Post stadium work updates here. [Archive]

jbuggASU

February 27th, 2008, 10:34 AM

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~cbutler9/campus/pic1.jpg

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~cbutler9/campus/pic1a.jpg

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~cbutler9/campus/pic2a.jpg

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~cbutler9/campus/pic3.jpg

It would be nice to see some pics like that when I log on to goasu.com. xsmhx

89Hen

February 27th, 2008, 10:36 AM

The superstructure is going up at Wash/Griz.
Heh, heh, heh... he said steel erection... heh, heh, heh

Is this supposed to be ready for opening day? xthumbsupx

89Hen

February 27th, 2008, 10:37 AM

It would be nice to see some pics like that when I log on to goasu.com. xsmhx
Hey, at least you have plans. xsmhx xsmhx

Ronbo

February 27th, 2008, 10:44 AM

What exactly is being added to the stadium? I know you Griz fans hate talking about Wash/Griz, but do tell...

Here is a flyby that shows what's being done.

http://www.umt.edu/athletics/wgs_expansion/3d_flyby.html

AppAlum2003

February 27th, 2008, 11:14 AM

Impressive... xthumbsupx

elcid96

February 27th, 2008, 11:53 AM

It would be nice to see some pics like that when I log on to goasu.com. xsmhx

Is that a new bathroom?

grizband

February 27th, 2008, 11:59 AM

Heh, heh, heh... he said steel erection... heh, heh, heh

Is this supposed to be ready for opening day? xthumbsupx
It should be ready for our first home game on September 13 (the Griz play their first game @ Cal Poly on the 6th).

MplsBison

February 27th, 2008, 12:01 PM

elcid96

February 27th, 2008, 12:17 PM

Feb Stadium Pics for New Citadel Stadium

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89Hen

February 27th, 2008, 12:23 PM

Feb Stadium Pics for New Citadel Stadium
That thing is taking forever and a day to complete. What's it been, 2.5 years?

ButlerGSU

February 27th, 2008, 12:34 PM

ChooChoo

February 27th, 2008, 12:36 PM

Heh, heh, heh... he said steel erection... heh, heh, heh

Thanks for goin there, cause I thought the same thing. xlolx

813Jag

February 27th, 2008, 12:44 PM

I don't have any actual work pictures (since I haven't been to Baton Rouge in about 4 months) but this is what the finished product should look like. It should be finished by July of 2009.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa108/cdwells750/stadium_2061030b.jpg

neersnbeers

February 27th, 2008, 01:08 PM

It would be nice to see some pics like that when I log on to goasu.com. xsmhx

no joke. i know it's snowing good right now but come on, lets see some footers or something!

Ronbo

February 27th, 2008, 01:34 PM

Stadium Club (big $$$ seats) and 2,000 more seats bringing the cap. to just over 25,000. Scheduled to be completed in August 2008.

25,350. The way they are doing this expansion preps the stadium for a 2nd phase that will be very easy and cheap. The concessions, bathrooms, and stadium club are all goin in now. The deck runs from the 10 yard line to the 10 yard line. The next phase will be adding on to each end of the deck taking it to the back of each end zone. That adds 40 yards of new seating and will take the stadium to 28,000.

http://www.umt.edu/athletics/wgs_expansion/images/east_side_view.gif

AppAlum2003

February 27th, 2008, 01:43 PM

25,350. The way they are doing this expansion preps the stadium for a 2nd phase that will be very easy and cheap. The concessions, bathrooms, and stadium club are all goin in now. The deck runs from the 10 yard line to the 10 yard line. The next phase will be adding on to each end of the deck taking it to the back of each end zone. That adds 40 yards of new seating and will take the stadium to 28,000.

http://www.umt.edu/athletics/wgs_expansion/images/east_side_view.gif

During your next phase, you should just put in a heli-pad and have the players army roll out of the choppers for their entrance. Who's flying the chopper? Monte, of course.

slostang

February 27th, 2008, 02:04 PM

That thing is taking forever and a day to complete. What's it been, 2.5 years?

It looks like it will be worth the wait. Very impressive.

slostang

February 27th, 2008, 02:06 PM

McTailGator

February 27th, 2008, 02:06 PM

From the ground breaking event:

http://mcneesesports.cstv.com/view.gal?id=23194&template=player_gallery

elcid96

February 27th, 2008, 02:15 PM

It looks like it will be worth the wait. Very impressive.

It has taken a long time. They spent the first year demolishing the old stadium and erecting temp bleachers for the football season. They then tore those down and built the new bleachers in time for last years season, and now they are working on the superstructure that will house 2 levels of suites and another level of press boxes. Suppossed to be done prior to this season. I guess it would have gone faster if they could have just added onto the old stadium like Montanna is doing, but the old stadium really needed to come down.

813Jag

February 27th, 2008, 02:28 PM

Also very impressive. It is great to see improvements being made at so many FCS school.xthumbsupx
If you only knew how long we've been waiting for this, I'm glad just to even be at this point.

McTailGator

February 27th, 2008, 04:23 PM

From the ground breaking event:

http://mcneesesports.cstv.com/view.gal?id=23194&template=player_gallery

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mcne/sports/m-footbl/auto_player/1783453.jpeg

Work continues to progress on the Cowboy Stadium artificial turf
Completion date is 60 to 70 days after start

Work continues to progress on the artificial turfing of McNeese State's Cowboy Stadium.

The latest on the project is that construction workers have removed all of the dirt necessary from the field and the next step will be for the laser leveling of the stadium floor.

There will no longer be a crowned field at the stadium. The new project calls for only a one degree grade.

Once the leveling has been done, a new drainage system will be installed and work will begin on installing the turf itself.

The new drainage will circle the field and water that gets on the field will be channeled to drainage basins, no water ever standing on the field itself.

Some of the old drainage will be utilized including the pump that pushes the water out of the stadium. McNeese officials said that plans are also underway to install generators for the pump so it could pump out water if electricity goes off.

This would remove the possibility of another flooding like happened during Hurricane Rita when up to four feet of water covered the stadium floor for numerous weeks with no way to get out.

DuckDuckGriz

February 27th, 2008, 05:39 PM

I really like the look of The Citadel's new stadium, the facade on the outside is really cool and also somehow a little intimidating.

It's about time McNeese expanded The Hole.

furman94

February 27th, 2008, 06:15 PM

Feb Stadium Pics for New Citadel Stadium

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Wow! This looks amazing! The castle facade looks great! It would look perfect at another school's stadium... wonder who that could be?! We really need it!

appstate38

February 27th, 2008, 08:06 PM

xthumbsupx I for one am glad to see so many FCS schools stepping up to improve their facilities. It will add a lot to the overall atmosphere of the games. It is going to be tough to say who has the better facilities when it is all said and done.xthumbsupx

Longhorn

February 27th, 2008, 09:45 PM

Heh, heh, heh... he said steel erection... heh, heh, heh

89 I was thinking the same thing. xlolx Guess the Griz fans won't be "hard up" for good seats when the work is all done. xwhistlex

CatFan22

February 27th, 2008, 09:51 PM

MSU is supposed to get sprint turf installed sometime this summer so when that happens I'll try to get some pictures up. And there's a possibility of the new skyboxes being installed this spring, but I would expect them to be started after this season.

bobbythekidd

February 27th, 2008, 10:16 PM

What are these? Concessions/bathrooms?

hmmm...these look familiar... xsmiley_wix
Yes. They are revamping the existing concessions and bathrooms buildings. We are also repaving the concrete with brick pavers.

Thank you ButlerGSU for the pics!xthumbsupx Now go get more!xnodxxnodx

tarmac

February 28th, 2008, 06:10 AM

Here are some recent pics from APP's project. The last few are of the new baseball stadium.

http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj310/dmanuhone/

Appinator

February 28th, 2008, 10:32 AM

Here are some recent pics from APP's project. The last few are of the new baseball stadium.

http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj310/dmanuhone/

Great Link!

I was at the Davidson vs. App Basketball game last night, and heard that the away side will be a separate deck, not like the home side. I can't wait to see renderings of it. Hopefully they will leave room in between the lower portion of the away side and the new deck for added boxes.

Also, has anyone heard any updates on a new video board at Kidd Brewer? I remember riding up there to the Richmond game and hearing Cobb talking about the possibility of upgrading to one that was 4 times the size of our current one.

HighRyder08

February 28th, 2008, 11:27 AM

Great Link!

I was at the Davidson vs. App Basketball game last night, and the head of the Yosef club confirmed that the away side will be a separate deck, not like the home side. I can't wait to see renderings of it. Hopefully they will leave room in between the lower portion of the away side and the new deck for added boxes.

Also, has anyone heard any updates on a new video board at Kidd Brewer? I remember riding up there to the Richmond game and hearing Cobb talking about the possibility of upgrading to one that was 4 times the size of our current one.

so are you saying the away side stands will be an upper and lower deck? im just trying to get a visual picture on what the stands will be like..

Touchdown Yosef

February 28th, 2008, 11:38 AM

so are you saying the away side stands will be an upper and lower deck? im just trying to get a visual picture on what the stands will be like..

yes upper and lower with some amount of overhang. I would really really like to see some renderings posted on goasu so we can just know 100%.

my question now is if there will be actual seats or if they will still be bench style with backs.

McTailGator

March 2nd, 2008, 01:44 PM

Click here to check out the latests up dates to the McTurf Project.

The February 28th link has a cool shot of some survey work going on at night under the lights.

http://mcneesesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/turfprogress.html#

PantherRob82

March 2nd, 2008, 07:07 PM

Feb Stadium Pics for New Citadel Stadium

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Very cool looking. xthumbsupx

Ronbo

March 2nd, 2008, 07:33 PM

Taken just today.

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa216/bigskydrift/stadium%20expansion/DSC00888.jpg

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa216/bigskydrift/stadium%20expansion/DSC00896.jpg

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa216/bigskydrift/stadium%20expansion/DSC00893.jpg

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa216/bigskydrift/stadium%20expansion/DSC00890.jpg

CopperCat

March 2nd, 2008, 07:45 PM

Taken just today.

Right now the MSU team is sitting in a room somewhere listening to "Burning down the House" and thinking about Cat/Griz........:D

elcid96

March 7th, 2008, 06:16 PM

What are these? Concessions/bathrooms?

I thought GSU only used Double Wide Trailers for their facilities. This must be another campus. xrotatehx

ericsaid

March 7th, 2008, 06:48 PM

http://www.goasu.com/autoimage/pgKJxCh.jpg

This finished product of the press box.

Also 4,000 seats being added to the "away side" so it will look like the home side minus the pressbox.

ericsaid

March 7th, 2008, 06:51 PM

I haven't baout the overhang on the away side. From the pictures and the virtual tour it really doesn't look like an over hang.

BeauFoster

March 8th, 2008, 08:52 AM

I haven't baout the overhang on the away side. From the pictures and the virtual tour it really doesn't look like an over hang.

Eric, you are unfortunately misinformed. The East side will not mirror the west side, as shown in the virtual tour. The designers of the tour simply took the stands from the west side and turned them around to show what an expansion may look like. The expansion will be a raised deck, with space in between the lower and upper to allow room for the addition of boxes in the future. There will also be restrooms and concessions underneath the new structure. I believe that it will be built of pre-cast concrete.

Ronbo

March 8th, 2008, 09:41 AM

Here is the webcam for the Wash/Griz expansion.

Stadium Web Cam (http://www.umt.edu/athletics/wgs_expansion/live_video.html)

neersnbeers

March 8th, 2008, 09:43 AM

Here is the webcam for the Wash/Griz expansion.

Stadium Web Cam (http://www.umt.edu/athletics/wgs_expansion/live_video.html)

Are those some nosebleeds going up? Love the background!

APPride

March 8th, 2008, 05:42 PM

Eric, you are unfortunately misinformed. The East side will not mirror the west side, as shown in the virtual tour. The designers of the tour simply took the stands from the west side and turned them around to show what an expansion may look like. The expansion will be a raised deck, with space in between the lower and upper to allow room for the addition of boxes in the future. There will also be restrooms and concessions underneath the new structure. I believe that it will be built of pre-cast concrete.

well let the moaning begin...the new upper east side will be steel bleachers...

BeauFoster

March 8th, 2008, 06:10 PM

well let the moaning begin...the new upper east side will be steel bleachers...

I am sure that the actual bleachers are aluminum (or steel - some type of metal :p ), but I thought that I read that the structure would be pre-cast. I could be wrong, as I haven't talked to Charlie about it. As long as it looks good, I don't care what it is made out of.

Saint3333

March 8th, 2008, 06:14 PM

I am sure that the actual bleachers are aluminum (or steel - some type of metal :p ), but I thought that I read that the structure would be pre-cast. I could be wrong, as I haven't talked to Charlie about it. As long as it looks good, I don't care what it is made out of.

Beau I believe you are correct, the seats are pre-cast. They will hang over the existing seats (10 rows or so) and there will be space left to put boxes down the line. That is excellent planning by our leadership.

ericsaid

March 8th, 2008, 06:17 PM

Well whatever sounds good. I haven't been informed at all i was just saying what I had seen on the Virtual tour video. I believe the two sides will be the same height. So they can connect them with bleachers on the hill eventually.

If they built them above where they are putting new restrooms under the scoreboard.

Speaking of scoreboards, are they going to get the one they said would possibly be 4 times bigger than the one they have now. I eard that it's a possibilty on the pigskin preview before the Richmond game.

Saint3333

March 8th, 2008, 06:24 PM

I would hope they'd leave the hill seating and add stands to the north endzone in front of the fieldhouse.

proasu89

March 8th, 2008, 06:57 PM

well let the moaning begin...the new upper east side will be steel bleachers...

Beats the crap out of wet, muddy, grass.xsmiley_wix

Ronbo

March 10th, 2008, 01:15 PM

A new development in our expansion. During the Lady Griz halftime show it was announced they are investing $500,000 in a new state of the art audio system around the stadium which will be ready in time to kick off the new season. It will have speakers located thoughout the stadium. The old system had two large speakers at the scoreboard.

ericsaid

March 10th, 2008, 05:49 PM

I would hope they'd leave the hill seating and add stands to the north endzone in front of the fieldhouse.

I would personally enjoy seeing the hill filled up and then leave the field house. Would pump up the players more rushing out onto the field into that type of setting i would think. Would give it a more enclosed fill.

Would pump me up more anyway.

ericsaid

March 10th, 2008, 05:52 PM

I believe Montana should move up. Even though they haven't won a National Championship in a while I believe since they would be the only FBS team in Montana their recruiting capabilities would increase as they move up.

Just a thought.

furman94

March 10th, 2008, 07:03 PM

No! If Montana leaves, then we don't have anyone to bitch about getting beat in the first round, and how they should have won the championship, EVERY YEAR!

DuckDuckGriz

March 10th, 2008, 07:36 PM

No! If Montana leaves, then we don't have anyone to bitch about getting beat in the first round, and how they should have won the championship, EVERY YEAR!

We didn't bitch after meeting Furman in Chatty, did we?

xcoffeex xwhistlex

ericsaid

March 10th, 2008, 08:17 PM

Touche'

LarryBoy

March 10th, 2008, 08:39 PM

We didn't bitch after meeting Furman in Chatty, did we?

xcoffeex xwhistlex

No, but that just would have been weird.

DuckDuckGriz

March 10th, 2008, 08:51 PM

No, but that just would have been weird.

Well everyone wanted a shutout so yes there was bitching.

Also I was mad because all the Furman fans were so nice and it was annoying that they kept congratulating us. I was looking foward to some smack after many GSU a**holes tore apart Chattanooga the year before.

OH well, you win some you lose some ;)

Mountaineer2825

March 11th, 2008, 10:01 PM

Here's the newest Kidd Brewer Stadium Seating Chart.

http://www.goasu.com/autoimage/p5vWkRh.jpg

TheBisonator

March 12th, 2008, 02:46 PM

^^That looks SWEET!!^^

Appinator

March 18th, 2008, 09:53 AM

Goasu has stepped up the construction updates over the past week. I can't seem to post the pictures here while I'm at work though. It looks like they have completely removed all of the towering pines that were behind the east side along the Quin center parking lot (bummer). It does put in perspective the scale of what they are trying to build though in a very short period of time.

As much as I would hope it is not the case, I have my doubts about this being finsihed by opening day next year.

lillycafe

March 18th, 2008, 10:20 AM

Here is the webcam for the Wash/Griz expansion.

Stadium Web Cam (http://www.umt.edu/athletics/wgs_expansion/live_video.html)

That live web cam is pretty cool. I wish ASU would do something like that.

Ronbo

March 18th, 2008, 10:24 AM

Washington/Griz is shaping up. If you look at the web cam and the picture below you'll see can see how far along they are.

Web Cam (http://www.umt.edu/athletics/wgs_expansion/live_video.html)

http://www.umt.edu/athletics/wgs_expansion/images/east_side_view_800x600.gif

ButlerGSU

March 19th, 2008, 08:36 PM

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~cbutler9/paulson/p1Blur.jpg

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~cbutler9/paulson/p1.jpg

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~cbutler9/paulson/p2.jpg

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~cbutler9/paulson/p3.jpg

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~cbutler9/paulson/p5.jpg

MplsBison

March 20th, 2008, 12:06 PM

Concessions and bathrooms?

furman94

March 20th, 2008, 06:08 PM

Hey, better than nothing! FU HASN'T TOUCHED THE DAMN STADIUM SINCE THE 80'S!

elcid96

March 20th, 2008, 07:10 PM

New Update Photos for March and rendering of new suites (sold out)

AppStFan76

March 20th, 2008, 07:47 PM

New Update Photos for March and rendering of new suites (sold out)

Thats going to be nice when its all done.xthumbsupx

GSUjack

March 21st, 2008, 01:50 AM

I thought GSU only used Double Wide Trailers for their facilities. This must be another campus. xrotatehx

no, the double wides are where we take your sister for a good time after a game :D

seantaylor

March 21st, 2008, 03:38 AM

no, the double wides are where we take your sister for a good time after a game :D

Funny Citadel fans talking about campuses with one of the worst campuses I've ever seen.

Eaglesrus

March 21st, 2008, 06:26 AM

I thought GSU only used Double Wide Trailers for their facilities. This must be another campus. xrotatehx

The renovations at your stadium look good, but when is something going to be done about that ghetto that is the visitors side?

McTailGator

March 22nd, 2008, 11:09 AM

http://mcneesesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/turfprogress.html

Pretty nice progress on the McNeese Turf project...

They are pouring a new walkway that will ring the field now. The new turf is expected to go in at the end of next week.

McNeese Spring Ball begins after spring break is over (beginning of April). The Annual Spring game will be played on the new turf.

Ronbo

March 26th, 2008, 11:38 AM

They are installing the pre-cast concrete stands.

http://www.umt.edu/athletics/wgs_expansion/live_video.html

Here are some pics. If you go to the 3/8 update there is over 40 pics. Go to the 3/24 update and there is just 2 pics for some reason. The second picture on the 3/24 update is really impressive though taken on 3/17.

http://www.umt.edu/athletics/wgs_expansion/construction_pictures.aspx

UAalum72

March 26th, 2008, 01:40 PM

Field Turf and other improvements to be installed at Percival Welcome Stadium in Dayton. $500K from Kettering Medical Center, $2.5M from the state of Ohio. U of Dayton will still play football there, and...run the parking lots?

http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/education/entries/2008/03/24/deal_will_bring.html

Revised numbers, details:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/03/25/ddn032608welcome.html
http://img.coxnewsweb.com/B/08/90/60/image_6860908.jpg

MplsBison

March 26th, 2008, 02:47 PM

If it has a track around it, it's a high school stadium.

lizrdgizrd

March 26th, 2008, 02:49 PM

If it has a track around it, it's a high school stadium.
And if it has grass it's a cow pasture, right? xrolleyesx

UAalum72

March 26th, 2008, 03:58 PM

If it has a track around it, it's a high school stadium.
No, if it's owned by the Dayton Public School system, it's a high school stadium

Ronbo

March 27th, 2008, 09:22 AM

Here's the newest Kidd Brewer Stadium Seating Chart.

http://www.goasu.com/autoimage/p5vWkRh.jpg

Just wait till they take away those student sections between the 20's so they can make them high $$$ reserved season tickets with Yosef Club Memberships attached. It has happened at Montana. The students sit in the end zones for football and basketball.

lizrdgizrd

March 27th, 2008, 09:28 AM

Just wait till they take away those student sections between the 20's so they can make them high $$$ reserved season tickets with Yosef Club Memberships attached. It has happened at Montana. The students sit in the end zones for football and basketball.

Talk about starting a ruckus. xeekx

Monarch Nation

March 29th, 2008, 10:19 AM

ODU's Foreman Field has begun her facelift. The progress can be viewed on these web cams. (The Sports Complex Webcam is the football practice facility, the Health/PE cam is for the student health club which will be available to all students.)

Username: guest
Password: guest

ODU Construction Web Cams (http://www.sbballard.com/construction_site_web_cams.php?PHPSESSID=b4564de10 8af340af3d7b947e7aff2e0)

MplsBison

March 29th, 2008, 01:04 PM

DFW HOYA

March 29th, 2008, 05:10 PM

If it has a track around it, it's a high school stadium.

That Franklin Field is one big high school stadium...

http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/02pennfbv.asp

Monarch Nation

March 29th, 2008, 07:54 PM

What all will be in that endzone building? Just suites?

Suites, locker rooms, TV production facility, concessions, things like that. It will include a "recruit room" where prospects will be able to watch a game as though they were in a luxury suite.

MplsBison

March 29th, 2008, 08:15 PM

Suites, locker rooms, TV production facility, concessions, things like that. It will include a "recruit room" where prospects will be able to watch a game as though they were in a luxury suite.

Looks nice!

What kind of practice facilities do you have or are planning? IE, weight room, practice fields, indoor practice facility, locker rooms ,etc.

MplsBison

March 29th, 2008, 08:16 PM

That Franklin Field is one big high school stadium...

http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/02pennfbv.asp

Yep. Thanks for proving me right.

Monarch Nation

March 29th, 2008, 08:29 PM

Looks nice!

What kind of practice facilities do you have or are planning? IE, weight room, practice fields, indoor practice facility, locker rooms ,etc.

Space is an issue at ODU, but we are building a practice facility that will have a field and a three quarter field (outdoor for both). That facility will include a weight room and coach's office space. It can be seen on the cam site as well under "Sports Complex." As to the exact features, I have to rely on the university web site for information since I live a little over 800 miles from campus. I did buy season tickets, though and plan to make about two games a year.

Ronbo

March 29th, 2008, 11:57 PM

Space is an issue at ODU, but we are building a practice facility that will have a field and a three quarter field (outdoor for both). That facility will include a weight room and coach's office space. It can be seen on the cam site as well under "Sports Complex." As to the exact features, I have to rely on the university web site for information since I live a little over 800 miles from campus. I did buy season tickets, though and plan to make about two games a year.

We have season ticket holders in Portland, Seattle, Reno, and California that only make a couple or three games a year. The rest of the their game tickets from their season ticket package can go to "Griz Kids". It's for poor kids that can't go to the games otherwise. "Griz Kids" asks all season tickets holders that can't make it to a game to donate that ticket or tickets to the kids.xnodx xbowx

Monarch Nation

March 30th, 2008, 09:12 AM

We have season ticket holders in Portland, Seattle, Reno, and California that only make a couple or three games a year. The rest of the their game tickets from their season ticket package can go to "Griz Kids". It's for poor kids that can't go to the games otherwise. "Griz Kids" asks all season tickets holders that can't make it to a game to donate that ticket or tickets to the kids.xnodx xbowx

That's a great idea. I'll see if ODU has such a program and if it doesn't, I'll suggest they start one. In the meantime, I'll see where my tickets can do some good when I'm not using them. I would hate to have empty seats at the games and giving them to kids is a win-win.

Ronbo

March 30th, 2008, 10:49 AM

It's a wonderful program that was started by former players.

Ronbo

April 7th, 2008, 04:27 PM

The pre-cast cement stands are almost complete and you can really see the deck coming together.

http://www.umt.edu/athletics/wgs_expansion/live_video.html

Tod

April 7th, 2008, 09:38 PM

That Franklin Field is one big high school stadium...

http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/02pennfbv.asp

Not quite as big as that high school stadium the U of Washington has...xrolleyesx

http://www.huskyfan.com/stadium.jpg

MplsBison

April 7th, 2008, 10:38 PM

Washington is getting rid of the track around the field when they renovate Husky Stadium.

Lionsrking

April 8th, 2008, 02:19 AM

Strawberry Stadium parking facility/pressbox/suite progress...should be close to beginning the connection to the stadium any day now...

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k73/selulions/100_3876.jpg?t=1207635294

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k73/selulions/100_3877.jpg?t=1207635336

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k73/selulions/100_3873_01.jpg?t=1207635385

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k73/selulions/100_3872.jpg?t=1207635419

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k73/selulions/100_3879.jpg?t=1207635459

Tod

April 8th, 2008, 05:52 AM

Washington is getting rid of the track around the field when they renovate Husky Stadium.

Yeah, I know, just learned it when looking for that pic, though.

I just don't understand why anyone would want to come into a community and talk ***** about others.

Why does that get you off?

Try being supportive for a change. It makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

xnodx xnodx xnodx

MplsBison

April 8th, 2008, 08:11 AM

UAalum72

April 8th, 2008, 08:53 AM

Boise and Washington are getting rid of theirs. There are not more FBS examples after that.
Except for Kansas
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/kansas/lawrence_memorial.jpg
Duke
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/north_carolina/durham_wallace_wade1.jpg
and Buffalo
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/new_york/buffalo_university1.jpg
plus many others where they just put bleachers behind the end zone - like Ohio State

MplsBison

April 8th, 2008, 09:59 AM

That obviously was supposed to say "there are not many more FBS examples after that". But way to pounce on that typo. You must be proud.

I doubt Kansas will just sit there with their stadium like that with the success they are having.

Look for them to announce stadium upgrades that will sink the field and move the stands in closer as well as put the track elsewhere.

Where the h@*( do you see a track in here:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1253/1388200116_85ea141637.jpg

?????

danefan

April 8th, 2008, 10:22 AM

Ohio State uses Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium for track, soccer and Lax that was built a few years ago.

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/ohio/columbus_memorial.jpg

UAalum72

April 8th, 2008, 10:31 AM

That obviously was supposed to say "there are not many more FBS examples after that". But way to pounce on that typo. You must be proud.
I can't read your so-called mind. How would I know you didn't mean to type "there are no more FBS examples"?

Ohio Stadium had a track for over 75 years. Their success in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and most of the 90s didn't make them feel like they were playing on a high school field.
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/adc/10041893A~Ohio-State-Buckeyes-Ohio-Stadium-Posters.jpg
And neither did the track at the LA Coliseum when the Rams and UCLA played there.

SideLine Shooter

April 8th, 2008, 11:04 AM

I would personally enjoy seeing the hill filled up and then leave the field house. Would pump up the players more rushing out onto the field into that type of setting i would think. Would give it a more enclosed fill.

Would pump me up more anyway.

I have been told that when the new press box is completed that there will be a tunnel from the locker rooms on the west side to the field level. xthumbsupx

SideLine Shooter

April 8th, 2008, 11:10 AM

The reason I say it because of the fact that having a track around your stadium makes it look like a high school stadium.

Boise and Washington are getting rid of theirs. There are not more FBS examples after that.

Very few FCS (Appy is a notable, sad exception).

I like a track around a field. It gives people that are working at field level room to work. Some big time stadiums don't have room for doodle. It sure is nice not to have to climb over people carrying large and heavy camera equiptment. xcoolx xcoolx xcoolx

MplsBison

April 8th, 2008, 11:47 AM

Ohio Stadium had a track for over 75 years.

But how long since the track team has had meets in there?

Right, because they got rid of the track in the stadium, as they should have.

danefan

April 8th, 2008, 11:57 AM

I like a track around a field. It gives people that are working at field level room to work. Some big time stadiums don't have room for doodle. It sure is nice not to have to climb over people carrying large and heavy camera equiptment. xcoolx xcoolx xcoolx

I hope you never have to work at Grizzley Stadium in Montana. There is just enough room for the players, coaches, trainers and benches. After that.....about 2 inches and then the crowd. They are literally sitting on top of the players.

Ronbo

April 8th, 2008, 12:50 PM

I hope you never have to work at Grizzley Stadium in Montana. There is just enough room for the players, coaches, trainers and benches. After that.....about 2 inches and then the crowd. They are literally sitting on top of the players.

xlolx xlolx xnodx xnodx xnodx

http://web.montanagrizzlies.com/mtgriz/images/photo_gallery_images/2007_2008/Football/Photos/vs_Portland_/greg_coleman.jpg

RadMann

April 15th, 2008, 11:22 PM

This is what UD fans have been waiting for:

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080415/SPORTS07/80415057

813Jag

April 16th, 2008, 09:34 AM

Here's an article (http://media.www.southerndigest.com/media/storage/paper950/news/2008/04/08/News/Construction.Of.Long.Awaited.Stadium.Project.Begin s-3310422.shtml) from the Southern Digest Newspaper, it has a slideshow of a few photos showing the progess of the construction.

Ronbo

April 16th, 2008, 11:02 AM

Some pics taken in early April.

http://www.go-synthetic.com/w_g.jpg

http://www.go-synthetic.com/w_g1.jpg

http://www.go-synthetic.com/w_g2.jpg

http://www.go-synthetic.com/w_g3.jpg

SeattleGriz

April 16th, 2008, 07:40 PM

I hope you never have to work at Grizzley Stadium in Montana. There is just enough room for the players, coaches, trainers and benches. After that.....about 2 inches and then the crowd. They are literally sitting on top of the players.

When I went to the Wofford game, I was so close to the field, I could lean over the ladies in front of me and see the play the coach was drawing up on the dry erase board.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q76/wastjer/P1010444WEB.jpg

lizrdgizrd

April 17th, 2008, 08:55 AM

When I went to the Wofford game, I was so close to the field, I could lean over the ladies in front of me and see the play the coach was drawing up on the dry erase board.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q76/wastjer/P1010444WEB.jpg
I'm sure that's the only reason you were leaning over those ladies....xsmiley_wix

BeauFoster

April 17th, 2008, 09:21 AM

I'm sure that's the only reason you were leaning over those ladies....xsmiley_wix

You never know what the ladies looked like...xsmiley_wix

Ronbo

April 17th, 2008, 01:27 PM

Taken on 4/9

http://go-synthetic.com/w_g4.jpg

http://go-synthetic.com/w_g5.jpg

Grizzaholic

April 17th, 2008, 01:29 PM

[QUOTE=SeattleGriz;923027]When I went to the Wofford game, I was so close to the field, I could lean over the ladies in front of me and see the play the coach was drawing up on the dry erase board.
QUOTE]

You mean you didn't already know the play the coach was going to call?xrolleyesx

SUjagTILLiDIE

April 17th, 2008, 10:05 PM

Southern University

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2023/2422129562_048451d9e5_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/2421316193_478ba5411d_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2314/2421316759_a172799cc4_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2421317283_8123160a0d_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2422131978_6281c610d7_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2041/2422132606_3bb10108d7_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/2422134418_226a49503a_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2421320999_e52426a424_b.jpg

813Jag

April 18th, 2008, 06:02 AM

It's good to finally see some work being done at SU. xthumbsupx

Ronbo

April 18th, 2008, 11:34 AM

Is the completion going to be done at Southern by the start of the season?

813Jag

April 18th, 2008, 12:29 PM

Is the completion going to be done at Southern by the start of the season?
It should be done by the summer of 09.

slostang

April 18th, 2008, 02:04 PM

It should be done by the summer of 09.

Great addition to what already looks to be a top notch facility.

813Jag

April 18th, 2008, 03:30 PM

Great addition to what already looks to be a top notch facility.
That's what it's shaping up to be, it's adding things that were surely lacking.

McTailGator

April 19th, 2008, 06:53 PM

http://mcneesesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/turfprogress.html

Wrapping it up now... Just some finishing touches...

Gorgeous!

Hopefully all we lack now is a little landscaping at the foot of the end zone berms.

I'm taking half a day off on Thursday to drive the 3 hours from my Northwest Houston area home to go watch the Spring Game in Lake Charles.

I have not seen it in person yet, and it has exceeded all my expectations.

From Doc's Shots...

http://www.geauxcowboys-eastside.org/images/turf41708field1.jpg
http://www.geauxcowboys-eastside.org/images/turf41708field2.jpg

Ronbo

April 20th, 2008, 04:01 AM

They could expand those endzone seats all the way across for cheap. Doesn't look like it would interfere with the scoreboard.

McTailGator

April 20th, 2008, 11:30 AM

They could expand those endzone seats all the way across for cheap. Doesn't look like it would interfere with the scoreboard.

As I said in another thread...

Right now we need a new on-campus arena and a re-built baseball stadium for more than we need new end-zone seating.

But, there was a proposal circulating around about 3 years ago with a conceptual drawing that depicted about 2,900 new endzone seats in the North EZ under the new Field House. That would be the opposite side of the stadium from where the field house is now.

Once we get a new arena , and there are NO plans in the works at this time (only some talk among a few supporters), than I would think that stadium expansion would be the next logical step.

Even if we can't fill all the new seats (2,800 in the North EZ, and 1,250 in the South EZ , would increase our Capacity from (unofficially) 18,000 to around the 22,150 range. But, we really don't need that at this time.

BUT, seats in Cowboy Stadium or 18 inches wide. The average size Louisiana ass is closer to 22 inches wide. xlolx We could spread things out a little and widen the seats in the reserved area and increase ticket prices to compensate for the lost of seats per row, and make the stadium not only more comfortable, but also appear to be much more full and keep the total capacity about where it is now. AND simply remark the bench seating everytime we have a premium game that might require additional seating. So we could have an 18,000 seat stadium that is easily expandable to 22,150 just by remarking the seating from 24 inches to 18 inches.

We could do this for around 3.5 million if we use aluminum bleachers masked within concrete walls and steps. It would look something like this...

http://people.delphiforums.com/tailgateguy/CBS22K.jpg