JMU Bridgeforth Stadium construction webcam

[BDKJMU]

Lopsided, I know I'm biased but in person the lopsided factor is not all that bad... I'm still in shock this has been pulled off, especially now, if the timeing had been 6-9 months later, who knows...

I think we can sell it out a few times a year w/FCS programs...I hope game one sells out!!! then homecomings, parent weekends and maybe ODU if ODU brings a nice crowd (3 hrs)...Liberty brings a few buses...DE & W&M?

JMU has the nutz to expand and fill if we ever find ourselves in a disirable fbs conference, the never ending debate

Maine/New Hamp/Rhody/Towson and OC cupcakes in the cold months will be tough...

25 k would be tough to get a sellout. Now that its actually about 27k JMU might sell out zero games, and theres nothing wrong with that. You don't build for now, you build for the future.

You stated OC cupcakes in the "cold months" ie Nov/Dec. I don't know where you came up with that. The fact is JMU in recent history has never scheduled an OOC cupcake in the "cold months", or even a regular season OOC period in Nov. Going back 9 seasons to 02', 27 regular season OOC games, 26 have been in Sept, the only exception being VMI 04' which was in Oct.

The only OOC JMU is going to be playing in the "cold months" will be in the playoffs, and they aren't going to be cupcakes.

[AZGrizFan]

Now if they'd just build the OTHER half of the stadium, it might look REALLY good...

You know, now that you mention it, it does seem kind of lopsided. Thanks for pointing that out. Hadn't noticed that before. You were the first one to relay that concept to me.

You're welcome.

[Grizalltheway]

Alright, I think 20 pages about a feather-pluckin' stadium expansion is more than enough. Don't recall this long of a thread the last time The Mecca was expanded.

[BDKJMU]

Alright, I think 20 pages about a feather-pluckin' stadium expansion is more than enough. Don't recall this long of a thread the last time The Mecca was expanded.

Well, we are talking about the new Crown Jewel of FCS

[Grizalltheway]

Alright, I think 20 pages about a feather-pluckin' stadium expansion is more than enough. Don't recall this long of a thread the last time The Mecca was expanded.

Well, we are talking about the new three-quarters-full Crown Jewel of FCS

[JMUpurplehazed]

Looking forward to the aerial pics from the home coming game on this very thread...

[Dukie95]

Great set of pictures.... do you all REALLY, and I mean honestly believe that you're going to pack that place out this year? I'm sure down the road in the near future you'll get a sellout somewhere... maybe when we come to town in '12.... bahahaha... but I just don't see it this year.

No. This stadium capacity was increased to support long term growth, not ticket demand for the next season.

Edit: Oh, I think I misunderstood the question. I definitely think we'll get at least one sell-out, like the opener, or Richmond. We just won't pack it out each week.

[State Line Liquors]

Yesterday at media day Mickey said Harrisonburg looks like Tuscaloosa now. That was an interesting comment to chew on.

[JMU2004]

Yesterday at media day Mickey said Harrisonburg looks like Tuscaloosa now. That was an interesting comment to chew on.

Yea, that wasn't sarcasm at all.

[JMU2004]

the latest gallery

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[kdinva]

the latest gallery

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WOW!

I do hope y'all get the funds very soon, to work on the "small" side, and can add about 6,000 more seats there, perhaps an "upper terrace" above what is there is now.

[Sirloinburger]

This will be a nice stadium when the other half is complete. As for selling out the season, I'm seeing a lot of this in stadium construction. The stands are colored so as to give the appearance of a sellout. Observe the Richmond Raceway upper deck. It is painted in a way that gives the illusion of a full section unlike the seats below where you can obviously see the empty seats. Of couse in Bridgeforth's case I would use more purple paint.

[BDKJMU]

JMU coach, AD excited about Bridgeforth improvements
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Although I guess due to the whole "25k Strong" campaign JMU continues to report the new stadium capacity as 25k when over on the CAA Zone a # of JMU posters are saying its 27,400.

According to the article 2nd deck 9,100 and endzone 4,200. Simple math will tell you its more than 25k:
08'-09' 15.5k reported capacity (with 3+k temp endzone).
----10' 16.5k reported capacity with lower section done (again with 3+k temp endzone).
----11' 16.5k + 9,100 upper deck + 4200 permanent endzone -3+k temp endzone = about 27k.

[alvin kayak]

Although I guess due to the whole "25k Strong" campaign JMU continues to report the new stadium capacity as 25k when over on the CAA Zone a # of JMU posters are saying its 27,400.

Deliberate attempt to get "sell outs" and new attendance records? I think that's likely. If I were a marketing director, I could make new attendance records for 15 years with that.

And yes, I am available for hire.

[ODUalum11]

the latest gallery

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Thats gonna be one hell of a stadium once the other side is completed.

[jmu1992]

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[JMUDukes03]

Already 3 games sold out.

[mad_dog97]

A few photos from a jmusports.com gallery for opening day/night in the new stadium:















The full set of pics for anyone interested is at: http://www.jmusports.com/PhotoAlbum.dbm ... BID=417511

[93henfan]

If you knew nothing abut the stadium or the actual attendance, you'd never guess there's only 25K there. Looks a helluva lot bigger.