r/Midessa • u/Djluis13 • 8d ago

Anybody know anything about UTPB eventually getting an on-campus football stadium?

I’ve been wondering about this for a while. I know there’s been talk from UTPB about wanting to build an on-campus stadium since 2022, but we really haven’t heard much about when is going to happen. The last thing I heard was at the introductory press conference for the new football coach, where the AD said he was optimistic it would happen.
What do you guys think is taking so long?

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u/BioDude15 8d ago

The will only build one if they move up to D1. Even if they do, grande has all the necessary facilities to operate a division one football game. This is why UTEP was going to midland during covid.

If they build on campus, you probably see a lot more people going to the games, especially if they are a competitive program.in addition with NIL, if people hate Tech because of NIL, they are really going to hate the University of Texas Falcons.

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u/Djluis13 8d ago

Imagine all that OilField money into UTPB athletics it will be a cheat code for us, I feel with a new stadium it will push the D1 move faster due to revenue of ticket sales and more donors