Its happening (stadium renovations)

[Sleepygrad 1040]

Herman putting in time in the weight room it appears

[Pato del Muerto 53377]

2 year timeline for this?

[Steel Shank 9536]

What's happening?!

[Machinator 32102]

 

[Machinator 32102]

 

[Machinator 32102]

 

[Pato del Muerto 53377]

Still wish they could have wrapped the bottom 30-40 rows for more cohesiveness. 

[Neonmoon 38130]

I’m an old, so I’m partial to them just enclosing the bowl in a classic sense. However, I’m starting to come around on the south end zone. I understand wanting to keep some views of the city and this probably looks awesome to the younger flashier generation. 

And yes, this is more proof Tom Herman is a shape shifter. He never looks the same in any picture 

[jTower 251]

57 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Still wish they could have wrapped the bottom 30-40 rows for more cohesiveness. 

Agreed.  If the pitch mismatch makes it impossible, then correct the pitch for the rest of the bowl.  They keep talking about improving the experience for fans.  Improve the sight lines even if it reduces the capacity.  

[runthebone 8325]

1 hour ago, Sleepygrad said:

Herman putting in time in the weight room it appears

Hard Hat Herman

[TexArcher 38855]

Texags, your thoughts?

[TexArcher 38855]

Also, what is the final seating capacity?

[mr. sunshine 2852]

3 hours ago, Steel Shank said:

What's happening?!

[Blotto 23978]

Meh. It's kind if hard to get too worked up over an artist's rendering, but I think that looks like shit. 

also, scooping dirt out of planters boxes sitting on top of astro turf is fucking stupid. 

Now, if you all will excuse me, I must leave as there are some youngsters on my grass that need a stern lecturing.

[Shaggy3.0 1695]

Somewhat underwhelmed.

[Machinator 32102]

 

[Doc Reeves 6434]

1 hour ago, Shaggy3.0 said:

Somewhat underwhelmed.

For all the trouble, I agree

[texifornia 58927]

2 hours ago, Blotto said:

Meh. It's kind if hard to get too worked up over an artist's rendering, but I think that looks like shit. 

also, scooping dirt out of planters boxes sitting on top of astro turf is fucking stupid. 

Now, if you all will excuse me, I must leave as there are some youngsters on my grass that need a stern lecturing.

It's just a ceremony. They literally bring in scoopable dirt for this kind of thing for most skyscraper construction starts.

And oh man it's not a generational thing, the old ass boomer developers are the ones getting a huge boner out of the whole rigamarole.

[TrashMaster G 18042]

8 hours ago, Jersey Man10 said:

So today is the day.

 

7 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

And it’s not even Tuesday

10 days from now is a Tuesday. 

[Bullneck 19459]

2 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

 

10 days from now is a Tuesday. 

[Steel Shank 9536]

I imagine they're going to need someone to lay some pipe for this project.

[Pasken 1310]

5 hours ago, jTower said:

Agreed.  If the pitch mismatch makes it impossible, then correct the pitch for the rest of the bowl.  They keep talking about improving the experience for fans.  Improve the sight lines even if it reduces the capacity.  

So demolish and rebuild the entire east and west stands so they connect perfectly to the north end zone. That’s beyond stupid.

Edited May 5, 2019 by Pasken

[honolulu horn 6221]

28 minutes ago, Pasken said:

So demolish and rebuild the entire east and west stands so they connect perfectly to the north end zone. That’s beyond stupid.

It's the only way to be sure.

[perfectchaos007 6768]

8 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

I’m an old, so I’m partial to them just enclosing the bowl in a classic sense. However, I’m starting to come around on the south end zone. I understand wanting to keep some views of the city and this probably looks awesome to the younger flashier generation. 

And yes, this is more proof Tom Herman is a shape shifter. He never looks the same in any picture 

Maybe it will lead to the students consistently filling in the south endzone for the first time in nearly a decade

Edited May 5, 2019 by perfectchaos007

[TrashMaster G 18042]

6 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Maybe it will lead to the students consistently filling in the south endzone for the first time in nearly a decade

Winning cures that better than anything. 

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

6 hours ago, Blotto said:

Meh. It's kind if hard to get too worked up over an artist's rendering, but I think that looks like shit. 

also, scooping dirt out of planters boxes sitting on top of astro turf is fucking stupid. 

Now, if you all will excuse me, I must leave as there are some youngsters on my grass that need a stern lecturing.

Lets just hope the architect is better than the artist. I’m not terribly optimistic, but we’ll see. 

[TtomTerrific 200]

"rigamarole" is a solid old person word. 

[honolulu horn 6221]

7 hours ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

Lets just hope the architect is better than the artist. I’m not terribly optimistic, but we’ll see. 

I agree. The new addition looks super flashy and trendy, but also looks like a slapdash add-on rather than complementing the overall DKR Memorial aesthetic. Beyond that, in 10-15 years it's going to look terribly dated. Maybe they could add a section for ice bucket challenges and the Harlem Shake just to keep it fresh for all time.

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

1 hour ago, honolulu horn said:

I agree. The new addition looks super flashy and trendy, but also looks like a slapdash add-on rather than complementing the overall DKR Memorial aesthetic. Beyond that, in 10-15 years it's going to look terribly dated. Maybe they could add a section for ice bucket challenges and the Harlem Shake just to keep it fresh for all time.

Get ready for another $50,000,000 upgrade campaign in the mid-2030s because it looks... too 2020. 

I guess I’m not a friend of the program. 

[Blotto 23978]

1 hour ago, honolulu horn said:

 Maybe they could add a section for ice bucket challenges and the Harlem Shake just to keep it fresh for all time.

While we're improving things, how about a burnt orange slide. Everytime we score, we send Bevo down the slide a la Bernie Brewer.

[Godzillatron 295]

Herman putting in time in the weight room it appears

He was worried they were gonna hand him a sledgehammer instead of a shovel.


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[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

But this is my alma mater doing what it does best. They spent millions coming up with a revised campus master plan which was supposed to require new buildings to at least resemble Spanish Renaissance architecture. What do you slap up right between perhaps the two ugliest buildings on campus?

+rep to anyone who can find a pic that captures both Jester Center and Perry-Castaneda Library along with this Ellsworth Kelly masterpiece.

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

[TrashMaster G 18042]

2 hours ago, honolulu horn said:

I agree. The new addition looks super flashy and trendy, but also looks like a slapdash add-on rather than complementing the overall DKR Memorial aesthetic. Beyond that, in 10-15 years it's going to look terribly dated. Maybe they could add a section for ice bucket challenges and the Harlem Shake just to keep it fresh for all time.

I want stripper poles for the pom squad.

[KYHorn 17571]

4 hours ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

But this is my alma mater doing what it does best. They spent millions coming up with a revised campus master plan which was supposed to require new buildings to at least resemble Spanish Renaissance architecture. What do you slap up right between perhaps the two ugliest buildings on campus?

+rep to anyone who can find a pic that captures both Jester Center and Perry-Castaneda Library along with this Ellsworth Kelly masterpiece.

Yeah but this thing was pretty cool.

Edit: Here you go:

 

Edited May 5, 2019 by KYHorn

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

you know what would make Fenway look great is if it didn't have that stupid tall green wall in left field

[HOOK'EMHOOAH 1610]

[TKthunder2 5058]

15 hours ago, honolulu horn said:

I agree. The new addition looks super flashy and trendy, but also looks like a slapdash add-on rather than complementing the overall DKR Memorial aesthetic. Beyond that, in 10-15 years it's going to look terribly dated. Maybe they could add a section for ice bucket challenges and the Harlem Shake just to keep it fresh for all time.

I don’t get this take.  It’s literally being bowled in at the bottom and the suites (which have already sold out) is just another building.  The only flashy thing is the Longhorn cutout and I don’t see how having the logo incorporated into the stadium will go out of style in 10 years.

I liked the idea of the full bowl but it honestly isn't feasible.  Bumping up the capacity to 110k+ would be insane.  The priorities were to give to players a better facility, add more suites, and give the stadium a more competed look from the stand alone end zone seats that they just threw in there a decade ago.  This solved for all of those problems.

Now if you want to criticize a certain aspect of the project, like the dumb party decks, then I’d agree with you, but just saying it would be better to mirror what they did on the NEZ is just dumb.

[Dnaguy 12587]

I hated this at first. Now I’m ‘eh’.

DKR hasn’t been one design / one look for a very long time anyway.

Each renovation is a memorial to the time / longhorn teams of time in which it was built.

[Eggo 4026]

On 5/4/2019 at 10:44 PM, Steel Shank said:

I imagine they're going to need someone to lay some pipe for this project.

There's been a pipe laying project on your mom for a long time. 

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

I'm worried that we will do this addition/renovation and then maybe we will have to somehow change DKR again in the future.

[Jersey Man10 3748]

I'm worried that we will do this addition/renovation and then maybe we will have to somehow change DKR again in the future.

South endzone upper deck son

[LTtxfan 49923]

19 hours ago, SwanderedTalent said:

you know what would make Fenway look great is if it didn't have that stupid tall green wall in left field

 

[TreatyOak 17229]

5 hours ago, Eggo said:

There's been a pipe laying project on your mom for a long time. 

[Goodman 3280]

On 5/4/2019 at 3:21 PM, Neonmoon said:

I’m an old, so I’m partial to them just enclosing the bowl in a classic sense. However, I’m starting to come around on the south end zone. I understand wanting to keep some views of the city and this probably looks awesome to the younger flashier generation. 

And yes, this is more proof Tom Herman is a shape shifter. He never looks the same in any picture 

Yeah, this SouthEZ project is all about the team & recruiting so I am fine with it. 

I've always felt the ol'guard messed up when we did the east side expansion. We were lazy then and payed for it when it came time for North & now South EZ expansion. With our Upper West side, we should have been thinking about uniformity for East, North & South. The East expansion ruined any chance for that to happen, it was big & generic. 

[Tex Pete 21398]

On ‎5‎/‎4‎/‎2019 at 2:58 PM, Steel Shank said:

What's happening?!

[texifornia 58927]

41 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

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[Cairn Horn88 8501]

On 5/6/2019 at 11:49 AM, Goodman said:

Yeah, this SouthEZ project is all about the team & recruiting so I am fine with it. 

I've always felt the ol'guard messed up when we did the east side expansion. We were lazy then and payed for it when it came time for North & now South EZ expansion. With our Upper West side, we should have been thinking about uniformity for East, North & South. The East expansion ruined any chance for that to happen, it was big & generic. 

Bama is remodeling to something "similar" to this....I hear.

[HOOK'EMHOOAH 1610]

The Longhorn logo being placed on the new South Endzone will give the appearance that the smoke is coming out of its nostrils/mouth when the team and Bevo will run out of to enter the field.

Few other, if any, teams will ever have a design that can do the same.