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

Jul 21, 2018
11:11:56pm

Nat Gas Man All-American

For the exact same reason. Every building was going through a seismic review. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them rebuild several buildings over the next few years. And building a new multipurpose stadium would be in their long term interests

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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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