Georgia State bought Turner Field?

[Maroon Eagle]

Entschuldigung wenn Deutsche but I wasn't aware that they are going to play football at Turner Field and baseball at the old Atlanta-Fulton County footprint...

Links: SB Nation: Here. AJC: Here.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

I wonder if these urban commuter schools around the country will eventually take off, due to tons of local resources and alumni, or will they always be seen as a commuter school?

ETA: clarify urban commuter, not just urban

 

[aTotal360]

Take off? Lots of them seem to be doing well. The biggest difference is many of them don't rely on sports to be the face of their school.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

The biggest success stories to me are probably Louisville, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston. Sports are most definitely the face of their schools.

Keep in mind, when I say urban, I mean the ones typically considered to be commuter schools. I'm talking Memphis, UAB, etc. Tulane and Vanderbilt don't apply fall under this category, even though they are in fact urban. Just edited my post above.

 

[johnson86-1]

The biggest success stories to me are probably Louisville, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston. Sports are most definitely the face of their schools.

Keep in mind, when I say urban, I mean the ones typically considered to be commuter schools. I'm talking Memphis, UAB, etc. Tulane and Vanderbilt don't apply fall under this category, even though they are in fact urban. Just edited my post above.

You mean will their sports programs take off? Or will the school in general take off?

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Sports. But honestly, do they really work that independently of each other? It's all money.

 

[aTotal360]

You do realize not every school gives a **** about sports? Some decide to put 100s of millions of $$$ into medical research, others choose practice facilities and coaches' salaries.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

No way?

 

[aTotal360]

Then why ask if sports will ever "take off"?

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Because I wanted to see others' opinions on if sports would ever take off, and the future of those type schools.

What is your problem here?