New Jack Trice Stadium Sign
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If the stated amount of $180k is correct I would have preferred it to go to renovating other areas of the stadium - I also liked the IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY over the JACK TRICE STADIUM - especially for the 360 days a year that there are not football games as that is one of the first landmarks you see when you enter Ames.
With the brick gateway that says "Iowa State University" at University and Mortensen, it would be redundant to have "Iowa State University" on the stadium also.
Yes, but you can't see that gateway if you come from the east, along S. 5th or S.16th, or the North (coming from 13th St or L-Way), where that IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY was prominently and proudly available.
Agree.
And as I mentioned already, they should be able to find a good use for the old "Iowa State University" letters.
And I'm not sure on this, but I think that $180,000 figure includes more than just the "Jack Trice Stadium" lettering. I thought it included all the signs, posters, lettering, etc around the entire stadium. Think of all the places where there was an old logo - ALL of that needs to be replaced.
Although that isn't really the issue here because Geoffrey wants to build up Elwood as the entryway to the University so anyone who doesn't happen to know where the IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY campus is will be encouraged via road signage on 30 to take Elwood(ugh, University) so that they will come by that archway anyway.
And who knows, when the change the big sign at Hilton, they may decide to make that a marker for the University as well.
I liked the old sign the IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY back light was classy and big time looking.
The new sign looks more like a high school stadium.
The new sign looks more like a high school stadium.
I agree - the old one was way better. These new letters put up remind me of a Fareway store.
I don't necessarily have anything against the new signage (I think it will look better with the new logo on either side), but I did like the old one. I think it's unfortunate that it was torn down since it was only put up a few years ago. Kinda seems like a waste of money to me when we're struggling for money for other things. Couldn't they have just put the new logo on either side of the "Iowa State University" lettering?
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Touche, salesman. Like I said, I think the new signage looks fine. I just wonder whether it was actually a necessary expense.
I think the sign is definitely necessary in the long run. But, maybe not necessary in the short run. That being said, I love the new sign, I love how it adds more color to the stadium.
....and the fall, and the winter, and the spring, and after a win, and during a $19.5 million renovation....
I'll add my 2 cents. I think the new sign looks great except the letter "J" doesn't stand out enough. It looks to much like a letter "I" to me. That should be easy enough to fix if the guys in charge happen to feel the same way.
I'll bring it up for a 3rd time...can't they find another spot for the "Iowa State University" letters???? Yeah, they tore them down, but it's not like they have to throw them away! Use them somewhere else! I'm sure they can do something very cool with them yet...so it wouldn't be a waste at all.
Maybe they are saving the letters and will incorporate them into the renovations down the road. (i.e. putting them up on the back of the upper deck of the south endzone)
