Did Drayton pay for the entire stadium? I've seen the renderings and think that it will be the nicest stadium in the Big12, but TCU's isn't bad either. Smaller than SEC stadiums, but really nice. Much nicer than anything in Austin.
Link: Baylor's New On Campus Stadium
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Did Drayton pay for the entire stadium? I've seen the renderings and think that it will be the nicest stadium in the Big12, but TCU's isn't bad either. Smaller than SEC stadiums, but really nice. Much nicer than anything in Austin.
WOW..It's going to be a lot more fan friendly that's for sure..The wait time will be non existence as compared to Floyd Casey Stadium..That will be appreciated by their fans..And it looks like the majority of seats will be shaded from the hot Texas sun as well..Which will be greatly appreciated as well..
They play I Floyd Casey Stadium which is off campus and seats about 50,000.
Here's the comparison between the stadiums:
More than five times as many permanent concession stands and toilets. Almost double the club seats, 8,500 additional parking spaces, seven times more scoreboard square footage and two ribbon scoreboards. That's pretty sporty.
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HAHA..That would actually be really cool, not sure how true this is, some Texas Fans on ShaggyBevo says that river is really nasty looking at all times..
Never believe a horn! The Brazos river is decent, not breathtaking but not as horrible as horn fans make it seem.
Typical Longhorn logic: Everything about our University, Athletics Program, and football team is great and everyone else can't compare.
AND IF ANY OF IT ISN'T GREAT WE CAN JUST THROW MONEY AROUND UNTIL IT IS FIXED!
AND IF ANY OF IT ISN'T GREAT WE CAN JUST THROW MONEY AROUND UNTIL IT IS FIXED!
The perspective on the rendering exaggerates the size of the river. The rivers here for the most part are the size of creeks in Alabama.
Yup..That was actually the 1st time I had seen any renderings of their new stadium as well..It's going to look really really god once it's finished & I honestly didn't know that until this stadium is built, they didn't have an on-campus stadium, guess we do learn something knew everyday..LOL
Here's an aerial map of the BU campus and the stadium under construction.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bayl...,+South+University+Parks+Drive,+Waco,+TX&z=16
The river looks like more than a creek to me. Looks to be at least a couple of hundred feet wide.
They're a small school, Building a 100K stadium would be excessive, as I dont think the4y could fill it....
As a live long Tide Fan, I have been living in Waco since 1982. This thing is beautiful, and is going to be a real boon
to the Bears. Ian McCall, the AD has done a great job here improving all the facilities including a new indoor practice
facility, etc. He has also brought winning coaches to most of the sports...kinda like a what we did at Alabama...a 'mini'
Mal Moore.
Baylor will never be like the Tide, but they have made great strides, and it is fun to have another school to be a fan of!
To all my Tide Fan friends... greetings from Waco! (By the way...it is always hot here!)
to the Bears. Ian McCall, the AD has done a great job here improving all the facilities including a new indoor practice
facility, etc. He has also brought winning coaches to most of the sports...kinda like a what we did at Alabama...a 'mini'
Mal Moore.
Baylor will never be like the Tide, but they have made great strides, and it is fun to have another school to be a fan of!
To all my Tide Fan friends... greetings from Waco! (By the way...it is always hot here!)
The previous poster up at the top of this page has it right. Baylor has serious trouble selling out 50k, so no need to expand. 45K is about right. Only time they top 50 is A&M, Texas or maybe TCU/Tech. Pretty tame fanbase, as would be expected for a private school. Think Vandy.
With that said, they did a good job on the architecture. A huge upgrade over the dump that is Floyd Casey. I hope for Baylor's sake, Texas doesn't decide to split on the Big 12ish and leave them hanging with no conference and a new stadium.
With that said, they did a good job on the architecture. A huge upgrade over the dump that is Floyd Casey. I hope for Baylor's sake, Texas doesn't decide to split on the Big 12ish and leave them hanging with no conference and a new stadium.
Kickers are going to HATE that stadium. When the wind is blowing in the open end, either straight on or at an angle it is going to be miserable to try to judge.
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