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Where are they going to put the Howitzer with the tight sidelines now?

(07-31-2019 12:49 PM)AimHigh Wrote:  Where are they going to put the Howitzer with the tight sidelines now?

They don't look that much tighter to me. I think there should still be room for the cannon. I hope. That and "Crazy Train" are our only football traditions at this point. I miss the 12th Monarchs and the Monarch March.

I guess this is a question for some one in AD. How the hell did ECU manage to get funding from TowneBank for their south side tower while we got sponsorship for a scoreboard? Isn't TowneBank headquartered in Hampton Roads? Is TowneBank's CEO/CFO their Alumni if not ODAF dropped the ball on it. We could have funded NEZ with their sponsorship.

Edit: I just looked it up and their CEO is an ODU Alum. What a shame. I know CEO's make decisions based on their best interests but i don't see how a New Stadium in HR isn't better than an expansion of stadium in Greenville.

(07-31-2019 01:36 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  I guess this is a question for some one in AD. How the hell did ECU manage to get funding from TowneBank for their south side tower while we got sponsorship for a scoreboard? Isn't TowneBank headquartered in Hampton Roads? Is TowneBank's CEO/CFO their Alumni if not ODAF dropped the ball on it. We could have funded NEZ with their sponsorship.

Yes, TowneBank is local, but the ECU investment was was a strategic business move. They recently bought a NC bank with branches in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, etc. and are expanding into the eastern NC area. They contribute a lot to ODU that goes under the radar and will continue to do so.

(07-31-2019 01:36 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  I guess this is a question for some one in AD. How the hell did ECU manage to get funding from TowneBank for their south side tower while we got sponsorship for a scoreboard? Isn't TowneBank headquartered in Hampton Roads? Is TowneBank's CEO/CFO their Alumni if not ODAF dropped the ball on it. We could have funded NEZ with their sponsorship.

Edit: I just looked it up and their CEO is an ODU Alum. What a shame. I know CEO's make decisions based on their best interests but i don't see how a New Stadium in HR isn't better than an expansion of stadium in Greenville.

The bigger question is how much did they pay for their name on the videoboard? They wrote ECU a check for $3 million. Our videoboard probably cost that much when you factor in the ribbon boards on the sidelines and gameday building.

(07-31-2019 01:50 PM)Cant Tame the Lion Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 01:36 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  I guess this is a question for some one in AD. How the hell did ECU manage to get funding from TowneBank for their south side tower while we got sponsorship for a scoreboard? Isn't TowneBank headquartered in Hampton Roads? Is TowneBank's CEO/CFO their Alumni if not ODAF dropped the ball on it. We could have funded NEZ with their sponsorship.

Yes, TowneBank is local, but the ECU investment was was a strategic business move. They recently bought a NC bank with branches in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, etc. and are expanding into the eastern NC area. They contribute a lot to ODU that goes under the radar and will continue to do so.

(07-31-2019 01:50 PM)ODU2K1 Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 01:36 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  I guess this is a question for some one in AD. How the hell did ECU manage to get funding from TowneBank for their south side tower while we got sponsorship for a scoreboard? Isn't TowneBank headquartered in Hampton Roads? Is TowneBank's CEO/CFO their Alumni if not ODAF dropped the ball on it. We could have funded NEZ with their sponsorship.

Edit: I just looked it up and their CEO is an ODU Alum. What a shame. I know CEO's make decisions based on their best interests but i don't see how a New Stadium in HR isn't better than an expansion of stadium in Greenville.

The bigger question is how much did they pay for their name on the videoboard? They wrote ECU a check for $3 million. Our videoboard probably cost that much when you factor in the ribbon boards on the sidelines and gameday building.

Now that i have started to look it up, TowneBank has a bunch of Alumni on various ODU Administrative and decision making positions and if what you said about TowneBank donating under Radar is true then i am glad that is happening and honestly if they have funded the video board and ribbons in their entirety then yeah those alone would make up for 3 MM in donations that they contributed to ECU.

I can’t tell for sure, but it looks as though they are putting chair backs on the upper deck seating of the west side below the press box which would extend the entire length of the press box. In the renderings I have seen there were only three upper sections with chair backs, as opposed to five. Perhaps I’m seeing it incorrectly.

(07-31-2019 02:01 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 01:50 PM)Cant Tame the Lion Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 01:36 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  I guess this is a question for some one in AD. How the hell did ECU manage to get funding from TowneBank for their south side tower while we got sponsorship for a scoreboard? Isn't TowneBank headquartered in Hampton Roads? Is TowneBank's CEO/CFO their Alumni if not ODAF dropped the ball on it. We could have funded NEZ with their sponsorship.

Yes, TowneBank is local, but the ECU investment was was a strategic business move. They recently bought a NC bank with branches in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, etc. and are expanding into the eastern NC area. They contribute a lot to ODU that goes under the radar and will continue to do so.

(07-31-2019 01:50 PM)ODU2K1 Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 01:36 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  I guess this is a question for some one in AD. How the hell did ECU manage to get funding from TowneBank for their south side tower while we got sponsorship for a scoreboard? Isn't TowneBank headquartered in Hampton Roads? Is TowneBank's CEO/CFO their Alumni if not ODAF dropped the ball on it. We could have funded NEZ with their sponsorship.

Edit: I just looked it up and their CEO is an ODU Alum. What a shame. I know CEO's make decisions based on their best interests but i don't see how a New Stadium in HR isn't better than an expansion of stadium in Greenville.

The bigger question is how much did they pay for their name on the videoboard? They wrote ECU a check for $3 million. Our videoboard probably cost that much when you factor in the ribbon boards on the sidelines and gameday building.

Now that i have started to look it up, TowneBank has a bunch of Alumni on various ODU Administrative and decision making positions and if what you said about TowneBank donating under Radar is true then i am glad that is happening and honestly if they have funded the video board and ribbons in their entirety then yeah those alone would make up for 3 MM in donations that they contributed to ECU.

According to older articles, the new scoreboard going in now was paid for by ODU setting aside money over the years. It was a planned replacement, as was the turf. Maybe TowneBank will sponsor the newer, bigger board (assuming that comes) with the NEZ and terrace area. If so, I wish they'd make that public. It is a shame that a local bank with an alumnus CEO made a bigger corporate donation to a rival in a rural area. Maybe they are doing stuff behind the scenes, maybe the big donation will be toward the NEZ. I guess we will see.

(07-31-2019 03:07 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  I can’t tell for sure, but it looks as though they are putting chair backs on the upper deck seating of the west side below the press box which would extend the entire length of the press box. In the renderings I have seen there were only three upper sections with chair backs, as opposed to five. Perhaps I’m seeing it incorrectly.

No you are not alone. I was wondering about that yesterday when i saw 217 had chair backs extended beyond the first few rows. They might have changed the plans and decided to make them fill the length of pressbox.

(07-31-2019 03:31 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 03:07 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  I can’t tell for sure, but it looks as though they are putting chair backs on the upper deck seating of the west side below the press box which would extend the entire length of the press box. In the renderings I have seen there were only three upper sections with chair backs, as opposed to five. Perhaps I’m seeing it incorrectly.

No you are not alone. I was wondering about that yesterday when i saw 217 had chair backs extended beyond the first few rows. They might have changed the plans and decided to make them fill the length of pressbox.

217 does only have chair backs for the first few rows. I'm not sure what that blue stuff is but they already installed bench backs in those non-chairback rows in 217.

(07-31-2019 04:01 PM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 03:31 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 03:07 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  I can’t tell for sure, but it looks as though they are putting chair backs on the upper deck seating of the west side below the press box which would extend the entire length of the press box. In the renderings I have seen there were only three upper sections with chair backs, as opposed to five. Perhaps I’m seeing it incorrectly.

No you are not alone. I was wondering about that yesterday when i saw 217 had chair backs extended beyond the first few rows. They might have changed the plans and decided to make them fill the length of pressbox.

217 does only have chair backs for the first few rows. I'm not sure what that blue stuff is but they already installed bench backs in those non-chairback rows in 217.

Not really. If you notice the following rendering that was sent out earlier and is still on the ticket purchasing site the chair backs are only supposed to go until where the staircase emerges into the stadium but if the current installation is any indication they are beyond what the rendering shows. Don't get me wrong i am happy with the add'l chair backs but was wondering if there was change of plans some where along the installation.

(07-31-2019 04:14 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 04:01 PM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 03:31 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 03:07 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  I can’t tell for sure, but it looks as though they are putting chair backs on the upper deck seating of the west side below the press box which would extend the entire length of the press box. In the renderings I have seen there were only three upper sections with chair backs, as opposed to five. Perhaps I’m seeing it incorrectly.

No you are not alone. I was wondering about that yesterday when i saw 217 had chair backs extended beyond the first few rows. They might have changed the plans and decided to make them fill the length of pressbox.

217 does only have chair backs for the first few rows. I'm not sure what that blue stuff is but they already installed bench backs in those non-chairback rows in 217.

Not really. If you notice the following rendering that was sent out earlier and is still on the ticket purchasing site the chair backs are only supposed to go until where the staircase emerges into the stadium but if the current installation is any indication they are beyond what the rendering shows. Don't get me wrong i am happy with the add'l chair backs but was wondering if there was change of plans some where along the installation.

You're right. This section should be a mirror of 211 and they've extended past where the seats end there. Someone likely messed up. Wonder if they ordered too many or if those chairbacks actually belong in 216.

(07-31-2019 04:27 PM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 04:14 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 04:01 PM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 03:31 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 03:07 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  I can’t tell for sure, but it looks as though they are putting chair backs on the upper deck seating of the west side below the press box which would extend the entire length of the press box. In the renderings I have seen there were only three upper sections with chair backs, as opposed to five. Perhaps I’m seeing it incorrectly.

No you are not alone. I was wondering about that yesterday when i saw 217 had chair backs extended beyond the first few rows. They might have changed the plans and decided to make them fill the length of pressbox.

217 does only have chair backs for the first few rows. I'm not sure what that blue stuff is but they already installed bench backs in those non-chairback rows in 217.

Not really. If you notice the following rendering that was sent out earlier and is still on the ticket purchasing site the chair backs are only supposed to go until where the staircase emerges into the stadium but if the current installation is any indication they are beyond what the rendering shows. Don't get me wrong i am happy with the add'l chair backs but was wondering if there was change of plans some where along the installation.

You're right. This section should be a mirror of 211 and they've extended past where the seats end there. Someone likely messed up. Wonder if they ordered too many or if those chairbacks actually belong in 216.

You might be correct. They might have ordered too many and now are placing chair backs on bench backs Either way i like having chairbacks spread the length of press box.

That's well and good unless someone paid less for those seats because they weren't chairbacks.

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(07-31-2019 03:07 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  I can’t tell for sure, but it looks as though they are putting chair backs on the upper deck seating of the west side below the press box which would extend the entire length of the press box. In the renderings I have seen there were only three upper sections with chair backs, as opposed to five. Perhaps I’m seeing it incorrectly.

No, I don't think you are. I have been watching that also, and I think it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

(07-31-2019 06:33 PM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 03:07 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  I can’t tell for sure, but it looks as though they are putting chair backs on the upper deck seating of the west side below the press box which would extend the entire length of the press box. In the renderings I have seen there were only three upper sections with chair backs, as opposed to five. Perhaps I’m seeing it incorrectly.

No, I don't think you are. I have been watching that also, and I think it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

I think they are just staging for the adjacent section 216, but two more rows and I got a chairback.

(07-31-2019 07:12 PM)DaBigBlue Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 06:33 PM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 03:07 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  I can’t tell for sure, but it looks as though they are putting chair backs on the upper deck seating of the west side below the press box which would extend the entire length of the press box. In the renderings I have seen there were only three upper sections with chair backs, as opposed to five. Perhaps I’m seeing it incorrectly.

No, I don't think you are. I have been watching that also, and I think it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

I think they are just staging for the adjacent section 216, but two more rows and I got a chairback.

This was my first reaction, but up till now the have been pre-installing seats in the sections they are intended for. Why do twice the work by staging in another section? I guess we will find out “almost” soon enough. LOL

Unusual place to put a scoreboard,

Orlando City Stadium,

(07-31-2019 04:27 PM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 04:14 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 04:01 PM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 03:31 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 03:07 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  I can’t tell for sure, but it looks as though they are putting chair backs on the upper deck seating of the west side below the press box which would extend the entire length of the press box. In the renderings I have seen there were only three upper sections with chair backs, as opposed to five. Perhaps I’m seeing it incorrectly.

No you are not alone. I was wondering about that yesterday when i saw 217 had chair backs extended beyond the first few rows. They might have changed the plans and decided to make them fill the length of pressbox.

217 does only have chair backs for the first few rows. I'm not sure what that blue stuff is but they already installed bench backs in those non-chairback rows in 217.

Not really. If you notice the following rendering that was sent out earlier and is still on the ticket purchasing site the chair backs are only supposed to go until where the staircase emerges into the stadium but if the current installation is any indication they are beyond what the rendering shows. Don't get me wrong i am happy with the add'l chair backs but was wondering if there was change of plans some where along the installation.

You're right. This section should be a mirror of 211 and they've extended past where the seats end there. Someone likely messed up. Wonder if they ordered too many or if those chairbacks actually belong in 216.

The way I'm looking at it 217 should be a mirror of 213. And like others have noted, they've installed seatbacks well above the first 3 or 4 rows.


Now that I think about it. I believe those 'extra' seatbacks in 217 are just staged for installation in 216. You'd have to uninstall the bleacher style back rests. The seatbacks don't fit over top of the aluminum backrests.

Interesting piece of equipment being off loaded at 11:59 mark, camera 3. Any one know what this is?