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Alabama baseball stadium renovations
Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:01 pm
Anyone have the chance to make a game this weekend? if so, how is the stadium looking after the renovations?
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Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:07 pm to LC412000
Not renovations, whole new stadium.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:10 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
The old stadium was torn down completely? Wow....thought they were just doing renovations to the seating and structure. No doubt it will look awesome, have to wait until next season to visit. Have to admit though being at Hoover last season was nice with the RV hookups
Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:10 pm to LC412000
Didn't go to be baseball game, but I was there for the basketball game and it looked fantastic.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:11 pm to LC412000
Yeah I did for the friday game. So much more impressive than the last stadium. There is a really nice concrete walkway inside and the seating itself is much better. They incorporated the terraced lawn tailgate area for students in right field and it was at capacity. Overall very well done.
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Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:30 pm to bamafan1001
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Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:33 pm to pvilleguru
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Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:41 pm to pvilleguru
Wow. Did they just totally hire the firm that redid Ole Miss's stadium and say "We want that exact same stadium?"
Kind of odd. It looks good though.
Kind of odd. It looks good though.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:44 pm to SECRantLurker
Does Ole Miss have a playground in their stadium?
Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:50 pm to LC412000
Went to the Joe today. Nephew has season tickets. Everything looks far better than it did before. Bleacher seats replaced with chair back seats along each baseline. Concrete bleachers behind the wall next to the Champions pavilion for students.
Roomier concourse and concessions. And luxury boxes around the infield backstop. Didn't get to see the indoor batting cage. I was impressed.
Roomier concourse and concessions. And luxury boxes around the infield backstop. Didn't get to see the indoor batting cage. I was impressed.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:55 pm to LC412000
Wasn't torn down completely. The dugouts and the lower seating areas are still there, but they stripped it down to a shell and rebuilt a totally different style, even removing formally good seats for the new luxury box structure and press box.
It's built around the original concrete but they built new foundations too. Probably safe to say 80-85% new.
42 mil is a lot to spend on a ballpark for a team that is revenue neutral at best, so this and the Champions Plaza it essentially connects to is more a monument to the athletic program.
BDS is a basically finished thing that obviously generates fantastic revenue without additional major renovations needed right now. I'd have to guess the next project would involve a women's team facility.
It's built around the original concrete but they built new foundations too. Probably safe to say 80-85% new.
42 mil is a lot to spend on a ballpark for a team that is revenue neutral at best, so this and the Champions Plaza it essentially connects to is more a monument to the athletic program.
BDS is a basically finished thing that obviously generates fantastic revenue without additional major renovations needed right now. I'd have to guess the next project would involve a women's team facility.
This post was edited on 2/21/16 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:00 pm to pvilleguru
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Does Ole Miss have a playground in their stadium?
Yep
ETA: It reminded me a lot of Swayze when I first saw the renovations. I wouldn't be surprised if it were the same firm.
This post was edited on 2/21/16 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:01 pm to Blawdawg
Pictures look great, thanks to whoever posted those. Stadium looks top notch, congrats on the new facility, cannot wait to see it in person next season.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:05 pm to LC412000
It's a terrible pic, but it's where I sat on Friday night
Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:08 pm to LC412000
My friend sent me these
Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:08 pm to Gary Busey
Always love those types of pics Gary, get the feel for the smell of dogs and burgers cooking with the smoke in the lights.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:10 pm to LC412000
quote:To the tune of $43m
The old stadium was torn down completely?
Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:14 pm to LC412000
It's a nice stadium, but still bothers me that the student section isn't bigger. Felt like half the campus was there that night, and many of them got turned away. I was fortunate to have been in the last 100.
Love the new Alex Box stadium LSU has. Really wish Bama could do something as special as having over 10k in attendance.
Love the new Alex Box stadium LSU has. Really wish Bama could do something as special as having over 10k in attendance.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:16 pm to Gary Busey
quote:I don't think we have the interest.
Really wish Bama could do something as special as having over 10k in attendance.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:19 pm to pvilleguru
Except that you show up in every baseball thread. For those who can't, there's kickball.
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