New turf in the Dome

[TH1974]

Re: New turf in the Dome

haha.. let's hope they steralized it.

But honestly, I'm excited for the new turf, I do however believe that the dome needs to be revamped entirely, not just these minor upgrades.

Why? What would be the advantage to spending millions on renovations?

[TravelingPanther]

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haha.. let's hope they steralized it.

But honestly, I'm excited for the new turf, I do however believe that the dome needs to be revamped entirely, not just these minor upgrades. I know it'd take a lot of money to do this, but I figure we do have Rob Weiss (haha) to foot it... so what's taking this so long.

What?

[06panther10]

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I think over the last few years, the dome has pretty much been revamped completely. Just in the last five years, we have gotten the beautiful Mcleod with the connector and hall of fame put in, we have got the great locker room and offices put in on the north end of the endzone, we have gotten a new video board, we have finally gotten brand new turf which will look amazing. What else could you ask for?

[PantherFan]

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I think over the last few years, the dome has pretty much been revamped completely. Just in the last five years, we have gotten the beautiful Mcleod with the connector and hall of fame put in, we have got the great locker room and offices put in on the north end of the endzone, we have gotten a new video board, we have finally gotten brand new turf which will look amazing. What else could you ask for?

New scoreboards.

[Newsbreaker]

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New scoreboards.

That's pretty much the last piece of the puzzle. I don't care about the seatbacks, but new scoreboards, along with the new turf, video board, suites, concourse, locker/office facilities, roof, pretty much makes a new building with old walls.

[casbern]

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New scoreboards.

agreed. Plus, I think it could use a new facade... I mean it does match the astethetics of the west side of campus, but it'd be great to reach back to the brick and mortar of some of the older buildings on campus.

[casbern]

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Why? What would be the advantage to spending millions on renovations?

Personally, I love the dome, however I do think that millions in rennovation would lead to (overtime) millions in profit. Listening to my dad, back in the first couple decades of the dome, it was a prime spot for concerts, I think these rennovations would help the dome lure back some of those big names, that could sell out.
Granted, we do have the new Mcleod center which is a gorgeous building and facility, and the improvements such as the locker rooms and the new luxury boxes are fantastic, but like another poster said, new chair backs would be nice, as well as a new scoreboard. I know these are pie in the sky dreams right now, especially during this rough economic situation that the country and the university is facing, but it's just improvements that I think would be beneficial to the profitability of the facility.

[Newsbreaker]

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Personally, I love the dome, however I do think that millions in rennovation would lead to (overtime) millions in profit. Listening to my dad, back in the first couple decades of the dome, it was a prime spot for concerts, I think these rennovations would help the dome lure back some of those big names, that could sell out.
Granted, we do have the new Mcleod center which is a gorgeous building and facility, and the improvements such as the locker rooms and the new luxury boxes are fantastic, but like another poster said, new chair backs would be nice, as well as a new scoreboard. I know these are pie in the sky dreams right now, especially during this rough economic situation that the country and the university is facing, but it's just improvements that I think would be beneficial to the profitability of the facility.

The reason there are virtually no concerts in the dome has nothing to do with the shape the building is in.

[casbern]

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The reason there are virtually no concerts in the dome has nothing to do with the shape the building is in.

Correct, but I do think that it could help foster some more interest in those endeavours.

[TH1974]

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'Millions in profits' is probably an overstatement.

[JayJ79]

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agreed. Plus, I think it could use a new facade... I mean it does match the astethetics of the west side of campus, but it'd be great to reach back to the brick and mortar of some of the older buildings on campus.

I'm no mason, but I would think that redoing the entire facade of a building that size would be rather pricey. And personally, I don't think the aesthetic gain of a new facade is enough of a return to warrant that kind of investment.

Yes, the Dome stands out a bit (doesn't "blend in"). But who cares. Our football program is outstanding.

[UNI Prof]

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agreed. Plus, I think it could use a new facade... I mean it does match the astethetics of the west side of campus, but it'd be great to reach back to the brick and mortar of some of the older buildings on campus.

I agree. I don't think the entire building needs to be redone, but I would guess a firm could design some aesthetic improvements to both the inside and the outside that would make it look a lot better.

That would be down the list after scoreboards, though.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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IMO, my wish list would begin with new scoreboards that would have game stats and other scores of interest. Maybe even throw in a little bit of conference standings. After this, I would love to see a paint scheme update for the bleachers (purple, gold, silver, white). I'd like to see some banners with pictures of each playoff team (or defining play) that surround the Dome. If possible, I would love to see some widening of the hallways to make it less congested during halftime/pre-game.

Those are just some of my 10 year plan that I would like to see with the Dome. I don't think they will happen, unless someone gives money to see it done, but it would be nice.

[casbern]

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'Millions in profits' is probably an overstatement.

depending on the time frame... but yes, it may be a slight overstatement

[Newsbreaker]

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IMO, my wish list would begin with new scoreboards that would have game stats and other scores of interest. Maybe even throw in a little bit of conference standings. After this, I would love to see a paint scheme update for the bleachers (purple, gold, silver, white). I'd like to see some banners with pictures of each playoff team (or defining play) that surround the Dome. If possible, I would love to see some widening of the hallways to make it less congested during halftime/pre-game.

Those are just some of my 10 year plan that I would like to see with the Dome. I don't think they will happen, unless someone gives money to see it done, but it would be nice.

My lord how I'd love to see game stats, even if just between quarters, on the existing video board!