re: Tiger Stadium SEZ expansion

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granted, i like both upper decks looking the same, but that was a huge cost...for nothing. am i right?

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I agree. It would look weird with different angles in the uppers, but that was a massive project. I think if it doesn't enclose on this expansion, then they'll build it in a way that they will have to option to connect it to the uppers later.

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My question is this...why was the west upper deck taken down because of a slope difference compared to the east upper if there isn't going to be a south upper deck connecting them? granted, i like both upper decks looking the same, but that was a huge cost...for nothing. am i right?

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I totally agree, that was a major project in 2005 to tear down and rebuild the relatively new (1978) West upper deck to match the East upper deck (built 2000). If the plan was to not fully enclose the South end zone, then the East upper should have just been built to match the original West upper (1978).

How can we possibly not have demand for more regular seating for most games? Shouldn't the season ticket waiting list, student demand and SEC visitors be good for at least another 5 - 10 thousand more regular seats.

I totally see the need for additional club and suite capacity. It just seems more cost effective to go ahead and include a decent (i.e. more than 1500) amount of new regular seats in this expansion.

$500 per seat (per season) times 10,000 seats yields a 15 year payoff straight up on $75,000,000 cost for the "regular seat" portion of the project, add some interest, overruns and maintenance and it goes to about 20 years.