Both MSU and Arkansas can also consistently rely on 15k to show up for most SEC series and at least half that for non-con games. Part of that is winning culture but a big part is there is nothing else going on in either area of those states come Spring.

I’ve been doing the season thread for baseball (nevermind been going to games at Foley) for long enough to know that we can draw a crowd some weekends and even gain some fair weather support some years but it’s not ever going to match the levels of MSU and Arkansas. And honestly, that’s fine. We can expand Foley to fit more people but still not break 10k and provide a great home field advantage.

Just don’t do the following:
1.) make an absolute hodge podged mess like Tennessee’s dump of a stadium. What a poorly executed pile of shite that place ended up being.
2.) Overestimate fan interest and attendance by relocating a brand new, bigger stadium and have nobody show up to it (Florida and Kentucky made this mistake)

What needs to happen:
1. Leverage the existence of the houses atop Kudzu Hill and make right field into the designated student seating area (Ole Miss and Alabama have each done this). Have it wrap around from the right foul pole to the right of the batters eye and build seating tiers up the hill for people to bring chairs and coolers
2. Make an MSU style big scoreboard to put out in left center from dead right where it currently is.
3. Expand the existing stadium down both lines and relocate the visitors bullpen to behind the left field wall. If concerned about attendance, make the expansion a standing room only platform for non-con with the ability to add bleachers for conference slate and postseason
4. If you really want to get crazy, build a baseball development building in left field where the current parking lot is. IMO this is a pipe dream but a needed one for a number of reasons