You know, all that I had to do was check one. Even one that you suggested.
If you don’t think a recruit walks into a stadium and could think, “Nice, but not as nice as the big boys”…you probably went to UNI.
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If you don’t think a recruit walks into a stadium and could think, “Nice, but not as nice as the big boys”…you probably went to UNI.
You would have to run the numbers, to see if it would be worth the while money wise, but added enhancement are what fans wants today. I would guess it would eliminate about 5K seats at the most, maybe only a couple thousand on each side.
Just as I said. The Big House bowl is nothing but aluminum nothingness with the same faded aluminum making up the 'M'. No recruit is going 'Hmmmm, I loved everything about Iowa State, clicked with the staff and could really see myself playing there but Michigan had a nicer brick facade so that's where I'm going'
I just think it's a wild misuse of resources to worry about what an empty stadium looks like when the entire landscape of recruiting and player compensation are changing and becoming much more expensive.
You'd lose more than you think. As soon as you touch anything in the existing bowl, you have to get fully ADA compliant. Wider aisles, hand rails, more equitable ADA seating.
I'll bet you'd lose well over 10k. Now the math may be worth it financially, but you'd have to be absolutely convinced you could get the vast majority of your existing base to pay the price.
And the seats would suck. The current SEZ seats are comparable to what Arrowhead had until something like 5 to 7 years ago and are fine. Arrowhead replaced them all with cheap paper thin uncomfortable AF seats. Guarantee we'd get something similar if this happened and fans would rightfully be pissed
I don't believe it is. Look at the difference in aisle width in the SEZ vs the original bowl plus hand rails.
I doubt it. That’s one of the downsides of the Chiefs talking about a new stadium. The way Arrowhead is built right now plays a big role in how loud it gets, but it wouldn’t pass regulation to be replicated today.
It’s been a while since I’ve been on the east side but I thought they already had to fix stuff when they did the suites. SEZ and west side seem the same to me but I also haven’t been in the stadium since the George Strait concert.
While I agree. very few college stadiums have those throughout the stadium. Most are in club sections only.
Most are bleachers.
If you put them throughout JTS it would significantly reduce the capacity, as they take up more room.
You are comparing JTS, to the Big House. The largest stadium in the country, and one that has had some of the most expensive upgrades.
All those colored seats at the Big House are fading too.
Perhaps you don't do the full stadium. Or possibly you do it at the same time as a north endzone or east side third tier project to maintain capacity. In the era of HD TV, the in stadium experience has to find ways to compete with the living room. For me, one of the biggest drawbacks is being squished into a 10 inch wide section of metal bench for 3+ hours. A little wider space with a true seat would mean more to me than a bigger press box, or upgraded sound and video boards, or LED lights, or beer sales. Sell me some basic human comforts.
A couple examples of stadiums of similar size with large seatback sections on the sidelines, such as Minnesota, Utah, and BYU.
You would lose 10K if you did the entire stadium, but only doing the east and west sides, say 30 to 30 yard line would not lose anywhere near that number of seats. We seat 5K in the South end zone in seats, I doubt if those seats were metal bleachers we would pick up more than a thousand or two seats.
We had to cancel the wrestling facility due to the upcoming cost of paying players and some think replacing seats and the press box are even options? 
The Hilton seats were designed for the normal American of 1971. I am a bigger guy, too, and I have been attending games at Hilton since 1971, and it sure seems that the seats keep getting smaller.
Pass the Clone Cone....
Undefeated with so many positives oozing from the team this year... now this BS talk about press box and beautifying the seats. Enjoy the ride and quit complaining.
I wouldn't hold my breath for seats improving creature comforts. Those seats at the Well in D.M. Just plain uncomfortable. Hilton seats are 10x better then those.Perhaps you don't do the full stadium. Or possibly you do it at the same time as a north endzone or east side third tier project to maintain capacity. In the era of HD TV, the in stadium experience has to find ways to compete with the living room. For me, one of the biggest drawbacks is being squished into a 10 inch wide section of metal bench for 3+ hours. A little wider space with a true seat would mean more to me than a bigger press box, or upgraded sound and video boards, or LED lights, or beer sales. Sell me some basic human comforts.
A couple examples of stadiums of similar size with large seatback sections on the sidelines, such as Minnesota, Utah, and BYU.
Your section idea could work though, people would probably pay for that if they are actually comfortable.
