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(06-15-2022 02:21 PM)natibeast2.0 Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 01:59 PM)Cataclysmo Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 07:42 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 07:34 AM)chatcat Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 06:49 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well crap, IU is sold out.

Shame on me for not knowing when the tickets went on sale, but it's times like this when I wish the stadium was bigger.

Will UC consider increasing the capacity of Nippert in the not too distant future?

Doubt it, and if so it will be a nominal amount to increase premium seating and/or student seating.

To get where we wanna go they need more improvements. Not necessarily a ton of seats, but there are still big problems with concourse traffic during big games, bathroom lines, and overcrowding in the seats.

I really like how Nippert blends into the campus and think the opportunities for expansion from there are immense. The Press Box at Nippert now holds tons of events for various organizations around campus. I'd like to see them continue in that model, sorta similar to how AS Monaco's stadium is integrated into their city (beautifully, I'd add)

Haha love it. I don't think Cincy/Monaco have much if anything in common whether that be economics, gov't, resources, politics, getting projects done in timely manner, etc. Re Architect...I'm game if Clifton goes the Monaco route.

I think opening up the arena during football games alleviates many problems that fans in the east concourse encountered last season. Hopefully they keep that going this year.

(06-15-2022 07:34 AM)chatcat Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 06:49 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well crap, IU is sold out.

Shame on me for not knowing when the tickets went on sale, but it's times like this when I wish the stadium was bigger.

Will UC consider increasing the capacity of Nippert in the not too distant future?

CAN UC consider increasing the capacity of Nippert...

That's the real question. Personally, I think there could be some marginal increases, but we're in the mode, at this point, of talking about diminishing returns. Every move now is going to be increasingly expensive for a smaller and smaller gain.

Personally, I think UC should embrace Nippert's size at this point. Nippert is a one-of-a-kind stadium; it's size and footprint is really unique. Nippert is the antithesis of the "huge, concrete, bowl" stadium. Quality, not quantity, is going to be Nippert's calling card going forward.

And, let's face it... In this time of huge price increases in ticket prices not to mention record hyper-inflation in things like gasoline and food, the idea of selling out a 70K stadium...even for the BIG programs...is past. Not to mention the uncertainty that comes with the shifting landscape of college athletics. The days of even OSU selling out Ohio Stadium to host, say, a Miami of Ohio are going to be disappearing. People are not going to be able to afford coming out to "just any game"...especially when they can watch it on TV. People are having to make harder and harder decisions on where their limited money is going.

Nippert's "Friendly Confines" is going to be an asset, I think. WVU and Iowa State who have large, sterile concrete bowls are going to struggle more...both have fan bases that have to drive longer distances just to get to the game. Baylor just got out of their old, large, concrete bowl for a more intimate, 45k stadium. TCU in recent history rebuilt their stadium but did not increase capacity, favoring luxury additions. Nippert, being a historic and beautiful stadium (notches and all), is perfectly suited to the days to come.

Great post.+2

The construction cost amortization makes adding cheap seats tough to justify. Logical expansion would seem to be above Reed Shank East Side. Some seats could be added by extending Reed Shank.

It looks like Club Seats and Suites are fully sold. Will demand be enough to do Club Seats above Reed Shank.

I am sure Ritchie has concept drawings and quick economic studies.

Need to sustain demand through a down year of 9-4.

(06-15-2022 06:49 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well crap, IU is sold out.

Shame on me for not knowing when the tickets went on sale, but it's times like this when I wish the stadium was bigger.

Seat Geek has tickets starting at $204, lol.

That’s nuts.

Edited to add: despite what the site initially said, there were a few tickets around $170 in the student section. Any student selling for a profit needs to have season tickets revoked.

(06-15-2022 09:25 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 06:49 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well crap, IU is sold out.

Shame on me for not knowing when the tickets went on sale, but it's times like this when I wish the stadium was bigger.

Seat Geek has tickets starting at $204, lol.

That’s nuts.

Edited to add: despite what the site initially said, there were a few tickets around $170 in the student section. Any student selling for a profit needs to have season tickets revoked.

Stub hub had some for $4,850. Funny as they were in Reed Shank. Maybe I will list my Club Seats for $9,999. Buy both and I will throw in parking!

Tickets at Arkansas and UCF are surprisingly inexpensive

(06-15-2022 07:34 AM)chatcat Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 06:49 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well crap, IU is sold out.

Shame on me for not knowing when the tickets went on sale, but it's times like this when I wish the stadium was bigger.

Will UC consider increasing the capacity of Nippert in the not too distant future?

They're taking the notches out.....

(06-16-2022 09:24 AM)RuckleSt Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 07:34 AM)chatcat Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 06:49 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well crap, IU is sold out.

Shame on me for not knowing when the tickets went on sale, but it's times like this when I wish the stadium was bigger.

Will UC consider increasing the capacity of Nippert in the not too distant future?

They're taking the notches out.....

Once they portrayed the notches as a safety issue we knew they were forever. They look stupid but those had to be bad bad views.

(06-16-2022 09:54 AM)doss2 Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:24 AM)RuckleSt Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 07:34 AM)chatcat Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 06:49 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well crap, IU is sold out.

Shame on me for not knowing when the tickets went on sale, but it's times like this when I wish the stadium was bigger.

Will UC consider increasing the capacity of Nippert in the not too distant future?

They're taking the notches out.....

Once they portrayed the notches as a safety issue we knew they were forever. They look stupid but those had to be bad bad views.

Those were student seats, so who cares?

Did anyone ever get injured pre notch?

(06-16-2022 10:17 AM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:54 AM)doss2 Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:24 AM)RuckleSt Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 07:34 AM)chatcat Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 06:49 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well crap, IU is sold out.

Shame on me for not knowing when the tickets went on sale, but it's times like this when I wish the stadium was bigger.

Will UC consider increasing the capacity of Nippert in the not too distant future?

They're taking the notches out.....

Once they portrayed the notches as a safety issue we knew they were forever. They look stupid but those had to be bad bad views.

Those were student seats, so who cares?

Did anyone ever get injured pre notch?

Not that I recall from too many years of watching. The problem is if they were put back and someone got injured, UC officials are on record saying "safety issue". A slick dressed lawyer's dream!

(06-16-2022 10:17 AM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:54 AM)doss2 Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:24 AM)RuckleSt Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 07:34 AM)chatcat Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 06:49 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well crap, IU is sold out.

Shame on me for not knowing when the tickets went on sale, but it's times like this when I wish the stadium was bigger.

Will UC consider increasing the capacity of Nippert in the not too distant future?

They're taking the notches out.....

Once they portrayed the notches as a safety issue we knew they were forever. They look stupid but those had to be bad bad views.

Those were student seats, so who cares?

Did anyone ever get injured pre notch?

I mean, I don't think this kid got seriously hurt but...

(06-16-2022 11:27 AM)cinbinsportsfan Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 10:17 AM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:54 AM)doss2 Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:24 AM)RuckleSt Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 07:34 AM)chatcat Wrote:  Will UC consider increasing the capacity of Nippert in the not too distant future?

They're taking the notches out.....

Once they portrayed the notches as a safety issue we knew they were forever. They look stupid but those had to be bad bad views.

Those were student seats, so who cares?

Did anyone ever get injured pre notch?

I mean, I don't think this kid got seriously hurt but...

Kid can brag about it for a long time. Mardy showed real class!

(06-16-2022 11:27 AM)cinbinsportsfan Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 10:17 AM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:54 AM)doss2 Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:24 AM)RuckleSt Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 07:34 AM)chatcat Wrote:  Will UC consider increasing the capacity of Nippert in the not too distant future?

They're taking the notches out.....

Once they portrayed the notches as a safety issue we knew they were forever. They look stupid but those had to be bad bad views.

Those were student seats, so who cares?

Did anyone ever get injured pre notch?

I mean, I don't think this kid got seriously hurt but...

After 100+ years, a kid cried….

(06-16-2022 02:52 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  After 100+ years, a kid cried….

Hey, you asked the question...

Personally, there are about 7,363 other things I care about with this program more than than the notches in the corners of the endzone that people constantly complain about but are definitely never going to be restored to what they were before they were torn out.

(06-16-2022 03:33 PM)cinbinsportsfan Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 02:52 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  After 100+ years, a kid cried….

Hey, you asked the question...

Personally, there are about 7,363 other things I care about with this program more than than the notches in the corners of the endzone that people constantly complain about but are definitely never going to be restored to what they were before they were torn out.

Actually, it’s not so much the notches, but the 1,200 or so crappy sideline seats they tore out. That would have been a great place to park paying opposing team guests. Seats are already too few as are the dollars needed to fund a top program.

Didn’t make sense to me then, doesn’t make sense to me now.

(06-16-2022 09:59 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 03:33 PM)cinbinsportsfan Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 02:52 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  After 100+ years, a kid cried….

Hey, you asked the question...

Personally, there are about 7,363 other things I care about with this program more than than the notches in the corners of the endzone that people constantly complain about but are definitely never going to be restored to what they were before they were torn out.

Actually, it’s not so much the notches, but the 1,200 or so crappy sideline seats they tore out. That would have been a great place to park paying opposing team guests. Seats are already too few as are the dollars needed to fund a top program.

Didn’t make sense to me then, doesn’t make sense to me now.

Are you really still on this?

Build a bridge and get the f over it.

(06-16-2022 09:59 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 03:33 PM)cinbinsportsfan Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 02:52 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  After 100+ years, a kid cried….

Hey, you asked the question...

Personally, there are about 7,363 other things I care about with this program more than than the notches in the corners of the endzone that people constantly complain about but are definitely never going to be restored to what they were before they were torn out.

Actually, it’s not so much the notches, but the 1,200 or so crappy sideline seats they tore out. That would have been a great place to park paying opposing team guests. Seats are already too few as are the dollars needed to fund a top program.

Didn’t make sense to me then, doesn’t make sense to me now.

Wow I did not realize it was that many! Putting guests in those is an excellent idea.

(06-17-2022 05:07 AM)doss2 Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:59 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 03:33 PM)cinbinsportsfan Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 02:52 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  After 100+ years, a kid cried….

Hey, you asked the question...

Personally, there are about 7,363 other things I care about with this program more than than the notches in the corners of the endzone that people constantly complain about but are definitely never going to be restored to what they were before they were torn out.

Actually, it’s not so much the notches, but the 1,200 or so crappy sideline seats they tore out. That would have been a great place to park paying opposing team guests. Seats are already too few as are the dollars needed to fund a top program.

Didn’t make sense to me then, doesn’t make sense to me now.

Wow I did not realize it was that many! Putting guests in those is an excellent idea.

Especially WVU guests.

(06-16-2022 09:59 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 03:33 PM)cinbinsportsfan Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 02:52 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  After 100+ years, a kid cried….

Hey, you asked the question...

Personally, there are about 7,363 other things I care about with this program more than than the notches in the corners of the endzone that people constantly complain about but are definitely never going to be restored to what they were before they were torn out.

Actually, it’s not so much the notches, but the 1,200 or so crappy sideline seats they tore out. That would have been a great place to park paying opposing team guests. Seats are already too few as are the dollars needed to fund a top program.

Didn’t make sense to me then, doesn’t make sense to me now.

Half the seats ripped out were cheapo student section seats so you're talking pennies in the grand scheme of a stadium's revenue flow. And placing opposing fans adjacent to/below the students seems like a recipe for disaster.