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Nebraska announces $450M stadium renovation "designed to improve the gameday experience"
Posted on 9/29/23 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 9/29/23 at 1:54 pm
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The Memorial Stadium of the future, complete with modern amenities designed to improve the gameday experience for Husker fans for the next century, could soon become a reality.
The University of Nebraska unveiled plans for a $450 million renovation of the iconic college football venue on Thursday, featuring a ground-up rebuild of South Stadium, the installation of chair-back seats in East and West stadiums, and improvements made with accessibility for all fans in mind.
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Nebraska Athletics Director Trev Alberts said that once it's finished, the renovation will embody a “holistic vision for the entire stadium” outlined by some 22,000-odd fans who provided feedback on their experience and laid the foundation for the department’s financial success in the years to come.
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Putting chair backs in three sides of the stadium and widening aisles, installing handrails and other related amenities will improve comfort, Alberts said, but NU also anticipates that could result in a 10-12% capacity reduction.
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Fans will be able to navigate 360 degrees of the stadium at ground level, and 270 degrees from an upper concourse, under the proposed renovation.
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Throughout the stadium, concession upgrades will provide new menu options and added points of sale, while restrooms also will be modernized. Alberts said the goal is to provide amenities to fans and ease of use so they won’t feel like they’ll miss a significant portion of the game if they step out for a drink.
Lincoln Journal Star
Must be nice for your school's athletics department to actual read their survey responses and give a damn about what fans have to say.
This post was edited on 9/29/23 at 1:58 pm
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Posted on 9/29/23 at 1:55 pm to Ping Pong
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Nebraska announces $450M stadium renovation
It WILL be ready in time
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:02 pm to Ping Pong
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installation of chair-back seats
Wait. This is an option?
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:07 pm to Fun Bunch
I stopped filling out those survey's long ago, they're meaningless
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:07 pm to Ping Pong
$450 million and the big deal is chair backs?
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:09 pm to Ping Pong
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Must be nice for your school's athletics department to actual read their survey responses and give a damn about what fans have to say.
Now if Nebraska could just get above 500!!
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:10 pm to Superfluous Tiger
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$450 million and the big deal is chair backs?
They're completely rebuilding the south side of the stadium with more restrooms/concessions, wide concourses, and more comfortable seating.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:19 pm to Ping Pong
I have been to the stadium a few times. It is a nice stadium but you are definitely cramped together. Hardly anyone sits. Everyone stands for the entire game. Everyone stays until the end as well. These additions will make it more comfortable but like the article states, it will remove capacity. They will continue their sell out streak that has lasted 60+ years.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:22 pm to Ping Pong
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"designed to improve the gameday experience"
If they won a few games the game day experience would be much better.
Rearranging the chairs on the deck of the titanic isn't going to improve the voyage experience.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:27 pm to Ping Pong
I dont know when but at some point I'm expecting LSU to do some kind of lower bowl and concourse rehab project. Expansion projects have basically maxed out and chasing capacity isn't the goal anymore. When was the last time anything was touched in the lower bowl? I'd expect some kind of project focusing on updating the quality of experience.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:31 pm to Ping Pong
Nebraska Athletics Director : “once it's finished, the renovation will embody a “holistic vision for the entire stadium” outlined by some 22,000-odd fans who provided feedback on their experience and laid the foundation for the department’s financial success in the years to come “
Throughout the stadium, concession upgrades will provide new menu options and added points of sale, while restrooms also will be modernized. the goal is to provide amenities to fans and ease of use so they won’t feel like they’ll miss a significant portion of the game if they step out for a drink
Putting chair backs in three sides of the stadium and widening aisles, installing handrails and other related amenities will improve comfort“
LSU’s athletics director : “throw a DJ in the stands and an annoying woman with a microphone.”
Throughout the stadium, concession upgrades will provide new menu options and added points of sale, while restrooms also will be modernized. the goal is to provide amenities to fans and ease of use so they won’t feel like they’ll miss a significant portion of the game if they step out for a drink
Putting chair backs in three sides of the stadium and widening aisles, installing handrails and other related amenities will improve comfort“
LSU’s athletics director : “throw a DJ in the stands and an annoying woman with a microphone.”
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:32 pm to MasterKnight
They budgeted $325 million for the DJ!
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:34 pm to Lsuhoohoo
quote:Get rid of all music and electronics except for the scoreboard we had in 1995. That's a quality experience.
I'd expect some kind of project focusing on updating the quality of experience.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:34 pm to Ping Pong
Make sure everyone is comfortable for the volleyball matchups
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:35 pm to nitwit
I thought it was $350 mill, looks like they made out good. Saved $25 mill to add a hype girl.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:37 pm to Ping Pong
Their fans deserve it. They have shown up despite being a shell for 20 years. Our fans look for any excuse to stay away.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:46 pm to saintsfan22
I agree, but an excuse to stay away or not, our fans have continued to pour money into the program as well, regardless of the record differences. If anything LSU has been so successful, which brings in way more money than Nebraska, that the LSU fans deserve it just as much, if not more.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:54 pm to Ping Pong
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NU also anticipates that could result in a 10-12% capacity reduction.
I was saying this during our last expansion. We need a reduction not expansion. With an increase in experience quality for the remaining seats. I would still have my season tickets but they are so watered down now and I never have trouble getting any that I want.
This post was edited on 9/29/23 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 9/29/23 at 2:58 pm to Ping Pong
Will look great when Nebraska joins the sunbelt conference and be competitive again.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 3:01 pm to Ping Pong
Would be better off just using that for NIL
This post was edited on 9/29/23 at 3:02 pm
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