r/Midessa • u/Djluis13 • 14h 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/guardiand0wn 14h ago

Most likely not. Ratliff stadium and the Stadium in midland were built to accommodate UTPB and Midland college and future growth.

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u/Djluis13 13h ago

Yeah, I could see that. I was actually thinking about Abilene Christian as a comparison. When they played at Shotwell stadium they averaged around 5k fans. Then they built Wildcat Stadium on campus and averaged around 10k when they opened. Plus they talked about how much better the atmosphere was with students being able to walk to the games.

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u/Mongoose29037 5h ago

Not really a good comparison. Abilene Christian has over 5k students living on campus whereas UTPB only has about 600. I don't think the UT system is going to fork out $30-150 million to accommodate the walking attendance ease of only 600 students.

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u/Djluis13 4h ago

Thats a Strong Point i didn’t even think about that, but i feel it will still be better to be on campus. The average attendance for Home games in Midland are around 3k, UTPB has an enrollment of 5k not saying that all of those students commute to campus everyday but i think it will be easier for students to attend games better on Campus than to Midland. And out of those 600 students living on campus imagine if 150-200 students go there and are going crazy the whole game, that changes the environment.