South End Zone Expansion/Stadium Renovation Thread

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On January 31, 2018 at 11:20 AM, Naturalhoosier said:

The answer is likely buried in this thread but I'm too lazy to look. When is this estimated to be completed?  

Late July/early August. Once the facilities from the old Hoosier Room and rehab areas move over to the SEZ this summer, work will begin on expanding and renovating the locker room and players lounge. Scoreboard is contractually obligated to be up by August 1.

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On a related note, Marching Hundred Hall is complete:

http://construction.iu.edu/projects/major-new-building/marching-hundred-hall.html

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This is a good example of why we’re adding what we’re adding:

 

Nebraska...

 

http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1097039

 

Indiana...

 

https://iuhoosiers.exposure.co/iu-excellence-academy-renderings?locale=en/guidelines?more=true?more=true

 

And it’s proof that what we’re getting is top notch. And why we have to keep doing this.

 

 

 

 

 

^^^ This is a good video but my god does the music suck. ^^^

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21 hours ago, Iugradman said:

Hopefully we can get a locker room like this:

 

Oh hell yes.

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Random: Hallway under the west stands that is remarkably hard to find a picture of. This hallway (like the concourse...finally) will connect all around (underneath) the entire stadium so that all of the facilities at MS will be easily accessible and connected. 

 

 

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10 minutes ago, RBB89 said:

are the bottom two pics handicap accessible type things?

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On 2/4/2018 at 2:44 PM, btownqb said:

are the bottom two pics handicap accessible type things?

Yes. They’re adding more seating platforms to both the east and west sides, in addition to the areas at field level and in the north end zone. They're doing a bunch of ADA upgrades around the stadium (press box/suites/stadium club, restrooms, concessions). For the restrooms, most, if not all, of the old troughs are being removed.

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25 minutes ago, RBB89 said:

Yes. They’re adding more seating platforms to both the east and west sides, in addition to the areas at field level and in the north end zone. They're doing a bunch of ADA upgrades around the stadium (press box/suites/stadium club, restrooms, concessions). For the restrooms, most, if not all, of the old troughs are being removed.

Damn.. love the troughs.

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Damn.. love the troughs.

There was always a mist in the air


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4 hours ago, btownqb said:

Damn.. love the troughs.

I think they still have troughs in service at 16th and Georgetown.

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I hope I haven’t posted this already but they are opening up the Henke Hall of Champions this year to season ticket holders instead of weekly corporate groups.

$800 for the season, TVs inside with other games, food, beer/wine (can take it out to red seats)...

https://spark.adobe.com/page/QXvjCKC3rUSRC/

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Posting this here because I'm not sure where else would be appropriate. We don't sell booze at football games, do we? IU was a dry campus when I finished there (27 years ago), and I don't think that's changed. My question, nearly $600,000 isn't chump change -- should we start selling booze at games? (BTW, I think it's funny the AD said booze "added to the game day experience." Until last season, I would think watching Toiletmaker football drove their fans to drink). 

 

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Beer and wine sold during football games are pouring money into Purdue University's athletic department.

Purdue collected $567,000 in revenue last fall at Ross-Ade Stadium, the Journal and Courier reports, after alcohol sales were expanded to the entire stadium. During previous seasons, alcohol was limited to certain ticket holders and designated areas.

"In general, it was very positive and it added to the game day experience. Fans responded to it," athletic director Mike Bobinski said.

Purdue is one of 10 schools in the Big Ten that allow alcohol sales at football games but one of only four that permit sales throughout the stadium. The others are Maryland, Ohio State and Minnesota.

"We've talked to our concessionaire group about how we can improve the operation so we don't create bottlenecks and long lines that cause people to miss extended periods of the game," Bobinski said. "It was a really good start."

The sales expansion came as the school launched a beer called Boiler Gold American Golden Ale, made by People's Brewery Co.

Alcohol sales were highest during games against Indiana ($134,972) and Michigan ($126,966). There were fewer drinkers at the Nebraska game: sales totaled $65,757, a season low.

Bobinski said there's no plan to add beer vendors to stadium aisles.

"That's baseball; it's a slower game," he said. "I don't know that in-stadium vending is in our future. Never say never, but it's not in the immediate plan."

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The lines were so freaking line to buy beer at Purdue when we were there in Nov. 

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On 2/17/2018 at 12:10 PM, LamarCheeks said:

Posting this here because I'm not sure where else would be appropriate. We don't sell booze at football games, do we? IU was a dry campus when I finished there (27 years ago), and I don't think that's changed. My question, nearly $600,000 isn't chump change -- should we start selling booze at games? (BTW, I think it's funny the AD said booze "added to the game day experience." Until last season, I would think watching Toiletmaker football drove their fans to drink). 

 

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Beer and wine sold during football games are pouring money into Purdue University's athletic department.

Purdue collected $567,000 in revenue last fall at Ross-Ade Stadium, the Journal and Courier reports, after alcohol sales were expanded to the entire stadium. During previous seasons, alcohol was limited to certain ticket holders and designated areas.

"In general, it was very positive and it added to the game day experience. Fans responded to it," athletic director Mike Bobinski said.

Purdue is one of 10 schools in the Big Ten that allow alcohol sales at football games but one of only four that permit sales throughout the stadium. The others are Maryland, Ohio State and Minnesota.

"We've talked to our concessionaire group about how we can improve the operation so we don't create bottlenecks and long lines that cause people to miss extended periods of the game," Bobinski said. "It was a really good start."

The sales expansion came as the school launched a beer called Boiler Gold American Golden Ale, made by People's Brewery Co.

Alcohol sales were highest during games against Indiana ($134,972) and Michigan ($126,966). There were fewer drinkers at the Nebraska game: sales totaled $65,757, a season low.

Bobinski said there's no plan to add beer vendors to stadium aisles.

"That's baseball; it's a slower game," he said. "I don't know that in-stadium vending is in our future. Never say never, but it's not in the immediate plan."

We have beer/wine in the club/suite areas at Memorial Stadium and Assembly Hall. They are opening up the Henke hall of champions at the stadium to general season ticket holders this year ($800 for the season), and you will be allowed to take beer/wine out to the red club seats. They will likely have it over in the new south end zone club area as well. IU has researched the idea of selling it throughout the entire stadium. It’s only a matter of time.