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   Posted: 8/2/2016 12:14:35 AM 
OU_Country wrote:
Jeff Johnson wrote:
While many (perhaps most) of us have a sentimental attachment to Peden, perhaps it is time for the University to consider replacing it with a new stadium with more seating capacity and modern conveniences. The main problem I see with that is financing...if it isn't already in the budget (and I'm guessing that it's not), it will require a serious dedicated fund raising effort to get to the $200M - $300M (a purely uneducated guess on my part) that such a project will require.



Here's something to consider: Is a complete rebuild really necessary? I think a restroom/concessions overhaul under the two corner sections is needed. I'm under the impression that the Tower side is much nicer than the rest of the stadium. I don't sit over there, so I'm not sure.

The area that needs addressed is the student side. I frankly believe it ultimately needs completely demolished and replaced. The question is how that could be done and still play in the stadium in construction phases. I think a two deck look that would bump capacity by maybe 2500 to 5000 would be the ideal.


Yes because the stadium doesn't meet present or future needs. The student section is only 6,300 seats counting where the band sits and 9,000 students is not uncommon on a Saturday. The restrooms and concessions are inadequate. The stadium is only a few thousand season tickets away from a season ticket sellout. A student side of 10,000 (3,000 bigger than current) with supports for an upper deck in the future is the way to go. By the time this could happen a deck with 5,000 more would likely be needed.

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   Posted: 8/2/2016 3:27:28 AM 
At least Peden was built, so 're-building' is an apposite concept.

The football team needs to be built (MACC). One doesn't rebuild from injuries--that concept don't hunt.

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   Posted: 8/2/2016 7:09:53 AM 
OhioCatFan wrote:
Our dear university that would not renovate Old Morton Hall on President Street, a building designed by a nationally renowned architect, but instead tore it down a few weeks ago to create temporary green space with plans to build a brand new building in its place in a few years, will never renovate Peden stadium to any significant extent. They'll tear it down and start over, or do nothing. And, there's a long history of this type of "planning" here. Years ago, when Alden Library was built, they tore down Old Tupper Hall (which was where the little park in front of Alden now sits). Old Tupper was the one of the oldest buildings on campus, but that didn't make any difference. Like Old Morton, it was extremely well built, and could have been renovated. There's lots of lip service to "sustainability" but that's not what actually happens around here when university buildings are the subject of conversation. The word is now that they want to tear down Hanning Hall, which is a building with a tremendously interesting history. It was built by direct congressional appropriation to honor retiring Rep. Charles H. Grosvenor. The bill was passed by both the House and Senate in the morning and by noon was signed by the president. Local lore claims it was the fastest bill ever to get through Congress, while this is no doubt an exaggeration, it is part of a very interesting history. The building, which in my youth was the Athens Post Office, was lavishly decorated with huge chandeliers hanging from very high ceilings, with marble floors and walls. In it's day it looked like a smaller version of a Washington, D.C., government building. It's now fallen in to a state of disrepair. It could be renovated and again look like the wonderful building it used to be but the powers that be want to bring out their wreaking ball once again. The Southeastern Ohio History Center is going to pull out all stops to prevent this from happening. Sorry this turned into a rant, but I guess if one wants to rant there's no better place to do it! ;-)


I've worked on several projects in New Jersey which involved determining if it was physically/economically viable to renovate an existing "older" building.

The buildings I've worked on are not able to be classified "historic" because,as I suspect is the case with O.U.,they are either not old enough,or have been renovated over the years.

We always start out with the premise that a building,especially one with desirable architectural features,should be preserved.

Being "well built" (structurally sound) is only one factor that has to be looked at.
In fact sometimes a "well built" building creates its own problems.

I assume that New Jersey and Ohio have similar standards when it comes to renovating a building.
Namely that means it has to be "brought up" to current Code.
That means upgraded plumbing,fire suppression,electric,HVAC,insulation etc.

The building also has to comply fully with ADA requirements.

Normally,that means having to gut the building down to the outer walls,interior structural walls and floors,then starting over.

If the building has interior masonry walls,something that was common,it makes it quite sound,but running new utilities can be tough.

You also need to put in ADA compliant elevators,restrooms etc.

Odds are that you're also gonna have some asbestos to deal with.

As much as I love preserving older structures,its can be tough to justify the cost,especially for projects that use public funds.


Last Edited: 8/2/2016 7:16:20 AM by rpbobcat
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   Posted: 8/2/2016 9:06:14 AM 
Monroe Slavin wrote:
At least Peden was built, so 're-building' is an apposite concept.

The football team needs to be built (MACC). One doesn't rebuild from injuries--that concept don't hunt.



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  Message Not Read  RE: Peden concrete falling.
   Posted: 8/2/2016 10:30:49 AM 
Uncle Wes wrote:
OU_Country wrote:
Jeff Johnson wrote:
While many (perhaps most) of us have a sentimental attachment to Peden, perhaps it is time for the University to consider replacing it with a new stadium with more seating capacity and modern conveniences. The main problem I see with that is financing...if it isn't already in the budget (and I'm guessing that it's not), it will require a serious dedicated fund raising effort to get to the $200M - $300M (a purely uneducated guess on my part) that such a project will require.



Here's something to consider: Is a complete rebuild really necessary? I think a restroom/concessions overhaul under the two corner sections is needed. I'm under the impression that the Tower side is much nicer than the rest of the stadium. I don't sit over there, so I'm not sure.

The area that needs addressed is the student side. I frankly believe it ultimately needs completely demolished and replaced. The question is how that could be done and still play in the stadium in construction phases. I think a two deck look that would bump capacity by maybe 2500 to 5000 would be the ideal.


Yes because the stadium doesn't meet present or future needs. The student section is only 6,300 seats counting where the band sits and 9,000 students is not uncommon on a Saturday. The restrooms and concessions are inadequate. The stadium is only a few thousand season tickets away from a season ticket sellout. A student side of 10,000 (3,000 bigger than current) with supports for an upper deck in the future is the way to go. By the time this could happen a deck with 5,000 more would likely be needed.


In a way, that's kind of what I was thinking - allow for future growth by being prepared to go up by multiple levels, and start with two levels to begin with. The App State facility is pretty simple, yet has modern features and looks like it has room to expand if needed.


Regarding other concerns about code, etc., one of the biggest problems with a complete demolition is that there isn't somewhere else to play in the 2 years it would take to build a completely new facility. And there really isn't a lot of room to build a new on campus stadium. For that reason alone, I can't see that happening.

Last Edited: 8/2/2016 10:32:50 AM by OU_Country
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   Posted: 8/2/2016 10:36:26 AM 
OhioCatFan wrote:
Our dear university that would not renovate Old Morton Hall on President Street, a building designed by a nationally renowned architect, but instead tore it down a few weeks ago to create temporary green space with plans to build a brand new building in its place in a few years, will never renovate Peden stadium to any significant extent. They'll tear it down and start over, or do nothing. And, there's a long history of this type of "planning" here. Years ago, when Alden Library was built, they tore down Old Tupper Hall (which was where the little park in front of Alden now sits). Old Tupper was the one of the oldest buildings on campus, but that didn't make any difference. Like Old Morton, it was extremely well built, and could have been renovated. There's lots of lip service to "sustainability" but that's not what actually happens around here when university buildings are the subject of conversation. The word is now that they want to tear down Hanning Hall, which is a building with a tremendously interesting history. It was built by direct congressional appropriation to honor retiring Rep. Charles H. Grosvenor. The bill was passed by both the House and Senate in the morning and by noon was signed by the president. Local lore claims it was the fastest bill ever to get through Congress, while this is no doubt an exaggeration, it is part of a very interesting history. The building, which in my youth was the Athens Post Office, was lavishly decorated with huge chandeliers hanging from very high ceilings, with marble floors and walls. In it's day it looked like a smaller version of a Washington, D.C., government building. It's now fallen in to a state of disrepair. It could be renovated and again look like the wonderful building it used to be but the powers that be want to bring out their wreaking ball once again. The Southeastern Ohio History Center is going to pull out all stops to prevent this from happening. Sorry this turned into a rant, but I guess if one wants to rant there's no better place to do it! ;-)


OCF, where is Hanning Hall?

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   Posted: 8/2/2016 10:37:15 AM 
SBH wrote:
The Donald Trump of the football forum. Troll.


Just like you have to give Trump some credit (beautiful wife: if you don't believe me, check out Sunday's NY Post cover), you have to give Monroe some credit. After all, who else can take a topic on Peden Stadium's structure viability and try and turn it into a never-ending rant on the football team and its coach?
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   Posted: 8/2/2016 10:38:13 AM 
Monroe Slavin wrote:
But for a coach to be at a MAC school for 11 years and to not have won a MAC title--not good. I wonder how many times that's happened.


I thought this was a very interesting question....so I did a little research. Was interesting to see that not many coaches hang around the MAC for more than a decade....and those that do tend to win at least one MACC....your list:

Herb Deromedi (CMU)....he won 3 in 16 years
Bill Hess (OU)...won 4 in his first 11 years....but did not win one his last 9 years
Jim Harkema (EMU)...won 1 in 11 years
Bill Doolittle (WMU)...1 in 11 years
Gary Blackney (BG)...won 2 in 10 years
Paul Schudel (BSU)...won 2 in 10 years
Gary Pinkel (UT)...won 1 in his 10 years....played for 3 others in MACC
Al Molde (WMU)....won 1 in 10 years
Doyt Perry (BG)...won 5 in 10 years

Only 3 coaches in MAC history have coached 10+ years and failed to win a MAC title. The first is from the wayback machine....1951-63 before the MACC. The other two have a somwehat similar career.....

Joe Novak resurrected NIU from a 1-10, 0-11 team his first two years into a MAC West contender in 6 of his last 7 years....he bottomed out his final year going 2-10. But he certainly laid the foundation for Husky success going forward, playing in 3 MACC games and 2 bowl games (before the era of EVERYONE WITH A PULSE GETS A BOWL!)....overall 47 MAC wins in 11 years (with three years in an unbalanced schedule where they only played 7 MAC games)

Frank Solich took a dormant program...maybe not as dormant as NIU....and built it into a MAC East contender just about every year...winning 3 MAC East titles...playing in 7 bowl games (in the EVERYONE GETS A BOWL GAME era)....overall 53 MAC wins in 11 years.

Trevor Rees (Kent)...zero in 13 years from 1951-1963
Frank Solich (OU)....zero in 11 years....played for 3 MACC
Joe Novak (NIU)....zero in 11 years...played for 3 MACC

Honorable Mention:
Lee Owens (Akron)...zero in 9 years
Don Nehlen (BG)....zero in 9 years
Randy Walker (MU)...zero in 9 years...played for 1 MACC

Bottom line is....Frank is treading into unchartered waters in the modern day MAC.....this would be 12 years without a MAC title....something no coach has "accomplished" in the modern era. Not exactly something for which they'll hang a banner at Peden.



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   Posted: 8/2/2016 10:40:33 AM 
OhioCatFan wrote:
Our dear university that would not renovate Old Morton Hall on President Street, a building designed by a nationally renowned architect, but instead tore it down a few weeks ago to create temporary green space with plans to build a brand new building in its place in a few years, will never renovate Peden stadium to any significant extent. They'll tear it down and start over, or do nothing. And, there's a long history of this type of "planning" here. Years ago, when Alden Library was built, they tore down Old Tupper Hall (which was where the little park in front of Alden now sits). Old Tupper was the one of the oldest buildings on campus, but that didn't make any difference. Like Old Morton, it was extremely well built, and could have been renovated. There's lots of lip service to "sustainability" but that's not what actually happens around here when university buildings are the subject of conversation. The word is now that they want to tear down Hanning Hall, which is a building with a tremendously interesting history. It was built by direct congressional appropriation to honor retiring Rep. Charles H. Grosvenor. The bill was passed by both the House and Senate in the morning and by noon was signed by the president. Local lore claims it was the fastest bill ever to get through Congress, while this is no doubt an exaggeration, it is part of a very interesting history. The building, which in my youth was the Athens Post Office, was lavishly decorated with huge chandeliers hanging from very high ceilings, with marble floors and walls. In it's day it looked like a smaller version of a Washington, D.C., government building. It's now fallen in to a state of disrepair. It could be renovated and again look like the wonderful building it used to be but the powers that be want to bring out their wreaking ball once again. The Southeastern Ohio History Center is going to pull out all stops to prevent this from happening. Sorry this turned into a rant, but I guess if one wants to rant there's no better place to do it! ;-)


BTW, re the buildings razed on College Green. I didn't mind see Ewing fall. It was an eyesore and its basement auditorium was a fire disaster waiting to happen. Boyd wasn't exactly an architectural gem. But I hated to see ivy-covered Tupper fall. I do hope Cutler, McGuffey and Wilson remain as the campus centerpiece.

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   Posted: 8/2/2016 10:44:24 AM 
SBH wrote:
Monroe Slavin wrote:
At least Peden was built, so 're-building' is an apposite concept.

The football team needs to be built (MACC). One doesn't rebuild from injuries--that concept don't hunt.



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   Posted: 8/2/2016 10:44:56 AM 
bshot44 wrote:
Monroe Slavin wrote:
But for a coach to be at a MAC school for 11 years and to not have won a MAC title--not good. I wonder how many times that's happened.


I thought this was a very interesting question....so I did a little research. Was interesting to see that not many coaches hang around the MAC for more than a decade....and those that do tend to win at least one MACC....your list:

Herb Deromedi (CMU)....he won 3 in 16 years
Bill Hess (OU)...won 4 in his first 11 years....but did not win one his last 9 years
Jim Harkema (EMU)...won 1 in 11 years
Bill Doolittle (WMU)...1 in 11 years
Gary Blackney (BG)...won 2 in 10 years
Paul Schudel (BSU)...won 2 in 10 years
Gary Pinkel (UT)...won 1 in his 10 years....played for 3 others in MACC
Al Molde (WMU)....won 1 in 10 years
Doyt Perry (BG)...won 5 in 10 years

Only 3 coaches in MAC history have coached 10+ years and failed to win a MAC title. The first is from the wayback machine....1951-63 before the MACC. The other two have a somwehat similar career.....

Joe Novak resurrected NIU from a 1-10, 0-11 team his first two years into a MAC West contender in 6 of his last 7 years....he bottomed out his final year going 2-10. But he certainly laid the foundation for Husky success going forward, playing in 3 MACC games and 2 bowl games (before the era of EVERYONE WITH A PULSE GETS A BOWL!)....overall 47 MAC wins in 11 years (with three years in an unbalanced schedule where they only played 7 MAC games)

Frank Solich took a dormant program...maybe not as dormant as NIU....and built it into a MAC East contender just about every year...winning 3 MAC East titles...playing in 7 bowl games (in the EVERYONE GETS A BOWL GAME era)....overall 53 MAC wins in 11 years.

Trevor Rees (Kent)...zero in 13 years from 1951-1963
Frank Solich (OU)....zero in 11 years....played for 3 MACC
Joe Novak (NIU)....zero in 11 years...played for 3 MACC

Honorable Mention:
Lee Owens (Akron)...zero in 9 years
Don Nehlen (BG)....zero in 9 years
Randy Walker (MU)...zero in 9 years...played for 1 MACC

Bottom line is....Frank is treading into unchartered waters in the modern day MAC.....this would be 12 years without a MAC title....something no coach has "accomplished" in the modern era. Not exactly something for which they'll hang a banner at Peden.



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   Posted: 8/2/2016 10:48:09 AM 
Mike Johnson wrote:
OhioCatFan wrote:
Our dear university that would not renovate Old Morton Hall on President Street, a building designed by a nationally renowned architect, but instead tore it down a few weeks ago to create temporary green space with plans to build a brand new building in its place in a few years, will never renovate Peden stadium to any significant extent. They'll tear it down and start over, or do nothing. And, there's a long history of this type of "planning" here. Years ago, when Alden Library was built, they tore down Old Tupper Hall (which was where the little park in front of Alden now sits). Old Tupper was the one of the oldest buildings on campus, but that didn't make any difference. Like Old Morton, it was extremely well built, and could have been renovated. There's lots of lip service to "sustainability" but that's not what actually happens around here when university buildings are the subject of conversation. The word is now that they want to tear down Hanning Hall, which is a building with a tremendously interesting history. It was built by direct congressional appropriation to honor retiring Rep. Charles H. Grosvenor. The bill was passed by both the House and Senate in the morning and by noon was signed by the president. Local lore claims it was the fastest bill ever to get through Congress, while this is no doubt an exaggeration, it is part of a very interesting history. The building, which in my youth was the Athens Post Office, was lavishly decorated with huge chandeliers hanging from very high ceilings, with marble floors and walls. In it's day it looked like a smaller version of a Washington, D.C., government building. It's now fallen in to a state of disrepair. It could be renovated and again look like the wonderful building it used to be but the powers that be want to bring out their wreaking ball once again. The Southeastern Ohio History Center is going to pull out all stops to prevent this from happening. Sorry this turned into a rant, but I guess if one wants to rant there's no better place to do it! ;-)


OCF, where is Hanning Hall?



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   Posted: 8/2/2016 10:48:18 AM 
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OCF, where is Hanning Hall?



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   Posted: 8/2/2016 10:49:39 AM 
Mike Johnson wrote:
bshot44 wrote:
Monroe Slavin wrote:
But for a coach to be at a MAC school for 11 years and to not have won a MAC title--not good. I wonder how many times that's happened.


I thought this was a very interesting question....so I did a little research. Was interesting to see that not many coaches hang around the MAC for more than a decade....and those that do tend to win at least one MACC....your list:

Herb Deromedi (CMU)....he won 3 in 16 years
Bill Hess (OU)...won 4 in his first 11 years....but did not win one his last 9 years
Jim Harkema (EMU)...won 1 in 11 years
Bill Doolittle (WMU)...1 in 11 years
Gary Blackney (BG)...won 2 in 10 years
Paul Schudel (BSU)...won 2 in 10 years
Gary Pinkel (UT)...won 1 in his 10 years....played for 3 others in MACC
Al Molde (WMU)....won 1 in 10 years
Doyt Perry (BG)...won 5 in 10 years

Only 3 coaches in MAC history have coached 10+ years and failed to win a MAC title. The first is from the wayback machine....1951-63 before the MACC. The other two have a somwehat similar career.....

Joe Novak resurrected NIU from a 1-10, 0-11 team his first two years into a MAC West contender in 6 of his last 7 years....he bottomed out his final year going 2-10. But he certainly laid the foundation for Husky success going forward, playing in 3 MACC games and 2 bowl games (before the era of EVERYONE WITH A PULSE GETS A BOWL!)....overall 47 MAC wins in 11 years (with three years in an unbalanced schedule where they only played 7 MAC games)

Frank Solich took a dormant program...maybe not as dormant as NIU....and built it into a MAC East contender just about every year...winning 3 MAC East titles...playing in 7 bowl games (in the EVERYONE GETS A BOWL GAME era)....overall 53 MAC wins in 11 years.

Trevor Rees (Kent)...zero in 13 years from 1951-1963
Frank Solich (OU)....zero in 11 years....played for 3 MACC
Joe Novak (NIU)....zero in 11 years...played for 3 MACC

Honorable Mention:
Lee Owens (Akron)...zero in 9 years
Don Nehlen (BG)....zero in 9 years
Randy Walker (MU)...zero in 9 years...played for 1 MACC

Bottom line is....Frank is treading into unchartered waters in the modern day MAC.....this would be 12 years without a MAC title....something no coach has "accomplished" in the modern era. Not exactly something for which they'll hang a banner at Peden.



Surprised to see Nehlen with 0-9, given his career success.


Yeah...that was surprising. He wasn't exactly setting the world on fire at BG when he was hired at WVU in 1980. Totally different era.
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   Posted: 8/2/2016 9:37:56 PM 
bobcatsquared wrote:
SBH wrote:
The Donald Trump of the football forum. Troll.


Just like you have to give Trump some credit (beautiful wife: if you don't believe me, check out Sunday's NY Post cover), you have to give Monroe some credit. After all, who else can take a topic on Peden Stadium's structure viability and try and turn it into a never-ending rant on the football team and its coach?


+1

Actually he turns MOST football threads into rants about our 'mediocre' we are.

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   Posted: 8/3/2016 3:08:53 AM 
Thanks, 44.

sbh and 'squared. Truly wasting everyone's time. As usual. yawn


Mid70's ...missing the point, again...see the fact 44 displays..that Solich is quite mediocre.


Until this board regards Solich reasonably objectively...until the SFB stop viewing Solich with 100% pure reverence....until Solich gets us a MACC after all these years, I'll continue to be the voice of truth and reason.


And correct.

You can like it or not. You just cannot reasonably deny it.






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   Posted: 8/3/2016 11:17:18 AM 
Monroe Slavin wrote:
Thanks, 44.

sbh and 'squared. Truly wasting everyone's time. As usual. yawn


Mid70's ...missing the point, again...see the fact 44 displays..that Solich is quite mediocre.


Until this board regards Solich reasonably objectively...until the SFB stop viewing Solich with 100% pure reverence....until Solich gets us a MACC after all these years, I'll continue to be the voice of truth and reason.


And correct.

You can like it or not. You just cannot reasonably deny it.








And you post and the prior on this thread had EXACTLY to do with "Peden Concrete Falling"?
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According to today's Arkley blog post, all of the remaining decorative slabs will be removed.

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  Message Not Read  RE: Peden concrete falling.
   Posted: 8/10/2016 7:52:54 PM 
Ted Thompson wrote:
According to today's Arkley blog post, all of the remaining decorative slabs will be removed.


Drove by the stadium today and noticed they are gone. I hope they figure out how to cover those spaces up quickly because it looks nasty. One option would be to extend the Tower club seating to the entire length of the main west side section. Add a few more premium seats and improve the stadiums appearance from the Richland avenue side. Not an option for this year but could be done rather quickly once the season ends. I would be curious how much the price tag would be?

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   Posted: 8/10/2016 8:30:38 PM 
Sell those memento pieces...get the cash!

One would look awesome in your living room.

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   Posted: 8/11/2016 8:37:29 AM 
Except they probably weigh 700-1,000 pounds.
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   Posted: 8/11/2016 10:40:14 AM 
Gallia Cat wrote:
Ted Thompson wrote:
According to today's Arkley blog post, all of the remaining decorative slabs will be removed.


Drove by the stadium today and noticed they are gone. I hope they figure out how to cover those spaces up quickly because it looks nasty. One option would be to extend the Tower club seating to the entire length of the main west side section. Add a few more premium seats and improve the stadiums appearance from the Richland avenue side. Not an option for this year but could be done rather quickly once the season ends. I would be curious how much the price tag would be?



At the very least, you would think a little power washing or paint would improve the look, and that isn't terribly expensive. On the other hand, we're talking about the same group who have allowed The Convo to have blue painted bathrooms for close to two decades.
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   Posted: 8/11/2016 12:32:36 PM 
Really missed an opportunity to bring in David Hasselhoff to perform "Looking for Freedom" while standing on the crumbling concrete slabs.
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   Posted: 8/12/2016 10:36:41 AM 
OU_Country wrote:
Gallia Cat wrote:
Ted Thompson wrote:
According to today's Arkley blog post, all of the remaining decorative slabs will be removed.


Drove by the stadium today and noticed they are gone. I hope they figure out how to cover those spaces up quickly because it looks nasty. One option would be to extend the Tower club seating to the entire length of the main west side section. Add a few more premium seats and improve the stadiums appearance from the Richland avenue side. Not an option for this year but could be done rather quickly once the season ends. I would be curious how much the price tag would be?



At the very least, you would think a little power washing or paint would improve the look, and that isn't terribly expensive. On the other hand, we're talking about the same group who have allowed The Convo to have blue painted bathrooms for close to two decades.





Speaking of Convo and paint........have the walkways on the plaza outside been repainted? I was last there for the CBI (or was it CIT) home game against Wright State a few years ago and you could have pulled up sheets of peeling paint from the walkways.

At least we were spared from this list of stadiums...although about 25% of it is made of MAC schools. We have played in many of them outside of the MAC in recent years, too.

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