fightinag said:

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If this field is going to be upgraded the Charles Schwab field where the College World Series is held would make a great starting point to copy !

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Cool starry bra !

So we're just gonna upgrade from 5k to 25k? Cool, I'm in. Will even pitch in $2.

We should have done what all other sports on west campus have done recently. Move the location. Softball and track now have facilities that are top 3 in the nation. You can always do more building new than refurbing. Especially with the constraints in place at the present location.

If you had to keep it here, should have just got rid of the entire parking lot and build the majority of new stadium where the parking lot is present.y located. Once completed, remove the old and finish the rest.

The thing I liked most about the Omaha park was the absolutely massive concourses. Tons of room to move around and also lets the standing room only tickets absorb just about anybody that wants to see a game, no more sold out games or having to stick people out in the isolated trailer park (Section 12). Walking all the way around the park seamlessly is my favorite way to stretch my legs at ballparks that allow it.

I think we'd be better off if we just pulled the field away from the tracks another 50-100 ft. It eats into the parking lot, but you could just convert it into a garage to recoup the spots. I doubt that would be popular with the RV folks though.

That's my point. The parking lot does not matter. There does not even need to be one there. Plenty of parking around Reed and the west campus parking garage.

We aren't doing this.
I've said this many times, and I think that it is the prudent thing to do. Use the stadium for 15 more years and then completely tear it down and start over.
But, and it's a big but, stop looking at what it could be within the current footprint, and reset the footprint within the stadium block, which includes the parking lot. If you reset the "new" ballpark back and to the right, you exponentially increase the number of options that could be designed into the new ballpark, and you still keep the choo choos, but they don't cause any limitations.

The key with all of this is, there is no need to rush the stadium renovation. That was completely manufactured by POS. Slow down, think clearly and let things play out.

Feel free to drop a blue star.

The first time I heard that they were going to move the RR tracks was 1972. It ain't happening. Extending the second deck, adding area in left field similar the Ms State should grow capacity to 10,000 - 12,000. While it is not the best, Blue Bell is better than over half of the stadiums in SEC, including tu.

Buford T. Justice said:

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We aren't doing this.
I've said this many times, and I think that it is the prudent thing to do. Use the stadium for 15 more years and then completely tear it down and start over.
But, and it's a big but, stop looking at what it could be within the current footprint, and reset the footprint within the stadium block, which includes the parking lot. If you reset the "new" ballpark back and to the right, you exponentially increase the number of options that could be designed into the new ballpark, and you still keep the choo choos, but they don't cause any limitations.

The key with all of this is, there is no need to rush the stadium renovation. That was completely manufactured by POS. Slow down, think clearly and let things play out.

Feel free to drop a blue star.

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I've been told that rebuilding in that direction is not an option due to the impending highway work building an underpass for Bush. Doesn't make sense to me, but that's what I've been told. Now that we are building the player facilities, you can't just scoot the grandstand back a bit the way that you once could have. We are stuck in the current configuration for the foreseeable future.

twk said:

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Buford T. Justice said:

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We aren't doing this.
I've said this many times, and I think that it is the prudent thing to do. Use the stadium for 15 more years and then completely tear it down and start over.
But, and it's a big but, stop looking at what it could be within the current footprint, and reset the footprint within the stadium block, which includes the parking lot. If you reset the "new" ballpark back and to the right, you exponentially increase the number of options that could be designed into the new ballpark, and you still keep the choo choos, but they don't cause any limitations.

The key with all of this is, there is no need to rush the stadium renovation. That was completely manufactured by POS. Slow down, think clearly and let things play out.

Feel free to drop a blue star.

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I've been told that rebuilding in that direction is not an option due to the impending highway work building an underpass for Bush. Doesn't make sense to me, but that's what I've been told. Now that we are building the player facilities, you can't just scoot the grandstand back a bit the way that you once could have. We are stuck in the current configuration for the foreseeable future.

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Exactly. My consigliere is always right. Once the new players facility was built where it was the die was cast. I would be shocked if any stadium redo was done within the next 15 years.

WhoopN06 said:

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I thought one requirement from the University was that any stadium Reno / rebuild had to stay within the existing footprint? Has that changed?

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this may not have migrated here yet from the premium board, but Kendall Rogers posted this before the season. This is what Judas was working on.

ReelAg6 said:

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WhoopN06 said:

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I thought one requirement from the University was that any stadium Reno / rebuild had to stay within the existing footprint? Has that changed?

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this may not have migrated here yet from the premium board, but Kendall Rogers posted this before the season. This is what Judas was working on.

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As others have pointed out, the new facilities wouldn't allow a lot of this plan.

AggieBaseball06 said:

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ReelAg6 said:

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WhoopN06 said:

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I thought one requirement from the University was that any stadium Reno / rebuild had to stay within the existing footprint? Has that changed?

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this may not have migrated here yet from the premium board, but Kendall Rogers posted this before the season. This is what Judas was working on.

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As others have pointed out, the new facilities wouldn't allow a lot of this plan.

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I'm not sure what others you are referring to, but nothing we are doing right now would keep us from doing what is shown in the drawings. There was some discussion here about virtually moving the grandstand south (building new) toward the intersection of Olsen Road and Bush, but between the underpass project, and the new facilities, that is not happening. The plan in the drawings is still viable.

right, money will stop most of that from happening. I don't see them raising enough to make the entire plan happen

Buford T. Justice said:

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Oh…that gets into legalize.

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i don't know what that means. The Univ said there isn't room anywhere else on campus. I guess we could move it off campus. But that's not happening either