Anyone hear about any stadium updates today?

[BULLSHTR]

Remember, this will be the most expensive new college stadium ever constructed. Does it feel state of the art? Cutting edge? No.

[michibull]

On 3/14/2024 at 3:59 PM, belgianbull said:

Don't want to whine too much since getting an OCS is a positive, but the design imo is kind of vanilla. I hope they spice It up a little bit. It looks so similar to Tulane and other group of five stadiums.

Agreed, it feels very “MLS” and that is never good. At $300milli, this feels slightly better than UCF’s bounce house. I think they need to throw these plans in the trash and start over. 

[SilverBull]

24 minutes ago, michibull said:

I think they need to throw these plans in the trash and start over. 

A third of a billion doesn't buy as much these days it appears.  Perhaps we need to seek out new design genius. 

Or we can try to get an even better stadium by threatening to move the teams to another school, a la the pro team owners' handbook.

 

[Gismo]

You guys are a bit deluded. 
 

Ten years ago Texas A&M spent $450 million just renovating their stadium a few years ago, adding 20,000 capacity from 80 to 100k. 

$300 million isn’t a lot today. Not what it used to be.

 

Edited March 18 by Gismo

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[mj796]

55 minutes ago, michibull said:

Agreed, it feels very “MLS” and that is never good. At $300milli, this feels slightly better than UCF’s bounce house. I think they need to throw these plans in the trash and start over. 

Have you seen these MLS stadiums? I would love to have an MLS stadium.

[bull2bull]

McLane stadium seats 45K, designed by same Populous and cost $266 million.....maybe $350 million in today's $.

Populous with 10K less seating couldn't come up with something similar for $320 million? Instead, we have an FIU, FAU, UCF and any highschool in Tampa skeletal steel support structure going in.

Kelly assured it won't bounce like UCF because it will have preformed concrete seating base (like FSU) but it sure will look like it as you walk up, around and under it. Next they will be telling us we got a great deal on green chainlink fencing and we are going full-UCF on the inside with it.

So it will feel like FSU's Doak as you are sitting but anywhere else it will look like FAU, FIU, UCF. I thought we waited to do it right and learn from their stadiums and not do the quick and dirty?

McLane stadium flyover:

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x864f825d98471a2d%3A0xd285bb973ea008c!3m1!7e115!4s%2Fmaps%2Fplace%2Fbaylor%2Bfootball%2Bstadium%2F%4031.5595316%2C-97.1158159%2C3a%2C75y%2C174.67h%2C90t%2Fdata%3D*213m4*211e1*213m2*211sxwfxP6xd_G1_9CDy6BQ3sg*212e0*214m2*213m1*211s0x864f825d98471a2d%3A0xd285bb973ea008c%3Fsa%3DX%26ved%3D2ahUKEwiG0u7V0v6EAxW1NlkFHQTpD8oQpx96BAgOEAA!5sbaylor football stadium - Google Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipMpXMkjFjhRMHWHcrD2zL3Hn7oDS5y3ZYIuQF-Q&hl=en&ved=1t%3A206134&ictx=111

 

[michibull]

4 hours ago, Gismo said:

You guys are a bit deluded. 
 

Ten years ago Texas A&M spent $450 million just renovating their stadium a few years ago, adding 20,000 capacity from 80 to 100k. 

$300 million isn’t a lot today. Not what it used to be.

 

There are a lot of ways to stretch 300mil. First, leave it open at one end zone and reinvest in the rest of the seating areas, next leave the other end zone lower, so you can add to the second level of the grand stand side. Third, do not have the “mini” lower level bowl and build it like a traditional lower bowl. The way they chopped it around, makes it looks “lego” to me. This is just my opinion. Don’t get me wrong, I will be happy just to get something. I just love stadium designs and want us to have a quality stadium with character. 

Edited March 19 by michibull

[goingbackbull]

3 hours ago, bull2bull said:

McLane stadium seats 45K, designed by same Populous and cost $266 million.....maybe $350 million in today's $.

Populous with 10K less seating couldn't come up with something similar for $320 million? Instead, we have an FIU, FAU, UCF and any highschool in Tampa skeletal steel support structure going in.

Kelly assured it won't bounce like UCF because it will have preformed concrete seating base (like FSU) but it sure will look like it as you walk up, around and under it. Next they will be telling us we got a great deal on green chainlink fencing and we are going full-UCF on the inside with it.

So it will feel like FSU's Doak as you are sitting but anywhere else it will look like FAU, FIU, UCF. I thought we waited to do it right and learn from their stadiums and not do the quick and dirty?

McLane stadium flyover:

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x864f825d98471a2d%3A0xd285bb973ea008c!3m1!7e115!4s%2Fmaps%2Fplace%2Fbaylor%2Bfootball%2Bstadium%2F%4031.5595316%2C-97.1158159%2C3a%2C75y%2C174.67h%2C90t%2Fdata%3D*213m4*211e1*213m2*211sxwfxP6xd_G1_9CDy6BQ3sg*212e0*214m2*213m1*211s0x864f825d98471a2d%3A0xd285bb973ea008c%3Fsa%3DX%26ved%3D2ahUKEwiG0u7V0v6EAxW1NlkFHQTpD8oQpx96BAgOEAA!5sbaylor football stadium - Google Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipMpXMkjFjhRMHWHcrD2zL3Hn7oDS5y3ZYIuQF-Q&hl=en&ved=1t%3A206134&ictx=111

 

Remember   $40 mill or so is going into the Football/Lacross facility.   

[Triple B]

29 minutes ago, goingbackbull said:

Remember   $40 mill or so is going into the Football/Lacross facility.   

So is that different than whatever TGH is sponsoring for $25M?