re: Louisiana's new unis?

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I can't understand why uLL would opt to expand their stadium when they couldnt fill it prior to the endzone addition.

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Though its been posted here a ton:

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The new Cajun Field seating will provide several thousand more seats in the facility, which will be needed to allow for the Tier 2 construction without losing the use of Cajun Field or playing with a diminished capacity for a season.

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Tier 2 is what Farmer called the “meat” of the master plan, and includes an eight-story, 23,000-square-foot structure behind the current west side of Cajun Field to house athletic administration offices as well as providing the structure with 1,200 club-level seats, 128 loge seats, 37 box suites and a new press box facility. The plan also includes renovation or reconstruction of the upper west side to accommodate the new box structure.

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Bowling in the endzone was done in "Tier 1" because in "Tier 2" the west upperdeck will be renovated or demolished. Bowling in the endzone offsets the loss of that seating.