More Stadium Concerts Expected

[mtgrizzly]

The IPF won't be ready until the end of the third week in September, at best, per UM. That's IF there are no more f'ups or other unforseen events delaying it yet again. The University needs to be laser focused on one thing, and one thing ONLY, the NC, THIS YEAR!

The whole reason not to put the bubble up right now was so the team could use it to practice on, since the concerts are going on right now.

 

[Mick Belker]

I sure as hell hope that UM and Bodnar have gotten an OK from Mick Belker to continue the practice of having stadium concerts!

Don't hold your breath.

 

[behappp]

Will the team be worse since they can't practice in WaGriz for a week?

I'm guessing a few of them might be at the shows

 

[mthoopsfan]

The whole reason not to put the bubble up right now was so the team could use it to practice on, since the concerts are going on right now.

The team needs the field, not the bubble.

 

[Hoops watcher]

The IPF won't be ready until the end of the third week in September, at best, per UM. That's IF there are no more f'ups or other unforseen events delaying it yet again. The University needs to be laser focused on one thing, and one thing ONLY, the NC, THIS YEAR!

"one thing ONLY". Hopefully they can handle a little multi tasking over on campus as the assertion is pretty absurd.

 

[3-7-77]

The team needs the field, not the bubble.

BINGO!
'The field' being WGS.

 

[Da Boyz Mom]

BINGO!
'The field' being WGS.

If that's true then why did they just spend millions and millions of dollars to build a practice facility? That's just plain silly. Some of y'all want to argue and complain just for the sake of arguing and complaining.

 

[3-7-77]

More than anything else, I'm pointing out the stupidity behind the decision making at UM, which is ultimately Bodnar's responsibility. Just who booked WGS for concerts the week before the opening home game? Who is responsible for THAT? Their backup plan, back in December, was to have the IPF Bubble up and running long before the opening kickoff. Great plan, but it was based on nothing tangible. Good intentions hold no weight. They keep falling back on the ever changing 'Plan B.'

 

[Da Boyz Mom]

More than anything else, I'm pointing out the stupidity behind the decision making at UM, which is ultimately Bodnar's responsibility. Just who booked WGS for concerts the week before the opening home game? Who is responsible for THAT? Their backup plan, back in December, was to have the IPF Bubble up and running long before the opening kickoff. Great plan, but it was based on nothing tangible. Good intentions hold no weight. They keep falling back on the ever changing 'Plan B.'

Oh yes let's all criticize him for coming up with good plans to bring hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars into the University. What a stupid idiot.

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

More than anything else, I'm pointing out the stupidity behind the decision making at UM, which is ultimately Bodnar's responsibility. Just who booked WGS for concerts the week before the opening home game? Who is responsible for THAT? Their backup plan, back in December, was to have the IPF Bubble up and running long before the opening kickoff. Great plan, but it was based on nothing tangible. Good intentions hold no weight. They keep falling back on the ever changing 'Plan B.'

Dude has his panties in a wad over things that either don't matter or were out of the University's control. Concerts in WGS the week before the opening game...big nothing burger. IPF timeline, extended because of contractor mistakes...it would have been ready per the "plan". Bitching to bitch.

 

[mthoopsfan]

Again, the turf field is being used. It doesn’t need a bubble over it to be useable now. I will be in stadium tomorrow night.

 

[BelierPeaux]

Anyone else go to the PJ show last night? Thought it was a pretty great show!

 

[SaskGriz]

Oh yes let's all criticize him for coming up with good plans to bring hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars into the University. What a stupid idiot.

Were you not aware that the University of Montana and City of Missoula exist only to provide a venue for a college football team?

Any effort the school or community makes that does not go directly to enhance the football team is misguided, socialist, and or designed to destroy not only Griz football but the very fabric of the Montana way of life.

PS: I'm aware that many of you believe that misguided and socialist is repetitive.

 

[UncleRico]

Anyone else go to the PJ show last night? Thought it was a pretty great show!

Great Show! The perfect weather made it all an incredible night. The plan they had with security pushed further out was smooth and the only long lines I saw was for Pearl Jam merchandise. Looking forward to the next two!

 

[Mousegriz]

I don't see any downsides to this. The University benefits from the increased revenue. The town benefits by economically and socially by having big name artists coming into our backyard. The increased tourism might be a hassle for our traffic infrastructure but no more so than a Football game. This is a good thing for everyone.

It is a bit ironic that the University will grandstand about climate change and going green while hosting massive concerts that burn who knows how many millions of pounds of Co2 but that's a topic for another board.

Another benefit you totslly overlooked....the awesome concerts the venue has brought Missoula and Montana. Everyone else in the state is envious. I've attended most the big ones and compare the experience to a Griz playoff game. That's a big "upside"....were you only looking for "downsides"?

Pearl Jam Stones McCartney to name 3 you don't see in Montana everyday. Any of them ever played anywhere else in Montana?