Cajun Field Renovation Plans

[CharlieK]

Finish the lower bowl with concessions.. Tear down the upper deck, replace with Suites and Press Box/Offices.


Seems like the only reasonable thing that might possibly be in our budget?

[cajun4life]

We won't do anything with the student side right now, the cost would be anywhere from $8 mil to $10 mil just to bring the electrical, plumbing and drainage up to code today. And that would be before moving forward on new construction.

Our first goal should be to completely renovate the lower bowl. At least that’s my opinion. But I don’t have $100M to do what I’d like to see done. Which is nothing crazy, or truly outlandish. But it would probably take $75M to complete everything. It would essentially be a completely new lower bowl and it would 100% mirror the new MLS stadium. Which are 100% built for creating a better atmosphere and making smaller stadiums feel like much larger venues.

[anhil8tor]

Seems like the only reasonable thing that might possibly be in our budget?

Seems like the smart thing to do. The lower bowl would be the seating while the upper deck is destroyed and brought to code. Really should stay around 30K seating too.

[Boomer]

Seems like the smart thing to do. The lower bowl would be the seating while the upper deck is destroyed and brought to code. Really should stay around 30K seating too.

-The BIGGEST screw up was not keeping the funding continued from the EV Downs revenue that was paying for the stadium

We should try to get this funded again by state monies and base it on the non continuing of the original money that should have included future repairs!!! Somebody missed the boat when this was done!!!
We need to show how the stadium is becoming dangerous for fans to use and show that we need emergency funding---there is no other answer as to stop home games would really be a mess up!!!

[jcstewart]

In Houston, but that is not an NCAA Facility. Again, no one in this country is building a look-a-like soccer football stadium for college football. A tradition look like SMU will work, what that looks like we will see after it comes back from the architects.

I certainly know they didn't build it. Just said they were fortunate to play in it. I had a blast at a Dynamo game last summer.

[CajunRebel]

We honestly don't need an upper deck besides suites and maybe club seating... if they don't want to try and fit club seating into the lower bowl.

According to this old master plan we currently have 28,308 seats in the lower bowl. If we build a new press box with ~2,000 or so suites and club seats, that gets us to 30,000 which is exactly where we need to be in the near term. If more than 30k want to come to a game, the ones who didn't buy season tickets can sit in the damn grass and think about how nice it would be to buy season tickets next year.

If we become the next Boise St. we can still fill in the lower bowl cheaply which means adding in another 5,904 seats. This brings our total with premium seating to ~36,000.

[Frenchie35]

I guess most are satisfied with 30+k seating and hope we don't get so good in football that another 10-15K fans want to come see UL football. Let's hope they don't come up with the funds and plans to build 50K seating.

[shof]

I guess most are satisfied with 30+k seating and hope we don't get so good in football that another 10-15K fans want to come see UL football. Let's hope they don't come up with the funds and plans to build 50K seating.

Well, I’m one for filling up 30-35,000, rather than having 15-20,000 empty seats! We need this community and student body to embrace this team. I’d much rather see people scratching to find a way into a sold out Cajun Field than being unable to GIVE AWAY tickets. 😎

[CrazyCajun]

I guess most are satisfied with 30+k seating and hope we don't get so good in football that another 10-15K fans want to come see UL football. Let's hope they don't come up with the funds and plans to build 50K seating.

You want 30k packed every game and hope more want in, supply and demand. Hard to charge premium prices to get in an empty stadium. Sold out 30k stadium is an awesome atmosphere unlike 30k in a 45k seat stadium

[GeauxLouisiana]

I guess most are satisfied with 30+k seating and hope we don't get so good in football that another 10-15K fans want to come see UL football. Let's hope they don't come up with the funds and plans to build 50K seating.

I'd rather have 10-15K wanting to get it. That's how you can justify raising ticket prices and generating more revenue.