2025 Football Reseat

[Neighbor]

I received an email with some information on new seating. I'm a bit confused on the "Club Seats" Are those inside the West side "press box"? Are these the luxury plush seats I've seen on the concourse?

Also, I find it interesting that band and student sections have been moved to the opposite where they are currently on the East side

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[UNIAlum95]

They'll be extending the club seats down into the bowl based on the renderings being shown. The suites will continue to exist with 10 suites across the west side. The top rows of the dome will be converted into club seats with those between 40s (Inner Club) being priced at $700/seat Ticket + $600/seat PSC donation. The Outer Club seats (10-40yd lines) are $500/seat Ticket + $600/seat PSC donation.

What I'm interested in are the seating differences in seating on the West between the Purple (40-40) at $200/seat Ticket + $150/seat PSC and Gold (10-40) at $150/seat Ticket + $100/seat PSC. Are those physically the same chair back seats? I believe the answer to that is yes. Also the Gold seating extends to the East side between the 40s as well.

I'm mixed on the students being on the NW side from the 20 through the endzone with the band.

Another nice change is the visiting team being moved to the East side above the concourse in the SE endzone.

[BCPanther]

Also, FYI, they're flipping sidelines so that the teams don't have to cross anymore.

Should have been done a long, long time ago. It was a disaster waiting to happen.

[06panther10]

I'm fine with them making some changes and trying some new things. Need to get people back in the building. The AD staff's hard work has started to pay off in the other sports.

Moving the students is long since overdue frankly. We don't need to have a giant student section at the 50 yard line taking up prime seats when only 100 of them show up.

[UNIpanther99]

This should also improve the visual look on TV as well.

[UNIAlum95]

This should also improve the visual look on TV as well.

That's a really good point. Another oddity is the UNI Team seats are on the east side now. Will be interesting to see how that works along with how many will take advantage of mid-field seats to sit on the east side.

Student entry will certainly be weird as they will still be mostly entering from the east and walking around the entire concourse. It's fine once we redo the west side entry but it is going to be packed on that side until it's done.

[ronfitch]

This should also improve the visual look on TV as well.

So true. It was nice when they added handhelds to the sideline to shoot up into the UNI side in recent years to show *some* of the UNI side.

[FOTY]

Moving the students is long since overdue frankly. We don't need to have a giant student section at the 50 yard line taking up prime seats when only 100 of them show up.

Students were moved at approx 2 seasons ago. They’ve been seated in the SE corner, along with the band being moved further South. If you think there were only 100, you were looking in the wrong place. We sat immediately behind what used to be students, I don’t believe the moved produced the income anticipated, they were extremely empty, often filled by people with seats elsewhere.

As far as the new seats, from what I understand, the physical seats improve based upon price point, and everything is larger than current (more space for my fat a$$).
Red = Bench; think the current without the back, and all purple
Gray = Pew; think the current except the back is straight and not curved (I pray enough in that building, might as well be in a pew)
Gold = Chairs; think the McLeod except not folding
IIRC, the upgrades from there include padded seats, etc.
Overall capacity will go from over 16k to approx12k.

[clenz]

So all new bleachers with this as well? I was under the impression the seats themselves would remain, and it was replacing the backs. Though, I guess it makes sense to do the entire thing.

Students were moved along with the band. I don't know if it helped/hurt attendance, but it certainly looked more full than having them spread 30-30 in the lower half. I would guess it didn't hurt it at all.

The one concern, so to speak, I have with the band and students in that corner is the band getting off the field after pregame and half time. On the south side, they had the larger stairway to use to go up as well. Where they are now, they're entirely funneled up a single set of steps, and then having to go up to the concourse level to filter back down into their section. I can't imagine they still go up on the south side and then through the concourses. Even when those get widened in the future, there isn't room for that.

[UNIpanther99]

So all new bleachers with this as well? I was under the impression the seats themselves would remain, and it was replacing the backs. Though, I guess it makes sense to do the entire thing.

Students were moved along with the band. I don't know if it helped/hurt attendance, but it certainly looked more full than having them spread 30-30 in the lower half. I would guess it didn't hurt it at all.

The one concern, so to speak, I have with the band and students in that corner is the band getting off the field after pregame and half time. On the south side, they had the larger stairway to use to go up as well. Where they are now, they're entirely funneled up a single set of steps, and then having to go up to the concourse level to filter back down into their section. I can't imagine they still go up on the south side and then through the concourses. Even when those get widened in the future, there isn't room for that.

They could just send the band out the garage door and have them go around outside and come down into their seats. Would they throw a fit? Yes. Do I care? No.

[run&blade]

I would have left the students between the 30’s on the east side until ticket sales warranted them being moved.

until they start winning, nobody is going to come. That’s just a fact of sports, even more so at UNI. A fresh coat of paint and new seats will get some people to come once.

[UNIAlum95]

I would have left the students between the 30’s on the east side until ticket sales warranted them being moved.

until they start winning, nobody is going to come. That’s just a fact of sports, even more so at UNI. A fresh coat of paint and new seats will get some people to come once.

That was my thought too until '99 pointed out how much better it will look on TV since they never show the east side anyway. It's a good way to pack the west side for now. Hopefully with the seatbacks on the east it will spur on some additional season ticket sales.

Does anyone know how many season tickets we have sold over the last 5 years?

[GoCatsGo2024]

They could just send the band out the garage door and have them go around outside and come down into their seats. Would they throw a fit? Yes. Do I care? No.

Imagine being a fan of a school and hating its band. If you don't like college bands maybe college sports isn't for you.

[BCPanther]

Getting rid of bands and going to the 12 minute NFL halftime is literally the best thing they could do for the college football product.

25 minute halftimes are obscene.

[GoCatsGo2024]

Getting rid of bands and going to the 12 minute NFL halftime is literally the best thing they could do for the college football product.

25 minute halftimes are obscene.

They're....not though? College halftimes are 20 minutes as a rule, with a very, very tiny number of exceptions.

Again...bands and college football are a tradition together for over a century....seems weird to hate on them.