UL has big decision to make on Cajun Field renovation

[CajunNation]

This is what I think will happen.

It will be a total rebuild like MAT wants, but it will be in phases like Maggard has already said.

The SEZ is up to code. That will be left alone. The upper deck will be torn down and a new structure built in such a manner that has minimal effect on the current, home side seating.

The next phase will probably be getting the home side seating up to code.

The next phase will either be addressing the student side seating code issues, or doing a NEZ, then addressing the student side seating.

End result after this multi year, multi phase project is a completely new structure.

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This is what I think will happen.

It will be a total rebuild like MAT wants, but it will be in phases like Maggard has already said.

The SEZ is up to code. That will be left alone. The upper deck will be torn down and a new structure built in such a manner that has minimal effect on the current, home side seating.

The next phase will probably be getting the home side seating up to code.

The next phase will either be addressing the student side seating code issues, or doing a NEZ, then addressing the student side seating.

End result after this multi year, multi phase project is a completely new structure.

Agree with most of that. Just thinking they may tackle NEZ along with new press box/suite phase.

[ManAboutTown]

Agree with most of that. Just thinking they may tackle NEZ along with new press box/suite phase.

Press Box MUST be involved in the earliest phases.

[cajun_lannister]

I could live with a stadium like SMU....

I love the horseshoe design of SMU and think is much better than bowling in the NEZ and having to put tarps on them.

[Cajun Monkee]

Asking this from the perspective of not knowing what the game plan is for eventual capacity, so I'm making an assumption.

Can we get up to 40,000 with only one level AND without closing in the NEZ?

[CrazyCajun]

Asking this from the perspective of not knowing what the game plan is for eventual capacity, so I'm making an assumption.

Can we get up to 40,000 with only one level AND without closing in the NEZ?

I don’t think so, we aren’t at 40 now and you would remove the upper deck and new code calls for more area per seat. You would have to bowl the NEZ to even get close and with no upper deck we need it. Place would be loud if you packed it with everyone on top the field

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Press Box MUST be involved in the earliest phases.

Without question

[Cajunsmike]

I don’t think so, we aren’t at 40 now and you would remove the upper deck and new code calls for more area per seat. You would have to bowl the NEZ to even get close and with no upper deck we need it. Place would be loud if you packed it with everyone on top the field

Preference is for capacity to be reduced slightly.

[CrazyCajun]

Preference is for capacity to be reduced slightly.

We don’t need anything more than 35k, I’d be happy with 30k-32k. If you tear down the upper deck and get everything else to code, I think the NEZ would have to be bowled in to get to 32-35...depending how long the press box suite structure runs.

[Ragin9221]

When you say SMU stadium are we talking about tearing down the upper deck and just replace it with the pressbox and suites, or with the seating as well? I assume that if we did add seating it would be like the Blue seats