Building standards change. What was once considered safe isn't any longer.....

Jul 21, 2018
9:36:24pm

Bonoman All-American

so it is safe to whatever prior building code they worked under during the time. The biggest concern is touching the old structure with the renovation as it could open a whole can of worms.

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LES Renovation in the works.....again

Bonoman All-American

7/21/18 9:17pm

Avoiding safety upgrades is somewhat disappointing

BlueBlood

7/21/18 9:24pm

Might as well build a new stadium for the cost of that. And that's not an option

777

7/21/18 9:29pm

I didn't notice that he mentioned a cost

SUAVO

7/21/18 9:34pm

RE: I didn't notice that he mentioned a cost

Ocho Cuatro

7/21/18 10:03pm

Build it at Provo High.

Fatalplacebo

7/21/18 9:37pm

Take a look at aerials of the current stadium and the Provo High School site,

Skysthelimit

7/22/18 2:23am

True, but it's also unlikely that the stadium would be full during an earthquake

buffgato

7/21/18 9:30pm

An older structure not fully meeting current building code doesn't necessarily mean it is unsafe.

kccougar

7/21/18 9:44pm

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jes2332

7/22/18 2:39am

Great news. I hope it happens.

bob falfa

7/21/18 9:25pm

Wish there would be seats in the corners. They really need to make LES more

che flaco

7/21/18 9:27pm

Hopefully,whatever they fill the corners in with has the options for seats later

SUAVO

7/21/18 9:32pm

I don’t think the church wants the liability...

Alister Mackenzie

7/21/18 9:29pm

It's grandfathered though. It's not like LES is the only stadium with seismic

777

7/21/18 9:30pm

Building standards change. What was once considered safe isn't any longer.....

Bonoman

7/21/18 9:36pm

So false equivalency = the Church basically will do what it wants to do with is money and doesn’t need permission....

Bonoman

7/22/18 6:53pm

thanks for making me feel better and safer about not renewing my season tickets

I'mBatman

7/21/18 9:33pm

Tell Provo unless they build a new stadium they will move elsewhere.

Florwood

7/21/18 9:38pm

Oklahoma City? Maybe we can get in BIG12 then.

sah22

7/21/18 11:46pm

So the church spent how much on a mall...

Coug

7/21/18 9:52pm

i mean, did we even fill it one last year?

coltonbyu

7/21/18 10:27pm

Yes. Fill in the corners. When was the last sellout at LES? LOL.

Regal Ute

7/21/18 9:55pm

Did you read past that point? The filled in areas won’t have seating.

Coug

7/21/18 9:59pm

The other upgrades would be nice.

Regal Ute

7/21/18 10:05pm

^^Reading comprehension not a strong suit.

kccougar

7/21/18 10:00pm

You have scoreboard, conference, recruiting, momentum, NFL players

pistol12

7/21/18 10:00pm

RE: You have scoreboard, conference, recruiting, momentum, NFL players

Resurgens

7/22/18 8:34pm

Here's the thing...A Ute has never seen an old stadium that they didn't want to

Pimpin4Paradise

7/23/18 2:01pm

RE: Yes. Fill in the corners. When was the last sellout at LES? LOL.

che flaco

7/21/18 10:20pm

Next time you draw more than we do to a game against UMASS let us know

YIsForBrigham

7/21/18 10:59pm

RE: Yes. Fill in the corners. When was the last sellout at LES? LOL.

ocmyhome

7/22/18 1:13am

Yes folks, this is the reading comprehension a Utah degree gets you.

jkccoug

7/22/18 11:53am

I'd be happy to agree with you with out the sarcasm you injected.

monsterdave

7/22/18 12:57pm

Comprehension fail....

CoachSpeak

7/23/18 8:20am

RE: Yes. Fill in the corners. When was the last sellout at LES? LOL.

Wedgetail

7/23/18 4:52pm

The Church is worried about cost. Signed City Creek mall.

Seasider

7/21/18 10:53pm

I'd imagine City Creek is bringing in more money than LES

fattycoug

7/22/18 12:48am

Ya gotta spend money to make money....

CarolinaCoug

7/22/18 10:25am

This is the best comment in this thread....

Bonoman

7/22/18 10:01am

False equivalence makes for good posts? Ok.

kccougar

7/22/18 3:33pm

The financial ignorance betrayed by everyone using this $2 billion argument is

Megamind

7/22/18 11:55am

Dilapidated? No. The Key Bank building was built in 1980 and was class A space

CallingDingo

7/22/18 2:10pm

Yes, dilapidated. The vast majority of both city blocks needed extensive

Megamind

7/22/18 3:11pm

They may not have spent over a billion...

Coug

7/22/18 5:27pm

I worked downtown around the time Keybank was demolished

BigBlue04

7/23/18 9:09am

Did you go to any games last season? There was no appeal to being in LES either.

Pimpin4Paradise

7/23/18 2:02pm

You can’t just look at ROI on the stadium. This is the

SnickSnack

7/23/18 2:28pm

And our quest for mediocrity continues. Would be nice if BYU wanted to be great.

HarlemCoug

7/21/18 10:53pm

Why is the church leading it as opposed to BYU? Seems very strange

YIsForBrigham

7/21/18 10:56pm

This is normal. The church paid to have DT removed and the new buildings built

Nat Gas Man

7/21/18 11:11pm

You always hear "the new structure can't touch the old structure"...yet they...

WJCougar

7/21/18 11:13pm

There are no earthquakes worth mentioning along

UNHuskerCoug

7/21/18 11:22pm

RE: There are no earthquakes worth mentioning along

Josef K

7/22/18 12:11am

Uhh...>6.5 have been happening with quite regularity every 350 years on average

STL

7/22/18 1:01am

I forgot, CB is frequented by insufferable know-it-alls who can't take a joke.

UNHuskerCoug

7/22/18 8:44am

LOL

STL

7/22/18 9:13am

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Resurgens

7/22/18 8:40pm

Isn't that one supposed to be happening sooner than later?

Resurgens

7/22/18 8:38pm

There's no demand for structural safety on campus

yahtzee

7/22/18 12:21am

However, that school up north and its bball coach have high demands for safety.

boscatar

7/23/18 6:22pm

Any large-scale renovation better include replacing the awful bleachers w/seats

fredgarvin

7/22/18 1:09am

I seriously question the validity of this report. Here's why:

Skysthelimit

7/22/18 1:56am

It seems pretty exploratory at this point

stoils

7/22/18 4:37am

His post sounds more valid than yours.

coolblue

7/22/18 7:49am

My response to the other guy applies to you too. Unless you are going to back up

Skysthelimit

7/22/18 11:51am

I think these opinions are backed by life experience and logic

stoils

7/24/18 10:27am

This reply makes the most sense

qom

7/22/18 2:05pm

You're actually wrong about quite a bit of this...

CoachSpeak

7/23/18 8:50am

Thank you. I have no problem when people disagree with me or even prove me

Skysthelimit

7/23/18 5:20pm

What do you disagree with ? He seems very qualified to dispute your ideas

coltonbyu

7/23/18 6:50pm

I can attest to several of these things. I meet with the building department

Nat Gas Man

7/24/18 8:16am

A facade upgrade would be great, and is badly needed.

Flyski

7/22/18 7:27am

Millions of dollars on facade....yeah, that's not happenning

WJCougar

7/22/18 9:47am

If they do anything before they replace bleachers with real seats, it's a fail.

COACHdrn

7/22/18 7:57am

HOw many of BYUs facilities are not up to code and had they been continuously

1984coug

7/22/18 10:14am

I was always worried about the stadium collapsing when all the fans would stomp

Big Time 55

7/22/18 10:21am

RE: I was always worried about the stadium collapsing when all the fans would

che flaco

7/22/18 10:59am

So independence was a plan to reduce liability?

CallingDingo

7/22/18 2:13pm

Not once have I ever thought about the stadium collapsing.

WJCougar

7/22/18 3:36pm

RE: I was always worried about the stadium collapsing when all the fans would stomp

mightybrick

7/22/18 5:34pm

Do any reconstruction over four years. Tear down the East Stands one year & rebuild w/ box seats & bleachers w/ backs

SpiffCoug

7/23/18 11:37am

If I die in an earthquake in LES will I go straight to the celestial kingdom?

Str8CashCougar

7/23/18 1:38pm

only if you are wearing the right color

coltonbyu

7/23/18 4:59pm

Royal Blue or Navy Blue

Heinz57

7/23/18 6:53pm

RE: Royal Blue or Navy Blue

coltonbyu

7/23/18 7:00pm

The structure made it through the seismic event of Luke scoring the winning TD

CT98

7/23/18 8:20pm

That was 17 years ago. 17 winters, summers, rain storms, etc.

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