Taking lessons from the Spurs
Hickey confirmed UTSA would ask for $50 million from the county to help fund an on-campus athletics complex.
UTSA is expected to deliver the message at her presentation to a county athletics facilities committee hearing Sept. 25.
The UTSA athletics complex is planned as a facility to be shared by the university and the community.
Now exactly how would the facility be shared by the community? Would Bexar County get a cut of admissions or concessions? Would non-UTSA sports programs be allowed to use the facilities? At what price?
For some reason, I have a feeling that when they talk about sharing with the community, they are going to tell us how much the community will benefit from fans coming to see UTSA play and therefore, the county should use the “visitor” tax to fund the facilities.
I don’t have any problem with UTSA having a football team. I do have a problem with the county coughing up the money to pay for the privilege to have the opportunity to buy season tickets. Isn’t that what we have the Spurs for?
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