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Dang, Sanford spends $50 million on a new stadium, the botches the opening

They held the grand opening of the stadium, but didn't obtain the proper permits and had to scramble to relocated last weekend's tournament that they hosted. Oops. "As it turns out, Stanford did not have the proper permits to actually use the stadium. Specifically, the university did not obtain a “temporary occupancy permit” from the county before opening up the venue — a surprising oversight given the money invested in the new facility, and the fact that the stadium just held a full slate of weekend games. To make matters worse, Stanford has had to relocate a scheduled tournament as a result of this snafu, the university announced."
Posted: 02/19/2026 at 02:39 PM ET

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Dang, Sanford spends $50 million on a new stadium, the botches the opening
VTChip 02/19/26 02:39 PM ET
At least they got it built. . . unlike that California rail system and
laphroaig 02/20/26 03:44 AM ET
4th-5th largest GDP on the planet and provides billions to prop up…
VT825 02/20/26 06:29 AM ET
Enjoy**
GCHokieof91 02/20/26 09:37 AM ET
Yeah it’s managed SO well 🙄
hokiepro 02/20/26 08:11 AM ET
Would anyone expect anything else in california. Land of fruits and nuts.**
Blueboy 02/19/26 11:35 PM ET
It happens in VA too....**
VAHokie89 02/20/26 01:50 PM ET
A case of smart people being stupid? 😁**
RJHokie 02/19/26 09:09 PM ET
In many regions, a few Benjamins in the right hands would have solved it**
UpperQuad 02/19/26 09:09 PM ET
Or they just could have told the building inspector when they needed it.**
laphroaig 02/20/26 07:35 AM ET
Just looked at their new stadium and wow, would be awesome to have a
VTMedic513 02/19/26 08:39 PM ET
Somebody dropped the ball.**
MikeVT85 02/19/26 07:51 PM ET
Yeah, an occupancy permit should be about as easy as a can-o-corn pop fly.**
laphroaig 02/20/26 03:46 AM ET
California and red tape - Never.**
Jwunderdog 02/19/26 05:31 PM ET
Kinda reminds me of Cassel opening in 1965? with no seats
VTCC 65 02/19/26 04:18 PM ET
You were planning to use the stadium, weren't you? Hello, is this thing on?**
TomTurkey 02/19/26 03:36 PM ET
Snickers.... "dumbest bunch of smart people ever...."**
HokieAllMyLife 02/19/26 02:59 PM ET
“Educated fools”**
GCHokieof91 02/20/26 09:39 AM ET
Snickers and Tootsie Rolls are mrs laphroiag's favorite candy bars so the
laphroaig 02/19/26 04:34 PM ET
And absolutely THE most arrogant people ever
sacramento hokie 02/19/26 03:41 PM ET
You can substitute UVA for Stanford and be just as nauseous been there…**
Techdady 02/19/26 05:27 PM ET
They pretended they were Stanford East with that inane pep band.
TomTurkey 02/19/26 09:02 PM ET