than that probably means more students want to achieve. No pass no play. Once again our money foundation for education is high and affordable. And if you actually listened they using the field for 7 schools. Allen has one field for one school but that city is so rich they can afford it. Plus we don't even has state or local tax.

[@MrAteam8]

As much as I love playing football. Why wouldn't they just build individual fields for each team? Wouldn't that cost much less then one huge stadium for each team to share.That field alone is bigger then some college fields around where im from.

[@i512king]

It's Texas, go big or go home.

[@dazedconfuzed6]

That's what I was thinking, if they have seven football teams competing for a field. They will still have seven teams competing for 2 fields. Like you said build 6 smaller stadiums.

[@nicolefoysten9094]

I'm not against you in any way, I think it would be more reasonable to build smaller ones. But being a former resident of Texas, everything is bigger in Texas. Even the egos. (No offence to anyone in Texas plz!)

[@clintmcgregor6241]

It would cost more to build individual fields. Plus they cant just build smaller ones. In Texas we actually fill up these huge stadiums.

[@xXPBSTARXx]

+MrAteam8 The reason is the attendance is too high. You will lose revenue by having 7 small stadiums, and it will cost much more to build 7 small stadiums.

[@bryantbaugh9040]

7 high schools! Dang my city has 2

[@anuraagroutray5864]

the bond failed, and note that this district also has the top 2 largest FBLA chapter, top 3 robotics teams in the state and top 9 in nation, and other clubs that do very well, so dont think all we do is football

[@samcasto3772]

*guys be careful a hurricane*

[@HorizonSpeed26]

Sam Casto meh it's still there.

[@Vill-ew3wd]

Huh? I go to Aiea high school and it has no funding for their stadium their are cracks in the columns and we have no bleachers, our paint is coming off and our state is cutting our school funding also we cut most of our classes and you guys are spending that much on a football stadium!

[@MarksMan36050]

Jazerick hata Hawaii?

[@Me-wk7dz]

Pfft. this was 2013, today we have a high school stadium far more expensive than 70M (Ford Center at the Star).

[@SamBrickell]

Never get upset at how OTHER people chose to spend THEIR own money. #1 rule for not having a shitty life.

[@MrGodismypower]

Georgia and Texas are brother states when it comes to high School football. Both public school dominated, strong fan/community support, resources, money, etc.

[@dogcowrph]

Aging? Just schedule triple headers. Play in a field. Play all your games on the road. Rent the stadium next door. Have all the school district’s employees donate their entire pay checks for the next fifty years. Have the contractor work for free. I assume that every student is going to Harvard, Yale and Oxford.

[@amytruong7801]

I went to Legacy Stadium and it's hecka nice. Glad to be part of this district! 👏👏👏

[@missblumeband]

everything is bigger in texas

[@jaredortega2825]

That lady talking reminds me of tami taylor off of friday night lights!! THE BOOSTERS DONATED MONEY FOR A NEW STADIUM NOT EDUCATION

[@johnkrebs3198]

Cal just paid $500M to rebuild a stadium built on top of a major earthquake fault. Actually, it was borrowed withy repayment based on the sale of seats. Some cost $225,000 for a 50 year seat. It comes out about the same.

[@SamBrickell]

Surprising, I thought these people: pjmedia.com/trending/2016/10/27/video-uc-berkeley-students-shut-down-bridge-to-white-people/ would have more sense. Not.

[@mitchelpaulus4078]

Not all 7 teams are going to be playing at the same time? Also how does that scheduling work out? Are there high schools playing on mondays and tuesdays?

[@lukellis9]

A high school in my town has had the same stadium for 100 years and both locker rooms have mold in them so they can't use the locker room next to the field anymore

[@sherrish_]

update from the city itself. It's been approved and in process of commencement of building.

[@tonyromochokemasternorings7581]

Sharon Robledo what is it like now?

[@friendlylaborworker]

Highest Priority = Football ONLY in America!

[@nickf1724]

+Labor Dave this creates jobs you idiot and will pay for itself in time

[@friendlylaborworker]

Nick F lol, you're full of shit.

[@colbybryan7761]

Football in high school generates a lot of money, especially with that new stadium, and it takes a lot of kids to college

[@kwas9573]

Colby Bryan a lot of kids who will have brain damage in their late lives to college *

[@perfectectlylegitimatename631]

It wasn't even 10% of the bond. The bond also included a new top notch high school, 4 elementary and 2 middle schools, and an agricultural science facility. The bond was $748 million, so we spend a lot on other important things as well.

[@MissLilBitHP]

The stadium is not the only thing that was built with the bond. There is also an amazing Fine Arts Center. The citizens of Allen voted for higher taxes to make the last improvement to the new school! The field is used by any sport that needs a field. Underneath the stadium is a weight room, driving range, soccer facilities etc. Other schools and organizations also use the stadium as well as the Fine Arts Center.

[@Dianambenz]

My school. Katy 😊🙌🏼

[@samgspot]

My school. Woodlands 😏

[@jamescharles8764]

Snoop college park here

[@cloroxbleach885]

Jv here undefeated district champs finally 💜💛

[@treyjoyce9305]

I live in a very small town with a large football stadium for just one high school. My question is why not just build a couple of smaller stadiums instead of just one massive one

[@thunderpuppy6719]

Because Katy games typically draw between 7 and 10 thousand fans. How do you fit that many people in a "smaller stadium"?

[@samvander3310]

Well when you put12,000 butts in those seats every game at 9 bucks a ticket, plus parking, Concessions , renting. Paying will done pretty quickly. Not to mention businesses backing it Coca-Cola put up 2 million and a jumbo tron for our WISD stadium in waco shared by 2 schools in Texas high school football is BIG business.

[@notoriouseagle1074]

I'm all for building nice athletic facilities for your high school and bringing more exposure to your town, but money should be spent on things like updated textbooks, technology, career tech facilities, and stuff like that before you get to the sports stadiums even though that's what brings in the most revenue for the school, especially football in Texas.

[@candysmith8724]

We got the stadium and it's great! I grew up here, we needed it. Now we have two stadiums next to each other.

[@jakecave9570]

in minnesota like 500 people go to the biggest high school game in town. At stillwater high school in minnesota the team i estimate gets about 400 per game. Its a big school (compared to mine) so most are students

[@patricktyler84]

how expensive are the barbecue pits are in Texas

[@solsist__3291]

Im more worried how long it will take to pay it off, and if theres enough students for a full capacity game

[@tuckpoint0]

I mean Texas is big on football, and 7 schools need to share it so I'm not really against it, especially with how important athletics are to students

[@grantguillote2058]

Look at Klein memorial stadium it's my local stadium and it's huge it's also really close to Katy

[@maxboi1036]

Why should we care if they want to pay for a stadium?

[@mellowman7572]

Ladies and gentlemen, i give you Texas

[@albryant5354]

Mellowman Out rages !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Makes me sick .

[@HorizonSpeed26]

thank you

[@cr7neymar908]

how about instead of spending 70 million on one stadium spend that on 6 other stadiums so every team has their own stadium

[@tynozey6152]

God bless this channel this video was made one day after my birthday and made on my grandmoms birthday God bless y'all change and repent.

[@derekknox7722]

I'd be all for the stadium if the money came from sponsors instead of taxpayers.

[@honeynutcheerios1]

i just want everyone here to know that katy high school has frequent power outages and someone tried to flush a tampon down the toilet and it got clogged causing spillage all over the bathroom goodnight ladies

[@jonmccormick8683]

It’s all about putting butts in seats and not just in football. If they can fill the seats they will have a cash cow just like the college teams. In Texas you can use a stadium like this year round also. A huge controversial asset for any school.

[@larryhunter972]

Come look at Allen High School's stadium and the take a look at McKinney ISD's new stadium that is under construction

[@OUstillSUCKS]

69million for 7 schools to play there. How much would it total building 7 high school football fields alone and finding a area to build ?

[@epicboy4329]

I prefer separate stadium and hopefully it'll cost less altogether. And I am born and living in Texas.

[@bigdawg1586]

epicboy432 no separate stadiums cost more, it's cheaper to buy land on just one spot and build from it.

[@benjaminmartinez6841]

until you actually go to a Katy game or any Texas game you'll understand why they waste so much money on stadiums. games over here are litt and pack. for a example if your not there a hour early waiting for tickets it be sold out when you come.

[@ktcarl]

There will probably wind up being 10 high schools in this area in the future. One stadium can't field that many games in a week. The growth and influx of new housing will pay for the new stadium without increases taxes. Allen's stadium cost $10mil less. Katy's stadium price is higher due to inflation and rise in construction costs. Allen's stadium would be at least $10mil more than Katy's if built today. Allen's stadium is for just one high school.

[@eitkoml]

No, I wouldn't pay that much for a high school football stadium. For a bunch of kids who have practically no chances of making it to getting a university scholarship or go to the NFL a field filled with weeds and a few bleachers will do the job just fine.

[@nactrell4894]

asdfghjkl not with teams like Katy

[@kwas9573]

Devin Boyd and how does that benefit the state. I only see 2 parties benefiting brain surgeons and the "athletes"

[@sethj6483]

There is 2 players right now that are signing up for Texas ATM and Alabama football.

[@cloroxbleach885]

asdfghjkl bruh it’s Katy isd the school Katy alone has more than 8 state champ titles there’s NFL players that came from that school too

[@benjamingribbins7877]

They could build multiple stadiums for that price because now you'll still have all those teams in one stadium because what team won't want to play there?

[@eatsleepdrumrepeat375]

Yes

[@AJ-gm4tr]

I get that there are 7 schools that use 1 field. If I were them I would definitely build another stadium. But 69 mil? I think that's a little much. Another average stadium would be enough

[@HorizonSpeed26]

Andrew Jacobs the thing is we already had a stadium ,so this was necessary

[@mikeygoertzy4524]

Katy was the best in the state last year so I think it’s fine

[@stoney7145]

This is incredible in my country you wouldn't get get 1400 at a school sporting event never mind 14000.The cost is incredible too in ireland we are buiding two stadiums with a combined capacity of 80 000 for 160 million euros

[@xXPBSTARXx]

+stoney71 You must have never been to a Texas High school football game. let alone a Katy high school football game. They will fill the stadium. trust me.

[@stoney7145]

Clark Dalton I have only once been to america once never to texas.Sport in my country is based around clubs not schools so this is very alien to me,Schools play sport of course,but they will only attract a few spectators students teachers parents.Plus schools are fairly small.Even college sport doesn't attract that many and the standard is high,but its only when they play for there conty club or country do they attract crowds,I am not criticising it s just different.

[@xXPBSTARXx]

Come to Texas, and go to a Texans game. (Pro Football), then go to a Texas A&M Game, and lastly to a Katy High School game. All in the city of Houston so you wont have to travel much. Hopefully you like loud stadiums.

[@stoney7145]

Clark Dalton I will consider it but i live 6000 miles away.I do like loud stadiums like the millenium stadium in wales under a roof with 71000 or Croke park in ireland with 82000 and the olympic stadium in london.We have a lot of stadiums in ireland and britain

[@thehunterstruck]

Katy is a massive powerhouse so they need a bigger stadium not to mention they had to share it with 6 teams

[@rawrxd6796]

Well I live near and there's like 2 stadiums next to eachother now 🤧

[@michaeldeba1220]

Live there and the stadium doesn't look like that

[@victoryroyalespecialist1976]

I live in Katy the stadium is awesome

[@gabrielroyale9585]

it's called legacy stadium btw

[@mariannajaimes5861]

aye but yall got nothin on crenshaw stadium

[@calebmonroe9399]

I live in Katy and I've been in both of the stadiums

[@kylekruse8618]

I 100% would approve the stadium, but dang that money would be nice now.

[@calebchristensen900]

For 70 million dollars you should be able to build two stadiums. Seriously!!!

[@sorzin2289]

How does a 14000 seat Stadium cost 69.5 million dollars!?

[@damario2875]

isnt that how every texas football stadium looks like especially disd school district

[@austinstrickland8539]

They better have stalls

[@BubbaBrons]

69.5 million dollars is way too much for a high school stadium unless it hosts like 10 teams

[@patricktyler84]

69million for a high school stadium... thats alot of pepperoni rolls to sell

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Y'all wanna share that money Texas?... Us Baltimoreans wouldn't mind have state-of-the-art *SCHOOLS* to help our children learn in a better environment.

[@strawberryshortcakeruleses3451]

i think i decided they SHOULD build it

[@713cooper]

It's probably a lake now

[@HorizonSpeed26]

Cheese Burger it's still here

[@erichufstetler8147]

Nothing new. Went to high school in San Antonio, NEISD. Back in the 80's, lived in Georgia and Florida, during my high school years; ain't nothing and I mean nothing like a Friday night high school football game in Texas. This is how it breaks down in Texas. 1.) Football fan 2.) Catholics 3.) Baptists 4.) Methodists 5.) Everybody else. They don't mess around in Texas when it comes to football.

[@tuckersimmons4950]

"We have an old stadium. Let's make a 69 mil stadium"

[@DiegoMartinez-hk7vi]

Tell me what 14,000 people are gonna go watch a highschool football game

[@joserivas7079]

I’ve played couple soccer games there The experience is worth it

[@yugiohguy]

I could build a roller coaster with that money

[@HorizonSpeed26]

yugioh guy true but they spent 200 milion on a school

[@zillionaire793]

I’m honestly conflicted on this...

[@Adspecter]

Really? Their 34 year old stadium is 10 times better than my school's. Mine is literally metal bars holding the bleachers

[@swagger1930]

yes

[@moneymaker2024]

It's all Construction business babeh

[@HorizonSpeed26]

well they ( including my parents ) just did

[@bryce2082]

My high school's football stadium only holds 500.

[@bigdawg1586]

Bryce Wright bro that's the number of people who show up to our jv games

[@johnmarston9820]

As they say everything is bigger in Texas

[@kylerawway3x597]

Playing there is so cool bro it’s so big Texas forever

[@theshiningwaffle6936]

Lol our 2 highschool teams share the field with a soccer team and another football team

[@chief9116]

Nice stadium... 👏👏 take care of the kids

[@HustleTownUSA69th]

Get over it lady. They did it

[@hittingtax2670]

I live just down the street from it!😎

[@yelderway612]

Only in Texas

[@billblaski9523]

Its cus football brings the most money to these schools!

[@GNNandmoreYoutube]

Umm my school only has 1 million and that's almost all from fundraising we are a Christian school

[@aidentijerina3634]

they have always been red

[@michaelt.williams6851]

5,000$ a seat.... ill sell you a seat for the low low price of 3,000$

[@gracious.threads]

Lolll ofc it’s in Texas

[@zzz6valvoline]

What a waste. It's ridiculous to spend that much tax payer money on a kid's game. Spend it on STEM and the arts.

[@nuclearthreat545]

it closed down multiple times cause they didn't build it right

[@clarencebrowniii4750]

High school football is king in Texas.

[@jakesommers6366]

I would take there old field a lot better than my schools stadium lol

[@fizzy1548]

No I would not