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Kentucky gets approved for new $49M baseball stadium
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:01 am
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:01 am
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Kentucky Baseball ?@UKBaseball 1m1 minute ago BIG NEWS: @UKAthletics has received approval today to begin construction in Feb. on new $49M baseball stadium to be completed in Fall 2018.
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Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:04 am to bwallcubfan
Smart on Kentucky going all in on everything not football.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:08 am to bwallcubfan
Damn. Alabama won't have the newest stadium for very long.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:08 am to bwallcubfan
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:08 am to cardboardboxer
They just renovated their football stadium
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:09 am to bwallcubfan
Thread is useless without pics.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:29 am to bwallcubfan
Between the new training center and this football parking passes are going to be an even bigger commodity.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:33 am to DayBowBow
All we ask is a party deck in the new crib. Coach Nick said bring it back the atmosphere and attitude the way it was when Cohen and gang were there. The old crew got the green light...the big grill will be making its appearance again....smoke from the grill, spirits in solo cups and heckling to be had from the party deck. I am counting the days.
This post was edited on 10/21/16 at 10:36 am
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:34 am to WildcatMike
and all I hope for is som normal damn field dimensions
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:39 am to ThePoo
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:45 am to WildcatMike
Wow. 2400 permanent seats. Don't make it too big.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:49 am to cardboardboxer
We just renovated the football stadium and built a brand new practice facility.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:49 am to Serraneaux
This is Lexington and there's minor league baseball and more things to do than the average "college town."
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:52 am to Serraneaux
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Wow. 2400 permanent seats. Don't make it too big.
This is their average home attendance from 2005-2015:
2005 363
2006 1648
2007 2010
2008 2170
2009 1850
2010 1860
2011 1649
2012 1839
2013 1893
2014 2020
2015 2067
2400 seats right now is great, especially if there is a way to either fit more than that on a berm or something, or a way to add seats easily in the future.
For comparison, here is their in state rival Louisville over that same time frame:
2005 596
2006 517
2007 1201
2008 1058
2009 1545
2010 1940
2011 1126
2012 1382
2013 1902
2014 1660
2015 2360
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:53 am to UK8
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This is Lexington and there's minor league baseball and more things to do than the average "college town."
or Cincy right up the road...
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:54 am to bwallcubfan
Wouldn't that money be better spent on Stoops buyout or are you just giving up on football?
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:54 am to DayBowBow
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Between the new training center and this football parking passes are going to be an even bigger commodity.
gold
Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:03 am to bwallcubfan
That is tiny. How the hell does that cost 49M?
Don't get me wrong, I like what you're doing, but it doesn't seem nearly nice enough for 49M. There is nothing really unique or special about it. The club aint bad, but don't most new parks have a version of it.
Don't get me wrong, I like what you're doing, but it doesn't seem nearly nice enough for 49M. There is nothing really unique or special about it. The club aint bad, but don't most new parks have a version of it.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:08 am to rebelrouser
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Wouldn't that money be better spent on Stoops buyout or are you just giving up on football?
Wouldn't Ole Miss's money have been better spent if you could actually win a National Championship with that cash flow? You're the last fanbase that needs to be throwing shade about money spent.
And this has been a long time coming. The Cliff is unfortunately on the bottom rung when it comes to SEC facilities and there's definitely the potential at UK to move up the ladder in baseball with the right coaching/facility mix.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:10 am to UK8
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This is Lexington and there's minor league baseball and more things to do than the average "college town."
That's not really a great excuse. The MSA of Lexington and Northwest Arkansas are roughly the same and yet we put 8,000+ in our stadium regularly. We also have a AA minor league team and other things to do. Its more likely just not a priority in your fanbase. No fault in that but if folks ever got truly excited about baseball then you'd fill 8,000 no problem.
This post was edited on 10/21/16 at 11:11 am
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