Its happening (stadium renovations)

[Pato del Muerto 53492]

1 hour ago, RamjetFDO said:

hello old friend. It’s been a while since we were on campus together. 

[jTower 251]

 

Camera is back on line and bleachers are completed  

[BevoSwag 272]

19 minutes ago, jTower said:

 

Camera is back on line and bleachers are completed  

I trying to imagine how loud that is going to be for those sitting right below in the outdoor bleachers :).  

 

[stork642 4511]

4 minutes ago, BevoSwag said:

I trying to imagine how loud that is going to be for those sitting right below in the outdoor bleachers :).  

 

[Dnaguy 12628]

On 8/14/2020 at 9:50 PM, cdain3 said:

There's going to be two more screens placed to the left and right of main screen.

 

39 minutes ago, jTower said:

 

Camera is back on line and bleachers are completed  

So are there going to be additional screens next to the main video board?

From the drawing there seems to be additional video boards next to the main ones showing a ‘Make noice!’ 

[Pasken 1312]

25 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

 

So are there going to be additional screens next to the main video board?

From the drawing there seems to be additional video boards next to the main ones showing a ‘Make noice!’ 

Yes.

[Dnaguy 12628]

1 hour ago, jTower said:

 

Camera is back on line and bleachers are completed  

 

I know this is Austin, so it’s not that unusual.... but Christ. I count 8 frickin’ cranes in this picture.

It’s crazy how much this city is growing / how different the skyline is every time I come back.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9508]

 

Camera is back on line and bleachers are completed  

Fuck the haters, this is . When you can incorporate your logo--one of the most recognized and valuable brands in all of sports--into the functional design of your stadium and make it bad ass you do it.

 

[GhostOfTomJoad 9508]

 
I know this is Austin, so it’s not that unusual.... but Christ. I count 8 frickin’ cranes in this picture.
It’s crazy how much this city is growing / how different the skyline is every time I come back.

Dude, there are 4 cranes in NW Austin at Parmer & McNeil for the new Apple campus they're building. And that's just phase 1 (although I bet they scale back some on the final footprint).

[Red Five 41738]

Fuck the haters, this is is . When you can incorporate your logo--one of the most recognized and valuable brands in all of sports--into the functional design of your stadium and make it bad ass you do it.

I think it looks a lot better now than in the renderings.

It just feels a little... Cougar High. Hope it grows on me.

[Pato del Muerto 53492]

2 hours ago, Dnaguy said:

 

So are there going to be additional screens next to the main video board?

From the drawing there seems to be additional video boards next to the main ones showing a ‘Make noice!’ 

Those are the speaker covers. The “make noise” is just a placeholder until the space is sold. 

[Dnaguy 12628]

8 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Those are the speaker covers. The “make noise” is just a placeholder until the space is sold. 

So probably this Mother fucker? 

 

Or maybe a Huge pic of this guy?

[LonghornSean 4103]

Yeah, think it looks great.  Will be fucking awesome when it's pulsing in orange LED lights during the build up to the team running out for a big night game (Bama 2022 for example).

[GhostOfTomJoad 9508]

Yeah, think it looks great.  Will be fucking awesome when it's pulsing in orange LED lights during the build up to the team running out for a big night game (Bama 2022 for example).

This. And if we're just settling for burnt orange lighting we're doing a disservice. Put a few million into a great lighting system that does more than just pulse. Sync it with the lighting of the tower. Get creative as fuck. Have our MOC call some Hollywood lighting specialists. The drone footage from above will be meme material for recruits for years.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9508]

I think it looks a lot better now than in the renderings.

It just feels a little... Cougar High. Hope it grows on me.

Cougar High = scaffolding stacked on 4x4s. Baylor = vinyl banners on the sidelines made to look like faux brick.

This is cool. And I can't off the top of my head think of another school that could incorporate something similar into their stadium.

[honolulu horn 6227]

6 hours ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

Cougar High = scaffolding stacked on 4x4s. Baylor = vinyl banners on the sidelines made to look like faux brick.

This is cool. And I can't off the top of my head think of another school that could incorporate something similar into their stadium.

Would love to see South Carolina try. 

[Shaggybevo 353]

There are rectangular steel boxes on the roofs of both towers.  The boxes are on the outside edges of the towers.  Any ideas what these would be?

 

Edited August 17, 2020 by Shaggybevo
fix typo

[jofus 2269]

My guess would be elevator penthouses and/or roof access.

The steel isn’t galvanized, ruling out exposed steel for screen walls.

[Sleepygrad 1042]

1 hour ago, Shaggybevo said:

There are rectangular steel boxes on the roofs of both towers.  The boxes are on the outside edges of the towers.  Any ideas what these would be?

 

Orgy rooms 

[Dnaguy 12628]

2 minutes ago, Sleepygrad said:

Orgy rooms 

 

Artist concept

[woohorn 1131]

Yeah, think it looks great.  Will be fucking awesome when it's pulsing in orange LED lights during the build up to the team running out for a big night game (Bama 2022 for example).

Didn't CDC say there was some reason why you can't use orange leds?

[Eggo 4026]

4 minutes ago, woohorn said:

22 hours ago, LonghornSean said:

Yeah, think it looks great.  Will be fucking awesome when it's pulsing in orange LED lights during the build up to the team running out for a big night game (Bama 2022 for example).

Didn't CDC say there was some reason why you can't use orange leds?

Epilepsy risk? 

[Eggo 4026]

On 8/15/2020 at 7:47 PM, RamjetFDO said:

Do you think they had them run across the grass at the Littlefield fountain just to fuck with aggy? 

[Bobby_Batronic 1994]

1 hour ago, Shaggybevo said:

There are rectangular steel boxes on the roofs of both towers.  The boxes are on the outside edges of the towers.  Any ideas what these would be?

 

Extra gaps.

[Big Jake 12]

Might just be me, but I don’t think the longhorn cut out will even be distinguishable with folks standing in the seats around it’s perimeter. 

[TrashMaster G 18088]

6 minutes ago, Big Jake said:

Might just be me, but I don’t think the longhorn cut out will even be distinguishable with folks standing in the seats around it’s perimeter. 

*its

[Pasken 1312]

On 8/16/2020 at 3:33 PM, Pato del Muerto said:

Those are the speaker covers. The “make noise” is just a placeholder until the space is sold. 

Is this true? If so, very lame. How do you spend 170 million and somehow end up with a smaller videoboard than you had last year?

[Ignatius 4142]

On 8/16/2020 at 5:41 PM, GhostOfTomJoad said:

Cougar High = scaffolding stacked on 4x4s. Baylor = vinyl banners on the sidelines made to look like faux brick.

This is cool. And I can't off the top of my head think of another school that could incorporate something similar into their stadium.

Miami has been incorporating their logo into stadium end zone design for years, even for road games....

Edited August 17, 2020 by Ignatius

[GhostOfTomJoad 9508]

3 hours ago, Pasken said:

Is this true? If so, very lame. How do you spend 170 million and somehow end up with a smaller videoboard than you had last year?

The new board has an almost identical surface area, but the LED display will have a much higher pixel density than the old board making it brighter & higher resolution. Plus, it won't require the massive AC units to cool it like Godzillatron did. 

So brighter + higher res + more efficient > just something "bigger." 

[Pasken 1312]

6 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

The new board has an almost identical surface area, but the LED display will have a much higher pixel density than the old board making it brighter & higher resolution. Plus, it won't require the massive AC units to cool it like Godzillatron did. 

So brighter + higher res + more efficient > just something "bigger." 

It's the same board as last year but with 4 fewer panels in a wider configuration.

Edited August 18, 2020 by Pasken

[Born Burnt 6274]

On 8/16/2020 at 3:01 PM, GhostOfTomJoad said:

Fuck the haters, this is . When you can incorporate your logo--one of the most recognized and valuable brands in all of sports--into the functional design of your stadium and make it bad ass you do it.

 

Agreed. This will become iconic.

Certain people never like anything new or different. Unfortunately I work with a lot of them.

Remember, there were idiots who hated the Tower when it was first built.

[NeverMarryAStripper 22296]

Yeah, but most of them are dead

[jTower 251]

1 hour ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Yeah, but most of them are dead

Ouch

[Scooter Monzingo 821]

4 hours ago, Born Burnt said:

Agreed. This will become iconic.

Certain people never like anything new or different. Unfortunately I work with a lot of them.

Remember, there were idiots who hated the Tower when it was first built.

Age is no guarantee of efficiency, youth is no guarantee of innovation.

[Born Burnt 6274]

11 hours ago, Scooter Monzingo said:

Age is no guarantee of efficiency, youth is no guarantee of innovation.

Not sure what your point is. Does it have something to do with me and your mom?

[Pasken 1312]

Edited August 19, 2020 by Pasken

[Born Burnt 6274]

[David Dennison 19538]

Keeps looking better and better. 

[Pato del Muerto 53492]

I’ll need to see it in person. It looks miles better than the renderings, and I know the scale is what it is for some capitol or downtown views, but it just feels dwarfed by the rest of the stadium. Maybe it’s because the only shots are from the north at high angles. The only field level pic didn’t have the East/west stands in frame. 

[Revolution512 1518]

Yeah if that doesn’t appeal or you can’t see what that’s gonna be, you’re a giant waterhead.

[texifornia 59015]

28 minutes ago, Pasken said:

Very cool. Does have that feeling a lot of European soccer stadiums have where each stand was obviously built at a different time, which isn't necessarily the worst thing ever.

[honolulu horn 6227]

Well, that soccer stadium IS the worst thing ever, but DKRTMS doesn't have the same level of patchwork eyesores within in. The south end zone is clearly an add-on, but it's looking more and more badass and will be absolutely brilliant on TV. 

[Hate 20248]

Very cool. Does have that feeling a lot of European soccer stadiums have where each stand was obviously built at a different time, which isn't necessarily the worst thing ever.

That’s a picture of Parkhead where the Glasgow Celtic play. I’ve been there and it’s actually pretty cool despite appearances.

[texifornia 59015]

2 minutes ago, Hate said:

That’s a picture of Parkhead where the Glasgow Celtic play. I’ve been there and it’s actually pretty cool despite appearances.

Nope. St. James' Park in Newcastle. Close, but Parkhead has three big sides

Spoiler

 

Edited August 19, 2020 by texifornia

[Hate 20248]

Yep, you’re right. I should have noticed by the seats as well.

[vtaenz 603]

I thought these were pictures of aggy stadium where nothing matches but turdition

[MoJames 8258]

On 8/17/2020 at 12:59 PM, Eggo said:

Epilepsy risk? 

You're more likely to die of COVID than have a seizure because of flashing lights.

[Tex Pete 21487]

42 minutes ago, vtaenz said:

I thought these were pictures of aggy stadium where nothing matches but turdition

Psssshhhh. They keep the flies with the flies, the jigs with the jigs, the hooks with the hooks, the lead weights with the lead weights, and the stink bait with the stink bait. Everything matches. 

[Pato del Muerto 53492]

2 hours ago, Tex Pete said:

Psssshhhh. They keep the flies with the flies, the jigs with the jigs, the hooks with the hooks, the lead weights with the lead weights, and the stink bait with the stink bait. Everything matches. 

They are most watchful about keeping the jigs where they belong though. 

[Born Burnt 6274]

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

They are most watchful about keeping the jigs where they belong though. 

And the jizz where it belongs...

Spoiler

...in the jar.