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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #600 on: May 11, 2014, 11:10:34 AM »
I love Bobby Dodd, easily my second favorite place to watch a game. Of course I'm not obsessed with cookie cutter oval stadiums like you guys seem to be. The view is so unique and the place has so much character and the ramblin wreck :love:

I bet it's great. The skyline rules. But that snaggletooth :sdeek:
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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #601 on: May 27, 2014, 05:21:31 PM »
Hey guys, I'm going to do my best Skinny Benny stadia critique.  Today I'd like us to consider that a stadium might actually be worse, although similar, to KU's Memorial Stadium.  I submit for you consideration, Ferenc Puskás Stadium, which is the national stadium of Hungary, located in Budapest.  With seating for 69,120, it is by far Hungary's largest stadium (the second largest is Budapest's Albert Flórián with only 15,804).  The day we toured I was quite puzzled because I knew that night Hungary's national team played host to Denmark in a friendly football match, however there were no ongoing preparations.  It's because they played this match in another stadium with only 10,200 capacity.  It seems the Magyars don't love their soccer so much (not even as much as Kansas Citians!).

Anyway, Ferenc Puskás Stadium was constructed between 1948 and 1953 by mostly volunteers.  Yes, you read that correctly.  rough ridin' volunteers, mostly soldiers.  Probably some Communist definition of volunteer include gulag labor or something.  Anyway, as you might have guessed, it looks like crap.  Here was our first view as we approached from the west.  There was a guard posted but he was too busy smoking to inquire as to our presence.



A closer look at one of the gates.  I peeked in the window, bunch of fusball tables behind there.



A look at what the main level concourse looks like, very similar to KU's or Notre Dame's concourses.



Here's a look at some of the external decoration.  Really nails that 50's Communist feel.



Walking around the outside I could see these concourses for the upper deck.  It was encapsulated in this screening to keep debris from falling on people walking below.



Finally we made it around to where we could see inside.  A rough ridin' track guys!  :excited:



A better look at the nicest part of the stadium, what I would call a press box.



We walked around towards it and there was this building which I've since discovered is the Magyar Sportmúzeum, which is their national Olympic sports museum.  The front:



As we walked by the vegetation...



We could pass through an unguarded motion sliding door into the press box.  Not too shabby, eh?



Then I saw the plaque detailing the upgrade:



They also had this cool/huge picture of a famous Hungarian football team who undoubtedly did something good a long time ago.



A good look at the field and grounds crew at work.



WTF is this thing? 



Dat setting tho!  :love:



Then we were discovered and escorted out by a very angry man who assumed we walked right past a stationed guard.  He chewed his ass for a few minutes before he let us go.

This is the entrance to the offices and such that the guy thought we must have entered through.  Are you guys getting a feel for the architecture yet?



Other public accesses to the lower bowl seating.



Opposite the sports museum was this thing which I'm not sure what it is.



Behind it you can see a much more modern stadium, Papp László Budapest Sportaréna. 



Between it is a track with a bunch of walls and statues of scenes of what every day life in a Communist country might be like.  You might be practicing your baseball swing with your government issued Mosin Nagant, always under the watchful eye of Communism symbolized by the commander in the background....



You could also be sprinting in a team event, because Together We Can!



Workers of the world, unite!



Anyway, you get the picture.  Memorial Stadium could be worse, and will be unless they do something about it.




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« Reply #602 on: May 27, 2014, 05:32:24 PM »
great write up emo, i enjoyed that very much

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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #603 on: May 27, 2014, 05:35:12 PM »
great write up emo, i enjoyed that very much

agreed, but I wish he worked in a "hold my beer"

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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #604 on: May 27, 2014, 06:46:28 PM »
wait till SB sees those lights... my goodness
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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #605 on: May 27, 2014, 08:13:13 PM »
Wow guyz, what other blog gives you reviews of random eastern bloc stadiums along with hard hitting EMAW news?

None, none I tell you. Great work Emo!

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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #606 on: May 27, 2014, 10:53:30 PM »


A closer look at one of the gates.  I peeked in the window, bunch of fusball tables behind there.




Wait wait wait wait wait. We could have an 8 ball help us spell words on our stadium? Man, I want that.

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« Reply #607 on: May 27, 2014, 10:59:55 PM »


A closer look at one of the gates.  I peeked in the window, bunch of fusball tables behind there.




Wait wait wait wait wait. We could have an 8 ball help us spell words on our stadium? Man, I want that.

It's an hommage to how a bunch of volunteers got the stadium done.

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« Reply #608 on: May 27, 2014, 11:02:59 PM »
Great write up Emo, those statues kind of remind me of those atrocious statues they had at Texas, actually may head over to shaggy and relive a couple dozens pages of that thread now  :thumbs:

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« Reply #609 on: May 27, 2014, 11:47:00 PM »
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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #610 on: May 28, 2014, 01:10:42 AM »
Great report Emo. And you're right, the first thing I thought when seeing the opening pic was "the is really No. Koreaesque."
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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #611 on: May 28, 2014, 05:55:48 PM »
wait till SB sees those lights... my goodness

I'm still waiting for this.

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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #612 on: May 28, 2014, 09:33:46 PM »

Hey guys, I'm going to do my best Skinny Benny stadia critique.  Today I'd like us to consider that a stadium might actually be worse, although similar, to KU's Memorial Stadium.  I submit for you consideration, Ferenc Puskás Stadium, which is the national stadium of Hungary, located in Budapest.  With seating for 69,120, it is by far Hungary's largest stadium (the second largest is Budapest's Albert Flórián with only 15,804).  The day we toured I was quite puzzled because I knew that night Hungary's national team played host to Denmark in a friendly football match, however there were no ongoing preparations.  It's because they played this match in another stadium with only 10,200 capacity.  It seems the Magyars don't love their soccer so much (not even as much as Kansas Citians!).

Anyway, Ferenc Puskás Stadium was constructed between 1948 and 1953 by mostly volunteers.  Yes, you read that correctly.  rough ridin' volunteers, mostly soldiers.  Probably some Communist definition of volunteer include gulag labor or something.  Anyway, as you might have guessed, it looks like crap.  Here was our first view as we approached from the west.  There was a guard posted but he was too busy smoking to inquire as to our presence.



A closer look at one of the gates.  I peeked in the window, bunch of fusball tables behind there.



A look at what the main level concourse looks like, very similar to KU's or Notre Dame's concourses.



Here's a look at some of the external decoration.  Really nails that 50's Communist feel.



Walking around the outside I could see these concourses for the upper deck.  It was encapsulated in this screening to keep debris from falling on people walking below.



Finally we made it around to where we could see inside.  A rough ridin' track guys!  :excited:



A better look at the nicest part of the stadium, what I would call a press box.



We walked around towards it and there was this building which I've since discovered is the Magyar Sportmúzeum, which is their national Olympic sports museum.  The front:



As we walked by the vegetation...



We could pass through an unguarded motion sliding door into the press box.  Not too shabby, eh?



Then I saw the plaque detailing the upgrade:



They also had this cool/huge picture of a famous Hungarian football team who undoubtedly did something good a long time ago.



A good look at the field and grounds crew at work.



WTF is this thing? 



Dat setting tho!  :love:



Then we were discovered and escorted out by a very angry man who assumed we walked right past a stationed guard.  He chewed his ass for a few minutes before he let us go.

This is the entrance to the offices and such that the guy thought we must have entered through.  Are you guys getting a feel for the architecture yet?



Other public accesses to the lower bowl seating.



Opposite the sports museum was this thing which I'm not sure what it is.



Behind it you can see a much more modern stadium, Papp László Budapest Sportaréna. 



Between it is a track with a bunch of walls and statues of scenes of what every day life in a Communist country might be like.  You might be practicing your baseball swing with your government issued Mosin Nagant, always under the watchful eye of Communism symbolized by the commander in the background....



You could also be sprinting in a team event, because Together We Can!



Workers of the world, unite!



Anyway, you get the picture.  Memorial Stadium could be worse, and will be unless they do something about it.

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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #613 on: May 28, 2014, 09:35:46 PM »
And yes, those lights are absolutely insane. Never seen any quite like them. I honestly don't know, I just don't. Are they :love: ? Are they :flush: ? This increds stadium thread update by EmoEMAW has me questioning everything I once THOUGHT to be true. :eek:
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« Reply #614 on: May 28, 2014, 09:47:33 PM »
Other public accesses to the lower bowl seating.




Light pole's George Lucas'y!
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« Reply #615 on: May 28, 2014, 10:39:44 PM »
the lights look like a giraffe!

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« Reply #616 on: May 28, 2014, 10:52:35 PM »

the lights look like a giraffe!

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George Lucas Robot Giraffe Light Communist Family Stadium. (GLRGLCFS)
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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #617 on: May 29, 2014, 07:10:31 PM »
You know what those lights remind me of? Lights from an old-school NES sports game. Like Tecmo Baseball, or something.
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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #618 on: May 29, 2014, 08:34:10 PM »
I was in Knoxville last night and went around the outside of Neyland stadium. They had that place locked up pretty well so I couldn't find a way in, but it sure looked big from the outside.


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« Reply #619 on: May 29, 2014, 09:06:15 PM »
pics? :don'tcare:
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« Reply #620 on: May 31, 2014, 02:23:01 PM »
I went to Kinnick yesterday and I don't know if I expected some amazing stadium and/or setting, but I left incredibly underwhelmed.  The stadium is dropped right in the middle of campus/Iowa City and butts up next to the University of Iowa Hospital.  There is no parking, save one shared lot with the hospital.  Not sure how the gameday stuff works out, but it probably doesn't matter too much as it seems Iowa plays 90% of their games in the 11am ESPN slot.
Nice brickwork in Kinnick and if metal bleachers are your thing, this place is your shangri-la.  The hospital is currently adding a new wing and they're building and adding on to the Football offices next to the stadium, so the area is a mess and the stadium was all locked up. 



namesake.  I can't remember what the inscription says, but it was something about trying hard and being a good citizen


looking south from the front door of their Vanier(which is unbelievably ugly)


as you walk up to Kinnick. that's a bus terminal between the lightpole/half-car and their NEzone jumbotron


non-enclosed corners  :nono: the lights!  :lol:






S EZ. All American plaques in the brickwork.


looking North.





street level view of their sideline turret


Black n Gold Zone!



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Football Complex.   :eek:

front door.  I think WWII machine gun bunker....and it's attached to:



i don't know what this style is, but I think a blend of Mike Brady and early 1970's suburban church.


on the left is the new Football Operations building.

backside.  patio is for ??


indoor facility. i think this is new.

baseball stadium is right next door.


everything from LF bullpen.

I didn't look for a bball arena because it was hot.  Very meh stadium and very pud facilities.

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« Reply #621 on: May 31, 2014, 03:54:51 PM »
Great report, Meat Sauce. :thumbs: True story: Kinnick Stadium is one of the only stadiums that has successfully kept curious stadium trespasser Skinny Benny out. I have generally always liked the look of it from the inside, seems like the perfect mix of Iowa small-timey and Big 10 big timey. The basketball arena is just a sunken hole in the ground basically, so very Bramlage'y. But they have a parquet court. :love: But it has a Ticket City logo on it or something pud. :don'tcare:  Arena had gray seats when I was there like ten years ago, no idea if it still does. Seems very, very sterile, though. I just can't imagine there being a super live atmosphere for a 'eyes huupz game. No idea, though.
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« Reply #622 on: May 31, 2014, 04:51:47 PM »
And yes, those facilities surrounding Kinnick Stadium (especially the freaking water tower) are absolutely woof town.
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« Reply #623 on: June 02, 2014, 03:23:06 PM »
that is a beautiful baseball stadium/setting

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« Reply #624 on: June 06, 2014, 09:50:40 AM »
Tulane's stadium is really coming along! :excited:

I'll try to get some pixx up 2day.
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