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Can an Aggie explain to me exactly what the plan is for the stadium expansion?
Posted on 1/26/12 at 10:55 pm
Posted on 1/26/12 at 10:55 pm
I am reading mixed reports everywhere.
1. Why does it have to be renovated in the first place? Structural issues or merely cosmetic?
2. Some reports are saying it may be expanded to enclose the open endzone with a capacity of 115,000 (largest in the nation by far). Is this realistic/feasible and could you guys fill it?
3. Some are suggesting completely tearing down Kyle and starting from scratch, possibly even playing at Reliant for a year or two. Thoughts?
1. Why does it have to be renovated in the first place? Structural issues or merely cosmetic?
2. Some reports are saying it may be expanded to enclose the open endzone with a capacity of 115,000 (largest in the nation by far). Is this realistic/feasible and could you guys fill it?
3. Some are suggesting completely tearing down Kyle and starting from scratch, possibly even playing at Reliant for a year or two. Thoughts?
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Posted on 1/26/12 at 10:59 pm to Monticello
Oh they will have guys to fill it alright. It's going to be like China, so many men and not enough women to go around so that leads to arse pounding and dick sucking during games. They will also have lassie lick all of their ball sacks. yeshomo
Posted on 1/26/12 at 10:59 pm to Monticello
and what is this i keep hearing about bats?
Posted on 1/26/12 at 10:59 pm to Monticello
Can't tell if you've been reading texags and just want to stir something up here, or are actually wondering this. But I'll bite. As far as we know, all options are on the table and nothing has been decided. We need to fix some real issues, because the lower decks are under a lot of stress and haven't been renovated in a long time. Doesn't meet certain fire codes anymore. Since it needs work anyway, the plan is to add seats as well, because we will fill it up. Actual plan for this is undecided.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 11:03 pm to Monticello
Its similar in quality to State's stadium. Its not horrible, but its behind most SEC schools.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 11:04 pm to starkag
Little gayseck in there amirite
Posted on 1/26/12 at 11:05 pm to starkag
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Can't tell if you've been reading texags and just want to stir something up here, or are actually wondering this.
I actually wonder this and went to TexAgs for answers, which led to more confusion.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 11:07 pm to Monticello
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1. Why does it have to be renovated in the first place? Structural issues or merely cosmetic?
Both. Parts of the stadium are extremely old and I believe there are certain structural issues regarding some of the really old parts. Mostly it is cosmetic though, the stadium is really cumbersome to navigate because the sections are only linked at one part (which you can tell by looking at it). There are also certain luxuries that we should have that we don't.
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2. Some reports are saying it may be expanded to enclose the open endzone with a capacity of 115,000 (largest in the nation by far). Is this realistic/feasible and could you guys fill it?
No way will we go that big. I think we would do a full lower deck on the south endzone and it would be around the mid 90's. We can easily fill that, no way could we fill 115.
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3. Some are suggesting completely tearing down Kyle and starting from scratch, possibly even playing at Reliant for a year or two. Thoughts?
No way they tear down Kyle Field. The stadium is centrally located on the campus and it doesn't make sense, plus people would probably burn those responsible at the stake because of the history. There's an area on the far west area of our campus where they could build a stadium, but it will never happen. They will renovate the current structure. The talk about playing at Reliant stems from completely renovating every area of the structure (which is a massive project) at the same time and playing at Reliant for a year. The other plan would be doing it over several years and doing it one side at a time.
Nothing will happen until after the 2013 season at the earliest.
Here's an interview from TexAgs with the head of the 12th Man Foundation about it (I'm pretty sure it's free): LINK
Sorry for the length
I may have left some stuff outThis post was edited on 1/26/12 at 11:09 pm
Posted on 1/26/12 at 11:08 pm to NBamaAlum
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and what is this I keep hearing about bats?
Yeah...we have bats on campus. They come out at night (obviously), and people complain about evidence of them being there during the day, though I have yet to see anything like that. But you see signs around campus saying what to do if a bat is in the building
And also, I wouldn't put us on States level. Kyle is big enough, and it sold out every game this year, gonna be even harder to get tickets next season. It's just not in the best shape, which is why they want to redo it in the first place.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 11:09 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Thanks Shane. 
Posted on 1/26/12 at 11:41 pm to Monticello
We currently have three separate parts of the stadium. We have the east stands, the west stands, and the north end zone. The east and west stands are each three decks. The third deck was erected in the 70s I believe. The north end zone was erected in the late 90s.
The original plan (pre sec) was to actually reduce the seating capacity. However, that plan has obviously changed. The new stadium will now be 100,000 plus but not 115,000. The stadium as it sits is out of code. The problem is, the second you fix one thing to bring up to code, all code issues must be fixed at that point in time which is why we haven't begun to fix issues. There are bats in the stadium and they are annoying as hell. They smell too. At sunset you can often see them flying out of the stadium by the thousands. To my knowledge they are protected by some dumb animal law so we cannot take the means necessary to remove them.
Currently, the students are given the option to purchase a sports pass. The students always have had and always will have premium seating on the east side of the field. They occupy 90% of the east stands. However, this kills our revenue for ticket sales. As it sits, we have very few luxury suites as well. This will be a main focus of the new stadium is to drastically increase the number of suites available to increase revenue by a considerable margin.
We are about to begin a 6 month study to discuss all and diagnose all options available to us. IMO the two feasible options are to tear down both the east and west stands simultaneously and play ONE season in reliant stadium in Houston. We will not be misplaced from Kyle Field for more than a year. The other option is to have Kyle Field under construction for 3 or 4 years and do the upgrades piece by piece as to not have to play a season away at Reliant. This could consist of erecting a south end zone, then tearing down the west side and rebuilding it, then tearing down the east side and rebuilding it.
There is also serious talk about tearing things down to just the base structure and trying to salvage some. I for one do not like this idea. Tear it down and build it right
So the basics are we will not be away from Kyle for more than one season regardless which decision is made. The plan is to be just north of 100,000 in capacity. Construction will begin at the earliest following the 2013 season.
People will bitch and moan regardless which decision is made. Hopefully our decision makers are not swayed by that and do this right. One season away from Kyle at Reliant for an incredible stadium for 50 to 69 years into the future is well worth it IMO. We are in the position we are in now because the decision makers who have been in control of Kyle the last 40 years didn't think far enough ahead
The original plan (pre sec) was to actually reduce the seating capacity. However, that plan has obviously changed. The new stadium will now be 100,000 plus but not 115,000. The stadium as it sits is out of code. The problem is, the second you fix one thing to bring up to code, all code issues must be fixed at that point in time which is why we haven't begun to fix issues. There are bats in the stadium and they are annoying as hell. They smell too. At sunset you can often see them flying out of the stadium by the thousands. To my knowledge they are protected by some dumb animal law so we cannot take the means necessary to remove them.
Currently, the students are given the option to purchase a sports pass. The students always have had and always will have premium seating on the east side of the field. They occupy 90% of the east stands. However, this kills our revenue for ticket sales. As it sits, we have very few luxury suites as well. This will be a main focus of the new stadium is to drastically increase the number of suites available to increase revenue by a considerable margin.
We are about to begin a 6 month study to discuss all and diagnose all options available to us. IMO the two feasible options are to tear down both the east and west stands simultaneously and play ONE season in reliant stadium in Houston. We will not be misplaced from Kyle Field for more than a year. The other option is to have Kyle Field under construction for 3 or 4 years and do the upgrades piece by piece as to not have to play a season away at Reliant. This could consist of erecting a south end zone, then tearing down the west side and rebuilding it, then tearing down the east side and rebuilding it.
There is also serious talk about tearing things down to just the base structure and trying to salvage some. I for one do not like this idea. Tear it down and build it right
So the basics are we will not be away from Kyle for more than one season regardless which decision is made. The plan is to be just north of 100,000 in capacity. Construction will begin at the earliest following the 2013 season.
People will bitch and moan regardless which decision is made. Hopefully our decision makers are not swayed by that and do this right. One season away from Kyle at Reliant for an incredible stadium for 50 to 69 years into the future is well worth it IMO. We are in the position we are in now because the decision makers who have been in control of Kyle the last 40 years didn't think far enough ahead
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