e=mc2 said:
I love a good stadium conversation. I'm thinking we could handle around 12,000 in virtually the same footprint. Maybe we go to Bluebell, Bucees, Slovacek, and some others for some marketing rights in the stadium. I wonder how long the naming rights with Bluebell are or was it a one-time donation?
I agree, it needs to be a priority. We have the No. 1 team in the country!
ETA: Meant to do a thumbs up.
I believe the naming rights deal with Blue Bell was 15 years, so there will be two more years left on it after this season. I suspect that if a new sponsor could be found, a buyout of the remaining year or two could be worked out. The Kruze family was instrumental in getting the last renovation done, but I believe the company has been sold, if I recall correctly.
They certainly kicked around a bunch of ideas, but two that seem to have been ruled out are a new park, and a rebuild more or less on the Olsen site. This is just my speculation, but, whatever we do, I don't think there will be any drastic change to the existing grandstand--most of the new stuff will be down the lines and in the outfield. I believe they've ruled out anything that would require a temporary relocation.