York Univeristy, don't be stupid.

Give up the stadium idea. What else can I say really? Everyone knows it's a bad idea. Even the Argos. That's why they are pulling out. Since the government works a little slower, it'll be a short time before they do to. But they will. Don't commit to $70 million dollars on an empty stadium no one wants nor can afford. You will bankrupt your students.

Issue: Argonauts May Pull Out of New Stadium With York University

Even after the Toronto Star reported that the Toronto Argonauts would most likely pull out of a deal to build a new stadium with York University, the university still wants to go ahead with its plan to build the $70 million stadium.

The backtracking of the Argonauts, who have been given the option to play rent-free at the Rogers Centre, may also affect the Canadian Soccer Association’s (CSA) plan to host the 2007 FIFA under-20 world soccer championship.

Chief Operating Officer of the CSA, Kevin Pipe, said that they remained committed to the new stadium but acknowledged that there was a "gap" of $20 million in financing, which was set to come from the Argonauts. Pipe also said, "We are surprised and disappointed."

Bud Purves, the president of York’s development corporation said, "We’re going to try our best to make this happen. There must be a way to do it – eliminating the Argo offices, suites, padded seats and that sort of thing."

Paul Godfrey, the President and CEO of the Blue Jays, oversees the operations at the Rogers Centre. He said, "We discuss a lot of things with the Argos as they relate to scheduling, but other than that we don’t have a lot of discussion with them. We have no agreement with the Argos. In fact, I don’t know what their status is with York."

A spokesman from the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation said that Queen’s Park is still committed to deliver on its $8 million funding for the project, but still wants to see what the Argonauts decide to do "and take it from there."