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VTChip VTChip OP
Feb 19, 2026 at 02:39 PM ET
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."

21 Replies

laphroaig laphroaig
5mo
At least they got it built. . . unlike that California rail system and
the Palisades.
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VT825
5mo
4th-5th largest GDP on the planet and provides billions to prop up…
…our poor states but okay
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91
5mo
Enjoy
hokiepro hokiepro
5mo
Yeah it’s managed SO well 🙄
And they’re pumping all kinds of money into other states…riiiiiight Have to take out a loan to get gasoline
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Blueboy
5mo
Would anyone expect anything else in california. Land of fruits and nuts.
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VAHokie89
5mo
It happens in VA too....
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RJHokie
5mo
A case of smart people being stupid? 😁
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UpperQuad
5mo
In many regions, a few Benjamins in the right hands would have solved it
laphroaig laphroaig
5mo
Or they just could have told the building inspector when they needed it.
VTMedic513 VTMedic513
5mo
Just looked at their new stadium and wow, would be awesome to have a
facility nice like that for our ladies. While we have great indoor and support facilities, the look, the size, and age of TSP just makes us look poor. Our ladies deserve a nice, comfortable and large stadium to play in. Maybe one day...
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MikeVT85
5mo
Somebody dropped the ball.
laphroaig laphroaig
5mo
Yeah, an occupancy permit should be about as easy as a can-o-corn pop fly.
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Jwunderdog
5mo
California and red tape - Never.
VTCC 65 VTCC 65
5mo
Kinda reminds me of Cassel opening in 1965? with no seats
Just concrete stairs but maybe building permits had not yet been invented? Or maybe no permits required on school property???
TomTurkey TomTurkey
5mo
You were planning to use the stadium, weren't you? Hello, is this thing on?
HokieAllMyLife HokieAllMyLife
5mo
Snickers.... "dumbest bunch of smart people ever...."
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91
5mo
“Educated fools”
laphroaig laphroaig
5mo
Snickers and Tootsie Rolls are mrs laphroiag's favorite candy bars so the
people who make them must be very smart. :-)
sacramento hokie sacramento hokie
5mo
And absolutely THE most arrogant people ever
Years ago I sat beside a Stanford grad on a plane from SFO-ATL…. The entire trip was nauseating because of her “ everyone who went to Stanford is smarter” bs the entire lane ride…
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Techdady
5mo
You can substitute UVA for Stanford and be just as nauseous been there…
TomTurkey TomTurkey
5mo
They pretended they were Stanford East with that inane pep band.
I had a coworker who was a member. Lived on The Lawn. Mediocre engineer.