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  • Casey’s has enough money that they can still afford to get their name on the dome if they wanted to and if someone at UNI had approached them.

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    • Is this all UNI people doing the dome advertising or does leerfield have any fingers in it?

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      • Originally posted by iron panther View Post
        Is this all UNI people doing the dome advertising or does leerfield have any fingers in it?
        The department would be responsible for naming rights but all other advertising/media in both buildings is sold and controlled by Learfield.

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        • Formal announcement of Phase II:

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          • UNI had a celebration last night for the completion of Phase 1 of the UNI-Dome renovation. The roof and team meeting room have been completed, and now they are presenting to the board of regents next month to begin Phase 2 in April. If all goes well, we should have our all purple seating by Fall 2025 if I read it correctly. They are also adding a couple party decks in the corners and more executive seating along with improved accessibility. I have attached the link below.

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            • Anyone know how much the dome's capacity will drop by?

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              • SHE LISTENS!!!!

                Everybody, except David, wanted the bowl done first. It made so little sense to do the part that nobody actually sees first.

                Looks like we're getting rid of the overhang onto the sidelines as well and backing off a few feet. That's a good change.

                The updated render on the suites is much better.

                I'll bet capacity goes to 12,500 or so which is perfect for what we need at this point.

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                • So the concourse redo of the west side is phase 3 of the project?
                  If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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                  • Originally posted by BCPanther View Post
                    SHE LISTENS!!!!

                    Everybody, except David, wanted the bowl done first. It made so little sense to do the part that nobody actually sees first.
                    You are referring to the team meeting area or what?
                    If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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                    • I was excited to see this announced and to get the seating updated and to have a huge interior upgrade done for the 50th anniversary. Now... hopefully there's a phase that leads to funding the football program at a level we compete better than we are this year.

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                      • Originally posted by UNIAlum95 View Post

                        You are referring to the team meeting area or what?
                        Referring to the concourse that you don't see on TV.

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                        • The renderings look so good. Man, I can't wait to see it done. All that purple is going to make the space look incredibly different.

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                          • The sound, lighting, and track are also a part of phase 3, right? This does seem like a no brainer with it being the quickest moving part and most visible. Seeing that change would certainly spark some momentum. I haven't been in the Dome, is the new roof noticeable at all?

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                            • Originally posted by Wxcpanther View Post
                              The sound, lighting, and track are also a part of phase 3, right? This does seem like a no brainer with it being the quickest moving part and most visible. Seeing that change would certainly spark some momentum. I haven't been in the Dome, is the new roof noticeable at all?
                              No you don't notice anything with the roof. It's all exterior and if it is whiter because it's newer, I haven't noticed.
                              If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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                              • Originally posted by achrist70 View Post
                                Anyone know how much the dome's capacity will drop by?
                                At the Dome Donor celebration event last night, AD Franklin said the new capacity will be approximately 12,250, so about 25% less seating.

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