Wow, I can only hope that you're correct. I'm not saying that I doubt you, but...
First, I don't really see how it will get done in a little over 8 months. they might be able to play baseball in 8 months, but I can't see that sort of facility being complete in that little time, especially if it has all the locker rooms and luxury suites (or sweets like you called them, which I guess would also be true :-)) in that little amount of time, unless the whole thing is built out of metal like the IPF. Not that the IPF looks bad, but if we're spending $20 million, it better look a lot better with fancy brick and all. For $20 million, it better not be half-sssed.
Secondly, 15k IS a lot of seats. TAMU's stadium held aroun 8 and that was pretty big. That would mean that we'd be expanding out capacity almost 5x. Do the bigger baseball schools approach 15k? If its true, its something that we can grow into. :-)
Third, $20 million is A LOT of money. We got a few million from Cox and Moncla, and it was a huge deal, i don't see how none of this has really gotten out yet. Unless of course, its been kept real quiet on purpose. Also, hard to figure that all of this is getting done without anyone hearing of a bidding process or seeing any plans or anything of that nature.
lastly, if baseball is getting their due, which they totally deserve, then I hope they're able to recreate the environment that the tigue has now. Many of the current NCAA baseball stadiums are so uninviting, with large padded 20' walls behind the plate, and bleacher complexes down the sides, etc. the Tigue is great because, while there is a padded wall behind the plate, its short, and its a brick wall that goes from outfield wall to outfield wall. There are elevated bleachers above the dugouts, but there's also tons of room for the boxes along the side. Not to mention the overall atmosphere of the stadium on game-day with the kids playing in the grass outside. The field itself is very unique in that the fans are VERY close to the action, and its very intimate. This is one of the reasons why I think we have one of the best stadiums in baseball, because while it might be one of the older complexes, and might not be as big as some others, people come back for a lot more reasons than just the games. It's not just about going to the yard to watch the boys play, its about watching them play, and the intimacy, and the atmosphere, and all the rest. If/When the Tigue ever gets re-done, I hope that all of these things are taken into account. As hard as Tony's worked to make gameday at The Tigue what it is, I'm sure they will be
Again, i'm not saying that you're wrong, or anything like that, but I guess I'm like everyone else here that feels like I'll believe it when I see it.
nonetheless, seems like the type of announcement that could come at the Recruiting Bash???