South End Zone remodel?
by KevinJ on Oct 28, 2008 3:47 PM CDT
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PrintI don't want to jinx anything or celebrate prematurely, but with such an awesome season so far, and an amazing renovation job in the North End Zone, anyone else think now is the time for Mack to push for a South End remodel? The team's on fire, recruiting is (as always) off the charts, season tickets are being scooped up (even in these horrible economic times), and the students finally seem to get how to be a factor. If ever there was a time to make the move for an enclosed South End Zone I think this is it. Seats, noise, amenities...it would just be too cool.
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Renovation plans
Probably not the extent you’re talking about, but renovation nonetheless:
The university hopes to raise $100 million for a variety of athletics projects, including constructing an indoor tennis center, renovating the swimming center and, at Royal-Memorial Stadium, adding 4,000 steel bleacher seats near the south end zones and expanding medical and training areas.
Source: Austin American-Statesman
by TexasTexasYeehaw on Oct 28, 2008 4:55 PM CDT reply actions
Yep
Right now I think their goal is to get us over the 100k mark for attendance, and then see if it is sustainable enough to warrant some brick & mortar in the south end.
DeLoss says...
DeLoss Dodds talked to our program the other day. He said they were going to renovate the south endzone, but not in the way you are thinking. He said they were going to add some more seats, maybe make them permanent seats, but it was going to focus on adding an academic center for the football team what not.
future
Bignick is right in the fact that they are wanting to make the temprorary South end bleachers permanent very soon but eventually they want to completly enclose the stadium bringing capacity to 112,000. But no timeline has been officially announced, nor any funds raised.
this pic is old..
..One “little” problem w/ this setup..Godzillatron?
I’m sure it’s not that easy or cheap to remove it.
by vy til i die on Oct 28, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah
I like how you can see the city skyline out of the south endzone.
At night games it looks freakin sweet
What's the real plan
If and when they decide to permanently enclose the sound endzone, does that mean the Godzillatron will be taken down or incorporated to the structure some how?
by HornsFaninCalifornia on Oct 28, 2008 10:31 PM CDT reply actions
potential
They can add on a good number of seats and stadium structure to the south, but the most seating potential would be to grandstand the east seats to mirror the west.
I don’t think that the economics are in place though… As it stands right now, there are always plenty of empty seats in the upper levels. Adding on additional supply isn’t going to necessarily result in more sales.
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