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How many times will IBJ regurgitate this drama?
Because it’s massively impactful for the future of downtown Indy
The billionaires should bring the NHL here instead
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Canada can keep hockey and soccer has been the sport of the future since 1977. I love going to the Indians games. Not sure if baseball is still the national pastime but it’s still mine.
Hogsett should focus his efforts, or lack thereof, on fixing the destruction of downtown, which started with the pandemic, followed by a homeless crisis and continuous drug use and gun violence. Oh, and the fact that he doesn’t want to police to actually do their jobs. Businesses are gone, doors and window are closed shut with lumber. This, along with all of the streets in Marion county looking like swiss cheese and weeds and trash everywhere……instead, Hogsett is focused on soccer? Unreal.
You sound like you’ve never been Downtown. For the love of God, shut off the TV, your phone, and your computer & go for a walk. You’ll be happier for it.
Robert H., same response I constantly see “turn off the tv, must be fox news, sounds like you have never been downtown”. Sounds like you have a very limited and narrow interaction with downtown. Kelly F. is accurate, I see it 3-5 times per week while throughout the downtown area. It is absolutely a decline from what it used to be.
I feel certain that Hogsett is trying desperately to bring something of positive note to his legacy as mayor. He has to be looking at his predecessors and all that they did for the city from a sports perspective, for example, Lugar and construction of Market Square Arena and Pacers move to NBA; Hudnut construction of Hoosier Dome, Colts move to Indy, Pan Am games, and downtown high-rise construction boom in late 80s; Goldsmith and construction of Conseco Fieldhouse; Bart Peterson and construction of Lucas Oil stadium; and Ballard and Super Bowl.
2 ‘most likely’ options in my estimation:
1.) No soccer stadium is ever built. Which I’m totally cool with. The Eleven is a USL team – they don’t need a $300M stadium. If they want a new stadium so badly, have them pay half the costs to rebuild Carrol Stadium in such a way that is mutually beneficial for IUI & The Eleven.
2.) The City does land an MLS team & builds on the Heliport site. Ersal becomes part of the MLS team ownership group. Surak moves The Eleven to Fort Wayne, where they’re currently building a stadium that’s likely too big for their USL2 team.
Surack isn’t the only guy with Fort Wayne ties who has entered the Eleven’s ownership fray.
Ersal need not ever own a major league team in any capacity.
My question is why did it take all this for the city and other people with money to want to finally get involved? Ozedmir has been trying unsuccessful for a few years to lure a MLS team to Indy. So why didn’t the city or billonairs like Surack come to the rescue before now? On hand it’s good to see so many are interested in the growth and success of the city but then there’s always a right and wrong way to handle things. Its obvious that business leaders, politicians, people with BIG pockets are choosing whatever side they’re on.
That’s the real question, isn’t it? There is something going on behind the scenes that no local media outlet has yet uncovered. It’s like a puzzle with some of the pieces missing. IBJ has done a good job of covering this story from a 15,000-foot perspective, but until someone finds out what’s really going on and reports it, all we have is speculation.
Blaming the Mayor for the decline of downtown is like blaming the Pacers losses all on the officiating. Kelly and the other critics of the Mayor should stop playing politics and be part of the solution. The Mayor to my knowledge did not cause the pandemic, or the Floyd riots or the homeless issue in our city. We had homeless under Ballard and Goldsmith so its not a Red or Blue issue. People are not working downtown in the same numbers as before so yes that will impact the success of businesses in the core. That is not a Hogsett outcome. So sick of politics driving a wedge so wide we cant work together to solve problems…UGH!!!