The solution for endzone seating would be to build over the road and still allow traffic to move under the seating area. A tunnel of sorts. Access would be on both sides of the street. Nothing fancy, it is a common solution in similar venues where traffic and space is an issue. Amenities could be located underneath where it wraps to meet the east and west stands. This could provide a solution to one of Huskie Stadium's most glaring problems......decent restroom facilities. We have to be one of a very few Division I schools who ask their fans to use porta-potties. The corners could also tie into the skyboxes housing elevators and badly needed concession upgrades.
The tunnel could extend out and provide a sheltered drop zone for busses and livery with an indoor welcoming area and access to the elevators to the skyboxes on the soutwest corner.

(04-24-2013 05:33 AM)freehuskie Wrote:  The solution for endzone seating would be to build over the road and still allow traffic to move under the seating area. A tunnel of sorts. Access would be on both sides of the street. Nothing fancy, it is a common solution in similar venues where traffic and space is an issue. Amenities could be located underneath where it wraps to meet the east and west stands. This could provide a solution to one of Huskie Stadium's most glaring problems......decent restroom facilities. We have to be one of a very few Division I schools who ask their fans to use porta-potties. The corners could also tie into the skyboxes housing elevators and badly needed concession upgrades.
The tunnel could extend out and provide a sheltered drop zone for busses and livery with an indoor welcoming area and access to the elevators to the skyboxes on the soutwest corner.

I like that concept...i feel it would only take 2-3 years of filling the stadium for games to initiate some actual movement regarding the south end zone. Let's hope we can see that kind of fandom develop over this strong stretch were on...

To put seats over a road would be crazy expensive.

It may even be cheaper to build a second deck on the East side which there is already a plan.

(04-24-2013 07:54 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  To put seats over a road would be crazy expensive.

It may even be cheaper to build a second deck on the East side which there is already a plan.

Link?

(04-24-2013 07:58 AM)DoubleHuskie84 Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 07:54 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  To put seats over a road would be crazy expensive.

It may even be cheaper to build a second deck on the East side which there is already a plan.

Link?

(04-24-2013 07:54 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  To put seats over a road would be crazy expensive.

It may even be cheaper to build a second deck on the East side which there is already a plan.

I think it sounds like a great idea to put stands over the road but like HuskieJohn said it would be way too expensive.

(04-24-2013 08:17 AM)nbcards Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 07:54 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  To put seats over a road would be crazy expensive.

It may even be cheaper to build a second deck on the East side which there is already a plan.

I think it sounds like a great idea to put stands over the road but like HuskieJohn said it would be way too expensive.

Knock out the road behind the scoreboard and have Stadium East continue South thru the Movie lot would also be expensive.

(04-24-2013 08:15 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 07:58 AM)DoubleHuskie84 Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 07:54 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  To put seats over a road would be crazy expensive.

It may even be cheaper to build a second deck on the East side which there is already a plan.

Link?

That's hardly a second deck. It's an extension to bring that side equal in height to the West.
According to this, they're going to tear down the Yordon and put in endzone bleachers.

Let's sell out the Stadium on a consistent basis before talking about end zone seats. I don't see that happening until the schedule is upgraded and/or we ever go back to Sat only games.

(04-24-2013 08:50 AM)DoubleHuskie84 Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 08:15 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 07:58 AM)DoubleHuskie84 Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 07:54 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  To put seats over a road would be crazy expensive.

It may even be cheaper to build a second deck on the East side which there is already a plan.

Link?

That's hardly a second deck. It's an extension to bring that side equal in height to the West.
According to this, they're going to tear down the Yordon and put in endzone bleachers.

This was from 1993 before the Yordon and CPC was even a thought.

That extension would add around 3500-4000 seats to Huskie Stadium.

(04-24-2013 08:19 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  Knock out the road behind the scoreboard and have Stadium East continue South thru the Movie lot would also be expensive.

Yep, in a city the size of DeKalb you could live without that road (rerouting traffic) and use the space to create end zone seating. All it takes is some cooperation and money which are both rare commodities.

(04-24-2013 09:12 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 08:50 AM)DoubleHuskie84 Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 08:15 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 07:58 AM)DoubleHuskie84 Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 07:54 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  To put seats over a road would be crazy expensive.

It may even be cheaper to build a second deck on the East side which there is already a plan.

Link?

That's hardly a second deck. It's an extension to bring that side equal in height to the West.
According to this, they're going to tear down the Yordon and put in endzone bleachers.

This was from 1993 before the Yordon and CPC was even a thought.

That extension would add around 3500-4000 seats to Huskie Stadium.

So then we'd be back to 28,000 capacity? Not to divert the subject but if all the seats were filled now and they called it a sellout, would the attendance be 24,000?

Why is there a claim that a cantilevered deck would be too expensive? Have studies been done?

Who's an engineer around here? What sayeth you?

(04-24-2013 09:32 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  So then we'd be back to 28,000 capacity? Not to divert the subject but if all the seats were filled now and they called it a sellout, would the attendance be 24,000?

I was told by athletics that last year only 24k tickets would be sold per game. The reasoning that I assumed is that they want sellouts to hopefully create a buzz which increase future demand. Unfortunately we didn't even come close to that.


West side has 13,800 actual seats and the East side has 10,000 actual seats minus about 50 because the band area messes with this count. The East stands have room for about 400 in the standing room only sections at the top AND the handicap seating area. The skybox holds 124. The Yordon balcony sells up to 60 tickets.

Official sellout should be around
24,334 +/-.5%

Capacity crowd is totally different.

5k on the east side by adding a upper deck. 5k in the south end zone by adding a berm or bleachers and 1k in suites and sky boxes. Two BCS teams at home a year. Tickets 50-60 for those two games. The other home games you hope to draw 20k.

(04-24-2013 09:46 AM)niu2222 Wrote:  5k on the east side by adding a upper deck. 5k in the south end zone by adding a berm or bleachers and 1k in suites and sky boxes. Two BCS teams at home a year. Tickets 50-60 for those two games. The other home games you hope to draw 20k.

We are not getting 5k in the endzone without removing the scoreboard.


This new scoreboard has assured no change for endzone seating other than a big berm for the next 8-12 years.

Considering all the talk about the Orange bowl and maintaining success and being the next Boise, etc. a stadium that holds only 24K loudly proclaims "small time". Other MAC schools can add temporary bleachers at least, to get above 30K. I know we don't even fill those seats, but I wonder if it's harder to get good schools to come here when you know you can only sell 24K seats, regardless of which team is coming in.

Isn't it sad, we have a world class venue for one of the worst basketball programs in the country, and one of the worst venues for a one of THE rising star football programs in the nation. And now they have locked themselves into this dinosaur by building that grade school building (Yordon) and and a industrial warehouse in the endzone (Chessick).

(04-24-2013 08:55 AM)RedShark27 Wrote:  Let's sell out the Stadium on a consistent basis before talking about end zone seats. I don't see that happening until the schedule is upgraded and/or we ever go back to Sat only games.

With that thinking, adding endzone seats will never happen. Improve Huskie Stadium visually and by adding fan amenities, and we should be able to bring in a large number of new fans.

Right now, Huskie Stadium is not very attractive or fan-friendly.

(04-24-2013 10:25 AM)huskiebob Wrote:  

(04-24-2013 08:55 AM)RedShark27 Wrote:  Let's sell out the Stadium on a consistent basis before talking about end zone seats. I don't see that happening until the schedule is upgraded and/or we ever go back to Sat only games.

With that thinking, adding endzone seats will never happen. Improve Huskie Stadium visually and by adding fan amenities, and we should be able to bring in a large number of new fans.

Right now, Huskie Stadium is not very attractive or fan-friendly.

Like HJ said, with the new scoreboard going in I think any chance of significant endzone seating is out. Frankly, I'd prefer extra seating on the East side instead. Better view, and would keep with the concept on not having any bad seats in the house.

I hope we can upgrade the West side next - I do like the fact that it's enclosed and not open like on the East side - it's warmer that way. Just need better facilities.