We Need An Outdoor Stadium

[panther-state]

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Not sure how I feel about a purple and gold field...

[06panther10]

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Any colored turf other than green, is just awful. I would be embarrassed to have that crap.

[06panther10]

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I would embrace a stadium that had a retractable roof. Closed when it needs...open on a beautiful day. Would take most likely a $50 million dollar lead gift....then another $50 million dollar fund-raising campaign.

How about we work to endow scholarships first?

I think that, whenever we actually need a new stadium, I would not be surprised if some sort of retractable roof structure is what we would go with. I would think that by that time, because lets be honest its going to be a while, the technology/pricing may be there for us to do so. The UNIdome has been an enormous part of UNI, and its legacy. I don't think we would want to completely abandon that indoor stadium aspect.

UNI was somewhat of a pioneer in building the UNIdome when we did for the size of school we were/are. We may as well lead the charge again. Maybe a 20-25K seat retractable roof stadium?

[DomeIsHome]

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That black turf field has got to be HOT to play on.

[ronfitch]

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Not sure how I feel about a purple and gold field...

Nauseous, perhaps?

[JD720]

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What's the life expectancy on our current roof? Does it need to be replaced from time to time like the old style or is it pretty permanent? I don't see us with a retractable roof unless it is added to the current structure. That's assuming it's even feasable from an engineering standpoint.

[UNIpanther99]

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What's the life expectancy on our current roof? Does it need to be replaced from time to time like the old style or is it pretty permanent? I don't see us with a retractable roof unless it is added to the current structure. That's assuming it's even feasable from an engineering standpoint.

Nothing is impossible, just depends on how much you want to spend.

Take the roof off, add a second deck, and put a retractable roof on top of that. $150 Million should do the trick.

[porkchop]

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When the current UNI-Dome is no longer sufficient, don't think an upgrade to it would work. There's really no room to add a significant amount of seating and by that time it will be past due for complete replacement. While I like the idea of an outdoor stadium, I think with the added revenue an indoor stadium is what it will be. That said I don't think the OP is too far off. The size, an NFL stadium, is a bit much, and I also think a retractable roof will be out of the question, but its not a bad idea.


To get something similar to this


I think you could go with smashup of these to have something great.








I know I'm going to hell because I used the Fargodome as an example, but You have to like the seating on all four sides and the fixed roof (admit it domes are gone, fixed roofs and retractable are all that are built).
Raise the roof on the Fargodome, add some end zone glass panels, some luxury boxes in the added height, and deck it out like the Ralph in Grand Forks and you've got a winner.

[TravelingPanther]

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We should put in a glass roof with retractable scenery and a snow machine!

[9YRPLAN]

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we dont really have a dome now.

[JayJ79]

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we dont really have a dome now.

why doesn't it qualify as a dome?

[9YRPLAN]

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why doesn't it qualify as a dome?

i think of a dome as being supported by air. we have a curved fixed roof i guess.

[JayJ79]

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i think of a dome as being supported by air. we have a curved fixed roof i guess.

I don't think most people limit the definition of dome to air-supported structures.