5 Million!

[Million$Mullet]

Where is this boring stadium with the unkempt grass located?

That is dudy noble before the upgrade

[no1cajunfan]

The stadium does not look incomplete. I do agree the bottom concourse level should have been done differently, but I wasn't the man in charge or the one who got the money and approval. I'm glad he at least got it done.

However, I would have put the Stadium Club behind the premium seating of the Supreme Rice Club and probably a couple more rows of them. A tinted glass look would have looked very cool and give people a more premium, upscale seating option to go in the room and watch from the field level. The entire upper concourse should have been the concessions area. The whole stadium is tied into the upper concourse and the view is great from there, even when waiting in line for concessions. That would have provided great sight lines during concession/bathroom breaks that Robe stressed.

I would think a couple more rows of the Supreme Rice Club could still easily be added and help cover up the horrible backdrop behind the plate.

Not a good look if you're watching the Cajuns play baseball on TV and you see some big fat guy in the background walking around the concession stand shoving popcorn in his pie hole....but that's me.

[CajunFan3406]

Quite a few folks here who are unfamiliar with modern commercial construction costs and what went into the construction of Russo Park.

1) The stadium you see required the admin going after additional monies and the design/construction team coming up with some cost saving measures to get the stadium built. You're high as a kite if you think redoing the dugouts and building a new clubhouse/offices/hitting facility would have fit in that budget.

2) The budget numbers given for the clubhouse/office/hitting facility are accurate. There have been some truly wild material price escalations in the past 3-4 years. It started with the tariffs on Chinese goods pre-Covid, and then things have just gotten worse since Covid. And then locally you had additional issues with securing materials due to the rebuild of SW and SE Louisiana because of Ida, Delta, and Laura.

[moorecajun]

Not a good look if you're watching the Cajuns play baseball on TV and you see some big fat guy in the background walking around the concession stand shoving popcorn in his pie hole....but that's me.

Sorry, I will try to turn the other way while I shove the popcorn.

[lafman1]

Not a good look if you're watching the Cajuns play baseball on TV and you see some big fat guy in the background walking around the concession stand shoving popcorn in his pie hole....but that's me.

+1

[JMV JustMyView]

Quite a few folks here who are unfamiliar with modern commercial construction costs and what went into the construction of Russo Park.

1) The stadium you see required the admin going after additional monies and the design/construction team coming up with some cost saving measures to get the stadium built. You're high as a kite if you think redoing the dugouts and building a new clubhouse/offices/hitting facility would have fit in that budget.

2) The budget numbers given for the clubhouse/office/hitting facility are accurate. There have been some truly wild material price escalations in the past 3-4 years. It started with the tariffs on Chinese goods pre-Covid, and then things have just gotten worse since Covid. And then locally you had additional issues with securing materials due to the rebuild of SW and SE Louisiana because of Ida, Delta, and Laura.

Everyone needs to listen to this poster also when he tells you what is going on with the CF project.

[Cantstandza]

Everyone needs to listen to this poster also when he tells you what is going on with the CF project.

Oh, you mean another half-ass job. Might as well skip it considering the future of college football with NIL and the portal.

[no1cajunfan]

Quite a few folks here who are unfamiliar with modern commercial construction costs and what went into the construction of Russo Park.

1) The stadium you see required the admin going after additional monies and the design/construction team coming up with some cost saving measures to get the stadium built. You're high as a kite if you think redoing the dugouts and building a new clubhouse/offices/hitting facility would have fit in that budget.

2) The budget numbers given for the clubhouse/office/hitting facility are accurate. There have been some truly wild material price escalations in the past 3-4 years. It started with the tariffs on Chinese goods pre-Covid, and then things have just gotten worse since Covid. And then locally you had additional issues with securing materials due to the rebuild of SW and SE Louisiana because of Ida, Delta, and Laura.

I agree with most of what your saying but i believe what some posters are saying is the dugouts and only the dugouts should have been addressed when the reno of the stadium was under way. I know its easy for me to say but I'm sure the university had more borrowing power to add an extra million or so to address the dugouts. Just my opinion.

[babysitter]

It's better than any minor league park I've ever seen and a few MLB parks.

You need to get out more.

[JamesTheJeweler]

Yes and ok. It still looks unfinished.

A lot of your grammar is unfinished.