Re: Who is going to Washington game? Kickoff is set for 7:30 pacific, 9:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN Latest central time kickoff in LSU history? UW's Games Vs. LSU, USC Picked For TV - WASHINGTON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE
Re: Who is going to Washington game? Okay, so it'll be a late watching party this year. That's funny because my watching party last year for Appy State started at 9:30 in the morning. What a difference a year makes! Hopefully, we'll be saying that with the team we field in '09, as well.
Re: Who is going to Washington game? Taxes...They soak the visitors with all these "transient" taxes. This is popular on the left coast. Sacramento was doing this around 2000 when I was out there. Make sure you hotel price includes taxes...I think the hotel tax rate is around 25%. 15% for hotel and 9% for sales plus fees...
Re: Who is going to Washington game? It's around 15% here (NOLA) too...actually a little less. Fees are up to the hotel. Everyone does it everywhere. The people getting taxed aren't around to vote against it. In New Orleans the hotel motel taxes go to real good use. That's how we paid for the superdome for one thing. I think also it's used for humanitarian causes like sending truckloads of chicken to Rochester, NY to quell the Popeyes riots there.:lol:.
Re: Who is going to Washington game? booked my flight and room today - was told by a Huskie grad that tickets are going to be easy to get even for the LSU game. We get there Thursday morning and leave on Monday - nice trip in a venue we will not go to again in my lifetime so why not go??
Re: Who is going to Washington game? Just booked the big three Air\Room\Car. Even going to bring the little one for her first airplane ride. We are going to stay from Friday to Thursday. Will be our vacation for this year.
Re: Who is going to Washington game? Tip for those going to the game.... And for those NOT going the boat route. Parking is tough. They have a lot of "distant" lots that have continuous shuttles to and from the stadium. The waits are minimal both before and after the game. It's perhaps a 5 minute ride.
Re: Who is going to Washington game? Just info outa Seattle. Huskies haven't given up on plans to renovate Husky Stadium UW might make another run at the Legislature next session, and says it still has commitments for $150 million, half the cost of first plan. By Bob Condotta Seattle Times staff reporter They had hoped Husky Stadium would be getting ready for a renovation right now. Instead, after an effort this spring to get state public funding for half the project fell through, it is the renovation plan itself that is back on the drawing board. In the wake of that failure to get public money — the school was asking for $150 million from the same King County tourism tax used to fund Safeco Field and Qwest Field — the 12-member Husky Stadium Advisory Committee met recently to consider where the project goes now. "Everything is on the table," said UW athletic director Scott Woodward. Well, everything except punting on the issue or deciding to play at Qwest Field instead. "I don't intend to give up on this thing," said former Gov. Dan Evans, chairman of the committee and a UW graduate. "We've got a stadium that badly needs fixing, and we've got to find a way to do it." Of possibly just playing at Qwest Field, Evans says, "I don't think anyone really believes that is a very good solution." So the question remains how to fund a renovation of Husky Stadium that the school had said would cost $300 million. Woodward said among the options is simply going back to the Legislature in 2010. The Legislature essentially did nothing in the last session as the bill never came to a vote. "The good news was that none of the monies were encumbered for anything else," Woodward said. But if the school proceeds on that path, it might not necessarily ask for the same amount. For one, Woodward and Evans both say the price of the project is lower now due to the economic downturn. Woodward says that has resulted in lower prices for materials as well as labor, and contractors hungrier for business likely submitting lower bids. Evans, 83, says that gives some urgency to get something done now. "We could end up missing on a real opportunity," Evans says. Woodward also says the "project scope could be skinned down," possibly further decreasing the price. As of yet, however, there are no new firm cost estimates or details on how the project might narrow. Even if the scope changes, however, what probably won't is the desire to do it all at once. Given the struggle to get financing, some have asked why the renovation can't be accomplished in stages. Woodward says the nature of the stadium makes it nearly impossible. "You can't just take the west side and lop it off and put in new seats and that's phase one because to do that you have to dig out the field, and then the north and south sides don't match up," he said. "We're going to ask that question again to the contractors and architects, but what we've been told is you can't do it, and I don't foresee it." One possibility is forgoing a football operations center that would be part of the stadium. Woodward, however, says such a facility would free up other space in the athletic complex for other sports and is "the best way to help the whole enterprise." As for alternate methods of funding, Woodward says all will be explored. However, he said that will lead to something of a philosophical debate, as well. "There are all kinds of ways to maximize the monetization of Husky Stadium," he said. "But there is a lot of ugly stuff that goes with that — renaming it, developing it to the point of being garish, in my opinion. How we maximize the monetization of the stadium but keep it in the public spirit of what is right for the state of Washington and the University of Washington, that's where the debate is going to be." Some have wondered why the school hasn't started raising its share of the money needed. It offered to pay half, or $150 million, under the plan presented to the Legislature this year. Woodward, however, says it doesn't work to ask for money without being able to state clearly what the money is for. "You start that phase when you have a plan that's ready to go," Woodward said. "Our feasibility studies show we can do it and raise our $150 million and we'll do so when we pull the trigger on the whole project." With the project on hold, the Huskies will continue to play in the current stadium indefinitely. If the funding had been approved this year, the plan was to play this season there, then begin construction in December. The school is in the process of replacing the FieldTurf that had been in place since 2000 (the new turf could easily be taken up and used for a new track if a renovation is approved soon). Otherwise, Woodward says there are no other significant repairs planned. Woodward and Evans both point to a collapse of stadium steps a couple of winters ago — a section fell about six feet — as something that could have been catastrophic if it happened during a game, and a reason for getting public money for its renovation. But Woodward says, "We think it is safe right now and structurally sound. It's just in disrepair." Both Woodward and Evans say they think another run at the Legislature could prove successful. "Hopefully the more we talk, the more we can convince legislators that this would be beneficial to the city and region," he said. Both also say they think the effort can overcome opposition from some WSU boosters, Woodward similarly repeating his earlier statement that it was merely "an irritant. I just think if they are smart, which they are, that they will try to figure out a way to get some funding that will complement Husky Stadium instead of just being against something." Evans says there's no timeline for when decisions will be made on how to proceed, only that the sooner the better. "It's going to be tough to get this done," he said. "But I'm working as hard as I can to figure out some ways to get this done, because it needs to be done." Bob Condotta: 206-515-5699 or [email protected]
I am taking the whole family up, staying Friday Morning through Monday afternoon. Staying downtown....should be alot of fun.
