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It seems to me that those who wanted to incorporate the cannon into the stadium design should have gotten involved during the planning stages and not waited to throw a tantrum after it was too late to change things.
quote:quote:This may be right, but there is still one tower yet to be built. Built that one in a way that it can withstand the cannon fire.
The current construction of the towers was not engineered to deal with cannon fire.
Put the cannon on the new NW tower.
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It seems to me that those who wanted to incorporate the cannon into the stadium design should have gotten involved during the planning stages and not waited to throw a tantrum after it was too late to change things.
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I can't imagine a solution that would not result is significant cost increase or some reduction in seating capacity. They didn't even have a cannon when I was in school....or maybe they did. We didn't score much in those days so it's hard to say.
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Cannon placement was supposedly factored in per the design team leading up to this point.
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Cannon placement was supposedly factored in per the design team leading up to this point.
And I'm guessing that there was probably a design at some point that included it, and when initial cost estimates came in, things had to be cut and seating capacity had to be increased. Someone in authority determined that having a cannon was not more important than the bottom line. That's how it goes in the construction biz.
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I'm guessing none of the big time stadium donors really care that much or this would be fixed overnight.
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Cannon placement was supposedly factored in per the design team leading up to this point.
And I'm guessing that there was probably a design at some point that included it, and when initial cost estimates came in, things had to be cut and seating capacity had to be increased. Someone in authority determined that having a cannon was not more important than the bottom line. That's how it goes in the construction biz.
quote:Tweet out to the university, regents, 12th Man, Jason Cook, and anyone else tied to A&M using #SaveTheCannon and #PutItBack.
Who do we contact?
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There are all kinds of potential issues here, most of them involving money, and probably a lot of money. I don't think there was any secret directive to get rid of the cannon. I think it was just determined that it is a luxury we cannot afford.
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Cannon placement was supposedly factored in per the design team leading up to this point.
And I'm guessing that there was probably a design at some point that included it, and when initial cost estimates came in, things had to be cut and seating capacity had to be increased. Someone in authority determined that having a cannon was not more important than the bottom line. That's how it goes in the construction biz.
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There are all kinds of potential issues here, most of them involving money, and probably a lot of money. I don't think there was any secret directive to get rid of the cannon. I think it was just determined that it is a luxury we cannot afford.
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There are all kinds of potential issues here, most of them involving money, and probably a lot of money. I don't think there was any secret directive to get rid of the cannon. I think it was just determined that it is a luxury we cannot afford.
quote:We have tried and have been getting the run around. One office telling us one thing and another telling us something else. Everyone is pointing fingers at other people.
People need to start calling. Where do we call?
And I'd suggest a call or an actual written mail is more effective than effing Twitter.
quote:And that's why you don't run twitter for anything. I'm just sayin.
If you tweeted me, I'd assume you're new army and don't matter. I'm just saying.
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People need to start calling. Where do we call?
And I'd suggest a call or an actual written mail is more effective than effing Twitter.
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That would not pose huge liability issues
quote:They put in on the practice field. It had to go thru two buildings and the south zone (as well as 104k screaming fans) before getting to the stadium. I could hear it, but it sounded like a pop gun.
I can hear the cannon a 1/2 mile away still in the historic district when I'm in my house. How can it not be heard inside the stadium? Isn't the cannon even larger
