Author Topic: Expanding Bramlage (Read 13513 times)

Back Door Willy · « **Reply #25 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:07:13 PM »

Quote from: WildcatNkilt on February 25, 2010, 03:00:24 PM

Quote from: Back Door Willy on February 25, 2010, 02:55:20 PM
Quote from: WildcatNkilt on February 25, 2010, 02:44:40 PM
This thread is dumb.

1) Low populated Manhattan, KS

2) Should probably pack non-conference games before we even sniff the idea.

It doesn't really matter if you have empty seats for some of the non-con as long as you fill the conference games and bigger and weekend non con games. Another couple years of being a solid top 25 team and the demand will be there.

Sure as hell helps the budget. KU seems to be able to sell out every game, even teams like FHSU. Until we are at that level, we have no business thinking expansion other than for more luxury seating.

For those non-conf games, only 65% of the students show up. Why should we build more seats for them?

We do sell out or come close to selling out non-con games. We have empty seats because people don't want to drive 4-5 hour round trip on a wednesday to watch us kick centenary's ass.

Back Door Willy · « **Reply #26 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:10:25 PM »

Quote from: WildcatNkilt on February 25, 2010, 03:03:13 PM

Also, I would rather see our money go to a new court to replace the shitty looking one we have now, and practice facilities for the players. Seats are the last thing we need at the moment.

I agree with you but can a man dream?

pissclams · « **Reply #27 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:12:53 PM »

Quote from: RonLongshaft on February 25, 2010, 03:01:35 PM

Quote from: Paul Moscow on February 25, 2010, 02:40:37 PM
They should go saw our fatass stairways in half and extend the benches and seats where applicable. Boom 200 seats.

That's expansion. The new fashioned way.

they need to paint those suckers something besides white, makes them standout and look emptyish

i've been a strong proponent of alternating purple and white stairs but no one listens

ArchE_Cat · « **Reply #28 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:16:09 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on February 25, 2010, 03:12:53 PM

Quote from: RonLongshaft on February 25, 2010, 03:01:35 PM
Quote from: Paul Moscow on February 25, 2010, 02:40:37 PM
They should go saw our fatass stairways in half and extend the benches and seats where applicable. Boom 200 seats.

That's expansion. The new fashioned way.

they need to paint those suckers something besides white, makes them standout and look emptyish
i've been a strong proponent of alternating purple and white stairs but no one listens

Break this down into separate images and apply to the risers of the stairs

GoodForAnother · « **Reply #29 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:18:25 PM »

I say we throw a real big quilt over the "bill" and start playing bball in there

KITNfury · « **Reply #30 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:26:06 PM »

People claim that NBAF alone could cause MHK's population to double. I don't know if that's 15 years after it's up and running or what, but that's significant.

DILLIGAF · « **Reply #31 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:28:05 PM »

Lots of limestone blocks built around it to make it the EMAW dream of Octagon of Ahearn DOOM. Of course will need to use 8 blocks from the actual Ahearn as the cornerstones for this to work.

PowercatPat · « **Reply #32 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:31:24 PM »

There isn't really any room to expand. We just took away a few hundred seats a couple of years ago when we built the loge boxes.

ArchE_Cat · « **Reply #33 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:31:42 PM »

Quote from: DILLIGAF on February 25, 2010, 03:28:05 PM

Lots of limestone blocks built around it to make it the EMAW dream of Octagon of Ahearn DOOM. Of course will need to use 8 blocks from the actual Ahearn as the cornerstones for this to work.

If people don't stop bringing up Ahearn I'm going to destroy it

steve dave · « **Reply #34 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:31:56 PM »

WHERE ARE THEY ALL COMING FROM!?

ArchE_Cat · « **Reply #35 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:32:40 PM »

Quote from: PowercatPat on February 25, 2010, 03:31:24 PM

There isn't really any room to expand. We just took away a few hundred seats a couple of years ago when we built the loge boxes.

roof framing system can be removed

ArchE_Cat · « **Reply #36 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:34:34 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on February 25, 2010, 03:31:56 PM

WHERE ARE THEY ALL COMING FROM!?

Doucheville

WildcatNkilt · « **Reply #37 on:** February 25, 2010, 03:45:35 PM »

Quote from: KITNfury on February 25, 2010, 03:26:06 PM

People claim that NBAF alone could cause MHK's population to double. I don't know if that's 15 years after it's up and running or what, but that's significant.

Yes, thats within 15-20 years. Only supposed to bring a 2-3 hundred jobs while it's being built. Once it is built, firms will start moving in.

Dub · « **Reply #38 on:** February 25, 2010, 04:22:52 PM »

Quote from: ArchE_Cat on February 25, 2010, 03:16:09 PM

Quote from: pissclams on February 25, 2010, 03:12:53 PM
Quote from: RonLongshaft on February 25, 2010, 03:01:35 PM
Quote from: Paul Moscow on February 25, 2010, 02:40:37 PM
They should go saw our fatass stairways in half and extend the benches and seats where applicable. Boom 200 seats.

That's expansion. The new fashioned way.

they need to paint those suckers something besides white, makes them standout and look emptyish
i've been a strong proponent of alternating purple and white stairs but no one listens

Break this down into separate images and apply to the risers of the stairs

It would be sweet to get the students to each hold up a square of cardboard with part of the picture, making one giant one in the student section.

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #39 on:** February 25, 2010, 04:39:16 PM »

Quote from: Chingon on February 25, 2010, 02:59:21 PM

Add an upper deck, a rail system around the top, and for God's sake some LED ribbons.

One step closer to the NBA

SleepFighter · « **Reply #40 on:** February 25, 2010, 05:14:47 PM »

Quote from: yosh on February 25, 2010, 03:00:33 PM

meh...we could just attach rope swings from the rafters and sell tix for those seats. We have to use those remote controlled helicopters to bring concessions up during the games, and require those patrons to wear diapers, but it'd work.

http://bit.ly/cIcELD

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #41 on:** February 25, 2010, 05:28:26 PM »

Since at some point I think they're going to need to widen and remodel the concourses, couldn't they use that time to push back the wall around the top of each section and add 2 or 3 rows of seating, except for the loge box areas of course. The rows themselves would need aisles on each end leading to the landing, but I would think you could add back about 5=800 seats by doing that, and not have to mess with the roof or anything would you?? Archy/Engy types??

ArchE_Cat · « **Reply #42 on:** February 25, 2010, 06:08:52 PM »

Pushing that wall back probably won't work. The roof trusses bear on that wall. Providing a proper load path would get pretty tricky once you start messin' with that wall.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #43 on:** February 25, 2010, 06:09:19 PM »

lazy river.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #44 on:** February 25, 2010, 06:12:58 PM »

Quote from: ArchE_Cat on February 25, 2010, 06:08:52 PM

Pushing that wall back probably won't work. The roof trusses bear on that wall. Providing a proper load path would get pretty tricky once you start messin' with that wall.

Okay

OK_Cat · « **Reply #45 on:** February 25, 2010, 06:19:29 PM »

Quote from: Back Door Willy on February 25, 2010, 02:26:26 PM

Obviously money is tight but if we ever do get to the point where we expand on the OOD does anyone have any idea on the cost/way we would go about doing it? I know I've heard it would be relatively inexpensive since Bramlage is built into the ground.

Sometime in the near future, I'm going to poster intimidate the eff out of you. Not now, though. I'm gonna make you sweat it out for a while.

ben ji · « **Reply #46 on:** February 25, 2010, 10:21:06 PM »

Quote from: Rick Daris on February 25, 2010, 06:09:19 PM

lazy river.

ksucrcoop · « **Reply #47 on:** February 25, 2010, 10:37:20 PM »

Only happy if we get a limestone court.

pike · « **Reply #48 on:** February 25, 2010, 10:40:43 PM »

Quote from: ksucrcoop on February 25, 2010, 10:37:20 PM

Only happy if we get a limestone court.

I want a trampoline court

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #49 on:** February 25, 2010, 11:09:17 PM »

Quote from: Paul Moscow on February 25, 2010, 02:51:20 PM

Quote from: WildcatNkilt on February 25, 2010, 02:44:40 PM
This thread is dumb.

1) Low populated Manhattan, KS

2) Should probably pack non-conference games before we even sniff the idea.

Considering that Ahearn fieldhouse originally held 14,000 in 1940 the population argument doesn't really work against expansion.

People not filling the arena...that argument works.

Yeah, they also played like 8 home games a season, not 45 like we do now.

DID YOU KNOW! The original proposal of Bramlage called for 17,000 seats. Thank f***ing God that didn't happen. Was a horrible idea then, is a horrible idea now.