Author Topic: Memorial Stadium in Lawrence blows (Read 203123 times)

timhawk · « **Reply #1200 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:17:13 PM »

the first picture is graduation. the second picture idk who we are playing, but the view is awesome.

GoodForAnother · « **Reply #1201 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:17:34 PM »

timhawk · « **Reply #1202 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:18:38 PM »

Quote from: GoodForAnother on August 07, 2013, 06:17:34 PM

lol

GoodForAnother · « **Reply #1203 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:20:02 PM »

Quote from: timhawk on August 07, 2013, 06:18:38 PM

Quote from: GoodForAnother on August 07, 2013, 06:17:34 PM
lol

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Brock Landers · « **Reply #1204 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:21:29 PM »

Helluva crowd for that McNeese State game.

OregonSmock · « **Reply #1205 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:21:54 PM »

Quote from: timhawk on August 07, 2013, 06:17:13 PM

the first picture is graduation. the second picture idk who we are playing, but the view is awesome.

Looks like it was South Dakota St., which explains why the visitors section is so empty. Attendance was 46,601.

OregonSmock · « **Reply #1206 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:24:21 PM »

Stadium looks full:

star seed 7 · « **Reply #1207 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:27:28 PM »

Is that press box only 3 levels?

OregonSmock · « **Reply #1208 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:31:31 PM »

Quote from: seven on August 07, 2013, 06:27:28 PM

Is that press box only 3 levels?

This was your pressbox until 2013:

(KU's has at least four levels, fwiw)

Spracne · « **Reply #1209 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:32:01 PM »

Quote from: lopakman on August 07, 2013, 08:46:43 AM

Quote from: OregonSmock on August 06, 2013, 03:33:18 PM
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Quote from: OregonSmock on August 06, 2013, 03:20:52 PM
Aside from the North endzone, Memorial Stadium's seats are just as close to the field as K-State's:

And yes, to the objective eye, Memorial Stadium's setting and location are way, way better.

Nice picture of a full Memorial Stadium. Must have been from that one good year they had when they were self proclaimed Big 12 north champs. T-shirt fans were out in full effect.

Butthurt is as butthurt does.

That doesn't even make sense in the context of this thread. Our stadium is awesome, yours sucks.

Your stadium is a hole in the ground with a grandstand on one side and a stone-clad cruise ship on the other. The only thing that makes it good is the screaming of the purple masses, and that's not a bad thing. You guys have done the most with the least, so you should be proud.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #1210 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:32:51 PM »

Yeah, some teams upgrade their stuff, lol.

OregonSmock · « **Reply #1211 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:39:59 PM »

so blessed tho

star seed 7 · « **Reply #1212 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:43:19 PM »

I'm glad the resident squawks have such low expectations for a football stadium, if BSFS looked like that heads would roll.

timhawk · « **Reply #1213 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:49:38 PM »

Quote from: seven on August 07, 2013, 06:43:19 PM

I'm glad the resident squawks have such low expectations for a football stadium, if BSFS looked like that heads would roll.

lol it did look like that until this year.

KITNfury · « **Reply #1214 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:51:13 PM »

Quote from: timhawk on August 07, 2013, 06:49:38 PM

Quote from: seven on August 07, 2013, 06:43:19 PM
I'm glad the resident squawks have such low expectations for a football stadium, if BSFS looked like that heads would roll.

lol it did look like that until this year.

There was nothing as ugly as the track or the erector set you guys have and will have for a while still.

pissclams · « **Reply #1215 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:58:34 PM »

Quote from: Spracne on August 07, 2013, 06:32:01 PM

Your stadium is a hole in the ground with a grandstand on one side and a stone-clad cruise ship on the other. The only thing that makes it good is the screaming of the purple masses, and that's not a bad thing. You guys have done the most with the least, so you should be proud.

you use the "hole in the ground" thing a lot on phog.net too. do you really believe that's a bad thing or is it just a talking point? be aware, how you answer this question says a lot about you.

Super PurpleCat · « **Reply #1216 on:** August 07, 2013, 07:00:17 PM »

That tent city completes the carnival-like atmosphere.

Shooter Jones · « **Reply #1217 on:** August 07, 2013, 07:04:14 PM »

tent city? I see a shanty town when I see pics looking south out of that pile of crap

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timhawk · « **Reply #1218 on:** August 07, 2013, 07:06:38 PM »

Quote from: Shooter Jones on August 07, 2013, 07:04:14 PM

tent city? I see a shanty town when I see pics looking south out of that pile of crap

yet when the big 12 implodes, that shanty town will have a home in a power conference while Kstate might find a home in the mountain west

PowercatPat · « **Reply #1219 on:** August 07, 2013, 07:08:18 PM »

Quote from: OregonSmock on August 07, 2013, 06:39:59 PM

so blessed tho

The track looks great.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #1220 on:** August 07, 2013, 07:08:44 PM »

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Can you guys imagine this place once the track is removed and a few things are updated? It's going to be unreal.

Super PurpleCat · « **Reply #1221 on:** August 07, 2013, 07:09:19 PM »

Could have chariot races there.

Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) · « **Reply #1222 on:** August 07, 2013, 07:09:58 PM »

The hill might offer some value if UK's campus was as nice as state's, alas,it is not, its a rough ridin' hill.

PowercatPat · « **Reply #1223 on:** August 07, 2013, 07:13:33 PM »

Quote from: seven on August 07, 2013, 07:08:44 PM

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Can you guys imagine this place once the track is removed and a few things are updated? It's going to be unreal.

Even if that happens, the stadium structure and exterior will still look extremely ugly and shitty.

Spracne · « **Reply #1224 on:** August 07, 2013, 07:16:07 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on August 07, 2013, 06:58:34 PM

Quote from: Spracne on August 07, 2013, 06:32:01 PM
Your stadium is a hole in the ground with a grandstand on one side and a stone-clad cruise ship on the other. The only thing that makes it good is the screaming of the purple masses, and that's not a bad thing. You guys have done the most with the least, so you should be proud.

you use the "hole in the ground" thing a lot on phog.net too. do you really believe that's a bad thing or is it just a talking point? be aware, how you answer this question says a lot about you.

I assume you are using the universal "you" in this context. For acoustic purposes, no I don't believe it's a bad thing. For construction/engineering purposes, no it's not a bad thing - cheaper and easier to build. For aesthetics and general impressions, though? I've seen a lot of high school and small-time college stadia utilize that method. Some people may conflate the "hole in the ground"ness of it with high school and small-time college stadia. It certainly diminishes the visual impact from without.