Like every other major program updating facilities. WHOE the audacity. Just keep bitching about anything and everything.
Memorial stadium upgrades going to run north of half a billion
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The current stadium setup is indeed what I meant to refer to. Probably not well worded on my part.
I didn't realize how uncomfortable some areas of our stadium were until years ago some visitors fed me crap about it as I sat with them. It was probably a dig in other ways as well but the fan comfort comment always ate at me.
Yeah I get that and you want friend visitors to think it's great. But just like my kstate brother in law hated everything thing huskers. His head was on a swivel if anyone gave a kitty ribbing. I never invited him back
No not at all however we do know common individual. I will admit I always wore husker stuff at family functions years ago. It wasn't until the helmet incident on crouch that he dared to wear kstate gear. Since then he's gotten more annoying
Nebraska blew a major opportunity in the 90s.
We were the best program in college football at the same time as the .com boom. We could have built a new stadium and practice complex on the footprint where the current practice and other facilities are located, then demolished the old Memorial Stadium and located the new basketball arena on that footprint. All of it a short walk or shuttle to the future Hay Market.
Instead we have a jury-rigged stadium that can never be the first class facility that a new stadium could have been. We could have also had a dome or fan covered stadium like hard rock.
Just how "comfy" do people need it?
If "the most comfy" is being at home and the "least comfy" is having to stand the entire game...Memorial stadium is clearly in the middle.
Bathroom upgrades, sure. More concessions, okay. Padded seats or chairs, sure!
In the end, even super fan is in that stadium for MAYBE 32 hours each season.
Just doesn't seem like a huge deal.
If "the most comfy" is being at home and the "least comfy" is having to stand the entire game...Memorial stadium is clearly in the middle.
Bathroom upgrades, sure. More concessions, okay. Padded seats or chairs, sure!
In the end, even super fan is in that stadium for MAYBE 32 hours each season.
Just doesn't seem like a huge deal.
Agreed, once I am in my seat I do not move until the game is over and yes I get to the game when the stadium opens.
Of course I purposely do not sit in the south end zone for several of the reasons you mentioned above.
Construction costs in my area have FAR outpaced inflation for consumer goods. Builders I’ve talked to say they’re quoting 400$ per square foot for basic 1500 square foot homes😮
Increase the width of the seats. That decreases capacity and decreases the restroom requirements. I go to watch football, not to eat pizza. Gimme a little more space and I’ll hold my pee until I get to Tico’s.
Amen!
When I go to a game, about 2 per season, it goes like this.
Leave Omaha 4-5 hours before kickoff
Park in a garage or at a meter since it is free (Or, we think it is free)
Hit up 3-4 bars and one tailgate
Go to the stadium and get a big drink (maybe a dog), put 3-4 shooters in my drink and go to our seats. 30 yard line, 15 rows up from the sidelines.
Watch game, add more shooters to my soda.
Right before halftime, go pee.
Leave with a few minutes left (unless it is a good game) and hit up a bar before we get to the car.
Same here, I'm a Rhule fan and I'm hoping for the best, but obviously there's always the chance that we end up faceplanting just like we have under 3 out of our last 4 coaches, and fan interest is at an alltime low by the time this project gets finished. I know I wouldn't have it in me to feel super passionate about another reset with another new coach if things do go south. Let's hope we keep improving and winning more games and it'll all be gravy.
