Using Webb is a awful example. You also missed the point of that paragraph as well.
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Facilities Plans...
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No question that there are plenty of highly ranked kids who are not problem guys, probably the great majority of them. However very, very few of these kids are willing to go to a program that has won 8 games in 3 years and hasn't had a bowl win since before they were first graders. The highly rated kids who are open to going to lower end programs tend to be those who don't have offers from more highly successful programs, usually because they carry some significant risk.
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
Either you don't know what the word "sandbagging" means, or you don't know what the word "opposite" means.
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This may sound nuts, but I'm really looking forward to the next round of facilities improvements more than what's coming up in the immediate future. We're going to have to figure out what to do with Balch/Carlson. Somebody, a long time ago, mentioned that a re-designed Carlson would make for a fantastic "front door" to the stadium complex itself. I totally agree. Unfortunately, that's not part of this phase, but I'm really looking forward to seeing that done someday. Figuring out a way to incorporate the flatirons club/press box into an expanded West side, with perhaps a second level of seating, will be an architectural challenge, but one I'm really looking forward to seeing with my own eyes.
In the next phase, Balch will be demolished along with the current west side press boxes. This allows for an opportunity to incorporate multi-tier seating, a true press box, and maybe some old school opera style boxes like we currently have to incorporate our past. The balch side will likely be turned into a wide concourse big enough for the band to enter and continue marching through before games, as well as new permanent concessions, new bathrooms, and hopefully a new stadium branch of the book store. Multi-tiered club levels above and a new entrance through calson. It will be gorgeous when complete, but Balch will be gone.
Where are you getting this from? It sounds wonderful, but I've never seen anything that details this kind of plan. The loss of Balch does not bother me. It's a building that has some character, but it really needs to go. The proposed entrance through Carlson sounds fantastic. That big staircase is sweet.
These were renderings done a while ago under Bohn, but I would imagine the overall plan is still the same for that side of the stadium.
They were tossing around 2 different design ideas. Personally I prefer "Option A". Now there is no guarantee this is what they would end up doing over there, but it would only make sense as they continue to upgrade and improve Folsom.
They were tossing around 2 different design ideas. Personally I prefer "Option A". Now there is no guarantee this is what they would end up doing over there, but it would only make sense as they continue to upgrade and improve Folsom.
As far as I can tell, Balch is not on the National Register of Historic Buildings.
Good. Man the wrecking balls!!
For the love of all that is holy, please don't let me see a youtube video of you swinging naked at the demo site.
Really surprised Old Main isn't on that list.
It is on there indirectly as part of the Norlin Quadrangle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norlin_Quadrangle_Historic_District
These were renderings done a while ago under Bohn, but I would imagine the overall plan is still the same for that side of the stadium.
They were tossing around 2 different design ideas. Personally I prefer "Option A". Now there is no guarantee this is what they would end up doing over there, but it would only make sense as they continue to upgrade and improve Folsom.
I like both renderings. I just hope I don't have to wait too long to see it in real life.
I am more of a traditionalist I guess because I actually hate the second rendering. The first one is much more of the style I would like to see for the West side, classic look and not a sleek modern addition to Folsom.
If you look really close, you'll see that the only difference between the two renderings is the 2nd level on the first one. They just added a second level of seating and some support beams to come up with rendering #1.
I hate the look of the concrete press box hanging over the stands. It looks like a top of a concrete crypt. the lights and second level of seats add some class and you have the second endcap flagstone building boxing the section in. The final appearance is much different from an overall appearance standpoint is my main point.
That concrete press box is there in both renderings. It's just the angle at which you're viewing the building that doesn't make it look so bad. The endcap would be there in both. They took it out for that rendering to show you what would be inside the building, behind the seating. The lights do look cool, but they could put those in over the press box and have the same effect. There really isn't much difference between the two renderings other than the second level of seating. I suspect they would start with what you see in rendering #2, and expand to put in the extra seats once demand is sufficient.
SuperiorBuff
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I don't like the support pillars in the first one. There should be nothing structurally to obstruct the view of fans.
Reworking in those columns would not be fun.
Except in the second rendering they stop with the concrete crypt top. It is a horrible look. Just saying. The first rendering adds a whole different feel and look to the renovation. My $0.02. Not going to argue with you on what I think looks classic versus what looks like crap 60's concrete architecture.
I get what you're saying. You would prefer they put the second level of stands in. I don't necessarily disagree. I just think they'll wait on that until they feel they can sell those seats. It's all academic anyway. We're looking at 10-15 years before any of this gets put into motion.