FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS?

[dgreco]

the pillars is what bothers me the most. Maybe they should add private boxes and make another way to get to those sections.

[BlackFalkin]

SIU
Salukiway is under way at SIU with a new football stadium being built to replace 70 year old McAndrew Stadium. It is supposed to in operation by 2010. Major renovations are planned for the Arena (home of the basketball programs).
Salukiway photos

Im not feeling the new "start from scratch" stadium. Why not keep the old sideline stands, Update the tiny pressbox and lower the field and/or enclose the endzones instead? Ive played there [::cough::when we beat #1 seed SIU in the playoffs::cough::] and it was alright, and doesnt need to be totaly demolished.

[skinny_uncle]

SIU
Salukiway is under way at SIU with a new football stadium being built to replace 70 year old McAndrew Stadium. It is supposed to in operation by 2010. Major renovations are planned for the Arena (home of the basketball programs).
Salukiway photos

A skinny uncle sighting!! woo hoo!!

It's true, I don't usually show up too much in the offseason. New duties on the job may restrict my appearances during the season more so than in the past. Hopefully, others will step up to fill any void that leaves.

[Ivytalk]

Oh, I thought you were talking about FACULTY improvements! Harvard could use some of those!

Never mind.

[skinny_uncle]

SIU
Salukiway is under way at SIU with a new football stadium being built to replace 70 year old McAndrew Stadium. It is supposed to in operation by 2010. Major renovations are planned for the Arena (home of the basketball programs).
Salukiway photos

Im not feeling the new "start from scratch" stadium. Why not keep the old sideline stands, Update the tiny pressbox and lower the field and/or enclose the endzones instead? Ive played there [::cough::when we beat #1 seed SIU in the playoffs::cough::] and it was alright, and doesnt need to be totaly demolished.

McAndrew is 70 years old and rusting out. Looking underneath the stands, one wonders how long it would be until a collapse. It needs to be replaced before it becomes a safety issue. Construction is underway at this point.
http://www.pso.siu.edu/webcams/webcamsPage.html
Constructions costs are lower at this point partly because of the competitiveness of the bidding in a recession. Waiting any longer would only increase the cost of the project.

[slycat]

New pics. The structure is now above the original stadium height.




http://www.bobcatfans.com/forums/viewto ... &start=165

[BlackFalkin]

quick shot of Mc Andrews in carbondale. you can see "whats holding the stadium up". Why not spend one fourth of the budget and make the stadium structure sound. another quarter on repaving the stadium concrete & new aluminum benches and some chairback seats. And the remaining 50% on endzone seating, new locker room, updated pressbox?
I understand the construction has already take place but in my opinion this is a better way to spend that large amount of money **AND** the salukis will have a better stadium as a result.

[skinny_uncle]

quick shot of Mc Andrews in carbondale. you can see "whats holding the stadium up". Why not spend one fourth of the budget and make the stadium structure sound. another quarter on repaving the stadium concrete & new aluminum benches and some chairback seats. And the remaining 50% on endzone seating, new locker room, updated pressbox?
I understand the construction has already take place but in my opinion this is a better way to spend that large amount of money **AND** the salukis will have a better stadium as a result.

The Mac is 70 years old. Fixing it up and bringing everything up to code would cost almost as much as building a new one.

[JMU DJ]

Just saw this on the CAAzone...

Phases 1-16 scheduled to be complete by 2033

[slycat]

Just saw this on the CAAzone...

Phases 1-16 scheduled to be complete by 2033

[BlackFalkin]

Fixing it up and bringing everything up to code would cost almost as much as building a new one.

How do you know? did you make that up? how do **YOU** know thats how much it would cost.

[skinny_uncle]

quick shot of Mc Andrews in carbondale. you can see "whats holding the stadium up". Why not spend one fourth of the budget and make the stadium structure sound. another quarter on repaving the stadium concrete & new aluminum benches and some chairback seats. And the remaining 50% on endzone seating, new locker room, updated pressbox?
I understand the construction has already take place but in my opinion this is a better way to spend that large amount of money **AND** the salukis will have a better stadium as a result.

That out of date aerial shot looks pretty good. Newer and closer shots reveal problems.

[slycat]

[slycat]

As of today:

[coachacola]

Lamar University will be spending almost $30 million on renovations to their football stadium, constructing a new athletic complex, and building a new soccer field with a field house for both soccer and softball. Because of the bond market they are a little behind schedule but they should start in late May. They have already spend $1.5 million on renovating the press box and the rest of the stadium will get a complete makeover before Lamar starts playing football in 2010.

The new 44,000 sf athletic complex will sit on the south end of the stadium:



The stadium will be renamed Provost-Umphrey Stadium thanks to a $5 million donation from Walter Umphrey and the law firm of Provost-Umphrey:



An anonymous donated $700,000 for the new field turf and the naming of the field:



A total of about $7.5 million was raised for these renovations, and along with a new student fee, football is back at Lamar after 20 years.

[dbackjon]

Those look impressive!

And Welcome to CS!!

[FargoBison]

A dream of mplsbison came true today....



Yep, that is NDSU practicing on their new field turf practice field.

[slycat]

Good to see Lamar is working on a nice stadium.

[clenz]

quick shot of Mc Andrews in carbondale. you can see "whats holding the stadium up". Why not spend one fourth of the budget and make the stadium structure sound. another quarter on repaving the stadium concrete & new aluminum benches and some chairback seats. And the remaining 50% on endzone seating, new locker room, updated pressbox?
I understand the construction has already take place but in my opinion this is a better way to spend that large amount of money **AND** the salukis will have a better stadium as a result.

That out of date aerial shot looks pretty good. Newer and closer shots reveal problems.

S_U is right. That place is a dump and a half.

[guinzone]

Can't wait to see that JMU Monster-Shoe! That is gonna be AMAZING hahaha..
Imagine throwing toilet paper from that 6th deck onto the field.... O I can't wait!

[clenz]

Can't wait to see that JMU Monster-Shoe! That is gonna be AMAZING hahaha..
Imagine throwing toilet paper from that 6th deck onto the field.... O I can't wait!

By the time it hits the field it will feel like a rock with the speed it will be going.

[guinzone]

YSU is putting in brand new chairback seats where the current ones are housed right now. YSU is also adding a second scoreboard to the north end of the stadium. The current one on the south end is pretty hard to see for some in the big stands during daytime games. This new scoreboard will be nothing special, just a nice compliment to a top notch facility.

Remember, YSU Stambaugh Stadium was #2 on the ChampionshipSubdivision.com Stadium Rankings in 2006, behind the great Montana Stadium, whatever it is called .

[TwinTownBisonFan]

A dream of mplsbison came true today....



Yep, that is NDSU practicing on their new field turf practice field.

why do we have a field turf practice field... why not install it in the DOME???

[FargoBison]

A dream of mplsbison came true today....



Yep, that is NDSU practicing on their new field turf practice field.

why do we have a field turf practice field... why not install it in the DOME???

Field turf at the dome is going to cost upwards of 2 million dollars because the Dome needs a different kind of turf. At Dacotah, NDSU could just lay the turf down and forget about it, which meant the new turf ran about $3-400,000. At the Dome, the turf needs to be removable since the movable bleachers in the south endzone can't clear the height of the field turf plus whatever cover is needed to protect the turf.

[slycat]