Did we slip into the wrong thread here ???jhuston wrote:Washington was a very talented and experienced team (I say was, because they lose almost all of their best players next season). NU had two very good seniors... but their strength is really still in their youth. I predict they'll get that wire to wire championship next season... and what better way to do it than with a finish in Omaha.
Memorial Stadium
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But a lot of the problem is that all of the attention on the Huskers turns otherwise indifferent people into anti-Huskers.Finn wrote:Actually, it's the Husker bashers who complain when they see our enthusiasm, rather than "turning it off!"
I wish the papaer would have buried the story so I would have a better chance at getting my tix!
That is completely lame! If that turns them against the Huskers, then I don't really think that is the kind of fan that we would want.
I am not a Redskins fan, but I like the team and cheer for them in many games. They are known as having a rabid fan base and their games at FedEx Field are like college game atmospheres. But, I would not dislike the Redskins because of all the press they get out here and because of how loyal their fans are (especially since they have not been good for a while), instead, I respect them and their fans for it.
I am not a Redskins fan, but I like the team and cheer for them in many games. They are known as having a rabid fan base and their games at FedEx Field are like college game atmospheres. But, I would not dislike the Redskins because of all the press they get out here and because of how loyal their fans are (especially since they have not been good for a while), instead, I respect them and their fans for it.
Okay mchine, ask and you shall recieve. I went out earlier today to take a few shots and my battery died near the end. So here you go:
1/12/06 - walking toward the stadium from the back (do you like the bigger image or the smaller ones, size wise?)
1/12/06 - looking over the fence around the track
1/12/06 - looking inside the new addition below the new seats
1/12/06 - thats the skywalk connecting the Tom Osborne Athletic Center to the stadium. (this is when my battery died so I had to click fast before it shut off on me.
1/12/06 - a far shot of the inside (the big metal box will be the huge screen and right below that will be box seats).
Hope you enjoyed them. And on a side note, expect more pictures to be posted on this site because I just purchased the premium service on photobucket w/ 1 GB of storage space.
1/12/06 - walking toward the stadium from the back (do you like the bigger image or the smaller ones, size wise?)
1/12/06 - looking over the fence around the track
1/12/06 - looking inside the new addition below the new seats
1/12/06 - thats the skywalk connecting the Tom Osborne Athletic Center to the stadium. (this is when my battery died so I had to click fast before it shut off on me.
1/12/06 - a far shot of the inside (the big metal box will be the huge screen and right below that will be box seats).
Hope you enjoyed them. And on a side note, expect more pictures to be posted on this site because I just purchased the premium service on photobucket w/ 1 GB of storage space.
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Yep, and they are still looking for the money for that Osborne Facility too.jhuston wrote:They're still looking for money for the side which is under construction.
It's the big white building on the right side of the pics. I've heard from a
reliable source that they are going door to door asking for donations
now. He said a lot of people don't donate, and he thinks it's because he
mentions the heated sidewalks so the athletes won't get hurt. Who knows
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Hey....Thanks for the progress fotos.
Memorial Stadium is a Nebraska Institution...and you don't have to be much of a Husker fan to have a great time at a game!! I'm glad to see that the stadium is being "kept up". Does anyone know if any other college stadium(s) have a big screen like the one going in at Memorial?
Memorial Stadium is a Nebraska Institution...and you don't have to be much of a Husker fan to have a great time at a game!! I'm glad to see that the stadium is being "kept up". Does anyone know if any other college stadium(s) have a big screen like the one going in at Memorial?
No, it is a separate budget! The Nebraska football program is self-supporting (and helps support most non-revenue generating sports - baseball is the only other sport in the "black"). This is being financed by contributions and increased ticket sales from the new seating (which includes me!). Can't wait for the fall!
Technically, it's the athletic department that is self-supporting, of which the football (and other sports) are a part. Obviously, though, football makes the dough. I just thought I'd clarify lest someone get the idea that the football program was an entity unto itself. The athletic department also makes sizeable donations to the general student and scholarhsip fund (again, courtesy of the football program).
Wow... with yet ONE MORE correction of Finn, I believe we can finally declare a winner in the Qwest/Marriott/Hilton/Irwin debate. ;)
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Wow... with yet ONE MORE correction of Finn, I believe we can finally declare a winner in the Qwest/Marriott/Hilton/Irwin debate. ;)
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...and it is attracting a lot of attention!Linkin5 wrote:Just drove by the stadium on my way home from work.. The screen appears to be completely put up, its ENORMOUS.
Bugs swarm to see new HuskerVision screen
Daily Nebraskan wrote:According to Bennett and other marching band members, in a Hitchcockian scenario, large numbers of moths have been seen swarming on and around the field since their practices began Aug. 13.
James Kalisch, an extension technologist with UNL's entomology department, said the 4,000-square foot LED television installed this summer generates lots of light. And light attracts certain types of insects.
Want to know who owns a skybox in Memorial Stadium?
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Minor correction: Â The UNL athletic department owns them. Â The above mentioned are holders of a very costly lease!Brad wrote:Want to know who owns a skybox in Memorial Stadium?
Mayor Fahey.... Larry The Gable Guy
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Re: Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium Expansion
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1921
• During my interview with Tom Osborne last week, I asked if NU was considering expanding Memorial Stadium anytime soon. The answer was yes.
"We might add 10,000 seats on the east side someday," Osborne said. "We have to make sure we're OK with the recession and make sure the football is continuing to go in the right direction. That's just pie in the sky right now."
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1921
That would make the official capacity at about 91,000, but in reality would be about 95,000. Â Right now U of Texas has an official capacity of about 94,000 but can seat around 98,000. Â I'm sure there would be no problem filling up those 10,000 extra seats if the program continues to succeed, hope it happens.
BTW, this (along with the recent north expansion) has been pretty much on the drawing board as a "someday" project since the original expansion back in 1994. Â But I can't imagine any viable construction plan that isn't significantly funded by the perpetual donor money that comes with suites.
10K seats at even $75 a pop only generates an extra $750K per game. A couple of suites does that on their own.
10K seats at even $75 a pop only generates an extra $750K per game. A couple of suites does that on their own.
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The tickets up there won't come with much extra donation money on an annual basis, unless the program gets back to the levels it was at in the 90s (3% chance of happening?). I'm actually probably being generous when I say they would generate $75 a seat per game, including donations. On top of that, you'd be surprised how many of the nosebleed suites are owned by high-dollar donors/corporate sponsors that buy them up in bulk at significantly reduced prices to maintain the sellout streak when the Nicholls and South Dakota States of the world show up for a paycheck.
Compare that to the money that comes in from the suite leases, PLUS the donations required to have the honor of leasing the suites, PLUS the cost of the tickets in the suites... I might be off on the "couple of suites" doing that on their own, but point remains:
No way no how the thing gets built without suites.
Compare that to the money that comes in from the suite leases, PLUS the donations required to have the honor of leasing the suites, PLUS the cost of the tickets in the suites... I might be off on the "couple of suites" doing that on their own, but point remains:
No way no how the thing gets built without suites.
Stable genius.
I would be shocked if this is built anytime soon. Â A lot of the seats have been held for decades have no (or next to no) seat license fees. Â I know the University mapped out the stadium to determine which seats may be coming up due to deaths, etc. They have formed a group to focus exclusively on attracting new donors as they see a potential problem with finding enough people to pay for all the seat license fees.
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Nebraska tests market for stadium skyboxes
“Let’s say we have 30 people who said, ‘Yeah, we really would like a skybox,’” Osborne said. “And if we had 600 or 800 people who said we’d like club seats, and 3,000 or 4,000 people who said they’d like season tickets who don’t have them, then we’d certainly begin to think seriously about (stadium expansion).
From what I have read any expansion on East stadium will require the demolition of the existing structure. They cant simply build over and around it because it would come too far onto campus and too close to existing buildings.
SO Itd have to be done fairly rapidly over some offseason and a lot of work through winter.
SO Itd have to be done fairly rapidly over some offseason and a lot of work through winter.
Other than the proximity to some buildings, this is almost exactly what they did on the west side in 93/94. Â I don't see why they couldn't do it again, except maybe on the SE corner. Â Even then I think they'd be in the clear.Anonymous wrote:From what I have read any expansion on East stadium will require the demolition of the existing structure. They cant simply build over and around it because it would come too far onto campus and too close to existing buildings.
Stable genius.