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[Blue42]

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This has been needed since the day those seats were put in. Purple would look fantastic, and really make the whole place look a lot better.

Agree completely.

This would be a huge improvement to the dome, and cost effective I would think.

Every time I walk in that place I notice the color wheel of the seating. Purple seats with the new turf and the signage along the railing in row 1 will look fantastic.

[DomeRanger Posse]

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Man.. I hope some of those seats are painted black too... wait.

Seats will be purple above the entrance from the concourse, and black below that point.

[casbern]

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Seats will be purple above the entrance from the concourse, and black below that point.

Like this?

[panther-state]

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That looks SOOO much better. I hope thats exactly what they're doing.

[Moose39]

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...you missed some seats in the front row.

[MnPantherFan]

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They're gonna paint the aisles black?

[TH1974]

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Honestly? So, if we assume that maximum capacity as listed on the UNI-Dome promoter website listed under football as 16,324 is all chairs, which it's probable that they are including standing room. Still then it'd be anywhere from $6.13-$12.26 per seat.

You honestly can't be serious saying that this project is costing a couple 100k. FAU is putting in a new 30x50' video/scoreboard right now that's slated to cost $1.7 million, so even if your estimates were correct at 6-12 per seat it still wouldn't come close to a new scoreboard.

It wouldn't be cheap to do this right. The seats would all have to be taken off, hauled somewhere, painted, hauled back, and reinstalled. That or they'd have to mask off the parts that don't get painted, which would probably be as big a pain as removing the seat backs. I realize the rainbow we have now isn't great, but changing it seems like a huge waste of money that would have very little tangible benefit.

[06panther10]

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It wouldn't be cheap to do this right. The seats would all have to be taken off, hauled somewhere, painted, hauled back, and reinstalled. That or they'd have to mask off the parts that don't get painted, which would probably be as big a pain as removing the seat backs. I realize the rainbow we have now isn't great, but changing it seems like a huge waste of money that would have very little tangible benefit.

You probably also thought that building the Mcleod, getting new turf, building the football locker rooms, getting the new bball court, and building a new weight room were a waste of money too.

Continuing to make facilities upgrades are a big part of recruiting, and college sports in general. If we want to stay on top, we need to do things like this. Whether it is something simply aesthetic like painting the seats in the UNIdome, or something larger like building a new arena, these are things that you need to do. Appearance is important.

[DomeRanger Posse]

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Like this?

Yes. This will match the home uniforms and give the fans a chance to feel a part of the game. Fan dress codes will also be enforced based upon where you sit.

You have far too much time on your hands.

[casbern]

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You have far too much time on your hands.

If I had too much time on my hands, I'd have dropped in that new scoreboard and opened up the roof for Cappy.

[UNI MadCat]

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Does everyone realize how lame and ugly Red, Blue and yellow seats look in the UNI-Dome?? People ask me on tours all the time if there is a reason the seats are that color and not purple and GOLD (better dooshnozzel79)

The seats aren't blue, they're purple.

If they wanted a quick fix on the cheap they could just eliminate the red.

[achrist70]

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Honestly? So, if we assume that maximum capacity as listed on the UNI-Dome promoter website listed under football as 16,324 is all chairs, which it's probable that they are including standing room. Still then it'd be anywhere from $6.13-$12.26 per seat.

You honestly can't be serious saying that this project is costing a couple 100k. FAU is putting in a new 30x50' video/scoreboard right now that's slated to cost $1.7 million, so even if your estimates were correct at 6-12 per seat it still wouldn't come close to a new scoreboard.

I really don't think you understand how much something like this costs if it is done right. I would guess there would be many bids at around $20 a seat. You either have to take them all off and take off the old paint, prime, and paint, and reattach in the same order. Or leave them on and take the time to cover all areas in which you do not want paint, which would be a pain. The more I am thinking about it I don't know with all the labor and supplies if I am even projecting a high enough cost.

Also I don't care if there is a video board. I am satisfied with our current one. I just want new scoreboards, which are more pleasant to look at. I would guess that most High Schools (I know the ones I have been to do) have better scoreboards.

[panther1]

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I really don't think you understand how much something like this costs if it is done right. I would guess there would be many bids at around $20 a seat. You either have to take them all off and take off the old paint, prime, and paint, and reattach in the same order. Or leave them on and take the time to cover all areas in which you do not want paint, which would be a pain. The more I am thinking about it I don't know with all the labor and supplies if I am even projecting a high enough cost.

Also I don't care if there is a video board. I am satisfied with our current one. I just want new scoreboards, which are more pleasant to look at. I would guess that most High Schools (I know the ones I have been to do) have better scoreboards.

I think you're on the right path. $20+/seat is probably a good guesstimate. This will all come down to the quality of the paint job that UNI is requiring for this project.

[TravelingPanther]

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Yes. This will match the home uniforms and give the fans a chance to feel a part of the game. Fan dress codes will also be enforced based upon where you sit.

You have far too much time on your hands.

They got rid of the black pants last year.

[Newsbreaker]

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I seriously could not care less which colors the seats are.