Could the Ragin’ Cajuns be getting a new football stadium?

[LaCajunsFan]

I did not take it as a brand new stadium (doubt we build a new one ) but it's a fun idea to run with and might be more of a possibility than we think

Agreed....although i like the idea, or at least thinking about it, I had not in the least took that from his comments when I first read them, so was a little shocked to read this article.

But now thinking about it, it may well be just as feasible to build a new one rather than try to bring the current up to code, etc. And of course, it could go in the area where the Car show was just located. Plenty of room, and little disruption while it is going up....we could park at blackham, etc., and just shuttle for one season. The students park in the north EZ parking lot.

[MetryCajun]

We should not have spent money on the end zone seats if we were building a new stadium. I hope we tear down the upper deck and put suites/press box on both sidelines. I would like to see everyone closer to the field.

[CajunNation]

We are not going to flush the millions of dollars put into the South end zone project.

Whatever code problems there are, they are limited to the home side structure.

If there is a need to tear down the entire home side structure, I'll bet you'll see a similar end zone project done in the North end zone and the home side season tickets moved there and to the visitor side until construction is complete.

[cajun_lannister]

We are not going to flush the millions of dollars put into the South end zone project.

Whatever code problems there are, they are limited to the home side structure.

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No if the project cost 51% of the original structure cost to build you have to update the entire structure to code.

[Hatch]

It was stupid building a bowl below sea level in south Louisiana in the first place

Are there structural issues with the current lower bowl? I have no engineering experience whatsoever but it just seems like the perfect blank canvas to build whatever you want on top of it.

[MetryCajun]

We are not going to flush the millions of dollars put into the South end zone project.

Whatever code problems there are, they are limited to the home side structure.

If there is a need to tear down the entire home side structure, I'll bet you'll see a similar end zone project done in the North end zone and the home side season tickets moved there and to the visitor side until construction is complete.

Hoping they keep the grass, it really encourages fans with children to attend/stay. I think in today’s climate where the game is secondary to the experience, the grass is a good way to attract those types of people.

[CajunAmos]

No if the project cost 51% of the original structure cost to build you have to update the entire structure to code.

With a structure built 45+ years ago, that's a pretty low number in today's dollars, right?

[Cajun90]

We are not going to flush the millions of dollars put into the South end zone project.

Whatever code problems there are, they are limited to the home side structure.

If there is a need to tear down the entire home side structure, I'll bet you'll see a similar end zone project done in the North end zone and the home side season tickets moved there and to the visitor side until construction is complete.

They are not limited to the home side by any stretch.

[Cajun90]

Hoping they keep the grass, it really encourages fans with children to attend/stay. I think in today’s climate where the game is secondary to the experience, the grass is a good way to attract those types of people.

No one is showing up because of a grass hill. Build a kids park and make it even better. Not to mention safer.

[CajunNation]

They are not limited to the home side by any stretch.

OK. So, we built the South end zone project, knowing we had these Code issues?