BUILDtheCULTURE.com (New Stadium)

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

Already blaming the fanbase and the damn thing isn't yet knocked over..

No, if attendance sucks after this thing opens it's indicative of a decades long problem with this University of p!ss!ng off fans and burning bridges with the community.

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Yeah we'll see.. already people in this thread looking at being displaced into what will likely be more expensive seats

and all of the "fan experience improvements" -- chair backs, more leg room, etc. -- all sound like buzz words for an excuse to raise ticket prices

Hopefully they're smarter than that

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Originally Posted by jaxmc1023

Yeah we'll see.. already people in this thread looking at being displaced into what will likely be more expensive seats

and all of the "fan experience improvements" -- chair backs, more leg room, etc. -- all sound like buzz words for an excuse to raise ticket prices

Hopefully they're smarter than that

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40-70% increase depending on your seats. That’s ticket price and RCAF requirements.

Does the increase in chair-back/bench-back seating + removal of the upper deck mean fewer General Admission seats?

That north end zone is gonna be PACKED

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

40-70% increase depending on your seats. That’s ticket price and RCAF requirements.

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laugh.. Well congrats on the renderings...

I look forward to seeing it with the other 14k people that show up.

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Originally Posted by RedTails

If it's like the self serve at Alex Box, it will be like a mini convenience store with some fridges for beers/drinks, and stuff like chips and whatnot. You pay for it yourself at a POS. There is usually one attendant there making sure no one is stealing.

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What is an Alex Box? Is that like a corn dog vendor?

The upper deck and the Tigue already have the self-serve drink refrigerators and some small snacks. We call it the Grab and Geaux. Works pretty good.

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Originally Posted by jaxmc1023

Curious - the overall height of the tower will be significantly lower than current?

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The soon to be demolished has a lot of elevator travel with nothing happening.

This appears to be a much better use of vertical space.

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Originally Posted by bbhstiger5

How do self serve concessions work? I can’t help imagine lots of vending machines.

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It will work like it does at a grocery store. You’ll just pick the item you want off the shelf or cooler and go pay for it. I dont think it will all be like this, but it will be greatly expanded. It should significantly cut down on the wait times.

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Originally Posted by jaxmc1023

laugh.. Well congrats on the renderings...

I look forward to seeing it with the other 14k people that show up.

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I want to point out the positives here.

1. The stadium will be easily the best in the state, amongst our peers. LSU is a different beast all together, the head start they were provided is insurmountable.

2. Construction is actually happening and will be done right.

3. The east side will be just as nice and is already earmarked for funding.

4. Lowered capacity which will make it a more intimate and intimidating environment.

Negatives

1. They will 100% price themselves out of more fans.

3. ESPN and the SBC contract better double per school payout sooner than later.

4. Pricing will have our viewership on ESPN+ increase. That could be seen as a positive, but it’s a negative.

5. Long term schedule still sucks. We need App to be our first home SBC game in the new stadium. But Maggard (has no say, but should push for it) and the SBC won’t make it happen.

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Originally Posted by CajunRebel

I just want to point out a couple things.

1. The entire west side, not just the upper deck, will be brand new. Aisles will be wider, and all seats will either be chairs or bench back.

2. A lot of thought was put into concessions. A large % of the concessions will be self-serve. The hope is that this will significantly speed up the process and alleviate staffing issues.

The focus was on improving the fan experience for everyone — not just the big shots. If attendance sucks after this opens, it’s because we suck. This university is investing heavily in you and your experience. You can thank them by buying season tickets and showing up to games.

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After they build it, all thats left is marketing.

Field of Dreams lied.

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

I want to point out the positives here.

1. The stadium will be easily the best in the state, amongst our peers. LSU is a different beast all together, the head start they were provided is insurmountable.

2. Construction is actually happening and will be done right.

3. The east side will be just as nice and is already earmarked for funding.

4. Lowered capacity which will make it a more intimate and intimidating environment.

Negatives

1. They will 100% price themselves out of more fans.

3. ESPN and the SBC contract better double per school payout sooner than later.

4. Pricing will have our viewership on ESPN+ increase. That could be seen as a positive, but it’s a negative.

5. Long term schedule still sucks. We need App to be our first home SBC game in the new stadium. But Maggard (has no say, but should push for it) and the SBC won’t make it happen.

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Fully expect the ESPN payouts to go up. Conference has gotten so much push in national media the last few years, and more to come with JMU/App on GameDay again this weekend.

A major thing that needs to be addressed is a place for football fans (not just Cajun football fans) to meet, drink, watch other games (preferably the stadium would prioritize other league games - but big national games as well) and hangout in a specific area. There should be something like a massive Legends in the Northeast corner, opened during tailgate, during the Cajuns game and after the Cajuns game.