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[cajun4life]

Yeah, I’m not seeing any place in the upper section for the current UD1-2 sections, so I guess we would be at the top of the lower bowl? That would be fine w/me. Esp if the seats are mid-field. I care nothing about the suite amenities…just want a good seat.

My understanding is UD1-3 will be given the option to purchase similar club seating. Then if they decline will be reseated according to RCAF points and availability.

I absolutely could be wrong though. I have already emailed about club seating so we shall see how long it takes them to respond.

[GeauxCajuns]

Yeah, I’m not seeing any place in the upper section for the current UD1-2 sections, so I guess we would be at the top of the lower bowl? That would be fine w/me. Esp if the seats are mid-field. I care nothing about the suite amenities…just want a good seat.

i think it will just depend on your ranking when its time to choose your seats

[zeppelincajun]

There will only be around 25k actual seats, but on paper capacity will be around 30k (accounting for seating on the grass berm.)

25k is perfect for us.

Great to hear. Oversized venues are a common problem for UL. Nice to see us going reasonable.

[ManAboutTown]

I second the thought that it IS BEAUTIFUL!! I’m interested in what the popular opinion on the board is of the seating capacity dropping by about 10,000 seats to “30,000+”??

Agree 1000% with this decision. I thought Tulane got it right when they went to 28k and thought it would be a trend in G5. I hope they incorporate a SRO area with bar access, like South Al did with Whitney Bank Stadium

[jaxmc1023]

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.

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

[cajun4life]

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

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

[jaxmc1023]

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

[jaxmc1023]

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

laugh.. Well congrats on the renderings...

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

[Airden]

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.

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.

[Turbine]

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

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.

[CajunRebel]

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

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.

[cajun4life]

laugh.. Well congrats on the renderings...

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

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.