Stadium Renovation Mega-Thread

[EWURanger]

Somebody was asking about Gateway project expectations back in the day. This 97 page thread was once titled The Gateway Project and was pinned to the top of the page for years.
I do remember when Chaves tried to distance himself from TGP saying that it was never officially discussed. That was probably about the time the title of this thread was changed.

LOL, it was definitely "Officially Discussed." There were entire articles about it in the Spokesman at the time.

 

[Eaglefanatical]

Some more ideas:

These look awesome.

 

[E-Wu Tang Clan]

I don’t understand why anyone would complain about any upgrades to the stadium at this point. 20 years of empty promises should be enough to get excited about the new press box.

Well we're complaining of 20 years of having to look at ugly high school bleachers which it seems they want to make permanent. I don't see what is so hard to understand about that.

The stands won’t be filled anyway until we have a new coaching staff.

Sounds like a good reason to not make the high school bleachers permanent and they will be filled for big games like Montana, Montana State and Homecoming.

 

[E-Wu Tang Clan]

LOL, it was definitely "Officially Discussed." There were entire articles about it in the Spokesman at the time.

I was gonna say, they had a architecture firm draw mock ups and make plans. Chaves had a plan to use public and private dollars. You don't do all that and keep it private.

 

[Obzerver]

Pretty sure those bleachers are for students...they are selling the seats that use to be students seating for $65/60 50/55...that was a revenue building move. So visitors side for students and selling to visitors coming in from out of town and also for locals for cheaper than home side seats, Now, if anyone knows different say so. So my guess that is the way it will stay so why spend a bunch more money on better seating at least in phase two. Maybe if we start winning hey could put in better seating and get more students to come in and sell some of those seats for higher price and I'm ok with that.

 

[E-Wu Tang Clan]

Pretty sure those bleachers are for students...they are selling the seats that use to be students seating for $65/60 50/55...that was a revenue building move. So visitors side for students and selling to visitors coming in from out of town and also for locals for cheaper than home side seats, Now, if anyone knows different say so. So my guess that is the way it will stay so why spend a bunch more money on better seating at least in phase two. Maybe if we start winning hey could put in better seating and get more students to come in and sell some of those seats for higher price and I'm ok with that.

Idk man, I just don't think a NCAA Division 1 school should have high school bleachers. A lot of high schools in the south have nicer stadiums then we do. If they build the press box in such a way that they can upgrade to something more better later then fine, whatever. The Montana schools make fun of us for them anyway, but sure lets make it permanent.