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re: Kyle Field and other Facility Upgrades
Posted on 7/19/15 at 8:14 pm to finestfirst79
Posted on 7/19/15 at 8:14 pm to finestfirst79
OMG
It's from my dreams
It's from my dreams
This post was edited on 7/19/15 at 8:15 pm
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Posted on 7/19/15 at 8:16 pm to Gradual_Stroke
Our dreams are similar
Goodness that's beautiful
Goodness that's beautiful
Posted on 7/19/15 at 10:06 pm to finestfirst79
what's funny is this is the side of Kyle that the dorks on TA have their panties all twisted about because it isn't "finished" and looks awful.
Posted on 7/19/15 at 10:15 pm to tmc94
Some people will never be happy. Never 
Posted on 7/19/15 at 11:12 pm to Old Sarge
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Goodness that's beautiful
Mighty fine sight, indeed.
Sarge, do you have tickets you're trying to sell for the SC game? I'm trying to sell my gf on planning a Texas trip around a game this fall.
Posted on 7/20/15 at 5:22 am to Nguyening
Yes, spur said he's using EKG's tickets. So I have 2 left.
Posted on 7/20/15 at 6:25 am to tmc94
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what's funny is this is the side of Kyle that the dorks on TA have their panties all twisted about because it isn't "finished" and looks awful.
That would be me. I don't hate it but it's the only side without facade. I realize the space issues, but it would have been nice if the did it like some of the earlier plans.
This post was edited on 7/20/15 at 6:26 am
Posted on 7/20/15 at 9:31 am to Old Sarge
Where are they, and how much do they cost?
Posted on 7/20/15 at 10:04 am to Nguyening
I'm working but will look up my new seat #'s when I get home. Low on the very southwest corner 3rd deck of the new south zone. They should catch shade from the west.
They are face value to my friends.
They are face value to my friends.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 4:28 pm to Old Sarge
I'm your friend! Remember, we met back then at that place, ummm, and, ummmm, had a beer? We reminisced about our time at A&M. It was after that game that was so good. Remember?? Sure you do! You said if you ever had any extra tickets you would give, errrr, sell them to me.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:41 am to Farmer1906
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I don't hate it but it's the only side without facade. I realize the space issues, but it would have been nice if the did it like some of the earlier plans.
I know the conventional wisdom is we have more money than the Vatican too but it's really a cost issue on this. It's just prohibitively expensive due to the curvature and a decision was made that the money was better spent elsewhere. Facade is entirely decorative while most of the Kyle expansion will generate revenue
Last year our opex was taxed because we were unable to raise the necessary capital for a few projects. We gave money from the AD to finish the lockerrooms and for the West Campus weight room and for the SECN control room.
We're obviously not poor but we've really gone deep in our donor base. We're struggling right now for softball and track who both deserve new facilities. Just not a priority to add a facade when it looks pretty good anyway.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:48 am to tmc94
I understand it 100%. Its not good to hear about softball and track, but we had been building facilities like crazy the last several years.
Over the last 8 years we have problem spent 650 M.
Olsen Field (~28M), Video board at Olsen, Kyle (485M), Additions to Bright/lobby, New football weight room, improvements to Bright, new locker rooms, west side weight room, additions to Reed, additions to soccer (name escapes me).
Over the last 8 years we have problem spent 650 M.
Olsen Field (~28M), Video board at Olsen, Kyle (485M), Additions to Bright/lobby, New football weight room, improvements to Bright, new locker rooms, west side weight room, additions to Reed, additions to soccer (name escapes me).
Posted on 7/27/15 at 11:10 am to Farmer1906
yeah exactly! It's really crazy how much we've spent. You're even leaving off the Equine complex, though that's only partial AD use.
And soccer is Ellis Field
And soccer is Ellis Field
Posted on 7/27/15 at 11:16 am to tmc94
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Equine complex
Good call.
And even you go just a little further back (~06-07) there is indoor track, indoor football, previous jumbotron, ribbon boards, smaller video boards on wheels, Reed video board, and probably more.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 11:58 am to Farmer1906
Lot of folks don't realize what sad shape our facilities were in when Byrne came on board in 2003. Virtually every sport needed major upgrades and Wally had always gone cheap and easy, hence the Olsen bleachers, the Zone, Reed. So even the facilities he spent money on needed to be upgraded 5 years later. It's taken a long time to dig out of that hole.
The next AD is going to walk into a goldmine with top notch facilities, that only need to be maintained for the most part, and the revenue will be in place to hire the best coaches in every sport. We're probably still 3-5 years away from that right now (or one big football season).
The next AD is going to walk into a goldmine with top notch facilities, that only need to be maintained for the most part, and the revenue will be in place to hire the best coaches in every sport. We're probably still 3-5 years away from that right now (or one big football season).
Posted on 7/27/15 at 1:10 pm to tmc94
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Just not a priority to add a facade when it looks pretty good anyway.
Looks fine to me
Posted on 7/29/15 at 10:29 am to TbirdSpur2010
Look at the zone camera. I think they are laying sod!!!! 
This post was edited on 7/29/15 at 10:31 am
Posted on 7/29/15 at 10:30 am to AgBQ00
Bro, bro do you even read expansion projects 2?
Posted on 7/29/15 at 10:33 am to Farmer1906
Ha!! posted here before I saw that update. 
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