Pollard on Cydline show?

Maybe more monster truck racing events and WWE cage matches need to be held at Trice to pay for the renovations. I could see someone jumping off the upper deck into the steel cage, why not in Ames?

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Originally Posted by wiscocyclone

Maybe more monster truck racing events and WWE cage matches need to be held at Trice to pay for the renovations. I could see someone jumping off the upper deck into the steel cage, why not in Ames?

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Talk about bad on the sod :)

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Originally Posted by HandSanitizer

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Found another. Standord build 50,000 - 90 Million
College Gridirons-Pac 10 Stadiums-Stanford Stadium-Stanford Cardinals

I must really be hell to renovate versus build new.

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Stanford went from a capacity of 85,000 in the old stadium to 50,000 in the new stadium. The original one was built in 1921 though, so I suppose in this case it was probably easier and more cost-effective to just start over.

What boggles my mind is that they tore down the old stadium after the 2005 season, built the new one in the same spot, and had it open for the start of the 2006 season. I guess when you don't have to worry about below zero temps in Dec/Jan, you can get a lot more work done.

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Originally Posted by Clark

60 million did seem a bit high, but then again I'm no contractor.

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I think that 60 million sounds about right for what pollard wants to do with the south endzone.

Face it boys and girls, it takes big bucks to bowl in a stadium, add a concourse and suites for the rich and famous...


Earle Bruce wanted to bowl in the endzone in 1976, back then you could have probably done it for a couple million dollars seeing the sides only cost 7.6 million!!!!

That mistake(not doing the south end zone) ranks right up there with NOT hiring bill snyder as football coach!!!

Everyone keeps talking about suites in the endzone plans. is that right? I don't remember ever hearing about more suites to be put into the south endzone as part of that project.

I apologize if this has been mentioned. I wonder how the economy has affected the price tag of this project. Builders would LOVE to have a project like this right now and I can't help thinking that negotiations aren't possible. With that said, we need a donor(s)...

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Originally Posted by StPaulCyclone

I apologize if this has been mentioned. I wonder how the economy has affected the price tag of this project. Builders would LOVE to have a project like this right now and I can't help thinking that negotiations aren't possible. With that said, we need a donor(s)...

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I would think the price would have come down, as builders are willing to bid lower just to get the work. Of course, don't we kind of have a wink/wink agreement with a particular builder now though anyway, and maybe that is part of the problem.

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Originally Posted by wiscocyclone

Maybe more monster truck racing events and WWE cage matches need to be held at Trice to pay for the renovations. I could see someone jumping off the upper deck into the steel cage, why not in Ames?

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Anyone else shocked the resident 'Sconnie comes up with this funding solution? :biglaugh:

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Originally Posted by TheHelgo

Everyone keeps talking about suites in the endzone plans. is that right? I don't remember ever hearing about more suites to be put into the south endzone as part of that project.

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It's open space between the lower and upper. They need more ADA (wheelchair) seating areas, and will have to use the top of just about each end-zone section to get close to fulfilling the ADA requirements.

What were the respective costs of the East and West remodels? Each was in the teens wasn't it? I thought the suites and concourse remodel on the west alone was priced at $19MM.

Given that number, doesn't shock me that an estimate of $60MM for the south endzone. There were plans for multi-purpose facilities underneath and stuff like that too, weren't there? I do recall some talk of suites there as well.

I would have preferred to bowl in the stadium first and then look for the money to make the other improvements on the east/west concourses we just completed.

The 37,000 combined all forms of season tickets, including full price, mini packs, kids club, tents, etc. The 11,000 figure is how many people, of whatever the total is this year, are paying full price.

Season tickets are important because those are the solid numbers from which plans can be made. I do agree that we seem to have a solid number of tickets sold, but you cannot make plans on those, as they are a what if...

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Originally Posted by HandSanitizer

Its almost like they need to split the Endzone project up and just scrap the upper deck and suites for later. (that would save a ton of money) I would be interested in knowing what it would cost to just do the lower bowl in the South and the North Hills corners and upgrade the Audio and Video.
My guess it would be $10 Million for A/V (which would be an insane upgrade for us) and $20-25 Million for New seats and South Concourse? ( I don't know construction though)

We spent only $12 Million for the East Concourse which included destruction of all those old concession stands, building up the concourse, making new very nice consession/restrooms and plaza and New Entry ways etcc. I can't see how doing this smaller version would come close to $65 Million.
We are supposively in tight with several contruction companies right?
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- don't do the upper deck but design it to add on later.
- build up the South Concourse with a few concession stands for continous flow
- install the South Endzone similiar to the 1st Drawing that was proposed that was basically a spinoff of Gene's Smiths idea.
- No suites, but build the structure to add them later.
- Fill in the North Hills in so we lose the Hill jokes and the stadium has a better feel. (make them cheap General addmission seating so people with families don't freak out) AND I am one with a family by the way....
- New Sound and Video. (put the old score board on the opposite side as the new scoreboard) (This would probably run $10 Million just by judging by the Minnesota Stadium)
- Spend a little money and get the Football offices and lockerrooms really pimped out (I don't think people realize how much this means to recruits)

so $30 or 40 Million would be more attainable with a Big donor opposed to $65 Million.
That would put the stadium at about 52,000 -54,000 physical seats and no hills. That is a perfect size for ISU right now. If needing more seats in the future (fingers crossed) then we add on down the road IF Needed.

I mean Central Florida built an entire bowled in 45,000 seat stadium for $54 Million two years ago. Maybe they used sticks and stones I don't know, but it looks nice.
College Gridirons-Conference USA Stadiums-Bright House Networks Stadium-UCF Knights

I think the only way we see results is by splitting up the project and going a little cheaper also. Remember when people were having a frickin cow about how cheap and crappy the basketball facility was going to be. There is no complaining now and it may actually save our program. I think the same thing applies to Football right now. Just a thought.

PLUS....Like people are saying above. We really need to start putting a product on the field.

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Basically what I was saying....so obviously I agree here. Get that lower level built.....and when we can, build up. Simple as that.:wink:

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Originally Posted by WalkingCY

Basically what I was saying....so obviously I agree here. Get that lower level built.....and when we can, build up. Simple as that.:wink:

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You could also put temporary stands, similar to the ones already there on top of the lower level until you have the money for the upper deck.

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Originally Posted by Bader

Anyone else shocked the resident 'Sconnie comes up with this funding solution? :biglaugh:

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Sorry--I thought I'd change the subject a little since it took 11 pages to agree that 11+26=37. :sad: