Originally Posted by
bisonp
So that would probably prevent NDSU from building another stadium adjacent to the Fargodome in today's parking lots, which is how I always kinda figured they could do it. And it may mean NDSU is stuck with the bill to demolish the Fargodome, which I can't imagine will last 80 years.
5 year renewals sound generous. I never really thought about everything surrounding it before, but now that it is too small for NDSU it really doesn't appear to have been very well thought out for this scenario. It's not the rental fees that concern me, it would be any penalties for opting out and the waste of campus space for the next 80 years.
I don't know if the size is going to be the biggest issue. It's not ideal, but we can probably live with 20-21K for FCS or whatever "second division" comes along. What may really hurt NDSU is the lack of suite and club seat income. It's my understanding that the Fargodome pockets most of the suite money. From what Rob said it sounds like they may put club/party areas in the corners, NDSU needs its fair share of those proceeds. They also need suite lease income. If they can get lease income from the existing suites it may be enough, even if they aren't ideal layouts.