Tunnell and field pictures from this morning.

**Let's Go State** · 06-06-2012, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by CYTruck

I was in Ames with my youngest 2 kids attending orientation.
While they were busy we went down to the field and took some pictures.

They were replacing the parking lot signs and the guy taking them down said I could have the old ones from C4 where we tailgate. Will be good in the "Cyclone Country" Bar. Good mancave material

Thanks for sharing.... Very jealous of the lot signs as well....

**huntt26** · 06-06-2012, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by Palmer

Need to re-paint the stands

No thanks, the stadium needs to be full, then the paint doesn't matter

**ISUAgronomist** · 06-06-2012, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by cyhawkdmb

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it looks according to these pics that it isnt connected to the FOF.... I thought it was...

See opening in FOF. Could just have a sidewalk there looking at the renderings (see later posts)

**VeloClone** · 06-06-2012, 05:06 PM

Why are two people kissing in the tunnel in your second pic? They must be trying to start a new tradition similar to campaniling. But if it is just going to be the team using the tunnel this new tradition might be a little distracting from the business at hand on game day.

CyBer · 06-06-2012, 05:07 PM

**Let's Go State** · 06-06-2012, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by ISUAgronomist

See opening in FOF...the tunnel "in progess" should connect there. Granted it could just have a sidewalk there looking at the renderings.

Ohhhhhhh.... Interesting. Renderings didn't show that..... I wonder if it will be under grass or an awkward concrete obtrusion?

**ribsnwhiskey** · 06-06-2012, 05:10 PM

The original renderings show a tunnel connecting to the facility. I can't see them spending $21 million on this facility and then building a tunnel that doesn't connect. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

**ISUAgronomist** · 06-06-2012, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by ribsnwhiskey

The original renderings show a tunnel connecting to the facility. I can't see them spending $21 million on this facility and then building a tunnel that doesn't connect. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

The tunnel is denoted with a red dotted line that ends before the FOF and at the videoboard support. I have a feeling that there will be a sidewalk. Just a guess.

Sidewalks marked with the arrows (obviously I could be wrong):

CyBer · 06-06-2012, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by ISUAgronomist

The tunnel is denoted with a red dotted line that ends before the FOF and at the videoboard support. I have a feeling that there will be a sidewalk.

Well that blows.

**ISUFB** · 06-06-2012, 05:19 PM

would be cool if the tunnel opend up to the field, with the gates of clyde williams field.

**isuno1fan** · 06-06-2012, 05:25 PM

Has to be a sidewalk...how else would the fans walk around to the West Gate? I assume when the team comes out there will be ushers or something that stops the crowd that is walking to and from the West Gate so the team can walk by to the tunnel??

**ISUAgronomist** · 06-06-2012, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by isuno1fan

Has to be a sidewalk...how else would the fans walk around to the West Gate?

That's what got me thinking about this. I think the rendering pretty much confirms it.

**CYTruck** · 06-06-2012, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by VeloClone

Why are two people kissing in the tunnel in your second pic? They must be trying to start a new tradition similar to campaniling. But if it is just going to be the team using the tunnel this new tradition might be a little distracting from the business at hand on game day.

lol.... Hadn't noticed that.... just 2 construction workers.... but unfortunate timing on the picture.... Haven't heard what kind of access there will be after hours..
most likely some sort of gated/controlled access.
I was also looking at the big screen towers.. and they look as if they would be easy to get on and climb..... probably have already been the target of some dares.

**CyCrazy** · 06-06-2012, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by ripvdub

no one cares about the people in G-7!

Haters gonna hate! G7 is the best lot!!!

**TKlone3** · 06-06-2012, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by ISUAgronomist

The tunnel is denoted with a red dotted line that ends before the FOF and at the videoboard support. I have a feeling that there will be a sidewalk. Just a guess.

Sidewalks marked with the arrows (obviously I could be wrong):

The tunnel is actually denoted by the light red lines perpendicular to the tunnel that is sortove covered by the P and L on the renderings. I see this more as a bridge for the fans going in to the stands over a path for the team to the field.

Not a very long tunnel and think of the same thing gooing from the parking lots to hilton under the road.