Quote Originally Posted by Laramie View Post
Probably more of a reason to put the MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium on or near the river.

BTW I passed by the OKANA hotel portion of the resort today (July 17). It has topped out at 11 stories. Skeletal frame can be seen crossing I-40/I-35 junction into MWC from OKC. The FAM and OKANA area looks impressive.

Returning home I drove Eastern Avenue north from S.E. 29th Street to get a better view. The red dirt mixture reflects the construction progress.

OKC IMO can attract more events without Energy FC's 17 home games as an anchor tenant. Again, a 20,000 capacity venue opens the door for more events or a new anchor USL tenant,

Prodigal LLC needs to move on and get out of the way of progress.
I agree with Laramie. IF OKC builds the MAPS4 Stadium they should build it with at least a 20k capacity. And, IMHO, even with 20k it should be constructed with the ability to expand at a later date, if need be, like San Antonio's stadium was built years ago. The number of other events that could be brought to such a stadium would be a reason to build it with a larger seating capacity: HS FB Championships, Small college FB games (OBU v SNU, etc...), XFL, USFL, MLL, NWSL (possibly). Now that OKANA is there, the possibility to collab and go after something like the FCS FB Championship, which is now held at an 18k seat soccer stadium in Frisco, TX.