BSFS Expansion Thread

[LickNeckey]

not one mention of sightlines or the tree situ

 

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

not one mention of sightlines or the tree situ

 

I've only seen a couple rendos of the side facing the field. No trees there. Not sure what there is to say about sightlines. All the seats should have a good view of the field - likely better than before because of the steeper grade.

[Trogdor]

not one mention of sightlines or the tree situ

 

I've only seen a couple rendos of the side facing the field. No trees there. Not sure what there is to say about sightlines. All the seats should have a good view of the field - likely better than before because of the steeper grade.

Im going raise cane if there are no effing trees

[Emo EMAW]

Let it go, goEMAW.  Let it go.  #setthetreesfree

[RickRampus]

How many powercats?

[SEK_EMAW]

How many powercats?

The answer is always:  not enough.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Nothing here that's very encouraging. http://www.kansascity.com/2014/01/22/4769100/kansas-state-athletic-director.html#test_feature

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Throughout the past football season, Kansas State athletic director John Currie went out of his way to shake hands with the many fans and donors that helped make the renovations at LHC Bill Snyder Family Stadium possible.

The West Stadium Center was a hit. Combined with a new rowing center and a state-of-the-art basketball training center in the same complex, the Wildcats had quickly built $125 million worth of new, privately funded facilities that were on par with, or better than, many of their peers.

Currie wanted to show his gratitude. It seemed like a good time to reflect. As things turned out, it was also a good time to push for more.

“Their reaction was not, ‘Wow, this is great. This is the best we are ever going to do,’” Currie said. “It was, ‘Wow, this is great. What are we going to do next?’ They showed a lot of eagerness to take that next step.”

K-State is wasting little time pursuing that next step. A new wave of athletic facility upgrades is already on the way, including a complete overhaul of the north end zone of Snyder Family Stadium, where the football team’s offices and training facilities reside. K-State also wants to add new videoboards and sound improvements to its football, basketball and baseball venues.

The planned upgrades, which have were approved by the Kansas Board of Regents last week, carry a projected cost of $62 million, again paid for by donors.

“There have been extraordinary improvements made across our conference,” Currie said. “I think the Big 12 and the SEC have the best facilities in college football.
“Iowa State, Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU and Oklahoma State all have extraordinarily improved their football training facilities, weight rooms and locker rooms. We still function very efficiently in the Vanier Football Complex, but that is something we need to address at some point.”

Currie said the north end zone at Snyder Family Stadium also needs permanent restrooms and upgraded seats.

When will K-State break ground on that project? Currie isn’t sure. Fundraising is underway, and preliminary designs have been discussed, but setting a timetable for construction is complicated.

In many ways, K-State’s football complex is the most vital athletic building on campus. Not only does it house K-State football offices, locker rooms and weight rooms, it is home to the athletic department’s academic center. Currie holds large staff meetings there.

Razing the facility and building a new one in its place, which Currie admits is a possibility, would be a major inconvenience.

“We always have to be cognizant of the fact we are using our facilities every day,” Currie said. “We really have to figure out the timing and the least-disruptive time to do construction and to move people around. That is part of the logistical challenge, and when we do renovations we will have to relocate some people for a significant amount of time. That is a complex question.

“But we are very fortunate at K-State, where we have many programs that have multiple locker rooms. The football program has a football complex that is three blocks away. They’ve got a locker room there and they’ve got a locker room at the stadium. We can be very efficient in our own facility.”

Currie says all design options are on the table, including a structure that would enclose the stadium. He likes the current atmosphere of the north end zone, with fans patting players on the back as they walk off the field and into the locker room at the end of games.

Raising the stadium’s capacity beyond 50,000, however, is not a priority.

“We have shown we are at a very appropriate size,” Currie said. “It is a lot more fun to have a packed house of 50,000 than it is to have 60,000 seats and have 5,000 of them empty.”

K-State fans might see new videoboards before that project truly takes form. Currie wants to replace the dated videoboard at Bramlage Coliseum with a state-of-the-art model you might find in a NBA arena. He promises HD-quality video and new stat capacities.

At Snyder Family Stadium, he hopes to replace both videoboards. Though the videoboard atop the north end zone is among the oldest and smallest in the nation, he talked more about updating the larger videoboard atop the south end zone.

“That board was clearly big when it was put up, but it is time for something bigger,” Currie said. “The boards have to fit the stadium. We aren’t necessarily going to try and outdo Jerry Jones or anything like that, but I believe our fans would really enjoy bigger, brighter boards, with HD feeds at all our venues.”

Though no timetable has been established for installing new videoboards, they are expected to go up no later than 2017 and as soon as later this year, depending on fundraising.

For now, Currie says K-State’s next wave of facility enhancements is in a “preliminary stage.” But it is on the way.

“We are excited about taking this next step, but we are going to stay fiscally responsible,” Currie said. “We would look to add everything at once, but we will probably use a phased approach. We have been working with a rolling master plan for a number of years and we will continue to do so.”

[Dr Rick Daris]

you guys know that stat boards or whatever that were down for half the year. i heard it was because they forgot to take out the controls for those boards when they imploded the pbox. crazy, huh? 

[Boom Roasted]

you guys know that stat boards or whatever that were down for half the year. i heard it was because they forgot to take out the controls for those boards when they imploded the pbox. crazy, huh? 

I heard that too!!!

[puniraptor]

i read it on a family site back in the day

[HerrSonntag]

they had to call the EE who designed the board out of retirement to help retrofit a new control box.

[WillieWatanabe]

they had to call the EE who designed the board out of retirement to help retrofit a new control box.

 

[Belvis Noland]

Nothing here that's very encouraging.

It's pretty clear they're keeping this close to the vest.  His public comments don't engender much optimism of a quick turnaround, granted.  But, it's been my impression that behind the scenes, things are progressing well.  "preliminary designs have been discussed" is a very vague, political statement.  What I've seen is not a preliminary sketch or concept.  But, it's too be expected.  Until they've gotten all of the funding locked down, what else would we expect him to say?  It's pretty obvious they're too smart to let a Gridiron Club scenario play out.  I would guess that once they reach their internal goal, we see this thing unveiled to the public very quickly. 

[hippocraticoaf]

Some awesome info itt, now gimme more

[SkinnyBenny]

Some awesome info itt, now gimme more

Demanding first post from what is clearly Dr. Spaceman's sock.

[Katpappy]

The design is still in development, but I've seen a rendo within the last few weeks, and can confirm 360 seating (2 tunnels) maybe 15-20 rows high. Concourse is not entirely covered, but it appears to be continuous. I like it. If anything, the design seems to be getting bigger from when I first saw it.

Really was not feeling very good about Currie when he and Frank had their falling out, but he's making me forget about all that with all these well done renovations. We're finally going to have comparable facilities to other Big XII programs after an eternity of being behind. Thanks JC!!!

Yes, JC gets it.  We are way behind most of the Big XII facilities and that is what keeps us from getting the 4 & 5 stars athletes.  When the kids see what the other programs have to offer, we end up losing out on recruit.  If Currie gets his way, you can be assured we will have a very nice football program and attract the athletes we need for a winning program. 

[LickNeckey]

Any word on possibly borrowing a bunch of money from the city to build an independent track facility somewhere by Westmoreland???

 

THE BAR HAS BEEN SET

http://www.kuathletics.com/galleries/?gallery=122

[MadCat]

Any word on possibly borrowing a bunch of money from the city to build an independent track facility somewhere by Westmoreland???

 

THE BAR HAS BEEN SET

http://www.kuathletics.com/galleries/?gallery=122

Too much cement, not enough rock chalk if you ask me.

[kso_FAN]

He had me at HD quality and stat capacity in the OOD.

[hippocraticoaf]

Some awesome info itt, now gimme more

Demanding first post from what is clearly Dr. Spaceman's sock.

Yeah figured it was like prison here. Start a fight the first day or become someone's bitch.

[sunny_cat]

Some awesome info itt, now gimme more

Demanding first post from what is clearly Dr. Spaceman's sock.

Yeah figured it was like prison here. Start a fight the first day or become someone's bitch.

You can be my friend, hipporaticoaf.

No one hates me except ninglu86, and literally no one cares what he thinks. Everyone else just thinks I'm a below average/bad poster.

[hippocraticoaf]

Some awesome info itt, now gimme more

Demanding first post from what is clearly Dr. Spaceman's sock.

Yeah figured it was like prison here. Start a fight the first day or become someone's bitch.

You can be my friend, hipporaticoaf.

No one hates me except ninglu86, and literally no one cares what he thinks. Everyone else just thinks I'm a below average/bad poster.

Yay I made a friend on the first day...as long as by friend you don't mean the guy that follows you around holding your pocket until you need some companionship..

[sunny_cat]

Yikes

[Jackstack99EMAW]

The design is still in development, but I've seen a rendo within the last few weeks, and can confirm 360 seating (2 tunnels) maybe 15-20 rows high. Concourse is not entirely covered, but it appears to be continuous. I like it. If anything, the design seems to be getting bigger from when I first saw it.

Really was not feeling very good about Currie when he and Frank had their falling out, but he's making me forget about all that with all these well done renovations. We're finally going to have comparable facilities to other Big XII programs after an eternity of being behind. Thanks JC!!!

Yes, JC gets it.  We are way behind most of the Big XII facilities and that is what keeps us from getting the 4 & 5 stars athletes.  When the kids see what the other programs have to offer, we end up losing out on recruit.  If Currie gets his way, you can be assured we will have a very nice football program and attract the athletes we need for a winning program. 

I agree, we should build as many buildings for the athletes as possible and spend as much money as possible on each one. 

[hippocraticoaf]

The design is still in development, but I've seen a rendo within the last few weeks, and can confirm 360 seating (2 tunnels) maybe 15-20 rows high. Concourse is not entirely covered, but it appears to be continuous. I like it. If anything, the design seems to be getting bigger from when I first saw it.

Really was not feeling very good about Currie when he and Frank had their falling out, but he's making me forget about all that with all these well done renovations. We're finally going to have comparable facilities to other Big XII programs after an eternity of being behind. Thanks JC!!!

Yes, JC gets it.  We are way behind most of the Big XII facilities and that is what keeps us from getting the 4 & 5 stars athletes.  When the kids see what the other programs have to offer, we end up losing out on recruit.  If Currie gets his way, you can be assured we will have a very nice football program and attract the athletes we need for a winning program. 

I agree, we should build as many building for the athletes as possible and spend as much money as possible on each one.

^^^^This guy gets it