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(09-03-2019 10:10 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(09-03-2019 09:55 AM)cmett003 Wrote:  Its clear that ODU needs more food options on the concourse.

There is a lot to like about the new stadium. It looks and feels like a real college football stadium now, the seat comfort is a massive upgrade, the fact that they were able to make a relatively tiny stadium, by FBS standards, look and feel much larger, and the fact that it is a necessary start to building the program are a few, so I don't want to just make it sound like it is all negative, but the "huge upgrades" in concessions and amenities was vastly overstated in my opinion. Frankly, I would say that while the in seat experience is an enormous upgrade, the out of seat experience is less enjoyable for me. The food truck setup and kind of carnival atmosphere outside of the bowl was much nicer than the claustrophobic experience on the current concourse, and the blah Aramark concessions options are not as enjoyable as the food truck options to me. The ease of access to a bathroom, even if it was a porta-potty, was preferable to missing half a quarter to use the restroom now.

I know I am probably a minority, but I will miss some of the quaitness and quirkiness of the setup at Foreman. I won't miss the cramped seats and the small time feel of Foreman however. In the end, the new stadium was and is a necessity, and despite my gripes, it is a great first step in moving this program forward.

Yes. And other than the bathroom situation (no restrooms on the the second level was a huge mistake), everything else can be remedied if they keep an open mind, put in some effort and are open to suggestion.

1.Reposition some of the speakers (or maybe add some) so everyone can hear clearly, maybe add some sound proofing to fix the echos.

2. Hype up and synchronize the player intro properly.

3. Add more concession carts to the mid-level concourse.

4. Raise the scoreboard.

5. Add flat screens on the concourses so if people are waiting for food or bathrooms they still see the action.

6. Bring back the food trucks to remedy the crammed walkways, long lines and spread out the crowd more

7. Open more exits to leave the stadium after the game.

8. Improve the announcing.

9. Add more graphics and signage (loved what they did with the tarps honoring old players btw). I understand this is happening by the ECU game.

All of this can be done quickly, and would make a HUGE improvement without a ton of effort or costing a fortune.