I recommend hitting the cog and bumping the quality to 720p.

(08-03-2013 11:55 AM)fussbudget Wrote:  



I recommend hitting the cog and bumping the quality to 720p.

Looks good! I hope to come watch Charlotte play there one day.

(08-03-2013 11:55 AM)fussbudget Wrote:  



I recommend hitting the cog and bumping the quality to 720p.

Nice video. A little fast for an old guy like me, but I like it.

i am just amazed on how much video medium stuff UNT consistently rolls out there for the CUSA move. It seems every couple of weeks there is something new form those guys

I thought you said walk-around, more like a run-around, got a little dizzy there, LOL.



I don't want to put a damper on your enthusiasm but I really wasn't impressed. It's just ok, really the only thing that sets it apart from any other stadium is the wingy thing. But don't get me wrong, I'm glad that you have a new stadium. I hope a full house will be the norm.

I can't wait to see your new stadium. We will be in Galveston visiting my family the week before Middle plays at NT. Planning on detouring through Denton on the way home to catch the game. My wife is from Lewisville, so we are very familiar with the area. We actually had our wedding reception in the hotel that used to sit where Apogee is now. Basing this on pics I have seen. I remember seeing Fouts right across the highway from the hotel.

(08-04-2013 04:12 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  I thought you said walk-around, more like a run-around, got a little dizzy there, LOL.



I don't want to put a damper on your enthusiasm but I really wasn't impressed. It's just ok, really the only thing that sets it apart from any other stadium is the wingy thing. But don't get me wrong, I'm glad that you have a new stadium. I hope a full house will be the norm.

You can't put a damper on anything. Your personal impression is just one opinion. Have a nice day.

I really like the stadium, even the funny wingy thingy.

I got a little dizzy watching the video too (it should have been done in about half that speed IMO), but it was great. Apogee is a beautiful stadium. I'd put it in the top 1/4 of G5 stadiums personally.

The stadium is nice, but it will look much better when trees start growing around it. It looks like it is stuck out in a desert all by itself or something. [/align]

I think I'm going to be sick.....

(08-05-2013 10:30 AM)BleedsGreen33 Wrote:  I think I'm going to be sick.....

just remember to puke on your shoes

(08-05-2013 09:03 AM)MG61 Wrote:  

(08-04-2013 04:12 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  I thought you said walk-around, more like a run-around, got a little dizzy there, LOL.



I don't want to put a damper on your enthusiasm but I really wasn't impressed. It's just ok, really the only thing that sets it apart from any other stadium is the wingy thing. But don't get me wrong, I'm glad that you have a new stadium. I hope a full house will be the norm.

You can't put a damper on anything. Your personal impression is just one opinion. Have a nice day.

Thanks. I will. And I'm sorry I wasn't all giddy about your stadium.

(08-05-2013 02:50 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(08-05-2013 09:03 AM)MG61 Wrote:  

(08-04-2013 04:12 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  I thought you said walk-around, more like a run-around, got a little dizzy there, LOL.



I don't want to put a damper on your enthusiasm but I really wasn't impressed. It's just ok, really the only thing that sets it apart from any other stadium is the wingy thing. But don't get me wrong, I'm glad that you have a new stadium. I hope a full house will be the norm.

You can't put a damper on anything. Your personal impression is just one opinion. Have a nice day.

Thanks. I will. And I'm sorry I wasn't all giddy about your stadium.

Don't expect you to be giddy, just wanted you to know your opinion wasn't a damper for anyone.

Could just be the fisheye lens, but the stadium looks very flat especially as you walk up past the east side.

It looks like on the South end zone side the field level is at ground level. Is that correct? Is the ground elevation on the northside higher? Meaning the lower bowl is mostly sunken?

I've never gotten this flatten perspective from all the stadium shots I've seen, so that's why I'm a bit confused.

(08-05-2013 03:17 PM)Hilltop1215 Wrote:  Could just be the fisheye lens, but the stadium looks very flat especially as you walk up past the east side.

It looks like on the South end zone side the field level is at ground level. Is that correct? Is the ground elevation on the northside higher? Meaning the lower bowl is mostly sunken?

I've never gotten this flatten perspective from all the stadium shots I've seen, so that's why I'm a bit confused.

The lower bowl is below ground level. The athletic center on the south side starts at ground level from the parking lot and goes below ground towards the stadium side. The deck facing the stadium is actually ground level.

The majority of the seating on the student side (west) is below ground level as that side of the stadium was built into the hill of what used to be Eagle Point golf course.

(08-05-2013 03:17 PM)Hilltop1215 Wrote:  Could just be the fisheye lens, but the stadium looks very flat especially as you walk up past the east side.

It looks like on the South end zone side the field level is at ground level. Is that correct? Is the ground elevation on the northside higher? Meaning the lower bowl is mostly sunken?

I've never gotten this flatten perspective from all the stadium shots I've seen, so that's why I'm a bit confused.

It isn't flat. The lens may make it appear that way, but when you see it in person, it is very nice. The lower bowl in below ground level. The home side only has newly planted trees, and it does look bare. The visitors' side is where most of the tailgating happens. That side has several large shady trees on the hill. You really get some great views of the stadium from that hill. The land where Apogee stands was the old Eagle Point Golf Course.

Thanks guys, that is what I was thinking. With the speed of the video, I didn't catch that they went down hill before entering.

(1) Yes, I agree, there is still a need for more trees on the west side of the stadium, more watering of the bermuda grass to green it up, etc, etc, etc, but "The Hill" (tailgating area) on the east side of the stadium looking down into Apogee has most of the trees plus a rather large pond--those were not shown in this quick take of Apogee.

(2) What you see as a commuter from either interstate coming from Dallas, Fort Worth or southern Oklahoma also doesn't do this venue justice. You have to be there and walk down into it to see just how large it is and how much more larger it will one day be without losing what are presently great sightlines from anywhere you sit in this stadium. The acoustics in Apogee are 2'nd to none. If your school brings 2,000 or more fans you will be able to generate some noise that will probably surprise you.

(3) The Wing Zone (end zone) gets much criticism, but the sightlines in those seats are shockingly good. I brought a fellow alum from Fort Worth to a game and we sat in the Wing Zone and he said he liked sitting there better than sideline seats "you can watch the plays develop" was what he said.

(4) An empty stadium in stark daylight during 100 degree Texas weather doesn't do it for me and was I presume the reason the videographer was moving so fast in his presentation?

BUT....the below YouTube video shows how this stadium comes to life at dusk and on into the night and with the other variable I like for a stadium as in..... butts in seats?

Below is a YouTube of Apogee Stadium from HKS Architectural firm who also designed the Dallas Cowboy's football stadium just only 2 weeks ago re-named AT&T Stadium.

Here you go, olliebaba, if you can be impressed this video may do it for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMJcr5DVGHE

Like others have said I expected it to look bigger from the outside, I understand a good portion of the seating is below ground level...But the exterior view does not do justice to what it looks like once you enter the stadium....From the outside there is nothing special about it but it looks 1st class once you are inside.