Bucs Fans May Get Shade
May 27th, 2026
While details are scant, Bucs fans in the future might not need to bury themselves in SPF 50 sunscreen like they’re at Clearwater Beach in order to go to Bucs games.
In a story typed by Colleen Wright of the Tampa Bay Times, it seems the Bucs are looking for roughly $1 billion from the Tampa Sports Authority for a massive renovation of The Licht House.
One of the features to be constructed with the renovation funds is a shade structure for fans, Wright typed.
Sports Authority officials told the Tampa Bay Times that half of that renovation amount would go toward sun coverage over the team’s home stadium.
This would be a fantastic feature for fans. Think of how the Dolphins refurbished their stadium and installed a shade apparatus.
Joe is convinced this also made the Dolphins stadium much louder as well.
The trick, as Joe always thought, is who wins? Remember, the Rays want some $2.3 billion in public funds for their proposed new playpen right across the street. So all of a sudden, Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa are going to come up with over $3 billion just like that to rebuild the Bucs’ crib and build the Rays a new dome?
Joe has always been suspicious of that and will remain so until he sees a shovel in the dirt for both projects.
Fortunately, officials with the Tampa Sports Authority, per Wright’s article, seem to be leaning ever so slightly to a Bucs-first approach.