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Fortunate?!? There are 2 sports that matter: Football & Men's basketball. CDC's hires for both have been absolute abortions. 

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25 minutes ago, TheFlagship said:

There’s no way this isn’t badass. If anything it could be too popular and too clusterfucky

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That's cool, I'm gonna have to kidnap my daughter (not really), and make the trip down this fall..! #DadDaughterTime...

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The ROTC building and underground shooting range have been replaced by a neon green tree.  Thanks a lot Obama! 

And these interactive activities...Are they interactivities?  Could they be inactive activities?  Or interactive inactivity? 

Also, how does C3 Presents feel knowing that UT Athletics stole their festival map from 2002?  

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There was a time when bigger was better. The biggest was considered the best. But UT President Gregory L. Fenves is ready to call a truce in the facilities arms race.

Fenves told the UT System Board of Regents on Thursday that the new south end zone expansion of Royal-Memorial Stadium will not increase the stadium seating capacity of 100,119.

Regents gave the financial go-ahead for UT to start its ambitious $175 million project. Athletic director Chris Del Conte said he’s already raised $80 million from private donations. The new project will make the seating bowl complete, add an end-zone stadium club suite and totally revamp the entire football building.

“How many seats does Kyle Stadium have?” Regent Jeff Hildebrand asked, referring to Texas A&M’s football stadium, Kyle Field.

The Aggies’ home field seats 102,733 after a dramatic renovation fueled by the team’s move to the Southeastern Conference. Someone in the room shouted out 105,000. “What’s it take to get another four thousand (seats)?” one UT regent asked.

“We can certainly look at that,” Fenves told the regents. “We’ve talked extensively about this. We believe we have enough seats in the stadium for our program.”

To which Chairwoman Sara Martinez Tucker said, “It’s quality, not quantity.”

University of Texas President Gregory L. Fenves presents plans to expand the south end zone of Royal-Memorial Stadium to the UT System Board of Regents on Thursday. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman)

In reality, Texas officials have no specific goal of one-upping their A&M counterparts. UT’s project will complete a long-term vision once set forth by then-UT athletic director DeLoss Dodds. 

This new project is more in line with today’s stadium enhancements, multiple UT officials said. The Longhorns will have a stadium club that stretches the entire length of the south end zone, similar to the field-level club the Dallas Cowboys have at AT&T Stadium. “I think it’s a fantastic concept,” Fenves said.

Eight luxury suites will be stacked on both sides of a new jumbo video board, one that will be bigger than the current “Godzillatron” at Royal-Memorial Stadium.

Essentially, Texas officials are creating new, lucrative revenue streams rather than just adding more bleachers.

“The economics of it is what’s interesting,” Regent Steve Hicks said. “The luxury stuff is what’s paying for the stuff that the players get to use. It’s going to be awesome.”

For months, Del Conte has stressed the importance of renovating the Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Center. Fenves was straight to the point with regents about the building’s condition. “That was more than 20 years ago and four head coaches ago,” Fenves said. “Our current football facilities are inadequate for our student-athletes.”

Texas coach Tom Herman said he “can’t thank President Fenves and Chris Del Conte enough” for recognizing the importance of good football facilities.

With this renovation, UT coaches will have offices with window views of the field. The medical and training rooms will get complete overhauls and technology to match those $8,700 headline-grabbing lockers that were installed last year.

Asked about his favorite new feature, Herman said: “Just the amenities for our players. Everything from cryo chambers in the training room, nap rooms, recovery rooms, hydrotherapy pools that are as good as anywhere in the country.”

University of Texas president Gregory L. Fenves, Darrell Bazzell Chief Financial Officer of The University of Texas at Austin and Texas Athletic director Chris Del Conte meet in the Hallway before presenting plans to expand the south end zone of Royal-Memorial Stadium to the board of regents on Thursday. (Ricardo B Brazziell/American-Statesman)

Del Conte said this project will create a standard for others to follow.

“As everyone’s building new facilities across the board, we need to do what’s right for the University of Texas,” he said. “I’m really not concerned what anyone else is doing around the country. I’m more concerned about what we need for the University of Texas and for our student-athletes, fans and donors. So this project is critical.”

The regents meeting and stadium approval came one day after UT announced a $1 million gift for the creation of an indoor baseball practice facility. Del Conte said the school will start construction of a new Hall of Honor in the north end zone lobby at Royal-Memorial Stadium in January. 

The school is also in deep discussions about a new basketball arena that will replace the Erwin Center in the coming years. 

“What’s great is that people are energized within our athletic program,” Del Conte said.

The upgrading of UT athletic facilities is just beginning, it seems.

“Getting fans there and having a great game-day experience,” Fenves said, “that’s what our goal is.”

https://www.hookem.com/story/texas-regents-targeting-quality-not-quantity-new-royal-memorial-stadium-expansion/

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On 8/9/2018 at 5:00 PM, Machinator said:

 

The $80million raised is $10million/suite for 10 years, paid upfront, for the suites running up the side of the next jumbotron iteration. That’s 8 suites and they’re already committed and there’s a wait list should one of the leasing entities ever bail  

Forgive me if that’s already public. I have looked at the articles. Just saw that post and thought this note might help if it isn’t public. 

This guy knows what he’s doing, no doubt. And he wants winners from every sport. 

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29 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

The $80million raised is $10million/suite for 10 years, paid upfront, for the suites running up the side of the next jumbotron iteration. That’s 8 suites and they’re already committed and there’s a wait list should one of the leasing entities ever bail  

Forgive me if that’s already public. I have looked at the articles. Just saw that post and thought this note might help if it isn’t public. 

This guy knows what he’s doing, no doubt. And he wants winners from every sport. 

CDC could wrap up the fundraising and put some money in the bank by tacking another 4 suites on either side of the existing suites.

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On 8/11/2018 at 9:40 AM, DaysOff said:

So are rich old white people not going to park anywhere on San Jac on game day?

Heard a rumor that they’ll park on the top level of Brazos garage, where jet pack guy will be waiting to transport them one-by-one into DKR.

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On 8/13/2018 at 3:57 PM, Nope said:

Heard a rumor that they’ll park on the top level of Brazos garage, where jet pack guy will be waiting to transport them one-by-one into DKR.

Half right.  They will park on the top level of Brazos garage, but will zip line from there to the stadium.  Get your facts straight.  Wheeee!

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On 8/3/2018 at 10:30 PM, Butch Had Not said:

What should it be? Outside of press conferences,  signing day stuff, classic games,  and the actual live games,  it needs more.  But i don't know what that is. They can't show high school football which would be awesome. More women's diving would be cool. 

What's missing is the showcasing of the academic side of the university. I've said this before and I'll say it again that adding programming about what kind of research the university is involved in and why the slogan is "What starts here changes the world." Yes, its presently a network about Texas Longhorns Athletics, but it could be a network for then entire University of Texas. Aggy can't stop or object this kind of programming and the sure as fuck cant compete with it... on account of they dont have a network with which to do so (then you'd have to ask what academics they have that are worth a shit anyway).

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1 hour ago, HOOK'EMHOOAH said:

What's missing is the showcasing of the academic side of the university. I've said this before and I'll say it again that adding programming about what kind of research the university is involved in and why the slogan is "What starts here changes the world." Yes, its presently a network about Texas Longhorns Athletics, but it could be a network for then entire University of Texas. Aggy can't stop or object this kind of programming and the sure as fuck cant compete with it... on account of they dont have a network with which to do so (then you'd have to ask what academics they have that are worth a shit anyway).

Agreed... And with the shifting of how individual networks are set up going forward, there is far more flexibility that what is had as far as branding & programming...

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