Stupid Question

[BACKDOC]

I went to the game last weekend. This was the first time at the stadium since the north endzone renovations. How the heck did they put in a jumbotron and the social deck, but only lose about 500 seats??

 

[VFL-82-JP]

I went to the game last weekend. This was the first time at the stadium since the north endzone renovations. How the heck did they put in a jumbotron and the social deck, but only lose about 500 seats??

I think the social deck contributes based on its capacity. It's standing-room-only, crowded-as-a-nightclub capacity.

More than makes up for many of the seats lost.

Heh.

Go Vols!

 

[BACKDOC]

I think the social deck contributes based on its capacity. It's standing-room-only, crowded-as-a-nightclub capacity.

More than makes up for many of the seats lost.

Heh.

Go Vols!

I get that, but it appears that the jumbotron took out thousands.

 

[Tman44]

There are no stupid questions. There are only stupid people that ask questions.

EDIT: Not taking a shot at OP.

 

[mrmax86]

I went to the game last weekend. This was the first time at the stadium since the north endzone renovations. How the heck did they put in a jumbotron and the social deck, but only lose about 500 seats??

Not counting the fact that they replaced all the benches on the west sideline with seatback stadium chairs

 

[VolBricks]

I like stupid questions (no shot at the OP), we get such creative answers on this board.

 

[volfan102455]

I get that, but it appears that the jumbotron took out thousands.

Those seats in the upper decks on that side are nothing like the ones other side - very roomy. No doubt they can stand many more than were seated in the sections removed. SRO always > the number of physical seats.

 

[dobre_shunka]

There are no stupid questions. There are only stupid people that ask questions.

EDIT: Not taking a shot at OP.

 

[Special Ed]

For every stupid question there are many stupid answers.

 

[Wireless1]

I went to the game last weekend. This was the first time at the stadium since the north endzone renovations. How the heck did they put in a jumbotron and the social deck, but only lose about 500 seats??

It was 540 seats, does that make it more understandable?
The Party deck has a stated capacity of 1200. There are about 30 seats per section per row in that area and the social deck and Jumbotron take up about 2 sections, so for the 1740 (1200 plus 450 lost seats) seats and 60 seats per row that's 29 rows and there are only 26 rows in that part of the upper deck so the question should be "how did we lose 450 seats"

 

[Dadof2Vols]

I thought they made all the rest of the seats in the stadium 6” smaller to make up the capacity loss!

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I went to the game last weekend. This was the first time at the stadium since the north endzone renovations. How the heck did they put in a jumbotron and the social deck, but only lose about 500 seats??

Same way the airlines take an airplane that held 300 people and make it hold 330.

 

[ftsandersvol]

I went to the game last weekend. This was the first time at the stadium since the north endzone renovations. How the heck did they put in a jumbotron and the social deck, but only lose about 500 seats??

It’s science really.

 

[Manchester Vol]

I went to the game last weekend. This was the first time at the stadium since the north endzone renovations. How the heck did they put in a jumbotron and the social deck, but only lose about 500 seats??

At Volwarts College of witchcraft and wizardry, we specialize in making the impossible possible.

 

[LWSVOL]

I get that, but it appears that the jumbotron took out thousands.

the entire upper deck in the north was only 10,642 seats when it was added in 1996... 540 seats were removed to put the jumbotron up..

 

[jessiej86]

There are no stupid questions. There are only stupid people that ask questions.

EDIT: Not taking a shot at OP.

Is a hot dog a sandwich?

 

[spyfish007]

It’s science really.

I would argue it is just math.....

 

[ptcarter]

There are no stupid questions. There are only stupid people that ask questions.

EDIT: Not taking a shot at OP.

To the IRS: "Why didn't you audit me last year"?

 

[VFLCodyGBO]

I think the social deck contributes based on its capacity. It's standing-room-only, crowded-as-a-nightclub capacity.

More than makes up for many of the seats lost.

Heh.

Go Vols!

I truly don’t get why folks pay a premium for those tickets. No seats, sun all game. And your bonus is quick access to overpriced concessions.

 

[felloffthetrain]

I went to the game last weekend. This was the first time at the stadium since the north endzone renovations. How the heck did they put in a jumbotron and the social deck, but only lose about 500 seats??

They tapped into the 4th dimension