Is Northwestern going to rename Ryan Field to Ryan Stadium when it gets renovated?
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"Screw the history."? Great attitude for a major university. Every single time I go to my seat, I look to the spot where my grandfather sat. His first game was in the 30's. We are on the 5th generation of Cats fans. You're screwing with our history, buddy. Now the obvious response is screw you, but I'm too much the gentleman to say it. 
All respect to the cat fans that have supported us for generations to the present day."Screw the history."? Great attitude for a major university. Every single time I go to my seat, I look to the spot where my grandfather sat. His first game was in the 30's. We are on the 5th generation of Cats fans. You're screwing with our history, buddy. Now the obvious response is screw you, but I'm too much the gentleman to say it.
I think we can accomplish a rebuild that builds on that history and doesn't turn into a mess like Soldier Field.
Though I really don't know if a rebuild can be accomplished without rebuilding the underlying infrastructure. I know TCU had to rebuild everything underneath as part of their rebuild.
Chill. I appreciate your perspective, but I have no desire to be transported to 1930 type of amenities in 2018. Do you still drive an Auburn BT Speedster? Things evolve and get better, if you want to wait 3 generations to improve facilities because your grandfather sat in this section great, but that doesn’t mean many of the rest have that same attachment. BTW my Grandfather was Fighting in a World War while your grandfather was sitting in that seat. So save the history speech, because the last thing I want is a space ship inside a war memorial. So yes, screw history and I am not any kind of a gentleman."Screw the history."? Great attitude for a major university. Every single time I go to my seat, I look to the spot where my grandfather sat. His first game was in the 30's. We are on the 5th generation of Cats fans. You're screwing with our history, buddy. Now the obvious response is screw you, but I'm too much the gentleman to say it.
No. Maybe they could play in DeKalb, since it seats about twenty some thousand, thus would make some on this board happy. If that is to far, then how about Lane Tech?
What do you want, Willy? A brand new stadium, comfy seats, rabid crowds of 100,000 screaming NU fans, sushi from Nobu, the renovation occuring in one off-season, and an OLine with 5 All Americans.
With enough money.....
WR Jeopardy!
I will take "Failed Football Stadium Rebuilds" for $500, Alex.
"A space ship inside a war memorial."
A) What is PPD's worst nightmare?
B) What does $690M buy you in Chicago?
C) What scene in Independence Day was deleted because it was deemed too traumatic for viewers by the Motion Picture Association?
D) What makes less sense than a Wrassler post?
With enough money, could we even find, much less clone 100,000 screaming NU fans?
The rest would be easy by comparison.
Hungry....I know you’re out of work at the moment, and I truly hope that you land somewhere good soon, but please make it a place that gives you a ton of time to post. You’re on a roll.
I will always find time to post.
My apologies to the majority of you.
Will work for food. Will beg for sex.
I like Ann Arbor Rural Michigan Peninsula Institute of Technology
AA.R.M.P.I.T.
Would still be a million times better than Wrigley for a year.
This made me laugh. I am like Willy on the pot holes, seating capacity, OL coach when it comes to Ryan field. Hey ECat has his tennis ball machine, Glades his 2 star ranked players, GCG his “no”, Glide is hatred for all things SEC not named Mississippi Stare, Felis his 2-1-4-3-2-7, etc. Bear with us all.
Hot dogs? That’s why Nobu is on the list. We’re NU, after all. Now the sound system. That’s another story.
Mission accomplished.
And you are not like Willy. But you might be like Glades, especially if you have butt monkeys.
What the hell? First of all, WW II was in the 40's. I said my grandfather sat in Dyche in the 30's. Perhaps you should bone up on your history after all. By the way, WW II was my father's generation. I won't bore you with tales of my family's service.
Good for you and even without a NU degree I know when WWII was. Look Pal, this is a message board that consists of people giving opinions. I get you don’t like mine. Perhaps you can state your counterpoint without a passive aggressive blast to a poster. News flash, saying the obvious response is to say Screw you, but you are too much of a gentleman is in fact saying Screw you, but you knew that already. Sorry my opinion is too direct and rankles you, but the fact is my opinion is Ryan Field should be razed and rebuilt and it doesn’t change because Grandpa Streamcat sat in the same stadium section over 80 years ago. Have a good evening.
Baylor's McLane stadium is much nicer than TCU's Amon G. Carter rebuild. Way more impressive. Don' know how much each cost, but if they're close to each other in cost, I'd take McLane any day of the week.
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$266 million for Baylor.
TCU spent $164 million, but they're planning on adding another $100 million for further luxury additions, so after the 2nd phase TCU's total spend will be very similar to Baylor's...
I think Northwestern's upper limit is around $300 million. For around $250-300 million we can do a complete rebuild with a much better atmosphere (steeper stands in 3 tiers with seats) and a similar outer design and all new infrastructure underneath/inside and bring it up to the very top standard among college football stadiums.
I travel down to South Texas in order to teach kiteboarding - my second career after I retired from a legit job.
As I drive down I35 coming in to Waco from the north, I am always stunned by the statement McLane Stadium makes to those who drive by. It never ceases to get my attention while going 75 mph past it. If a stadium cam be beautiful, McLane is, and being right next to the Brazos river is pretty cool as you can boat to the game.
As I drive down I35 coming in to Waco from the north, I am always stunned by the statement McLane Stadium makes to those who drive by. It never ceases to get my attention while going 75 mph past it. If a stadium cam be beautiful, McLane is, and being right next to the Brazos river is pretty cool as you can boat to the game.
The Brazos River is a gem. If you have a few hours to read “Goodbye to a River” you will be enriched. Anything that draws attention to a river like this is a plus.
I had posted some CAD images a while back of a couple Ryan reno designs I messed with. I still think the stadium can be “shelled” like they did at Ohio State. The East stands need to be completely rebuilt in some form but a shell on the west / east allows a wider lower concourse and an open air outer concourse for the second deck. When they did the Horseshoe they gutted a lot of the under structure to remove old dorms and weird offices while still saving the core for the new facade. A shell doesn’t have to be that wide to be functional and provide space for new restrooms and concessions. Think how wide concourses are at baseball stadiums. Lowering the field would help and in some sections losing some seating to seats instead of bleacher would be welcomed.
I'm stunned that you could get up to 75 mph on I35. That road is a mess.
It's on my list to get to a game at the new Baylor stadium. My mom went to Baylor, and she took us to a few games at the old stadium there back in the day. It was an underwhelming experience.
My grandfather loved that book. They had a small condo on the Brazos southwest of Fort Worth, and I remember reading the book there.
Interesting. I'm 70 years old and have no trouble hearing the announcements over the sound system at Ryan. Worst system I've ever tried to hear was the Carrier Dome at Sorry-excuse.
I've been to many games over the years at Penn State's Beaver Stadium, and Ryan is a much more comfortable place to watch a ball game.
Actually, you're right. I apologize for my passive agressive response. I hope you have a nice evening, too.
Capacity = 45,140 expandable to 55,000. Looks like a good size for NU to me.
NU Houston:
I35 is the crummiest, most dangerous Interstate road I've ever driven. That's why I go at least 75 mph - to get off it as soon as I can.
On the other hand, the Texas 130 toll road with it's 85 mph speed limit is the best road I've ever driven (except for the slow drivers around Austin).
I35 is the crummiest, most dangerous Interstate road I've ever driven. That's why I go at least 75 mph - to get off it as soon as I can.
On the other hand, the Texas 130 toll road with it's 85 mph speed limit is the best road I've ever driven (except for the slow drivers around Austin).
Yeah, that's something around what we should aim for...
It'd be smart to have a short term capacity reduction (to the 43-45k range) in the context of an expandable stadium with a pre-planned expansion up to 50,000+ dependent on performance.
Nothing wrong with Soldier Field at all. While I don't like the way it was financed I think it's a great place to watch a game.
I would agree in the bottom half of the stadium. The top sections not so much, but we would likely not sell those seats if we camped there for a season.
