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Roos Field Renovation

EWU98 said:
That is one of the pictures they showed during halftime I think of the Cal Poly game. Personally I like the first rendering/drawings.
Is there less seating for this as well compared to the original?
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I think there's more seating... the number mentioned when the project was first announced bumped total capacity to 16,600 IIRC, the latest article says 18,000.
 
I liked everything I read in the article except for the last quote. I'm hoping this can happen within the next couple years rather than some time in the "future".

Anyone know how the meeting went today?
 
EWURanger said:
I liked everything I read in the article except for the last quote. I'm hoping this can happen within the next couple years rather than some time in the "future".

Anyone know how the meeting went today?
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Not sure how the meeting went. My guess is that they want to make sure they are going to have the support for this renovation and they will double check everything. This is a lot of money to spend and they need to make sure the fan and financial commitment is there. Hard to get money for a renovation like this when not nearly enough people buy season tickets, donate to the EAA, etc...It's a hard sell for an 18,000 seat stadium when we put 6500 fans out there last week and we are ranked 5th in the country.

Hopefully this goes through, but I have a feeling it may take some time as I'm not sure we have the fan or financial support needed right now.
 
marceagfan5 said:
EWURanger said:
I liked everything I read in the article except for the last quote. I'm hoping this can happen within the next couple years rather than some time in the "future".

Anyone know how the meeting went today?
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Not sure how the meeting went. My guess is that they want to make sure they are going to have the support for this renovation and they will double check everything. This is a lot of money to spend and they need to make sure the fan and financial commitment is there. Hard to get money for a renovation like this when not nearly enough people buy season tickets, donate to the EAA, etc...It's a hard sell for an 18,000 seat stadium when we put 6500 fans out there last week and we are ranked 5th in the country.

Hopefully this goes through, but I have a feeling it may take some time as I'm not sure we have the fan or financial support needed right now.
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They won't make a decision like this based off of one game that had less than stellar attendance in crappy weather. All things considered, attendance over the last two seasons has been fantastic by Eastern standards.

And while it is a big financial committment, it sounds like they will only need a percentage of the funding up front, so a few million of whatever the total price tag, with the rest being paid for with commercial leases, bonds, or whatever. I don't think this is as tied to things like attendance numbers as you think it is.
 
My understanding is that Eastern is MUCH farther along in getting donor commitments than most would realize. There is one gentleman in particular who can and would offer several million to the project, and there are two other who would probably be in for 7 figures.
 
LDopaPDX said:
My understanding is that Eastern is MUCH farther along in getting donor commitments than most would realize. There is one gentleman in particular who can and would offer several million to the project, and there are two other who would probably be in for 7 figures.
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This is excellent. Listening to the half-time show, it sounds like they are just trying to shore up the financial committments at this point and that the "final" go-ahead should happen at some point in 2013. You gotta have the big dollar donors, but I a wodering if they will also open up a grass-roots campaign to assist with the funding kind of like what MSU did with their EZ project.

This is gunna be so badass. :thumb:
 
From what you guys who are connected have heard, when do you think a realistic start/completion date(s) would be? I realize there is some speculation.
 
sunday said:
From what you guys who are connected have heard, when do you think a realistic start/completion date(s) would be? I realize there is some speculation.
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I think the people working this are trying to break ground after next season. But maybe that is pie-in-the-sky, I don't really know. I suspect, and again this is only a suspiscion, that we'd have to move to Albi for a year during construction. That's a small price to pay, IMO.
 
LDopaPDX said:
sunday said:
From what you guys who are connected have heard, when do you think a realistic start/completion date(s) would be? I realize there is some speculation.
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I think the people working this are trying to break ground after next season. But maybe that is pie-in-the-sky, I don't really know. I suspect, and again this is only a suspiscion, that we'd have to move to Albi for a year during construction. That's a small price to pay, IMO.
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Moving to Albi might actually help sell tickets if we can get more people to see us play. Sadly a lot of people don't want to make the drive to Cheney, but if its in Spokane for a year and we do well they might start making that drive. IMO
 
DEAR LORD NO ALBI!!!!!
We have something special going on here with the Red Turf. Keep it all on campus. "If you build it they will come."
Seriously who wants to come to a home game and have the possibility of sitting on metal bleachers? Can't wait for this thing to get done.
I have heard 2014 it should/would be done.. . . . .if all goes well. Shoot look how fast things go up now.
 
More Gateway images:

Cabana Suites


Club Lounge Area


Club Area Loge Boxes


Outdoor heated Suite seating


View from west grandstand
 
WOW I'm blown away by those pics. This would put EWU in the upper echelon of FCS and even if you ignore overall size it would surpass a number of FBS stadiums.

The stadium pecking order in the Big Sky would be:
Portland State
Montana/EWU (Montana's advantage being overall size)
Montana State (still respectable but I'd put EWU's proposed upgrade above it)

Instead of the grass in front of the score board (they should move it closer to the field IMO) it would be cool if it were red turf instead and maybe had an eagle logo or something EWU related imprinted on it.

Is anything being done to the other side of the stadium? Just thinking it could look a little weird to have two completely different pressboxes and such...
 
ewunerd said:
The stadium pecking order in the Big Sky would be:
Portland State
Montana/EWU (Montana's advantage being overall size)
Montana State (still respectable but I'd put EWU's proposed upgrade above it)
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Portland State...seriously? When I was there last weekend I was impressed with the roof design but other than that, boring.
At some stadiums they sell spots on the lawn areas.
 
clawman said:
ewunerd said:
The stadium pecking order in the Big Sky would be:
Portland State
Montana/EWU (Montana's advantage being overall size)
Montana State (still respectable but I'd put EWU's proposed upgrade above it)
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Portland State...seriously? When I was there last weekend I was impressed with the roof design but other than that, boring.
At some stadiums they sell spots on the lawn areas.
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I'm pretty sure UC Davis does, they also have a very nice stadium, as does Cal Poly.
 
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