re: Stadium Size & Future Renovation Question

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Expanding stadium sizes, at this point, seems to be a waste of money. Attendance has been on the decline for years - with most folks opting to stay home and watch the game on their large flat screen/projection TV and save the expense. I think most schools will really start focusing on improving the amenities within their stadiums, rather than expanding at this point.

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Exactly right....UK elected to reduce capacity by 8,000 and add chairback style seating, more suites, and more fan amenities. They can still add back capacity to over 76k by adding endzone upper decks.

I believe amenities wise and modernization that UK now has one of the nicer stadiums in the SEC