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Gophers seek stadium funding
More than four years ago, the University of Minnesota turned down an offer of a $35 million donation toward a campus football stadium from St. Paul native T. Denny Sanford because of conditions attached to it. Now, the university, friends of the university and Sanford, who is a billionaire in banking in South Dakota, have resumed talks about a stadium donation for his alma mater. The university needs $11 million to fulfill its $86 million private-funding obligation for TCF Bank Stadium, scheduled to open in 2009.
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How is this news? Big deal
mnTwinsfan
Burnsville , MN
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awkwarddddddd
BuckeyePride
New York , NY
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I wonder what the conditions were? Must have been demanding to turn down 35 mil.
BBlues
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Freeze Gopher!
BBlues
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His condition were that Minnesota become relevant in the Big Ten, knowing they couldnt accomplish this, they had to turn him down. Now they plan on lying to him, with the old maybe next year with your help we could be average speech....
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Why do they want a NEW stadium? The Gophers finally got rid of those pesky Twins and have that fabulous piece o'crap all to themselves
The TRUTH
Someplacein, OH
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"Complete Coverage" which doesn't list the conditions...
There's a reason they're called sports writers and nor reporters...
Prove It
Frellin Cold In, AK
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I think they should name the new stadium Bushwood.
NWPA
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I have this vague rememberance that he wanted naming rights or something, but TCF beat him out for them...
SS-Our Universe...
The Best City In, MN
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Minnesota has a football team?
PebbleBeachNative
Pebble Beach , CA
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thats a lot of money for a D2 school don't you guys think? :)
nitsua_21
Saint Paul , MN
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Six Football national titles for the Gophers. Sounds relavent to me.
TTT
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