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Originally Posted by City Wide
Rittenhouse Sq. that's just dumb.
Everybody knows the stadium should be build on Independence Mall. That way poor little Temple wouldn't have to deal with the City, as the Mall is Federal land.
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I don't think the Rittenhouse Square claim was went to be taken seriously. I think it was more to start talk than anything else.
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My take on the stadium: I see plenty of pros and cons to either side.
One con that hasn't been brought up was a few years ago when Temple was really good, they sold out the Linc for the Penn State and Notre Dame games. I was at the Notre Dame game (ND fan here), and there were easily more ND fans than Temple. If they built a stadium with a capacity 35-40,000, that wouldn't be enough for the Penn State and Notre Dame crowds, should either of those teams come back. For that, they may as well go back to the Linc.
On the plus side, having your own stadium does bring a sense of identity to the team, and the school by extension. How many times has Temple played with the Eagles logo in the endzone? Unless a popular team is there (see above), it seems like no one goes to the games. It would be good for them to have a place for school spirit for these games.
Will it get built? Yeah, probably. Should it? That's a different question.