Huge scheduling news coming

[AppState1]

I read somewhere it will be announced around Thanksgiving.

[vegattk]

I said that the 12th time this discussion come up before the season.

Seats will be added when funds are available. Right now they aren't.

Hopefully we'll still have butts to put in those seats....

At this point it looks like we need to move the band back to the West Stands, dismantle the aluminum jungle in the endzone and try to fill up the permanent seats we have first...

[ASUMountaineer]

I read somewhere it will be announced around Thanksgiving.

Thanks. I guess "soon" was relative.

[Gonzo]

Hopefully we'll still have butts to put in those seats....

At this point it looks like we need to move the band back to the West Stands, dismantle the aluminum jungle in the endzone and try to fill up the permanent seats we have first...

Why? Because we had half a season of sub-28k attendance?

I understand not being in any particular rush to expand seating this season, but you're bordering on absurdity when you talk about moving backward in the expansion process. I guess it stands to reason that you would hope for such a thing...being a person who has long lobbied against our institutional advancement.


Any dime we spend on that stadium needs to go to track removal first and foremost. Everything else is secondary. It should have happened in 2008.

[EastHallApp]

So, back on topic. Is there any indication of when this news will be made? I anxiously awaiting an announcement.

Anything...anyone...

Well not sure if you saw the article from last week that was linked earlier in the thread, but that said "probably within the next two or three weeks" according to the SID.

http://www.journalnow.com/sports/asu/fo ... f6878.html

[bcoach]

Hopefully we'll still have butts to put in those seats....

At this point it looks like we need to move the band back to the West Stands, dismantle the aluminum jungle in the endzone and try to fill up the permanent seats we have first...

Why? Because we had half a season of sub-28k attendance?

I understand not being in any particular rush to expand seating this season, but you're bordering on absurdity when you talk about moving backward in the expansion process. I guess it stands to reason that you would hope for such a thing...being a person who has long lobbied against our institutional advancement.


Any dime we spend on that stadium needs to go to track removal first and foremost. Everything else is secondary. It should have happened in 2008.

What are you proposing for removal? Are you talking lowering the field to add seats?

[Gonzo]

Hopefully we'll still have butts to put in those seats....

At this point it looks like we need to move the band back to the West Stands, dismantle the aluminum jungle in the endzone and try to fill up the permanent seats we have first...

Why? Because we had half a season of sub-28k attendance?

I understand not being in any particular rush to expand seating this season, but you're bordering on absurdity when you talk about moving backward in the expansion process. I guess it stands to reason that you would hope for such a thing...being a person who has long lobbied against our institutional advancement.


Any dime we spend on that stadium needs to go to track removal first and foremost. Everything else is secondary. It should have happened in 2008.

What are you proposing for removal? Are you talking lowering the field to add seats?

Well if money was no object, then yeah I'd love to see the field lowered, but that is not in the cards in the foreseeable future. Just building a separate track facility and replacing the orange with green turf is all I think needs to be done ASAP. A nice row of hedges along both sidelines up against the bottom stands would fill the space nicely. You'd never know we once had a multi-purpose facility.

[Dmanuhone]

would a few rows of low level temp bleachers work on the west side. students seem to stand most of the time and would probably enjoy being close to the players.

[JCline0429]

I said that the 12th time this discussion come up before the season.

Seats will be added when funds are available. Right now they aren't.

Hopefully we'll still have butts to put in those seats....

At this point it looks like we need to move the band back to the West Stands, dismantle the aluminum jungle in the endzone and try to fill up the permanent seats we have first...

Amen, veg

[JCline0429]

would a few rows of low level temp bleachers work on the west side. students seem to stand most of the time and would probably enjoy being close to the players.

They likely wouldn't be able to see over the players on the sidelines.

[Dmanuhone]

top row right up against the wall, 3 more rows I think might work

[bcoach]

If you are not increasing seating why spend any money to remove the track?

[Gonzo]

If you are not increasing seating why spend any money to remove the track?

Because it looks like ****, especially on TV.

[WVAPPeer]

If you are not increasing seating why spend any money to remove the track?

Because it looks like ****, especially on TV.

check out how much it is going to cost Duke to remove their track, lower their field, add seating and close in the horseshoe --- I think it is something like 100M
Other stadiums have had/still have tracks - it didn't deter them from hosting big games --- what it looks like on TV should be the last reason to do it unless someone writes a personal check for the entire amount
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[ASUMountaineer]

So, back on topic. Is there any indication of when this news will be made? I anxiously awaiting an announcement.

Anything...anyone...

Well not sure if you saw the article from last week that was linked earlier in the thread, but that said "probably within the next two or three weeks" according to the SID.

http://www.journalnow.com/sports/asu/fo ... f6878.html

Thanks. I read it, but didn't retain that piece of info.

[ASUMountaineer]

If you are not increasing seating why spend any money to remove the track?

Because it looks like ****, especially on TV.

check out how much it is going to cost Duke to remove their track, lower their field, add seating and close in the horseshoe --- I think it is something like 100M
Other stadiums have had/still have tracks - it didn't deter them from hosting big games --- what it looks like on TV should be the last reason to do it unless someone writes a personal check for the entire amount
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Well, in three years Gonzo will be an attorney. Maybe he'll be able to write a personal check.

[JCline0429]

If you are not increasing seating why spend any money to remove the track?

Because it looks like ****, especially on TV.

check out how much it is going to cost Duke to remove their track, lower their field, add seating and close in the horseshoe --- I think it is something like 100M
Other stadiums have had/still have tracks - it didn't deter them from hosting big games --- what it looks like on TV should be the last reason to do it unless someone writes a personal check for the entire amount
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I agree. Too, many coaches prefer a buffer zone between the fans/stands and the players on the field. I know that I did when I was in the athletic program years ago. Montana, a few years back had problems with fans throwing liquor bottles at players, coaches, and officials. The buffer zone helps in preventing that.

[WVAPPeer]

If you are not increasing seating why spend any money to remove the track?

Because it looks like ****, especially on TV.

check out how much it is going to cost Duke to remove their track, lower their field, add seating and close in the horseshoe --- I think it is something like 100M
Other stadiums have had/still have tracks - it didn't deter them from hosting big games --- what it looks like on TV should be the last reason to do it unless someone writes a personal check for the entire amount
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I agree. Too, many coaches prefer a buffer zone between the fans/stands and the players on the field. I know that I did when I was in the athletic program years ago. Montana, a few years back had problems with fans throwing liquor bottles at players, coaches, and officials. The buffer zone helps in preventing that.

agreed - I really don't have a problem with the distance on the sidelines from the field to the stands - they solved the problem in the Owens End Zone with the bleachers (which I think makes a huge difference than before, just seeing Owens) - the "problem" is the distance in the ScoreBoard End Zone ---

[Gonzo]

If you are not increasing seating why spend any money to remove the track?

Because it looks like ****, especially on TV.

check out how much it is going to cost Duke to remove their track, lower their field, add seating and close in the horseshoe --- I think it is something like 100M
Other stadiums have had/still have tracks - it didn't deter them from hosting big games --- what it looks like on TV should be the last reason to do it unless someone writes a personal check for the entire amount
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Again, I think digging down and adding seating is secondary to merely removing the track. I'm sure the majority of that Duke figure comes from the costs of lowering the field, not taking out the track. There really aren't very many FBS stadiums with tracks.

What it looks like on TV is one of the many reasons it's an eye-soar. It is the number one ascetically detrimental feature of Kidd Brewer Stadium. It is the one and only thing keeping The Rock from having a "big time" look.

I wish I was Warren Buffet and could just cut a check for the costs, but I can't. It's not that simple anyway. Our athletic department has X amount of $ in a budget and I feel that a portion of it should be devoted to removing the track ASAP. Many people, as well as the administration itself, share this view.

[Gonzo]

If you are not increasing seating why spend any money to remove the track?

Because it looks like ****, especially on TV.

check out how much it is going to cost Duke to remove their track, lower their field, add seating and close in the horseshoe --- I think it is something like 100M
Other stadiums have had/still have tracks - it didn't deter them from hosting big games --- what it looks like on TV should be the last reason to do it unless someone writes a personal check for the entire amount
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Well, in three years Gonzo will be an attorney. Maybe he'll be able to write a personal check.

Knock on wood, sir.