WA-Grizzly Stadium Master Plan

[cclarkblues]

No changes should be made without an impact statement on the acoustics and temperature variables involved.

 

[bigskyguy]

I'd like to see them mirror the east side expansion on the west side to "balance out" the stadium.

The only difference I would see between the two is that the press box / coaches booths / suites (if needed) would run the full length of the expanded second level. All the additional seating would be directly in front of the new boxes.

Something like this:


That would leave the south end zone open for a larger video scoreboard in the future.

If there was ever any need for addition seating, then they could extend the east side seating as was part of the original east-side expansion plan.

If money were no object (ha, ha, ha) they could tie in the second level of the expanded west side into the Adams Center and join it with the Sky Club as well as add in more coaches offices, etc.

Anyone have an extra $100 million lying around?

If anyone from eGriz wins that $1 billion prize for picking a perfect March Madness bracket, I fully expect there to be a large donation to the football program! :thumb:

Count me out, my bracket is already toast

 

[mondayamqb]

One of the past plans--not mine--was that the current east side expansion was part one of a future master plan.. It was to provide some additional needed seating at the time, and with Majestics donation could be built fairly quickly. Phase two was to tear down the entire rickety press box. Press box would be moved into the current east side Sky Club which would allow for a major upper west side addition.

 

[WaGriz4life]

I just hope no stadium upgrades are done before a new weightroom. Weightroom is of paramount importance to our athletic department. Me and one of my friends down here who runs track for Arizona State were talking about facilities and I told him our weightroom is so small our whole football team can't even lift together all at once.

He started laughing hysterically.

 

[Big G]

Dome.

This is a great idea, more people would show up to games and it would be louder.

 

[OptimusPrime]

Dome.

This is a great idea, more people would show up to games and it would be louder.

But the cost of the giant A/C unit to keep it bitterly cold inside the dome would cost a lot of money I would imagine.

 

[get'em_griz]

Dome.

This is a great idea, more people would show up to games and it would be louder.

But the cost of the giant A/C unit to keep it bitterly cold inside the dome would cost a lot of money I would imagine.

Nah, it'll be so loud that it'll send chills to opposing players, thus no need for giant A/C units.

 

[GrizGuy]

Yes there is a master plan. I saw it just a few months ago. It involves all of planned updates we've been hearing about. The expansion of the weight/locker areas and additional space is incredible. I would consider it a game changer for the UM... Seriously. Almost as big of a game changer as the building of Wa Griz was for the program.

Yet here we sit....building an Academics Center. :roll: :roll:

:dead:

Should I just start running my future posts past you first to see if they meet with your approval? :roll: :roll:

Well, it WOULD be helpful.

 

[GlacierGrizX]

If you put in luxury boxes you bring in the $$$$. I know a guy who pays over $7k/year for a box on the 10yd line. I would also like to see a section for,"The Golden Griz" I have a 95 year old grandfather who loves the Griz but does not want to stand up/be cold entire game to see the action; and he's just about as knowledgeable as anyone on here about players!

 

[kemajic]

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Problem is people don't like to sit up there. I sat up there for a couple a seasons and now sit in NEZ132, which is awesome. The east side is easier for expansion, but expanding the west side has much more long-term value simply for the view of the M and hellgate canyon. I may be way off and maybe a lot of people love the eastside, but I won't ever sit over there. Regardless of demand, the U will always struggle to sell tickets in the east side expansion and adding 2,500 seats would be a huge mistake.

Speak for yourself; the east side is awesome and we get the sun on chilly days.

 

[kemajic]

I'd remove all current suites/boxes on the west side and start over. Be better to wait to 10 years, get the funds in order and do it right. Rather than hurry and half-ass it like they did with the east side.

There's nothing "half-ass" about the east side expansion; it was well done. Not a bad seat.

 

[AZGrizFan]

I'd remove all current suites/boxes on the west side and start over. Be better to wait to 10 years, get the funds in order and do it right. Rather than hurry and half-ass it like they did with the east side.

There's nothing "half-ass" about the east side expansion; it was well done. Not a bad seat.

Agreed. I've sat there 2 of the last 3 times I've been in Missoula for games and have loved the seats each time.

 

[George Ferguson]

My FiL has tix in the upper deck and loves it up there. I've been up there. It's one of the few unrestricted views in the stadium. It was an awesome expansion, and would have been rediculous to try and push it to 4,000 seats. Would have never sold out. Wash-Griz capacity is perfect right now. Absolutely NO reason to toy with it, and certainly the architecture of the stadium should be the LAST reason to add seats that won't get bought for most games. I do agree that the press box has got to be remodeled at some point. More suites if needed but the actual press box, where the media, P/A, stat crew, game day crew, ect...that portion of the stadium is a P.O.S. Bobcat Stadium's version is about 10,000 times better.

 

[Silvertip]

In answer to the original question - there never was a master stadium plan. * Dennison periodically added just enough seats to keep the law of supply and demand in balance. The place has had about the same amount of planning behind it as the Winchester House in San Jose where the crazy gun heiress built a series of rooms with doors that led to nowhere in particular. Wayne Hogan, father of the unnecessarily expensive and over-engineered "bat wings" also comes in for censure...

* Actually, the architects had suggested expanded seating above both original sidelines that would have maintained the stadium's symmetry... But George knew better :roll:

 

[kemajic]

In answer to the original question - there never was a master stadium plan. * Dennison periodically added just enough seats to keep the law of supply and demand in balance. The place has had about the same amount of planning behind it as the Winchester House in San Jose where the crazy gun heiress built a series of rooms with doors that led to nowhere in particular. Wayne Hogan, father of the unnecessarily expensive and over-engineered "bat wings" also comes in for censure...

* Actually, the architects had suggested expanded seating above both original sidelines that would have maintained the stadium's symmetry... But George knew better :roll:

"Balance" for GD was short capacity for high ticket demand so prices could keep moving up and he could skim more for his pet legacy projects.

 

[griz5700]

I'd remove all current suites/boxes on the west side and start over. Be better to wait to 10 years, get the funds in order and do it right. Rather than hurry and half-ass it like they did with the east side.

There's nothing "half-ass" about the east side expansion; it was well done. Not a bad seat.

No way. There's no concessions for starters. Totally different experience up there.

 

[get'em_griz]

I'd remove all current suites/boxes on the west side and start over. Be better to wait to 10 years, get the funds in order and do it right. Rather than hurry and half-ass it like they did with the east side.

There's nothing "half-ass" about the east side expansion; it was well done. Not a bad seat.

No way. There's no concessions for starters. Totally different experience up there.

Honestly, how hard is it to walk down one level to get concessions? :?

 

[WaGriz4life]

I'd remove all current suites/boxes on the west side and start over. Be better to wait to 10 years, get the funds in order and do it right. Rather than hurry and half-ass it like they did with the east side.

There's nothing "half-ass" about the east side expansion; it was well done. Not a bad seat.

No way. There's no concessions for starters. Totally different experience up there.

There are concessions up there. Couple different booths.

 

[EverettGriz]

I'd remove all current suites/boxes on the west side and start over. Be better to wait to 10 years, get the funds in order and do it right. Rather than hurry and half-ass it like they did with the east side.

There's nothing "half-ass" about the east side expansion; it was well done. Not a bad seat.

No way. There's no concessions for starters. Totally different experience up there.

I had season tickets in the east side expansion the year it opened (I'd been on the waiting list for years) and loved them. The view of the field is incredible, and I loved that you could see downtown and most of the valley. Beautiful.

My only complaint is that I'm a NEZ-style of fan, and it was a little quiet up there for the likes of me. So I moved to the NEZ, where I'm more at home. But I still miss the vantage point the expansion provides.

 

[get'em_griz]

I'd remove all current suites/boxes on the west side and start over. Be better to wait to 10 years, get the funds in order and do it right. Rather than hurry and half-ass it like they did with the east side.

There's nothing "half-ass" about the east side expansion; it was well done. Not a bad seat.

No way. There's no concessions for starters. Totally different experience up there.

I had season tickets in the east side expansion the year it opened (I'd been on the waiting list for years) and loved them. The view of the field is incredible, and I loved that you could see downtown and most of the valley. Beautiful.

My only complaint is that I'm a NEZ-style of fan, and it was a little quiet up there for the likes of me. So I moved to the NEZ, where I'm more at home. But I still miss the vantage point the expansion provides.

I bet that sunset during the App State game last year was killer up there in that upper deck!