Real football should be played outdoors on real grass.
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Hillsides count like any other seat. They sell that space, and it all goes toward the 61,500.
The panted logo in the second picture must have been decoration for graduation. But it looks cool in the offseason to have that in the middle of the field.
Thank you for the before and "after" pictures from inside the stadium!!
Yeah, the upgrades over the years have lacked a coherent vision because we're operating on a shoestring budget without a deep pool of wealthy donors and rich football history. I'm thankful for what we've got. For years I dreamed of having a bowled-in endzone. The wind tunnel is finally gone, folks. That makes me happy.
An updated pressbox would be icing on the cake. We'll get there eventually.
An updated pressbox would be icing on the cake. We'll get there eventually.
I can confirm, after sitting in the miserable weather for the commencement ceremony on Saturday, that the wind tunnel is NOT GONE. It was miserable.
Is anyone else underwhelmed with the design of the SPC? For all of the guff that the Jacobson building gets, I'm still a little miffed that we drew up a really big trailer for our big facilities upgrade?
Don't get me wrong, all of these upgrades are great and needed. I just thought a glass trailer would get more criticism.
Don't get me wrong, all of these upgrades are great and needed. I just thought a glass trailer would get more criticism.
To be clear, the before picture was taken from an internet search, and the after picture was taken from the post by @Cycsk earlier in the thread. I don't want to take credit where it's not due, I just wanted to more apples to apples comparison!
It wasn't long ago that the stadium looked completely pathetic. Dan and the team walking down the ramp with Jock Jams playing. No real replay board. No south endzone.
We look like we belong now.
We look like we belong now.
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The bridge bid date is May 27th with substantial completion date of August 2022. Hilton renovations bid date is set for April 2022 so that project is still a ways off. Hopefully they can start it after a successful first season under TJ and some momentum. I do think they will continue to work on some kind of renovations/upgrades to the ISC but its not going to be funded by the Athletic Department. If anything happens, it will be because private developers are willing to invest. I agree a hotel would be a good start. If Jamie can get that to happen, it might be as big of an accomplishment as any other facilities upgrades he's gotten done. I'm skeptical though.
I know criticizing anything ISU is off limits for many of you, but just relax. I'm really the only one that sees a huge trailer plopped on top of another when I look at the SPC? I just think we could've been a little more imaginative there, but I understand the primary benefits of the building are on the inside.
In defense of SolarGarlic, I 'liked' the original post as it is a rather ostentatious structure. Finding myself saying that is rather eye popping as while an ISU Architect student I had the reputation of 'blowing' peoples minds with large geometrically simplified designs; much like the SPC. In my 40 years since, I've toned down my view of 'quality' architecture and look more for structures which complement their surroundings. The SPC can fall into line with a mirrored sister structure down the road creating an enclosed plaza. But, until then, by its own, it has room for criticism.
