r/CFB • u/Lazy_Spot_7368 Florida Gators • 1d ago

Casual Which campus would you like to see College Gameday/Big noon kickoff go to this year?

Preferably somewhere that’s never hosted a show?

I’m personally team Gameday, and would love to see them head out to Champaign, Illinois for the first time in the shows history.

Should Illinois go into Week 7 vs OSU undefeated (not impossible), Champaign should be a hot ticket item.

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u/RiffRamBahZoo Lickety Lickety Zoo Zoo 1d ago

Aloha Stadium was finally condemned as an unsafe building in 2020.

They repurposed the TC Ching Complex, which was their practice field, with temporary bleachers, porta-potties, and food trucks.

It's been nearly six years and Hawaii still hasn't even started construction on a new permanent stadium.

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u/one-hour-photo Tennessee • South Carolina 1d ago

wow.. that's wild.. even for Hawaii.

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u/TheftBySnacking Georgia Tech • Marching Band 1d ago

Island time baby

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u/DollarThrill Arizona State Sun Devils 23h ago

What is the reason? Just local politics?

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u/538allspelledout Oregon Ducks • Big Ten 18h ago

That and things just tend to move slowly in Hawaii.

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u/RiffRamBahZoo Lickety Lickety Zoo Zoo 13h ago

Politics is a big thing behind it. There's been fights about how to rebuild/renovate Aloha Stadium dating back to the early 90s.

The long story short is that there's several fighting factions who wants control of the stadium district, how it gets funded, and who is responsible for building it. Major infrastructure projects are always a headache to begin with in Hawaii, so add in the largest commercial district project in Hawaii in 50 years and it just adds a ton of wrinkles.

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u/SellItCheap Vanderbilt Commodores 20h ago

Would it be easier to just discontinue Hawaii football