Elon opens their New Field House & Football Training Facility

[whoanellie]

link to the move-in weekend 1-14-11

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[phoenix3]

OUTSTANDING!

[whoanellie]

this looks like the facilities that should attract the best recruits as it is a student/athletic facility and frames the North end of Rhodes Stadium. It is a much better use of land than the hammerthrow pit/screen. unless your a hammerthrower.
OUTSTANDING!

[CFBfan]

very nice, job well done. it kind of reminds me of Lafayette's (any Pard fans agree?)
what is your stadiums capacity?

[gophoenix]

very nice, job well done. it kind of reminds me of Lafayette's (any Pard fans agree?)
what is your stadiums capacity?

Ask AppMan. He went over there to count the seats (even though seating and capacity are two separate issues) and any answer here is only going to cause another Elon vs App thread nightmare.

[CFBfan]

Ask AppMan. He went over there to count the seats (even though seating and capacity are two separate issues) and any answer here is only going to cause another Elon vs App thread nightmare.
thanks, i can't tell you how helpful you were here

[DFW HOYA]

11,250.

http://www.elon.edu/e-web/visit/map/rhodesstadium.xhtml

[Accelerati Incredibilus]

Ask AppMan. He went over there to count the seats (even though seating and capacity are two separate issues) and any answer here is only going to cause another Elon vs App thread nightmare.

Nice building. Having been to Rhodes Stadium several times there is no way it "seats" 11,000, so I am assuming that number is total capacity including the banks, so what is actual seating capacity?

[whoanellie]

We had nearly 14k in '09 for the App Game
Nice building. Having been to Rhodes Stadium several times there is no way it "seats" 11,000, so I am assuming that number is total capacity including the banks, so what is actual seating capacity?

[Accelerati Incredibilus]

We had nearly 14k in '09 for the App Game

I understand that, but what is the actual seating capacity, not total capacity. ASU's actual seating capacity is 21,500 yet they have put more than 31,000 in the place

[CFBfan]

I understand that, but what is the actual seating capacity, not total capacity. ASU's actual seating capacity is 21,500 yet they have put more than 31,000 in the place

from DFW's link:

Rhodes Stadium

Opened: 2001

Named for: Trustee Warren “Dusty” and Peggy Rhodes and their family

Rhodes Stadium is the home of Phoenix football. The stadium seats 11,250 spectators.

[phoenix3]

very nice, job well done. it kind of reminds me of Lafayette's (any Pard fans agree?)
what is your stadiums capacity?

8,450 in the stands 11,250 total but the record was against App in 2009 which was 14,167. I'm not sure how they come up with these numbers but since 2008 the tickets are scanned so the attendance numbers are actual.

[AppMan]

8,450 in the stands 11,250 total but the record was against App in 2009 which was 14,167. I'm not sure how they come up with these numbers but since 2008 the tickets are scanned so the attendance numbers are actual.

Thanks for being honest about the seating capacity of Rhodes Stadium. It seems as though some of your fellow Phoenix mates are incapable of doing so. One reason for the seemingly exaggerated numbers probably has to do with the students. At ASU those kids cram a lot more bodies into the student section than the “official” count of 4250 seats.

[gophoenix]

Thanks for being honest about the seating capacity of Rhodes Stadium. It seems as though some of your fellow Phoenix mates are incapable of doing so. One reason for the seemingly exaggerated numbers probably has to do with the students. At ASU those kids cram a lot more bodies into the student section than the “official” count of 4250 seats.

I see Mr. Seat Counter Himself couldn't go without posting in the thread. And I didn't lie about the seating of Rhodes Mr. Exaggeration; I simply told you what I did here. You were the one that went out there, counted them yourself and gloated about it as some victory, even when you counted wrong for yourself and your number matches nether the official number nor the number that Phoenix3 posted.

No one cares nor asked about App's seating. Another prime example of an Elon thread always having to have someone from App talk about App in it. The actual seating for purchasable tickets is 8,250.

[phoenixphanatic21]

A good year for Swepson to take over. Man that looks beautiful. Can't wait to see Elon take the field for the first time with that in the background.

[Saint3333]

I see Mr. Seat Counter Himself couldn't go without posting in the thread. And I didn't lie about the seating of Rhodes Mr. Exaggeration; I simply told you what I did here. You were the one that went out there, counted them yourself and gloated about it as some victory, even when you counted wrong for yourself and your number matches nether the official number nor the number that Phoenix3 posted.

No one cares nor asked about App's seating. Another prime example of an Elon thread always having to have someone from App talk about App in it. The actual seating for purchasable tickets is 8,250.

You do realize you baited Appman, and the first mention of ASU was brought up by you...

Building looks good, the color looks weird on the lockers, probably just the photo.

[AppMan]

I see Mr. Seat Counter Himself couldn't go without posting in the thread. And I didn't lie about the seating of Rhodes Mr. Exaggeration; I simply told you what I did here. You were the one that went out there, counted them yourself and gloated about it as some victory, even when you counted wrong for yourself and your number matches nether the official number nor the number that Phoenix3 posted.

No one cares nor asked about App's seating. Another prime example of an Elon thread always having to have someone from App talk about App in it. The actual seating for purchasable tickets is 8,250.

Ease up cowboy, I was simply using an example to help explain how 14,000+ could have attended that game. It is good to see you have reached the point in life where you are able to admit what the actual seating capacity of Rhodes is, but it is obvious you've got some work to do with those anger issues concerning ASU. My question is why does Elon insist on listing capacity based on an estimated number of people who can sit on the banks? Nobody else does that. Suppose Wofford should begin listing Gibbs Stadium at 15,000. Rhodes is a very nice facility and I'm sure the field house adds to it. Since you have come around to admitting the actual seating number, I have no issues with you. Peace!

[Wildcat80]

Wow...very nice....the arms race is alive & well in the SoCon! Appy setting the pace still....

[DFW HOYA]

How many schools have these facilities?

[AppMan]

You do realize you baited Appman, and the first mention of ASU was brought up by you...

Building looks good, the color looks weird on the lockers, probably just the photo.

That's OK Saint, time to bury the hatchet and move on. Life is too short for holding on to such trivial issues. I'm just happy gophoenix has reached the point where he can accept the truth. In all fairness, I did use the example of students packing more bodies than the official number of seats says into student section at ASU as a possible reason to how 14,000 people could have been counted for that game. The funny thing is I actually liked Elon back in the Red Wilson and Jerry Tolley days. Heck, I even made it to their national championship games back 1980 & 81. One thing I will never understand is how a church affiliated school could cower to political correctness and dump the Fighting Christians name. Guess that what happens when you admit so many Yankees.

[elonforrealz]

I really don't see the point in talking about our seating capacity. We don't fill it anyway, so why does it matter?

[gophoenix]

I really don't see the point in talking about our seating capacity. We don't fill it anyway, so why does it matter?

You've got some real issues. We've averaged more than the seating capacity since 2007. Are you sure you are affiliated with the Elon program???

[gophoenix]

You do realize you baited Appman, and the first mention of ASU was brought up by you...

Building looks good, the color looks weird on the lockers, probably just the photo.

If you want to be specific Saint, I baited AppMan, but I did not talk about App.

[HailSzczur]

wow, those facilities are unbelievable, rival to that of many FBS schools. Nova just re-did their basketball training facility in a similar way and theres rumors of a similar facility for football, which would be needed to make a possible upgrade

[whoanellie]

these facilities are the football only as the whole athletic program shares some awefully nice training places but the old football field house will give baseball and soccer/track folks a lot more elbow room...it is an arms race and thanks to a philanthropic Phan Base.
wow, those facilities are unbelievable, rival to that of many FBS schools. Nova just re-did their basketball training facility in a similar way and theres rumors of a similar facility for football, which would be needed to make a possible upgrade

[whoanellie]

He has a point Elon does have some stretches where students and locals jut did not come out but it is better than 6 years ago... for a 5k student body a lot of attendance has to be based on visitors and who travels well.
You've got some real issues. We've averaged more than the seating capacity since 2007. Are you sure you are affiliated with the Elon program???

[elonforrealz]

I'm not even really talking about the amount of people that enter the game. How many fans even stay for the second half??? The majority don't and it's really sad.

[glsjunior]

these facilities are the football only as the whole athletic program shares some awefully nice training places but the old football field house will give baseball and soccer/track folks a lot more elbow room...it is an arms race and thanks to a philanthropic Phan Base.

Nice facility. Can't wait til they finish GSU's. I hoping it is just as nice.

[ElonPride]

Great place!

.....and we have Pete Lembo to thank for getting this project off the ground!

[elonforrealz]

Great place!

.....and we have Pete Lembo to thank for getting this project off the ground!

oh good lord

[gophoenix]

I'm not even really talking about the amount of people that enter the game. How many fans even stay for the second half??? The majority don't and it's really sad.

Then what are you talking about. You said we never even fill it. Now you are saying you are but they leave early. It's like you've never even been to games before. You do realize the majority of who comes to games are either locals, families or alumni. The students are by far not the majority and of the students only the Greeks leave early unless we are getting spanked. I mean, seriously, it is like you have never been to a game before.

[gophoenix]

oh good lord

Lemob did most of the leg work and fund raising for it. Kind of like what Kennedy did for the baseball upgrades.

[ElonPride]

Lemob did most of the leg work and fund raising for it. Kind of like what Kennedy did for the baseball upgrades.

Again, this person probably isn't affiliated with Elon......just another one of those imposters we saw a while back.

[ngineer]

Very nice job. Makes the stadium look ....'elon'gated (;-)

[AshevilleApp2]

Nice improvements Elon!

[dakotadan]

Looks like a very nice facility!

[AppTrex77]

The new facilities look sharp! Congratulations!!!