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(09-29-2019 06:58 AM)VB Monarch Wrote:  Pretty hard to be objective after last night, but they did take many suggestions. I don't have any problem with the extra drink coolers. In fact it was one of my and many others suggestion. The mens rooms are a big time problem and I don't see any solution. Only one door for entry and exit?? 4 urinals?? come on ODU, this is gonna be a major issue for us guys, just as it has for the women all these years.
Sound system- fixed. Concessions? who cares. Food so crappy the lines will take care of themselves. Lots more vendors in the stands-good job

The one bathroom door thing is a total pain and obviously poor design, but the worst is still no rest rooms on the concourse. When you sit in the upper level thats a whole lot of time and step climbing to go all the way to the ground floor just to take a leak then a hike back up. I thought the original plan called for escalators. Maybe those can be installed later. With an old fan base, this could be a real fan deterrent. I know people in their 50s, 60s+ who definitely won't come back because they have to hike all the way to the top then do it all over again when nature calls.

The more I sit in the stadium, the more I think the most impressive thing is that they did the project in 9 months. Problem is, nobody cares about that now that its open. Im starting to think that was very short sighted, and if we could have had bathrooms and concessions on the second level concourse, better design and amenities, and some more branded embellishments, screens on the concourse etc, and better architectural elements (and maybe a NEZ or more suites), it would certainly have been worth it to play a season in Habor park or something. Especially if the team is going to suck this year anyway.