kinnick expansion
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tm3308
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And yet as recently as 2008, we weren't filling the stadium. Oh we sold tickets. But people didn't feel the urge to actually USE their tickets, or sell them to people that would. All because of a 3-year run where we were a little down.
I'd rather have a 70,000 seat stadium that's packed on a weekly basis, than have an 80,000 seat stadium that will look awful if we ever take a downturn as a program for a couple years.
HawkeyeDenis
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Particularly not at $70+ a seat. If the cost keeps going up and the production down(winning) they will have trouble at 70,000.
LemonWedge
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Three things to improve Kinnick in a hurry. 1. Upgrade the sound system first. That's "cheap" (and has nothing to do with expansion, I know – it's just frustrating to have such a great place with such crappy sound). 2. Upgrade the North scoreboard. Those two things are better upgrades right now than seating. 3. Serve beer to the plebes. I likely wouldn't be buying any, but it's available up in the big shot clouds, and it should available be on the low brow ground.
The number one reason to expand is to make money and for $ add skyboxes on the East. With modern standards for seating it seems that would be the only workable option. High dollar tickets and more enclosure and noise.
The number one reason to expand is to make money and for $ add skyboxes on the East. With modern standards for seating it seems that would be the only workable option. High dollar tickets and more enclosure and noise.
Luckily, the program has it's priorities straight. For now, what's really needed are much better practice facilities, meeting rooms and offices. When a recruit comes to visit that aging inflatable dome has to be embarrassing. "If you build it, they will come.". Let's hope so anyway. More seats and bigger score boards are fluff. For now, our money's being well spent.
Section136
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Wrong. Capacity went from 70,397 prior to the renovation to the current capacity of 70,585.
Section136
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Kinnick is fine just the way it is. We didnt sell out for the Ark State game in 2009 a week after we beat a Top 5 Penn State team on the road.
So we would have had 5000-10,000 empty seats if we had an expanded stadium instead of just a couple hundred empty seats.
I believe last year was the only year in program history where they could say the season was sold out before we had even played a game. You need at least 5-7 consecutive years of that before you even think about adding seats IMO.
So we would have had 5000-10,000 empty seats if we had an expanded stadium instead of just a couple hundred empty seats.
I believe last year was the only year in program history where they could say the season was sold out before we had even played a game. You need at least 5-7 consecutive years of that before you even think about adding seats IMO.
A couple of things:
Nothing will be done to Kinnick until after phase one and phase two of the indoor practice facility are completed. That's at least 5+ years. It isn't possible to expand the South or East stands because of how close the roads already are to the stadium. The only option they would have is to add a few hundred seats in the corners. Sorry but there won't be any major changes anytime soon.
Nothing will be done to Kinnick until after phase one and phase two of the indoor practice facility are completed. That's at least 5+ years. It isn't possible to expand the South or East stands because of how close the roads already are to the stadium. The only option they would have is to add a few hundred seats in the corners. Sorry but there won't be any major changes anytime soon.
ameshawkeye
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Like others have said, they CANNOT close in the south endzone corners. Get it through your heads. The slope of the sidelines is steeper so you wouldn't be able to match them up.
As for the north, I'm not sure if that is more feasible since I know the slope of the north endzone is actually steeper. Whether it matches the sideline I don't know.
I agree with the scoreboard updates, and MAYBE looking into luxury boxes on the east sides, though I'm almost sure that also isn't possible with the road there.
As for the north, I'm not sure if that is more feasible since I know the slope of the north endzone is actually steeper. Whether it matches the sideline I don't know.
I agree with the scoreboard updates, and MAYBE looking into luxury boxes on the east sides, though I'm almost sure that also isn't possible with the road there.
WDMHAWKEYE
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The only thing I want them to do is make the north end zone look like the south end zone. Remove the road/entrance to the parking lot behind it and make a new entrance after they tear down the old practice facility.
tm3308
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They can't do the north endzone, either. The reason the south endzone has a more gradual slope is because you can't build stands as steep as the sidelines anymore. The sideline stands have been there for decades, and therefore are okay. But we can't build anything new that's that steep. The best we could do is re-do the north endzone like the south, but that would require some road work, too, because the stands would have to extend over Stadium/Evashevski Drive.
H8IAST8
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My bad, we did lose average joe seats though.
ameshawkeye
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Lets wait until the economy turns around before we start adding box seats. I don't think having empty ones would help anything!Along with that I would love to see the corners filled in to create a complete bowl
Do you guys read the thread at all first or just post the first thought that comes to mind?
goods10
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It depends on how far into the thread when it get hijacked. What did I say that didn't go along with this thread?
You = Troll
H8IAST8
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Not sure how fundraising for Phase 1 & 2 are going, but 1 year ago they had already raised 1/2 of the funds needed for both phases. I am sure they are at or over 75% now.
Barta has stated several times he always has a 10-yr plan. After phase 2, the existing Football ops will get renovated for the gymnastics team to move in. At that point most of the major sports will have had a huge makeover in the last 15 years. Wrestling, Men & Womens Bball, Volleyball, Soccer, Field Hockey, and Tennis. They are working the baseball diamond into the current 10-yr plan with the possibility of a new stadium on the west side of campus near the soccer/fieldhockey/tennis complex.
My point is facilities are constantly being updated.
Barta has stated several times he always has a 10-yr plan. After phase 2, the existing Football ops will get renovated for the gymnastics team to move in. At that point most of the major sports will have had a huge makeover in the last 15 years. Wrestling, Men & Womens Bball, Volleyball, Soccer, Field Hockey, and Tennis. They are working the baseball diamond into the current 10-yr plan with the possibility of a new stadium on the west side of campus near the soccer/fieldhockey/tennis complex.
My point is facilities are constantly being updated.
tm3308
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Lol you're just like the 5th person to suggest that we fill in the corners. That's what he's getting at. Besides, that can't be done (the slope of the sideline doesn't match the slope of the endzone).
