(07-30-2014 04:24 PM)huskie2379 Wrote:  If I understandn correctly NIU is coming out with a master plan to renovate the stadium. What are we to expect? The most important part is press box and suites! I think the coaches club is a good start to see if there is interest in specialized seating. If this sells out they need to put something in the endzone across the yordon and ipf. With these two pieces then you can think about adding more seats. But you need to improve these two things first.

(07-30-2014 04:25 PM)cawoo22 Wrote:  

(07-30-2014 04:24 PM)huskie2379 Wrote:  If I understandn correctly NIU is coming out with a master plan to renovate the stadium. What are we to expect? The most important part is press box and suites! I think the coaches club is a good start to see if there is interest in specialized seating. If this sells out they need to put something in the endzone across the yordon and ipf. With these two pieces then you can think about adding more seats. But you need to improve these two things first.

Check the Schedulepalooza thread... but you're 29 pages behind, so hop to it, youngster!

(07-31-2014 12:57 PM)Michael James Wrote:  What does it say in there, I'm not searching through 80 pages to find the answer...

(07-31-2014 12:57 PM)Michael James Wrote:  What does it say in there, I'm not searching through 80 pages to find the answer...

(07-31-2014 01:05 PM)HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote:  

(07-31-2014 12:57 PM)Michael James Wrote:  What does it say in there, I'm not searching through 80 pages to find the answer...

Nothing official. It essentially says the same things (opinions) that were discussed hundreds of times here. Here is a synopsis.

Press box expansion
sky boxes
south endzone enclosure
Double deck the east side
More seats
etc.

It's not worth reading 80 pages for it.

(07-31-2014 02:30 PM)klake87 Wrote:  I wonder if some bonds are being paid off soon.

(07-31-2014 02:47 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  IF I recall the entire east stands cost between 4-5mil (90's prices). You would think 6-7 mil would add the missing 18 rows to the East and 3500 seats in the end-zone.

(07-31-2014 04:32 PM)niubrad00 Wrote:  Apparently I'm in the minority, but I think you're on crack if you think any of these home and home deals were made with the understanding that Huskie Stadium would expand by the time they visited DeKalb. I don't believe that for a second. It doesn't make any sense at all.

Sure, Frazier is going to have plans to add skyboxes, gut the west side and probably other cosmetic improvements, but there is no way any significant seating increase will happen. Maybe a tweak to capacity with remodeling or grooming the south berm to be able to be used as seating, but that would be it.

(07-31-2014 04:36 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(07-31-2014 04:32 PM)niubrad00 Wrote:  Apparently I'm in the minority, but I think you're on crack if you think any of these home and home deals were made with the understanding that Huskie Stadium would expand by the time they visited DeKalb. I don't believe that for a second. It doesn't make any sense at all.

Sure, Frazier is going to have plans to add skyboxes, gut the west side and probably other cosmetic improvements, but there is no way any significant seating increase will happen. Maybe a tweak to capacity with remodeling or grooming the south berm to be able to be used as seating, but that would be it.

Do you know how many BYU fans there are around the country? My HR guy at my company went to BYU and is super pumped about them coming to DeKalb. Huskie Stadium is too small for playing teams of that caliber who are well known nationwide. And this is even without tomorrow's announcement which could be bigger than them all.

Adding 4-6K worth of seating should not be TOO difficult to complete by 2018 if planned correctly.

(07-31-2014 04:52 PM)niubrad00 Wrote:  

(07-31-2014 04:36 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(07-31-2014 04:32 PM)niubrad00 Wrote:  Apparently I'm in the minority, but I think you're on crack if you think any of these home and home deals were made with the understanding that Huskie Stadium would expand by the time they visited DeKalb. I don't believe that for a second. It doesn't make any sense at all.

Sure, Frazier is going to have plans to add skyboxes, gut the west side and probably other cosmetic improvements, but there is no way any significant seating increase will happen. Maybe a tweak to capacity with remodeling or grooming the south berm to be able to be used as seating, but that would be it.

Do you know how many BYU fans there are around the country? My HR guy at my company went to BYU and is super pumped about them coming to DeKalb. Huskie Stadium is too small for playing teams of that caliber who are well known nationwide. And this is even without tomorrow's announcement which could be bigger than them all.

Adding 4-6K worth of seating should not be TOO difficult to complete by 2018 if planned correctly.

So we should spend millions of dollars on new renovations for one or two marquee home games? No. Not happening. So give BYU 5,000 tickets and raise ticket prices to $50 if there will really be that much demand. Problem solved. BYU also plays at Utah State and they have a similar capacity to us. That's even an intra-state rivalry but I don't see USU rushing out to build new seats.

(07-31-2014 02:54 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(07-31-2014 02:47 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  IF I recall the entire east stands cost between 4-5mil (90's prices). You would think 6-7 mil would add the missing 18 rows to the East and 3500 seats in the end-zone.

Frazier doesnt do anything small.