Dr. Maggard 1st 2020 interview

[CajunT]

Love that they are tearing down the cox building .. Hopefully, the make that a green space / Student tailgating

This has been part of the plan all along. That wasn't particularly something new.

[cajun_lannister]

This has been part of the plan all along. That wasn't particularly something new.

Well Maggard was on the fence about tearing it down or renovating it

[CajunT]

Well Maggard was on the fence about tearing it down or renovating it

Sure he is, they just renovated some of it for the athletes cafeteria. But it won't happen until the stadium renovations.

[ULGrad@HOU]

I didn't hear him say it exactly, but I guess they settled on one design, of the three, if they are about to go forward into the money raising phase. Sounds like it's going to be nice, new lower level (west) seating, club seating, loge seating, meeting rooms and offices, new scoreboard, a better facade for the east side. Can't wait to see the drawings.
No doubt, it's going to require some type of naming rights or major advertising benefits for one or more major investors. It can't rely on just private donations. They have to sell their vision and goals, being one of the top G5 athletic programs in the country with the football program taking the lead competing for the highest possible bowl that we can (right now it's the NY6). It can be done and I think they will get it done.
Signing Napier on the extension is also for this construction. It shows investors the Cajuns are serious about doing everything they can to keep a good coaching staff.

[LaCajunsFan]

I didn't hear him say it exactly, but I guess they settled on one design, of the three, if they are about to go forward into the money raising phase. Sounds like it's going to be nice, new lower level (west) seating, club seating, loge seating, meeting rooms and offices, new scoreboard, a better facade for the east side. Can't wait to see the drawings.
No doubt, it's going to require some type of naming rights or major advertising benefits for one or more major investors. It can't rely on just private donations. They have to sell their vision and goals, being one of the top G5 athletic programs in the country with the football program taking the lead competing for the highest possible bowl that we can (right now it's the NY6). It can be done and I think they will get it done.
Signing Napier on the extension is also for this construction. It shows investors the Cajuns are serious about doing everything they can to keep a good coaching staff.

Yes, I listened to it twice, but could still be wrong. What I heard him say was a new 'west tower' and new west lower bowl. Also, a new 'score' board (to go with our newly renovated 'gym,' I suppose, lol), and tearing down the Cox building, and eventually EKL, etc. He also talked about new loge seats and boxes, which I think he means to include the UD seating on the west side, and is part of what he calls the west side tower. He didn't really say which version was chosen, but that will very by how much money is collected. He also talked about 'tearing down the roof' of something existing, but it was kind of hard to follow that part....I think he was talking about re-doing the east side concessions/restrooms, because doing that he also specifically said that this would not include (at this time) anything being done to the east side seating. Reading between the lines, he also talked up the hill as a good place to bring kids, so I can assume that nothing will done at this time there.