The Future Of Neyland Stadium...

#128
#128
tnrunner13 said:
i think they should build another level so we can add about 20k more seats. it'll be awesome. if our team can't win, at least our stadium can! i know we'll be able to get the funding.
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+1. Once we get back to winning again, I hope we add a third deck between the boxes and Jumbotron. Most NFL stadiums have triple decks, so it shouldn't be that farfetched, architecturally.
 
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#129
Brave Volunteer said:
I would like to see them complete the brick façade all the way around the stadium. I would also like to see them add a 2nd jumbo tron at the other end zone. And finally, I'd like them to add the updated artificial turf. I think those turf fields look awesome
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The brick facade would be nice to complete. A second jumbotron would be cool, but given the roof over the upper deck in that side and the proximity of the buildings to the stadium, I'm not sure that's feasible. As for the return of artificial turf, that's a hell no for me. Football should be played on grass, and also those turf fields look awful in TV. The one at the GA Dome doesn't look so bad in person, but they all just look too shiny on TV.
 
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#130
bleedorange0037 said:
The brick facade would be nice to complete. A second jumbotron would be cool, but given the roof over the upper deck in that side and the proximity of the buildings to the stadium, I'm not sure that's feasible. As for the return of artificial turf, that's a hell no for me. Football should be played on grass, and also those turf fields look awful in TV. The one at the GA Dome doesn't look so bad in person, but they all just look too shiny on TV.
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Agreed!!!!!
 
#131
#131
photovol said:
If and when we start winning, the fans will come and fill up Neyland, just as they did previously. Until we start winning, the attendance will probably continue to decline unfortunately.
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winning and fans coming to Neyland won't get the work completed on the stadium. there has to be some major dollars donated before anymore work is done on the stadium, major money needed.

right now, barely enough money coming in to sustain the athletic program..
 
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#132
LWSVOL said:
winning and fans coming to Neyland won't get the work completed on the stadium. there has to be some major dollars donated before anymore work is done on the stadium, major money needed.

right now, barely enough money coming in to sustain the athletic program..
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where's a haslam when you need 'em?
 
#133
#133
VOLorNuttin said:
+1. Once we get back to winning again, I hope we add a third deck between the boxes and Jumbotron. Most NFL stadiums have triple decks, so it shouldn't be that farfetched, architecturally.
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Not sure if you are being serious or not, but it would be extremely difficult structurally/architecturally to add a third layer at Neyland. These NFL stadiums you speak of are designed from the get go for 3 decks, that is a whole different animal than talking about adding a third deck later in the process. The current structure was not designed for another deck and it would be extremely expensive and difficult to try to add another deck. It will never happen.
 
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#135
photovol said:
If and when we start winning, the fans will come and fill up Neyland, just as they did previously. Until we start winning, the attendance will probably continue to decline unfortunately.
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Winning will not make much difference. The interest level of college football is diminishing in our youth. We can not even sell out our student sections. Demand for season tickets are declining year by year and the colleges have not come up with a plan to stop it.

If they make changes to college football to make it more on the semi-pro level you will even see it decline further. People are not going to spend money to see the almost real thing when they have an opportunity to see the actual real thing in the NFL.
 
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#136
They are NOT going to do any construction on the stadium right now. They were going to put luxury suites in the south end zone sometime in the near future. They ran out of funds and waiting to get more support they want to get the total over 102,700.
 
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#137
onevol74 said:
Winning will not make much difference. The interest level of college football is diminishing in our youth. We can not even sell out our student sections. Demand for season tickets are declining year by year and the colleges have not come up with a plan to stop it.

If they make changes to college football to make it more on the semi-pro level you will even see it decline further. People are not going to spend money to see the almost real thing when they have an opportunity to see the actual real thing in the NFL.
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would a mod mind deleting this guys account and banning his IP from ever gracing VolNation forums again?
 
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#139
LWSVOL said:
winning and fans coming to Neyland won't get the work completed on the stadium. there has to be some major dollars donated before anymore work is done on the stadium, major money needed.

right now, barely enough money coming in to sustain the athletic program..
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Losing was the primary reason we struggled to fill the seats the past few years. Winning will indeed help with the shortfall in ticket/concession sales. And in turn, get donors excited about the program again. Don't discount the notion that many donors withheld their support because of the neglect they saw in the AD management of the program.
 
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#140
#140
onevol74 said:
If they make changes to college football to make it more on the semi-pro level you will even see it decline further.
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I doubt that would be the reason. They could reverse the decline by adding a semi-pro playoff system.
 
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#142
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#144
bleedorange0037 said:
As for the return of artificial turf, that's a hell no for me. Football should be played on grass, and also those turf fields look awful in TV. The one at the GA Dome doesn't look so bad in person, but they all just look too shiny on TV.
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My fav is the turf that kicks up the black rubber padding pellets every time some cuts or falls on it.

So, so kewl.

NOT.

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#145
#145
I just want them to put back the Biology 101 lab where we use to sneak into and get laid in the back. :eek:k:

:dance2::dance2:
 
#146
#146
Playing on turf fields has to be one of the most annoying things in the world. Those black pellets will stay in your shoes for weeks.
 
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#147
Brave Volunteer said:
I would like to see them complete the brick façade all the way around the stadium. I would also like to see them add a 2nd jumbo tron at the other end zone. And finally, I'd like them to add the updated artificial turf. I think those turf fields look awesome!

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I never realized how much their stadium resembled an ACC school.
 
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#150
onevol74 said:
Winning will not make much difference. The interest level of college football is diminishing in our youth. We can not even sell out our student sections. Demand for season tickets are declining year by year and the colleges have not come up with a plan to stop it.
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Competing for championships makes the difference.

That's interesting about the youth POV and it is my highly subjective opinion based on much of nothing except intuition and a sense of things that you are right.

If they make changes to college football to make it more on the semi-pro level you will even see it decline further. People are not going to spend money to see the almost real thing when they have an opportunity to see the actual real thing in the NFL.
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This idea doesn't work for AAA baseball and MLB. See Atlanta-Gwinnett.
 
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