The South Endzone Project has started!!!

cyclone87

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Wonder what the hold up is on the webcam, usually they have one up before the project has even started.
 

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The ISU Football Facebook account posted this photo. Best I could find.

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I saw that "sidewalk" that runs down the hillside to under the bleachers. It is tiered with landings that are several feet long with small step-downs. I thought it was for heavy equipment to be level while working, but now I wonder if that may become the new access to the endzone section. However, the sidewalks leading up to the sides of the stadium (which connects with the top of the new hillside "sidewalk") are also torn up.
 

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Unrelated to the SEZ, but man do our turf people do a good job of maintaining that field. It's no wonder they've won awards for it. It looks like lush green carpet.
 

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I figured the AD wasn't selling as many hillsides this year and after seeing that photo I don't see anyway they try and pack in 56,800. Seems like they are keeping it on the DL.
 

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I figured the AD wasn't selling as many hillsides this year and after seeing that photo I don't see anyway they try and pack in 56,800. Seems like they are keeping it on the DL.


I don't think JP cares about setting any records this year. He is much more concerned with selling the new Endzone Club seats.
 

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I figured the AD wasn't selling as many hillsides this year and after seeing that photo I don't see anyway they try and pack in 56,800. Seems like they are keeping it on the DL.

Only selling hillsides as season tickets was part of it I think. Cut down on the hillside tickets they used to save for single game tickets.
 

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Better hurry up and get it finished before all the NDSU fans get here. Not sure how we are going to fit all of them...
 

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Unrelated to the SEZ, but man do our turf people do a good job of maintaining that field. It's no wonder they've won awards for it. It looks like lush green carpet.

You know its good when people from other schools think it's artificial turf until they see it up close, in person.
 

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I drove by a little while ago. Construction is in full swing. I thought they were just doing utilities but it looks like they are going to start footing and foundation work soon too.
 

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One of you driving by has to have the five minutes to stop and camera phone this, right?
 

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Now my memory is failing too. IRRC it was waiting for someone to show up, maybe a big recruit? Or something to do with realignment? I tried a search and don't have time to pick through all the results (mostly just references to sending him to the airport...) At the time everyone was egging him on to go out to the airport, it was hilarious, I promise!

I thought someone was stalking the airport during the realignment when people were posting flight tracker info here and some flight was going to land in Ames.