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Post by fanhood on Sept 16, 2014 5:56:22 GMT -8
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Post by aztec70 on Sept 16, 2014 6:05:55 GMT -8
It shows how screwy prioritys are at universtys when athletics department employees make so much money.
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Post by badfish on Sept 16, 2014 7:14:47 GMT -8
With a 90% acceptance rate, academics take a back seat.
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Sept 16, 2014 7:23:51 GMT -8
UW paid $250 millions to renovate Husky Stadium. It was only 1/2 of what they wanted to spend but the state's taxpayers would not bend over & fund the other $250 million for a university.
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Post by AzTex on Sept 16, 2014 7:24:12 GMT -8
Not enough to solve the multi-purpose vs. real football stadium design problem.
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Post by SD Johnny on Sept 16, 2014 8:55:38 GMT -8
Apples and oranges as their stadium was designed for football. They are actually removing seats as well which is a good idea as they hardly ever sell out.
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Post by laaztec on Sept 16, 2014 9:08:28 GMT -8
It shows how screwy prioritys are at universtys when athletics department employees make so much money. That's because the athletics department brings in the more money than any other department. You get paid what you are worth.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 9:37:47 GMT -8
Not enough to solve the multi-purpose vs. real football stadium design problem. How much you think it would be to redo the seating in the lower bowl(field and plaza) only? If we were just closer to the field with better sightlines I would be happy.
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Post by AzTuba85 on Sept 16, 2014 9:41:03 GMT -8
Like this? With a similar press box setup to the new 49ers stadium in Santa Clara...?
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Post by MontezumaPhil on Sept 16, 2014 9:46:28 GMT -8
Not enough to solve the multi-purpose vs. real football stadium design problem. Exactly right. You can spend millions slapping new coats of paint on the place, but you can't change its bones. It isn't a football stadium and never will be.
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Post by tonatiuh on Sept 16, 2014 10:30:55 GMT -8
UW paid $250 millions to renovate Husky Stadium. It was only 1/2 of what they wanted to spend but the state's taxpayers would not bend over & fund the other $250 million for a university. Yeah, but they still got an almost complete job done with lots of special extras. Like new stadium food service area with a large table seating/TV viewing section, and a large view of the playing field. They lowered the field (don't remember how much) which improves the overall viewing from all the stands. And, of course, have brand new locker rooms, and an improved/ renewed upper deck which will keep the steel strength, and loud vibrations Husky Stadium has been known for. And, of course many nice suites too. It is basically like a brand new stadium. Don't ever underestimate the knowledge, and creativity of today's architects. With the knowledge of new materials, and how to use them not only for strength, beauty, and cost savings. They can do quite a lot. The Q can be altered, and made into a really good football stadium. They can lower the field, eliminate some/all field level seats, redesign many areas in the stadium, and if they have to even strengthen the stadium itself for better earth quake safety. The thing to keep in mind also, the Q is only 47 years old, so all the alterations can be done without having to worry about not touching it. If, you wait until it become 60 years old then it could become a heritage building ( you know, antique), and there maybe restrictions on the work that could be done on it to upgrade it.
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Sept 16, 2014 10:33:05 GMT -8
They also removed the track & got fans closer to the game.
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Sept 16, 2014 10:35:06 GMT -8
UW paid $250 millions to renovate Husky Stadium. It was only 1/2 of what they wanted to spend but the state's taxpayers would not bend over & fund the other $250 million for a university. Yeah, but they still got an almost complete job done with lots of special extras. Like new stadium food service area with a large table seating/TV viewing section, and a large view of the playing field. They lowered the field (don't remember how much) which improves the overall viewing from all the stands. And, of course, have brand new locker rooms, and an improved/ renewed upper deck which will keep the steel strength, and loud vibrations Husky Stadium has been known for. And, of course many nice suites too. It is basically like a brand new stadium. Don't ever underestimate the knowledge, and creativity of today's architects. With the knowledge of new materials, and how to use them not only for strength, beauty, and cost savings. They can do quite a lot. The Q can be altered, and made into a really good football stadium. They can lower the field, eliminate some/all field level seats, redesign many areas in the stadium, and if they have to even strengthen the stadium itself for better earth quake safety. The thing to keep in mind also, the Q is only 47 years old, so all the alterations can be done without having to worry about not touching it. If, you wait until it become 60 years old then it could become a heritage building ( you know, antique), and there maybe restrictions on the work that could be done on it to upgrade it. My point was more about the university trying to get the state taxpayers to help bankroll something that doesn't belong to the state residents.
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Post by aztec70 on Sept 16, 2014 10:51:12 GMT -8
It shows how screwy prioritys are at universtys when athletics department employees make so much money. That's because the athletics department brings in the more money than any other department. You get paid what you are worth. Does all the money from the atheletic department then flow to the academic side? You know, help keep tuition down, new classrooms, better professors?
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Post by AztecSports95 on Sept 16, 2014 13:11:18 GMT -8
It shows how screwy prioritys are at universtys when athletics department employees make so much money. That's because the athletics department brings in the more money than any other department. You get paid what you are worth. That's actually a false assumption. Generally, researchers bring in their own funding, via grants and contracts, to operate their labs and conduct their research. SDSU researchers brought in about $115 million last year. How much did the athletics department bring in? I'm guessing not close to that. This guy by himself got a bigger payday than football makes from the MW contract: newscenter.sdsu.edu/sdsu_newscenter/news.aspx?s=74562SDSU Receives $8.5M for Heart Research Led by Mark Sussman, researchers are using stem cells to develop new heart treatments. This board is a bit myopic with its priorities. The university does not exist to support a football program. It's great that we have one. It'd be better if we had a better stadium. But it is not - nor should it ever be - more important than academics.
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Post by Den60 on Sept 16, 2014 13:51:06 GMT -8
UW paid $250 millions to renovate Husky Stadium. It was only 1/2 of what they wanted to spend but the state's taxpayers would not bend over & fund the other $250 million for a university. Yeah, but they still got an almost complete job done with lots of special extras. Like new stadium food service area with a large table seating/TV viewing section, and a large view of the playing field. They lowered the field (don't remember how much) which improves the overall viewing from all the stands. And, of course, have brand new locker rooms, and an improved/ renewed upper deck which will keep the steel strength, and loud vibrations Husky Stadium has been known for. And, of course many nice suites too. It is basically like a brand new stadium. Don't ever underestimate the knowledge, and creativity of today's architects. With the knowledge of new materials, and how to use them not only for strength, beauty, and cost savings. They can do quite a lot. The Q can be altered, and made into a really good football stadium. They can lower the field, eliminate some/all field level seats, redesign many areas in the stadium, and if they have to even strengthen the stadium itself for better earth quake safety. The thing to keep in mind also, the Q is only 47 years old, so all the alterations can be done without having to worry about not touching it. If, you wait until it become 60 years old then it could become a heritage building ( you know, antique), and there maybe restrictions on the work that could be done on it to upgrade it. They can't lower the field, they would hit standing water in under 24". They would need to install a very expensive, active draining system to do that.
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Post by Den60 on Sept 16, 2014 13:55:34 GMT -8
It shows how screwy prioritys are at universtys when athletics department employees make so much money. That's because the athletics department brings in the more money than any other department. You get paid what you are worth. Most athletic departments lose money. I believe it was only 21 or 22 Div 1 schools that made a profit last year.
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Post by SDSU-Alum2003 on Sept 16, 2014 15:24:08 GMT -8
No "major" renovation to the Q will be done or should be done. If SDSU ends up owning the Q site along with the stadium I suspect they will make some minor changes. These changes will suit the needs of SDSU and make for a slightly better game day experience for the Aztec fans until such time that either the football program ceases to exist or SDSU is able to privately fund a new football stadium on the Q site or one of the identified locations on campus.
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Post by HighNTight on Sept 16, 2014 15:48:49 GMT -8
No "major" renovation to the Q will be done or should be done. If SDSU ends up owning the Q site along with the stadium I suspect they will make some minor changes. These changes will suit the needs of SDSU and make for a slightly better game day experience for the Aztec fans until such time that either the football program ceases to exist or SDSU is able to privately fund a new football stadium on the Q site or one of the identified locations on campus. The situation is this ... the Chargers do not plan to put the construction of a new downtown stadium on any ballot until 2016. If approved, completion of that stadium will take a few years depending on how many lawsuits are filed and the length of time it will take to resolve them. It will be several years before the Chargers abandon the Q, and the 5 year clock on the Aztecs starts. If SDSU is able to purchase the Q, that will take care of the 5 year clock and we will have more time to decide what to do about the Q (or whatever we rename it). As to the cost to renovation vs. new construction -- to my knowledge, there has never been a study done regarding the stadium and reducing capacity and adding amenities that are designed around the college football experience. Seating sections could be brought closer to the sidelines and raised instead of l owering the field. The reduction in capacity could allow for better sight-lines and viewing angles -- and as a previous post indicated, more luxury box seats and media suites could be added as well. I personally would be fine with keeping the outer structure and look of the stadium to hide a cheaper "erector set" looking stadium on the inside.
But again, this is all probably still a decade or more away from even being a possiblility, so why stress it now?
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Post by azteccc on Sept 16, 2014 16:02:30 GMT -8
It shows how screwy prioritys are at universtys when athletics department employees make so much money. That's because the athletics department brings in the more money than any other department. You get paid what you are worth. Athletic Department employees are just as useless/full as every other department, except that athletics employees only exist because unpaid (note: quite obviously not everyone gets paid what they are worth. most don't, in or out of sports) college students put their livelihoods on the line for the general public's entertainment dollar. Employees of athletic departments are leeches in the same way the NCAA is.
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