PMAC Upgrades?

I'm curious about this as well. The specifics

Basically upgrade it to modern day arenas. Make it 4 sided on the inside instead of a bowl. Make everything new. Put the press in the nosebleeds where they belong. Upgrade the home locker room. Probably look at a 2 tier balcony style seating layout instead of having the nosebleeds so far back from the game

Edit: possibly suites as well. Not sure how much coaches are interested in that. I think that’s something that ADs push for

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PMAC Upgrades?

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well, the put in a massive video board, the practice facility has been upgraded. Alleva deserves shite but jeez, this stuff takes time

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Wouldn't it be cheaper just to build a new one?

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I hope but not sure about this. I’m not in that field and haven’t seen any real estimates. Building a new one might take longer, which could make issues for having to move the BBall teams and the gymnastics teams for a few seasons, unless they built a new one somewhere besides where the current PMAC sits. I’d hate for them to move the PMAC though, it’s in a perfect spot

It would be cheaper/safer to just build a new one. Word is they don’t have the money to do it though.

The football ops, softball and baseball additions were all on the table before PMAC

All 3 of those are nearing completion so I would guess PMAC would be next on the list and they may have preliminary drawings already in the queue, just not ready to release yet.

Another factor to consider:

What do you do with Mike if you do a lot of exterior renovation or complete rebuild?

No way to know exactly what was promised or discussed but here are some comments right after he was hired.

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"Obviously redoing the assembly center or doing something totally different. For right now, that's going to be a couple years down the road," Wade said to the crowd. "We've got some more immediate needs that we're trying to fix in terms of the weight room, the offices and some different spaces like that that we're trying to fix that will help our staff, help our players and we've had discussions about all that."

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LSU's first-year coach wants to ensure that its done right. Ranging from the layout to technology, nutrition, weight room, offices, etc., Wade wants it to be done right. He's been a part of renovations that have gone well and renovations that have not at both VCU and Clemson, respectively. His prior school, VCU, opened a $25 million practice facility in 2015.

"When you do this, you've got one chance so you've got to do it right. You don't want to rush or do it in a hurry or do anything halfway," Wade said. "I was a part of a renovation at Clemson where we did it once and they didn't do it right and they had to turn around and redo it again in 10 years. You want to make sure that you do it right. We certainly need to upgrade dramatically in some areas."

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247 Sports

Here's another article talking about PMAC renovations.

The Advocate

From the Advocate 2 years ago

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I’d be willing to watch LSU at the River Center for a year if it meant a new arena where the PMAC stands.

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That would be a best case scenario. But that could be an expensive contract to put all 3 teams there for several seasons. What’s most likely is the BBall teams go to one place, where men’s would make up the cost for themselves, but women’s would bleed money, and the gymnastics team ends up in the old field house where the indoor track is.

I think women’s basketball is gonna be one of the main factors to stall this whole thing. As it is they lose tons of money. But you have to put them in the same arena as men’s basketball (or one of equal value) bc of Title 9. If you have to pay someone else to have all their games for a season or multiple seasons, it’s gonna make that program cost even more money