Special Announcement About the Future of UA Athletics Today at 11:45 (Crimson Standard)
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Nothing new in the actual article, but the slideshow has some concept drawings for the changes I haven’t seen elsewhere.
Nothing new in the actual article, but the slideshow has some concept drawings for the changes I haven’t seen elsewhere.
My frustration is that it seems to be doing something just to be doing something. In that regard it feels a bit like the last Coleman renovations, it was more spending money with no true vision.
At least part of the previous plan, like it or not had a clear goal in mind. The big screen, the change in seating, at least it was a meaningful change. They were trying to address the student seating issue and trying make a real big visual impact with the screen.
This stuff? A completely unnecessary facade? It feels lateral, it's like they said well we started raising money but we can't do the major changes we wanted so...
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92 million would build a new basketball arena, wouldn't it? How much did Auburn spend on theirs?
92 million would easily build a new basketball arena. We have built entire high schools for less than that.
Actually stadiums can be pricey. The structure alone can push the price up. Some high schools now have stuff in them I never even would have thought a high school would have. Maybe because I went to such a small high school I can't fathom it, but a high school with an athletic director just seems weird to me. And not athletic director/coach of several sports/teacher, an actual athletic director.
I think they are planning for the long term as they should. Capacity can't be increased and attendance is declining due to HDTV.
Enclosing the concourses allows you to start providing the general fan amenities to keep the invested in coming to the games. Personally I like the wider concourses and food options available at Mercedes Benz stadium.
If no one else in the conference can do this then why not do it to set yourself apart?
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Enclosing the concourses allows you to start providing the general fan amenities to keep the invested in coming to the games. Personally I like the wider concourses and food options available at Mercedes Benz stadium.
If no one else in the conference can do this then why not do it to set yourself apart?
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My guess is the REAL cost of the original plan far exceeded preliminary cost estimates, and they're de-scoping the project. And even with the de-scoping the actual cost is higher......happens a lot in major capital projects that release cost estimates too early in the process. No inside info, just my guess.
HDTV has been around for 20 years. TV prices have been cheap for years. It's not a new technology..
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