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Yet another stadium getting upgrades over the box
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:16 am
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:16 am
Tennessee is one of the last remaining SEC teams that hadn’t upgraded to the latest and greatest. Well, here’s their proposed new park:
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Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:17 am to ell_13
Will it still be 275 in the corners?
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:18 am to ell_13
Do they have enough money to make it a regulation outfield?
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:18 am to JJ27
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Will it still be 275 in the corners?
You know they will keep center at 390…
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:18 am to ell_13
The Box just needs a total redo, sadly.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:23 am to ell_13
If they make it a touch smaller they can host slow pitch soft ball tourneys. Fit right in with those slapdicks.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:24 am to ell_13
Looks like they’re adding some tables and an awning. Good for them I guess
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:27 am to im4LSU
This "upgrade" is weak as hell
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:28 am to ell_13
LSU was the first SEC program to build a “modern” stadium. How did they get it so, so wrong?
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:28 am to tlsu15
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LSU was the first SEC program to build a “modern” stadium. How did they get it so, so wrong?
We did it on the cheap.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:28 am to tlsu15
They went cheap
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:33 am to tlsu15
quote:False. Baum was in 1996 and USCe built theirs the same year. Both came out better with Baum getting multiple upgrades between 03 and 07. And they got another expansion in 2021.
LSU was the first SEC program to build a “modern” stadium. How did they get it so, so wrong?
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:37 am to tlsu15
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LSU was the first SEC program to build a “modern” stadium. How did they get it so, so wrong?
That's the problem with being the first to go "modern". You have nothing to compare it to. When they first opened the new box, it was by far the best in the country. When everyone else upgrades after you, they just keep one-upping each other and you fall behind.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:47 am to LSBoosie
quote:Again, this is a false narrative. Baum was already 100% seatbacks with suites. It didn’t have the player areas we got, but the fan experience was always better. Same with USCe. Built the same year. All seatbacks and suites. We brought our fricking LF bleachers over from the old box. The suites weren’t even complete when it opened. RF had no stands. It was shite from the start if the bar was meant to be excellence.
When they first opened the new box, it was by far the best in the country.
This post was edited on 3/26/23 at 9:48 am
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:49 am to tlsu15
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LSU was the first SEC program to build a “modern” stadium. How did they get it so, so wrong?
Cheap AD.
We don’t have that now. I think Scott will focus on basketball arena first though, as it is much worse.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:53 am to ell_13
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We brought our fricking LF bleachers over from the old box.
I feel like I’ve beaten this drum long enough over the years that people finally took notice. There aren’t enough people that realize we drug the LF bleachers from the Old Box over to the New Box.
Skip claimed “the people who sit there wanted us to do that” to make an excuse for why they went cheap and did that.
Mikelbr might like hard things on his arse but I can assure you people would rather have new bleachers or chairbacks out there.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:55 am to ell_13
That was the commitment they made to keep Vitello there when we offered him the job.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:56 am to The Boat
I’ve known it from the start. It’s where hcb’s seats are. His seat was completely broken from 2016 to 2019 fwiw.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 9:59 am to tlsu15
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LSU was the first SEC program to build a “modern” stadium. How did they get it so, so wrong?
Same reason our roads fall apart two years after a redo... Corruption in the construction industry is rampant, LSU went cheap, bad contracts with groups like Aramark affects atmosphere and maintenance, and 2009 was just before you saw massive tech integration and advancement in large venues.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 10:00 am to tlsu15
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LSU was the first SEC program to build a “modern” stadium. How did they get it so, so wrong?
Skip was in charge.
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