{"id":2491600,"date":"2026-07-07T10:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2491600"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:05:47","slug":"uga-josh-brooks-on-alternative-revenue-options-georgia-will-be-very-selective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/uga-josh-brooks-on-alternative-revenue-options-georgia-will-be-very-selective\/","title":{"rendered":"UGA Josh Brooks on alternative revenue options: Georgia will be &#8216;very selective&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header data-pagezone=\"article-body\" class=\"bg-primary-black py-8\">\n<div class=\"max-w-[750px] px-5 md:mx-auto lg:max-w-[814px] lg:px-0\">\n<div><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-block font-bold tracking-normal uppercase font-primary pb-[5px] text-[11px] text-[#dadada]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/sports\/georgia-bulldogs\/\" target=\"_top\" data-fp-category=\"true\">Georgia Bulldogs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Georgia has no \u2018immediate\u2019 plans but open-minded for growth south of campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-5\">\n<figure class=\"group\/image relative mb-0 h-full w-full\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mt-1.5\">\n<div class=\"font-worksans flex w-full flex-col items-start \" id=\"_R_36h94qnpffivb_\" data-fp-caption=\"true\">\n<p>Georgia Director of Athletics Josh Brooks is shown during Georgia\u2019s game against Cincinnati in their NCAA basketball game in the Holiday Hoopsgiving at State Farm Arena, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. Georgia won 84-65. (Jason Getz\/AJC)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<article class=\"bg-color mx-auto mb-5 w-full max-w-full space-y-5 px-5 sm:max-w-187.5 md:mb-9 md:space-y-9 lg:px-0  show-next-ad [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:pointer-events-none [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:blur-[7px]  story-paygate_placeholder\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"4\" data-size=\"4\" data-feature=\"inline-link\">\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"1\">ATHENS \u2014 UGA athletic director Josh Brooks is keeping an open mind in regard to the creative usage for open land near the University of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"2\">Brooks, operating in his sixth year as the Bulldogs\u2019 AD, has taken note of planning for entertainment districts \u2014 some inspired by The Battery at Truist Park \u2014 at other SEC schools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"3\">The Battery generated approximately $137 million in revenue in 2025, including $97.4 million in revenue for the Braves, with a total of nearly $40 million in tax revenue, per the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdjonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marietta Daily Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"4\">Tennessee, notably, recently released plans for a $280 million entertainment district planned between Neyland Stadium and its nearby Food City Center basketball arena.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><span style=\"display:contents\"\/><span style=\"display:contents\"\/><\/p>\n<article class=\"bg-color mx-auto mb-5 w-full max-w-full space-y-5 px-5 sm:max-w-187.5 md:mb-9 md:space-y-9 lg:px-0 is-paywalled show-next-ad [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:pointer-events-none [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:blur-[7px]  story-paygate_placeholder\" data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"8\" data-size=\"4\" data-feature=\"inline-link\">\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"5\">lliw .ytisrevinu eht ,troper tner rep fo noillim deetnaraug etareneg rof ,tcirtsid esab a a \u2019sloV ehT lenitneS sweN ellivxonK 5.1$ <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black 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.seitilibissop snalp nepo no ton on tsil si etaidemmi rof ,egnahc tub era dna AGU aigroeG skoorB<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"bg-color mx-auto mb-5 w-full max-w-full space-y-5 px-5 sm:max-w-187.5 md:mb-9 md:space-y-9 lg:px-0 is-paywalled show-next-ad [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:pointer-events-none [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:blur-[7px]  story-paygate_placeholder\" data-start=\"8\" data-end=\"9\" data-size=\"1\" data-feature=\"inline-link\">\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"9\">s\u2019tI\u201c )esiw ew yrev ,thgit kniht eht eht llits .dias thgir ruo fo fo ;won gnihton elddim s\u2019ti si ni ni \u201d,etaidemmi evah tnirptoof raf t\u2019nod .supmac yawa aera gnihtyna dna s\u2019erehT tahT .muidatS drofnaS I skoorB ecaps(<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"bg-color mx-auto mb-5 w-full max-w-full 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pb-[20px]\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr] grid-rows-[auto_auto_auto] gap-y-2 md:items-center md:gap-x-[15px] md:gap-y-0\">\n<div class=\"col-start-1 shrink-0 self-center\">\n<div><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/staff\/mike-griffith\/\" rel=\"author\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex justify-center md:mr-[0] mr-[30px] h-[131px] w-[131px]\">\n<figure class=\"group\/image relative mb-0 h-full w-full\"><img alt=\"Mike Griffith\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-all duration-300 opacity-0 h-[100%] w-[100%] overflow-hidden rounded-[50%] object-cover grayscale\" style=\"color:transparent;cursor:default\" src=\"https:\/\/author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/ajc\/bac95123-12ff-402f-9833-1ba02ac5d501.png\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid self-center\">\n<div class=\"order-2 col-span-2 col-start-1 hidden sm:block mb-[10px]\">\n<p class=\"font-worksans text-primary-black text-[0.875rem] leading-[1.5] font-medium tracking-[-0.53px] md:px-0 md:pt-[10px] md:leading-[1.29]\">Mike covers Sports Business for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and has 32 years of journalism experience, the past 10 for AJC.com and DawgNation. Mike is a Heisman Trophy voter &amp; former Football Writers President named National FWAA National Beat Writer of the Year in 2018 and inducted into the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"order-3 col-span-2 block sm:hidden\">\n<p class=\"font-worksans text-primary-black text-[0.875rem] leading-[1.5] font-medium tracking-[-0.53px] md:px-0 md:pt-[10px] md:leading-[1.29]\">Mike covers Sports Business for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and has 32 years of journalism experience, the past 10 for AJC.com and DawgNation. Mike is a Heisman Trophy voter &amp; former Football Writers President named National FWAA National Beat Writer of the Year in 2018 and inducted into the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.ajc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Bulldogs Georgia has no \u2018immediate\u2019 plans but open-minded for growth south of campus. Georgia Director of Athletics Josh Brooks is shown during Georgia\u2019s game against Cincinnati in their NCAA basketball game in the Holiday Hoopsgiving at State Farm Arena, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. Georgia won 84-65. 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