San Diego State has provided details on how a "proposed 35,000-seat stadium in Mission Valley could be expanded to 55,000 seats to accommodate an NFL franchise," according to Kirk Kenney of the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE. There will be two initiatives on the November ballot for the Mission Valley site, and if the election "goes in favor" of the SDSU West proposal, then the school "would own the land." The proposal "calls for a 35,000-seat stadium that would cost" an estimated $250M. SDSU AD John David Wicker said that their estimate is that "construction costs to accommodate an NFL team would be an additional" $750-850M. Wicker said, “An NFL owner could come in, take the east side of the stadium and the two end zones, take them down to the ground, build out the service levels and stadium that they need while keeping all the premium amenities on the west side.” But stadium size is a "potential issue," as even the "smallest NFL venues seat more than 60,000." Details presented by the school indicate the stadium "would include 82 suites, located among the field level, lower bowl sideline, upper sideline and five club sections." Also included would be 50 "loge boxes with lounges as well as two end zone party decks." The potential NFL franchise "would be able to use the area west of the stadium, providing potential construction cost savings" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 4/27).
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