Sharing the stadium is not a good idea imo.
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Why?
UH paid for the stadium. TSU did not. If TSU wants to use our stadium they should pay for it.
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theyâve wanted to on several occasions -
cant whine about revenue in one thread but when you have an opportunity to gain more you play hardball - more events in the stadium means more possibilities for things
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I am all for them to play at TDECU and pay for it. More events means more money to us.
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St Thomas has gotten aggressive in enrollment and the Hispanic culture (heavy Catholicism) fits the role - all Iâm saying is the ones going to UH are they going to participate in daily activities or just be a commuter - thatâs going to define the future
Do you know why HBCUâs exist?
I doubt that Texas Southern would actively welcome gentrification, in fact, they probably would fight to stop gentrification especially given where the university is located.
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If UH chooses, the Board of Regents can use Immenient Domain and buy land at market price for educational development. One of our Legal Beagles should speak to this issue .
Go Coogs !
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TSU isnât located truly in the bottoms of 3rd ward - itâs part riverside terrace - part cuney homes - some folks want to buy more land to put baseball/softball fields on campus and welcome doing so - you wont get any push back - theyve secured plots on Alabama Street already
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âEminent domainâ
Thank you .
Does the idea still go for the church that damaged the stadium?
I agree the Cuney Homes redevelopment will be pivotal. The outcome will be interesting to say the least.
@Aquin 
Yes the church shall have access to the stadium as a revenue stream also with keener oversight. 
The Nook shutting down is a pretty strong signal that UH may not be transforming in the way this thread proposes.
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Not shutting down. Just moving to the RAD.
They hope.
But in any case, thereâs a world of difference between a coffee counter in a food court and an actual proper coffee shop. The fact that UH canât keep the latter of those two open without a subsidy (shout out Cougar Grounds) should be discouraging.
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Exactly, go ahead and mention it to the local politicians. By their âleadershipâ they are purposely slowing down the Third Ward gentrification.
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I donât have an idea or solution but whenever I visit the establishments near the Nook, the Pizza parlor, as well as the The Den. The deterrent for me is the parking. I know there is free parking close to establishments but if you park anywhere else itâs at a cost. I know students pay for parking and visitors as well but if I canât find a free parking spot I may choose to go elsewhere. No solution but my thoughts.
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Thatâs kind of the thing, though â looking near âtraditionalâ universities (Auburn, Texas, Georgia Tech, Penn State) coffee shops, restaurants, bars, etc often have little or no parking because the population that they serve is already on or near campus. If youâre going to a bar before/after a game or a coffee shop after class, you already have parking elsewhere if you need it. Parking is sort of a waste of real estate thatâs pretty expensive relative to the profit margins for a university-oriented business.
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The reputation of the Nook has not been great on campus since 2022.
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UT-Austin and UH are literally the same campus. Both campuses have very similar on-campus vs. off-campus populations. The only difference is that UT-Austinâs student population isnât majority from Austin, while UHâs student population IS majority from Houston. Therefore, the likelihood that non-Austin residents rent off-campus housing closer to campus is much higher than someone who lives in Katy or Sugarland and commutes to UH campus (because they donât think itâs worth paying rent when you live 45 minutes away).
If UT-Austin primarily served Austin high school graduates, then they would be dealing with the same commuter issues that we do.
With that said, many of the users here that are âall for gentrificationâ fail to understand that the majority of inner-loop kids are not going to UH in droves. Many donât even go to A&M.
So once Third Ward inevitably transforms into Rice Village, itâs not going to be UH central. Itâs going to be St Thomas/Episcopal-tier kids going to UT/SMU/TCU or out-of-state.
Gentrifying Third Ward isnât going to suddenly transform UH into a âtraditional universityâ. In fact, itâs probably going to make rent off-campus even more expensive. It will make the campus surroundings more pretty to look at, and maybe that will attract kids who would otherwise go to UT, â but itâs not going to change the fabric of UHâs current demographics.
Thatâs going to take decades (assuming the college route remains the same over the next 20-50 years)
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