Can we get a volunteer to go up and clean off the camera?
Completely joking. I was trying to make the point we should move in the bleachers at midfield and I hate Iowa. That was my lame attempt at making a point about what's happening currently on the internet.I'm going to get soap-boxy.
Calling somebody a racist, when you don't even think they are, is about as low as you can go. It minimizes a word that should mean something. I'm not defending KF but casually calling people racists lets real racists off the hook.
No worries! Like I said, I got soap-boxy. Not really my style but some things trigger me. Carry on with the hate!Completely joking. I was trying to make the point we should move in the bleachers at midfield and I hate Iowa. That was my lame attempt at making a point about what's happening currently on the internet.
The "press box" at Arrowhead definitely has revenue generating space. There's a large high-end "Tower Club" in it.
Did they hopefully get rid of the natural prairie that looked like it didn't belong.Is there any rendering of what the new west side of the stadium will look like with expanded practice fields and parking along the stadium fencing (where the trees were removed) for 2022?
That press box was built like a 40 story high rise. Overbuilt by design. Would cost more to tear it down Than putting it up originally.It also seems like a huge proposition to expand the existing box.
The existing box appears to be supported by two 'legs'. I doubt they engineered that to a level you could just go wider and hang more weight off that. So you'd need more structure to support more press box. But the concession stands\restrooms are in the way of that.
It appears to me any project to increase the size of the press box then becomes a project to redo the concessions\restrooms (there are certainly merits to this as well). It might even be easier to tear down the existing box and put up something entirely new. But when you start looking at everything it looks like it'd get super expensive in a hurry.
My thoughts on the press box are that it needs to be wider and not as tall. Maybe 1/3 the height but stretching the length of the field. But, there are issues with doing this. First, the press box is down the list of priorities obviously after Hilton and the new parking and P&L area. Second, the concession/restroom buildings are in the way (they are dumb if they didn't put in footings for a new press box when they built). Third, a lot of our suites are between the levels and those in the tower I wonder if there's much added value moving lower, but away from the 50 yard line. Fourth, I wonder if our demand for luxury type seating is maxed out...between the SEZ, Jack Trice Club and the suites in between levels and the tower. You're not really adding suites, just moving them, so the opportunity to increase revenue with a project like this isn't really great.
That said, I really hope they do this project in the next 10 years. Just aesthetically, the current press box looks bad.
I think a couple people have mentioned they are expanding the practice field......but does anyone know exactly what is happening? The field looks pretty land locked.
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I like it.Oh, I almost forgot. I'm also going to yell at Brian Ferentz because he looks like a giant gerber baby with a stupid haircut.
Keeping the same square footage and weight, there is technology which can be used (composite engineering) which could fulfill your desire. But, again, it's down the pecking order.My thoughts on the press box are that it needs to be wider and not as tall. Maybe 1/3 the height but stretching the length of the field. But, there are issues with doing this. First, the press box is down the list of priorities obviously after Hilton and the new parking and P&L area. Second, the concession/restroom buildings are in the way (they are dumb if they didn't put in footings for a new press box when they built). Third, a lot of our suites are between the levels and those in the tower I wonder if there's much added value moving lower, but away from the 50 yard line. Fourth, I wonder if our demand for luxury type seating is maxed out...between the SEZ, Jack Trice Club and the suites in between levels and the tower. You're not really adding suites, just moving them, so the opportunity to increase revenue with a project like this isn't really great.
That said, I really hope they do this project in the next 10 years. Just aesthetically, the current press box looks bad.
I think a couple people have mentioned they are expanding the practice field......but does anyone know exactly what is happening? The field looks pretty land locked.
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Maybe they are going to redesign west stadium entrance, as in remove it; otherwise I agree that there does not seem to be space. I used to like using it but once they broke ground for SPC, it hasn't been accessible from the north, don't know about south!I've wondered the same thing.. I assume they want to have two fields to practice on.. Similar to our little brother to the east
I think a couple people have mentioned they are expanding the practice field......but does anyone know exactly what is happening? The field looks pretty land locked.
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After some careful calculations using satellite view and my naked eye, there would be enough space to fit 2 full fields side by side. You would have to move the current field over next to those bushes/trees and remove the West entrance/steps to fit the other field. Not sure they want to bottleneck that entire side though.Maybe they are going to redesign west stadium entrance, as in remove it; otherwise I agree that there does not seem to be space. I used to like using it but once they broke ground for SPC, it hasn't been accessible from the north, don't know about south!
I've wondered the same thing.. I assume they want to have two fields to practice on.. Similar to our little brother to the east