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.I didn't mind the facade but I don't think any of the stadium changes were that necessary. We need a purpose built basketball arena. This is all nice to haves getting preference because the money tends to mostly only care about the oblong spheroid.
92 million would easily build a new basketball arena. We have built entire high schools for less than that.92 million would build a new basketball arena, wouldn't it? How much did Auburn spend on theirs?
In Texas, of course!92 million would easily build a new basketball arena. We have built entire high school football stadiums 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.In Texas, of course!
(Sorry, that one was too easy to pass by.)
No big scoreboard, but the cost is going up?
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.Yeah, I'm a little perplexed by that myself.
HDTV has been around for 20 years. TV prices have been cheap for years. It's not a new technology..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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