Tiger Stadium Expansion

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  1. pharpe

    pharpe Founding Member

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    I thought it was all the drunk people yellin'
     
  2. locoguano

    locoguano Founding Member

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    Considering that it is the people in the bowl, between the 50s, that leave early, its good that they are putting in more "cheap seats".
     
  3. KingEmeritus

    KingEmeritus ofthePoint

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    I'm not against field turf, as long as it doesn't look like this
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    Doesn't look natural
     
  4. locoguano

    locoguano Founding Member

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    The turf for The Swamp in Lafayette is nice. I've been down on it and it has a good feel and a nice look... and it is some of the cheapest you can find.
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  5. LSUTiga

    LSUTiga TF Pubic Relations

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    You always said IT would not happen, too. :wave:
     
  6. cajdav1

    cajdav1 Soldiers are real hero's

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    But he always said that the biggest reason was that the lower bowl would have to be rebuilt. By not having the new upper deck sit on top of the lower bowl they likely will be able to replace the lower bowl without having to do anything to the new addition. Some smart engineering!
     
  7. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    The original plan for a full-height upper deck is not happening, still. That would have brought Tiger Stadium to about 108,000 seats which would be very hard to fill when all games are on HDTV.

    They still haven't shown the numbers for how this expansion is going to pay for itself. Even by making it smaller and a skybox/club seating expansion.
     

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