North End Zone project taking the next step

[Mr. Porkleone]

I like that. I'd be down for that.

[Dwight_K_Shrute]

I wonder what the chances for liquor sales throughout this this renovated stadium are?

[Hogfaniam]

Amen!  You can increase capacity by adding bowling in the north end zone and then reduce capacity to manageable expectations by installing chair-backs.  They could use the rail system that cowboys stadium implements:

This makes for easy maintenance and they can add seats for big games using this method.  The best part about chair backs is that it defines your seat. 

we're getting a bowling alley, too?!?  awesome

[ricepig]

I like that. I'd be down for that.

Ok, at those seats you see at right there, it took a minimum donation of $40,000 and the seats cost $12,000/yr for all-inclusive love box of 4 seats.

http://www.baylor-stadium.com/loge-seating/

[KennyForAD]

His "insiders" failed to mention anything about it before he hit the send button.

He got a call from a player's parent who thought he was real..  He had to write that!

Still laughing

[ricepig]

I wonder what the chances for liquor sales throughout this this renovated stadium are?

Good in the suites and club areas.

[georgewbushog]

Looks like they are giving up a lot premium parking places for the walkway and trees. I'll be surprised if that makes it into the final design.

[ricepig]

Looks like they are giving up a lot premium parking places for the walkway and trees. I'll be surprised if that makes it into the final design.

Nah, they'll just raise the donation to park there, it all works out the same.

[Tejano Jawg]

This should be renamed the "Loge" thread. How sweet, and love all the pics. (Not that I'll ever be able to afford those seats.)

[jgphillips3]

They ought to release the unsold standing room only tickets to students on game day 30 minutes before game time.  Yes, I know that creates a disincentive for purchase but in the long term you are cultivating your future donors.  Not to mention it would amp the volume and atmosphere.  Heck, you could just build an activity fee into tuition to cover price.

[BPsTheMan]

population by 2020

Fayetteville will be 90,000

Springdale will be 85,000

Rogers will be 70,000

Bentonville will be 50,000

[Broadway Rob]

That's sharp. I wonder if they've changed the plans for the inside at all since the master plan? I was thinking they'd want to add more skyboxes than originally shown.

Misspelled Reynolds
Sharp rendering though.  WPS!

[ricepig]

Misspelled Reynolds
Sharp rendering though.  WPS!

That's is funny, I hope they didn't pay for that rendering.

[redeye]

I have been campaigning for this for 3 years now:

http://www.hogville.net/yabbse/index.php?topic=565595.0


Here's a smaller version of my vision - complete with red back-lighting, as I've "requested".  I sent this suggestion into Jeff Long at the time of my original post, and he responded, saying he'd "take it under advisement".  Guess I'll remind him of that again before long.

I like the idea of adding another screen on the other side and then sell space for tailgaters.

[ImHogginIt]

I didn't know either.  Loge is essentially box/club seating.  I think they are built to be smaller and more personal. 

Here is a picture of loge seating at Minnesota (Gophers) football stadium:



loge  (lōzh)
n.
1. A small compartment, especially a box in a theater.
2. The front rows of the mezzanine in a theater.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/loge


There is probably some SEC or NCAA rule about visiting ticket locations, but I wish they would move visitor seating to the upper deck.  Lets get all the diehard Razorback fans out of the nosebleeds and into the lower bowl.

Leave visitors where they are. Some of us much prefer the upperdeck  :razorback:

[AirWarren]

Just by looking at the plans, I'm honestly not that impressed. Just one guys opinion though.

[soooieman]

When will this be complete?

[ImHogginIt]

Just by looking at the plans, I'm honestly not that impressed. Just one guys opinion though.

How can you say that when the only pic is an exterior one ?

[AirWarren]

I was hoping it would be completely bowled in.

[buldozer]

More wine and cheese for everyone!

^^^^This!^^^^

[redeye]

More wine and cheese for everyone!

Got any berries?   

[BOAR_N2BWILD]

I love the idea of the expansion but I do pose one question. Why would they expand when they have not had a true sell out  in quite a few years? I know all of the tickets were sold but the seats in the upper deck on the east side remain empty for every game. Again, I am not against it just wondering.

[factchecker]

I love the idea of the expansion but I do pose one question. Why would they expand when they have not had a true sell out  in quite a few years? I know all of the tickets were sold but the seats in the upper deck on the east side remain empty for every game. Again, I am not against it just wondering.

The expansion is primarily focused on loge/box seating.  The demand for these seats will be extremely high.  The wait list for club suites would surprise you.  Not to mention the amount of corporate partners willing to pay for premium luxury boxes.  The outline for expansion also foreshadowed lower prices for the upper deck.  Lower $ should help with attendance.

[Hog_Swanson]

Gotta keep up with the jones's. WPS

It helps when you have a Jones on your side.

[BOAR_N2BWILD]

The expansion is primarily focused on loge/box seating.  The demand for these seats will be extremely high.  The wait list for club suites would surprise you.  Not to mention the amount of corporate partners willing to pay for premium luxury boxes.  The outline for expansion also foreshadowed lower prices for the upper deck.  Lower $ should help with attendance.

Good explanation
Thanks

[hobhog]

I have been campaigning for this for 3 years now:

http://www.hogville.net/yabbse/index.php?topic=565595.0


Here's a smaller version of my vision - complete with red back-lighting, as I've "requested".  I sent this suggestion into Jeff Long at the time of my original post, and he responded, saying he'd "take it under advisement".  Guess I'll remind him of that again before long.

I'd prefer to have another big screen facing the parking lot and tailgating to enhance pre game. Show Gamedqy or an SEC game until hour before kickoff. THAT will get people there I assure you.

[LZH]

Misspelled Reynolds

No one is concerned about being a pro at anything anymore when it comes to writing and the English language. Such a shame. Boneheads.

[ImHogginIt]

More wine and cheese for everyone!

Can I get beer and brats in the West upperdeck ?   

[Inhogswetrust]

Time for it to happen.  Last reno was done 15 years ago.  Have to keep up with the competition.  OM is continuing to upgrade VHS.  MSU, A&M and LSU just upgraded their stadiums as well. 

Wow. Old misses is VHS instead of DVD. They are stuck ln the past.

[Inhogswetrust]

They are putting in a massive curve tv to close in the upper half.

If it's a Samsung they need to buy the extended warranty! They will need it!

[secneahog]

Wait till you see the walk-out entrance the Hogs will have.  No one will have one like this in cfb...think Dallas cowboys with a Hog twist, then run through the A.

[Inhogswetrust]

I love the idea of the expansion but I do pose one question. Why would they expand when they have not had a true sell out  in quite a few years? I know all of the tickets were sold but the seats in the upper deck on the east side remain empty for every game. Again, I am not against it just wondering.

Why do people have houses with rooms that aren't used either?

[hogfan58]

Wait till you see the walk-out entrance the Hogs will have.  No one will have one like this in cfb...think Dallas cowboys with a Hog twist, then run through the A.

What, walking thru a sportsbar? It looks stupid....a bunch of drunks looking at a 4-12 team.

[Inhogswetrust]

I told y'all about this three years ago when it was first being explored and everyone said it will never happen.

Part two: You have to hand it to the athletic department. One one hand, this release says they will take it to the board of trustees for approval once commitments on capital campaign contributions and luxury ticket sales are made. Then later in this piece, the UA says it will be fully funded by "athletics revenues, capital gifts, and bond proceeds from a future bond issue." Also they craftily say there will be ticket price "adjustments." So basically this is another $160 million being pulled from fan wallets from one of the richest college athletics programs in the world. Looks nice, though.

There you go again. A lot of people said it would happen. Also most stuff like this is paid for by fans.

[ricepig]

There you go again. A lot of people said it would happen.

I think pretty much everyone did, or those that had any common sense.

[Inhogswetrust]

Looks like they are giving up a lot premium parking places for the walkway and trees. I'll be surprised if that makes it into the final design.

Nope notice the brick drive and landscape beds under those trees. It's already like that without the brick pavers. It's where they do the Hog walk into the stadium. Might give up some but not a lot.

[ricepig]

Well, Tom Murphy in the ADG this morning only increased the capacity from 72,000 to 75,000. I would hope for $160m that we would get a little more bang for our buck. It will be interesting to see what the final design looks like.

[The_Iceman]

Well, Tom Murphy in the ADG this morning only increased the capacity from 72,000 to 75,000. I would hope for $160m that we would get a little more bang for our buck. It will be interesting to see what the final design looks like.

If that is the case, then the NEZ will be primarily box seats. If it resembled the picture from the master plan, it would add way more than that.

[ricepig]

If that is the case, then the NEZ will be primarily box seats. If it resembled the picture from the master plan, it would add way more than that.

Yeah, thus the reason for the final design comment. I haven't spoken to anyone on it in a while. I'll ask my neighbor after the BOT meetings on Wed and Thursday.


Ok, I got the design as they now have it, subject to change of course. It will consist of 2297 Club seats, 32 suites(384 actual seats), and 92 Loge boxes of 4 seats each.  So, a total of 3049 additional seats.

[Dark Helmet Hog]

I didn't see it mentioned anywhere in the plans, but please. For the love of God. I hope these plans include finishing the exterior facade around the stadium.

[ricepig]

I didn't see it mentioned anywhere in the plans, but please. For the love of God. I hope these plans include finishing the exterior facade around the stadium.

It's not listed in the proposal.

[Craig O Squeal]

I'd prefer to have another big screen facing the parking lot and tailgating to enhance pre game. Show Gamedqy or an SEC game until hour before kickoff. THAT will get people there I assure you.

But what do you do for the other 48-50 weeks out of the year? They would be better served, IMO, to place the running Hog on the exterior for constant branding. That Hog, along with the Red Out on the nights before games, would look great.

[opineonswine]

I love the idea of the expansion but I do pose one question. Why would they expand when they have not had a true sell out  in quite a few years? I know all of the tickets were sold but the seats in the upper deck on the east side remain empty for every game. Again, I am not against it just wondering.

IT IS NOT AN EXPANSION!  If you read the release it's an "addition and renovation".  The only seats they're adding are the ones in high demand.  Some of the less in demand may go away.  And it WILL enclose the stadium.

[opineonswine]

I didn't see it mentioned anywhere in the plans, but please. For the love of God. I hope these plans include finishing the exterior facade around the stadium.

On down the line.  $160 million will only go so far unfortunately. 

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Kind of off topic, but every time I see a thread about "North End Zone", I immediately think of when I was a kid and WMS.  That's where our tickets were, about 20 rows up and right between the uprights of the goalpost. 

[The_Iceman]

Yeah, thus the reason for the final design comment. I haven't spoken to anyone on it in a while. I'll ask my neighbor after the BOT meetings on Wed and Thursday.


Ok, I got the design as they now have it, subject to change of course. It will consist of 2297 Club seats, 32 suites(384 actual seats), and 92 Loge boxes of 4 seats each.  So, a total of 3049 additional seats.

So they are adding 114 luxury boxes/suites in this new design. Gonna be interested to see the final drawing from the inside and how it compares to the EEZ.

[The_Iceman]

On down the line.  $160 million will only go so far unfortunately. 

Yep, and it is a lot more than just added seats. New gameday locker rooms, new broyles complex for administration offices, etc.

[Hawgar The Horrible]

So they are adding 114 luxury boxes/suites in this new design. Gonna be interested to see the final drawing from the inside and how it compares to the EEZ.

I am imagining something similar to this with chair backs lower and loge seating just above.

[texas tush hog]

I love the idea of the expansion but I do pose one question. Why would they expand when they have not had a true sell out  in quite a few years? I know all of the tickets were sold but the seats in the upper deck on the east side remain empty for every game. Again, I am not against it just wondering.

In 2018 when we are really, really, good and TCU, Texas and Michigan come calling we want to be ready.

[Rey Pygsterio]

This place is becoming more like someone's living room than a stadium with an intimidating atmosphere.