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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #400 on: July 30, 2013, 07:02:02 PM »
A&M is just so stupid.  In '09, they averaged 77k per game in a stadium that seats around 83k.  Now they're spending 450 million to have something bigger and shinier than Texas. 

I've been to A&M twice for conference games, once against "rival" TTU.  The stadium was far from sold out for both games.  Now they want to add another 20k seats?  They'll sell that sucker out for a few years probably, but once the SEC shine wears off, they'll be back to ~85k per game or so.


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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #401 on: July 30, 2013, 10:14:54 PM »
They do have a crap ton of money, tho.

I like that all the seats they are adding are crappy endzone seats no one will want.

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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #402 on: July 31, 2013, 12:36:04 PM »
They do have a crap ton of money, tho.

I like that all the seats they are adding are crappy endzone seats no one will want.

I'm just waiting for a fiscal conservative member of congress (not from the State of Texas) to question non-profit statuses of schools simply based off of that video. Most renovations are usually well justified in terms of benefitting student athletes but this are simply aesthetic and profit-driven.

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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #403 on: July 31, 2013, 01:00:58 PM »
Unless JFF is granted unlimited eligibility and plays at A&M forever, then they will never sell that place out.

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« Reply #404 on: July 31, 2013, 01:12:16 PM »
The video actually sums up how delusional A&M fans are. It will be fun to play there in EA's college football game so they have that going for them, I guess?
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« Reply #405 on: July 31, 2013, 01:22:12 PM »
Unless JFF is granted unlimited eligibility and plays at A&M forever, then they will never sell that place out.

Not going to happen with quotes like this from Daddy Football...

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Manziel’s father called the school and NCAA “so selfish” for the way they have probed his son.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/football/manziel_dad_johnny_may_snap_EjsFqM2InrfJMJfkUKa7eK

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« Reply #406 on: July 31, 2013, 01:23:46 PM »
When things get too unfriendly in here I usually pop in and put up some new rando team's pictures. Troy (State) University 2nite??? Stay tuned...
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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #407 on: July 31, 2013, 01:33:31 PM »
Drake!









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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #408 on: July 31, 2013, 01:57:18 PM »
Unless JFF is granted unlimited eligibility and plays at A&M forever, then they will never sell that place out.

Not going to happen with quotes like this from Daddy Football...

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Manziel’s father called the school and NCAA “so selfish” for the way they have probed his son.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/football/manziel_dad_johnny_may_snap_EjsFqM2InrfJMJfkUKa7eK


After the summer of Manziel, if he has a bad year it is going to be absolutely glorious to sit back and watch the crap hit the fan in Aggieland. 
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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #409 on: July 31, 2013, 01:59:33 PM »
When things get too unfriendly in here I usually pop in and put up some new rando team's pictures. Troy (State) University 2nite??? Stay tuned...
Sorry, SB.  I'm still pretty butthurt about A&M leaving.  I used to love those wacky bastards.  Even used to have a 12th man shirt I'd wear on occasion.   :surprised:


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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #410 on: July 31, 2013, 02:00:52 PM »
Drake is like KU's (little) sister school  :D
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« Reply #411 on: July 31, 2013, 02:02:14 PM »
Havs how is their weird little fieldhouse? Is it cool in an old-fashioned MVC way? I bet it is.
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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #412 on: July 31, 2013, 02:03:24 PM »
Pro tip for Drake: Lower the field, move in some more rows, BAM! More noise.

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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #413 on: July 31, 2013, 02:06:56 PM »
This guy totally encapsulates Drake's football facility:

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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #414 on: July 31, 2013, 02:08:30 PM »
This guy totally encapsulates Drake's football facility:

 :sdeek:

Like Drake cares about their football?  That stadium was built for the relays.  Fun event actually....
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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #415 on: July 31, 2013, 02:36:21 PM »
WoW!!!  It looks like Drake has a lazy river!

Also SB, Troy would be a fabulous addition to the pud stadiums thread.

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« Reply #416 on: July 31, 2013, 04:25:16 PM »
Unless JFF is granted unlimited eligibility and plays at A&M forever, then they will never sell that place out.

Not going to happen with quotes like this from Daddy Football...

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Manziel’s father called the school and NCAA “so selfish” for the way they have probed his son.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/football/manziel_dad_johnny_may_snap_EjsFqM2InrfJMJfkUKa7eK

The company I work for did some of the aTm reno work.  Engineering stuff, not design.  I'm happy to field any questions/concerns about those goofballs and will answer to the best of my ability.

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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #417 on: July 31, 2013, 04:36:46 PM »
The company I work for did some of the aTm reno work.  Engineering stuff, not design.  I'm happy to field any questions/concerns about those goofballs and will answer to the best of my ability.

Are all the seats chairbacks, or are there any benches? I would imagine they already thought of this because the armrests would seriously get in the way during the circle jerk.

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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #418 on: July 31, 2013, 07:38:56 PM »
Ha, good question! I think I oversold myself on this one. The area we did work was the building behind the south end zone fun zone. It's part of the sports complex and certainly part of the fan experience but not part of the stadium proper. SB strikes me as the type who appreciates the fan experience aspect of "what makes an elite stade" so I thought I'd chime in.

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« Reply #419 on: July 31, 2013, 08:06:01 PM »
Ha, good question! I think I oversold myself on this one. The area we did work was the building behind the south end zone fun zone. It's part of the sports complex and certainly part of the fan experience but not part of the stadium proper. SB strikes me as the type who appreciates the fan experience aspect of "what makes an elite stade" so I thought I'd chime in.

Way to get our hopes up, Kevin.

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« Reply #420 on: July 31, 2013, 10:15:42 PM »
Drake!








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Re: ITT We Laugh At Other Pud Teams' Pud Stadiums/Arenas
« Reply #421 on: July 31, 2013, 10:30:48 PM »
This guy totally encapsulates Drake's football facility:

 :sdeek:

Like Drake cares about their football?  That stadium was built for the relays.  Fun event actually....

Exactly, any comparisons to KU are foolish, they are in fact polar opposites. Drake is a world class track facility with football lines on the infield. Instead of football elites mocking the track, Euro track elites mock Drake's football field. The KU Relays are a cheap knockoff of the Drake Relays and Drake also frequently hosts official USATF meets.

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« Reply #422 on: July 31, 2013, 10:34:11 PM »
While I appreciate a good fan experience, I really just get my rocks off on drawing 200,000 seat stadium propers. But tell us about what you worked on.
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« Reply #423 on: July 31, 2013, 10:35:33 PM »
Troy :pray:

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« Reply #424 on: August 01, 2013, 09:23:41 AM »
While I appreciate a good fan experience, I really just get my rocks off on drawing 200,000 seat stadium propers. But tell us about what you worked on.

Hey man, no question a mega-stade >> some ministry of propoganda headquarters, but I just work on what they throw my way!  We also did Reliant Stadium - home of the Houston Texaquatz - who at least had enough good sense to invite Optimus to work out at their camp.  That was before my time but i'll see if i can find some good insider-y photos.

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