Hey ODU fans, I was wondering something about your new stadium. I was looking through the plans for it and saw that it will not be much bigger than the current stadium. My question is, why not expand to a larger size? If I'm not mistaken, you consistently sold out the older Foreman Field, so what is the deal? I will say, the designs look very nice, just wondering about the size.

The sell outs are a thing of the past. They were fueled by the excitement of the ODU teams several years ago that threw the ball all over the field and scored a ton of points. The size is right based on demand, but the amenities are awful. They made the right call to rebuild at the same size.

(11-26-2018 04:03 PM)Surbadger Wrote:  Hey ODU fans, I was wondering something about your new stadium. I was looking through the plans for it and saw that it will not be much bigger than the current stadium. My question is, why not expand to a larger size? If I'm not mistaken, you consistently sold out the older Foreman Field, so what is the deal? I will say, the designs look very nice, just wondering about the size.

Financial constraints. The expansion is being implemented in parts: the first stage is what you're seeing and gets them to 21K at $65 million; the final version is going to be at least $150 million and probably a good bit more and put capacity around 30K with a new scoreboard and luxury suites. The recent state law that forces non-P5 FBS schools (ODU and ... ODU) to only fund 55 percent of its athletic budget through student fees is a rate limiter.

Was told the student endzone project is targeted for the post-2019 offseason. So, while we arent growing much, this is just the start.