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This should have been the plan from the beginning. This program will grow and so will it's fan base and stadium.

We don't need this right now....




I think the fault belongs to ODU for putting out that ridiculous survey asking fans what they want in a new stadium. It just unnecessarily raised fan expectation. The renditions didn't help either. You needed more leg room, better concessions, restrooms and a press box. That's it.

I'm not sure why ODU officials had to travel down to Boca Raton. It's an aluminum stadium. What's there to see?

They Bentley'd the stadium.

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This is worst case scenario. It would be better to leave our current stadium in place.

(12-21-2017 07:57 PM)AimHigh Wrote:  HM reports that we'll get something like FAU stadium. FAU is 30k far from 20k. Took out 10k seats and the large pressbox this is what we get.

That looks like crap.

(12-21-2017 07:14 PM)Grommet Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 02:45 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  I just can't wrap my head around the idea behind "if we can't have it all right now don't bother" attitude. It's incremental improvement.

Well, honestly, there's no reason, in year 4 of FBS, we shouldn't have the ESPN Top 100 in their entirety playing for Dabo Swinney, Lane Kiffin, and Scott Frost, in a 150,000-seat version of Lane Stadium.



I'm with you: it's a process, not a light switch. There are most definitely things I wish would improve at a more hurried pace, but as long as things continue in an upward arc I'm content to watch the program advance.

Those who expect too much too soon are sure to be disappointed at every turn.

We were promised a waterfront stadium at 35k then 30k then 28-30k then a new stadium at current site at 28k, then 25k, then a renovation at 22k, now a downgrade stadium with toilets and better concessions at 20k. Disappointed is an understatement. I want my money back. Granted, it isn't much, but I think everyone is entitled to their money back. This was outright fraud, by definition.

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(12-21-2017 07:57 PM)AimHigh Wrote:  HM reports that we'll get something like FAU stadium. FAU is 30k far from 20k. Took out 10k seats and the large pressbox this is what we get.

Looks like a f'ing solar farm.

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(12-21-2017 08:46 PM)ODU2011 Wrote:  This is worst case scenario. It would be better to leave our current stadium in place.

XACLY. Take pride in it, promote it as toughness, build a blue collar base, save the money, and build that waterfront stadium in 10 years if football is still a [popular] thing.

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I hope someone makes Wood aware of this thread. The admin needs to know how the fans feel about this. We are the ones expected to donate, buy tickets and go to the games. Hopefully our thoughts matter.

(12-21-2017 09:01 PM)monarx Wrote:  I hope someone makes Wood aware of this thread. The admin needs to know how the fans feel about this. We are the ones expected to donate, buy tickets and go to the games. Hopefully our thoughts matter.

If he is reading, just give everyone their money back, go back to the CAA, keep the stadium as is, and get basketball in the A10 so we can play VCU, GMU, GW, and UR 2-3 times per year. Also resign please.

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And ECU just built out to 50k.

(12-21-2017 09:01 PM)monarx Wrote:  I hope someone makes Wood aware of this thread. The admin needs to know how the fans feel about this. We are the ones expected to donate, buy tickets and go to the games. Hopefully our thoughts matter.

Live look at Wood entering this thread:

(12-21-2017 02:34 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  Wood Selig - one giant broken promise after another. When will Broderick grow some balls and end this nightmare reign?

What makes you so sure J-Brod isn’t the one running this hard into the ground?

(12-21-2017 09:42 PM)ODU2K1 Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 02:34 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  Wood Selig - one giant broken promise after another. When will Broderick grow some balls and end this nightmare reign?

What makes you so sure J-Brod isn’t the one running this hard into the ground?

Frankly, I'm for draining the whole swamp.

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(12-21-2017 08:55 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 08:46 PM)ODU2011 Wrote:  This is worst case scenario. It would be better to leave our current stadium in place.

XACLY. Take pride in it, promote it as toughness, build a blue collar base, save the money, and build that waterfront stadium in 10 years if football is still a [popular] thing.

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If this is the best we can do, then I'm in the keep FF camp until we can afford not to do it half ass.

(12-21-2017 10:08 PM)ODUi Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 08:55 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 08:46 PM)ODU2011 Wrote:  This is worst case scenario. It would be better to leave our current stadium in place.

XACLY. Take pride in it, promote it as toughness, build a blue collar base, save the money, and build that waterfront stadium in 10 years if football is still a [popular] thing.

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If this is the best we can do, then I'm in the keep FF camp until we can afford not to do it half ass.

The next announcement, continuing the trend, is we will be playing at City Stadium in Richmond.

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(12-21-2017 03:35 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  Anyone have the original article from years back with renderings of a 30k+ waterfront state of the art stadium? Ladies an gentlemen, Wood Selig. Overpromise and incrementally underdeliver. Let's just go back to the CAA and try to get basketball in the A10.

I don't remember seeing any drawings for a waterfront stadium. I do recall stuff that would have possible water views though.

(12-21-2017 03:47 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  And this from the Dailypress

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-bl...-post.html

I don't use twitter or facebook, but time to post articles and videos like this on the ODU and University Leadership pages along with this current 20k thing.

Sure plans change I get that. Could better spend that $50M elsewhere.
Koch Hall was suited to be replaced anyway. Turn that into a bathroom facility, or a locker room complex and buy the fancy score board.

(12-21-2017 02:44 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  Right. It's a total destruction of an existing concrete structure from 1936. That cost $. We all know the financial constraints were under. We come up with the extra money to support the additional seating we'll get it.

Wtf happened? They spent tons of money and time with Populous, who costed things out and came up with a much nicer (and bigger) plan that supposedly fit within the budget. As is often the question for me around our athletic program, where did the money go?

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Plenty of land over by Next/District that they could move the stadium to if they want to go erector only. Can get 30k there pretty easily all in 1 shot.

(12-21-2017 10:25 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 02:44 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  Right. It's a total destruction of an existing concrete structure from 1936. That cost $. We all know the financial constraints were under. We come up with the extra money to support the additional seating we'll get it.

Wtf happened? They spent tons of money and time with Populous, who costed things out and came up with a much nicer (and bigger) plan that supposedly fit within the budget. As is often the question for me around our athletic program, where did the money go?

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I dont know, but the one person looking good in all this is Jeff Jones. He is plummeting down the schitcan list.

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