Here's a nice list of recent college football stadiums renovations and new builds and their costs.

Aug 11, 2022
3:06:50pm

DrBYU All-American

Some projects include other facilities in the project, so you have to adjust for that. Given these price tags, I don't see BYU following that path.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/28/us/expensive-college-football-stadiums

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Would it be cheaper to build an entirely new stadium...or fix the current?

WJCougar

8/11/22 2:52pm

Parking lot to the east?

Heath Squashwell

8/11/22 2:55pm

fixed

WJCougar

8/11/22 2:55pm

Even the west parking lot is a little small

Heath Squashwell

8/11/22 3:01pm

Cost is way too much. Would we really want to build a huge stadium when

ManicBlue

8/11/22 3:04pm

We’ve never played at the top level previously and a big stadium is great but if we build one someday it should be where

GangstaLean

8/11/22 5:31pm

Adding those extra seats increases the cost a lot more - because then you have to build higher up

krindorr

8/11/22 6:20pm

We don't know how long this 'top level' will last. I'd hate for BYU to end up in

ManicBlue

8/11/22 7:06pm

Stadium is fine IMO. Just replace the bleachers with chair seats.

ManicBlue

8/11/22 2:58pm

RE: Stadium is fine IMO. Just replace the bleachers with chair seats.

devcougar

8/11/22 6:13pm

So leave that for the student section but not elsewhere

krindorr

8/11/22 6:21pm

Not enough room there to build it unless the street goes underground

Nat Gas Man

8/11/22 2:59pm

Good question but we need to ask the engineers. It's not modern or iconic, just

Archaea

8/11/22 2:59pm

Why not just fill in the corners? That should be easy enough.

Baron

8/11/22 3:00pm

I thought we already did that. All the best stadiums have SRO. Just pack 'em in! If you can see a video board, you're

Yllage Vidiot

8/11/22 4:27pm

They obviously think fixing the current is better with the new additions.

enigomo

8/11/22 3:00pm

It’s probably all they could get approved

Nat Gas Man

8/11/22 3:02pm

RE: It’s probably all they could get approved

enigomo

8/11/22 3:18pm

That improvement pretty much says no new stadium for 20 years.

Nat Gas Man

8/11/22 3:21pm

Really? That’s interesting. How do you know that, and why do you think that is?

ColonelMustard

8/11/22 4:41pm

Building dept was one of my big customers. The AD has to pay for their own

Nat Gas Man

8/11/22 4:49pm

Of course the improvements at LES the last few years have been relatively cheap and they are things that hopefully drive

GangstaLean

8/11/22 5:36pm

If byu goes about it like the pool fiasco...They wanted to not spend the 25m

1984coug

8/11/22 3:05pm

Too bad they weren’t inspired on that one.

Q-grr

8/11/22 8:08pm

didn't need to be, should have just listened to everyone outside of the VP

1984coug

8/11/22 8:38pm

He’s gone now right?

Nat Gas Man

8/11/22 9:56pm

Here's a nice list of recent college football stadiums renovations and new builds and their costs.

DrBYU

8/11/22 3:06pm

Yeah, I'd imagine it would cost near $400M for a 50k stadium in line with what Baylor or Minnesota have

krindorr

8/11/22 5:16pm

My EQ 1st Counselor at BYU had his Masters in Geology and he told me the soil is not stable enough to hold a lot of

runningryan

8/11/22 3:14pm

They’d have to shut down university avenue for a tunnel right? Seems tough

ColonelMustard

8/11/22 4:44pm

There doesn’t have to be a tunnel. It could be a sky bridge.

runningryan

8/11/22 5:08pm

False. I’m a structural engineer and there are many ways to address that issue.

NorthwestCoug

8/11/22 11:22pm

New stadium would be nice, on Provo High. But probably cost $600M for similar to Baylor, but with 70k seats.

Turnpike Lane

8/11/22 3:30pm

If they built a new stadium, I don't imagine it would be much over 50k capacity

krindorr

8/11/22 5:11pm

I'm fine with thee stadium we have.

Eggguy

8/11/22 3:53pm

After all the recent upgrades it won’t happen anytime soon. So why even worry

ColonelMustard

8/11/22 4:39pm

Money needs to go to NIL. Stadium is good.

ParentingNotForSissy

8/11/22 4:56pm

Well if CB ever has a billionaire, we will let that person pay for a new stadium

runningryan

8/11/22 5:09pm

Sure. It may take a trillionaire to have enough disposable money to be better.

ParentingNotForSissy

8/11/22 7:43pm

Both ideas are worthy of ridicule. Why?

canofpicante

8/11/22 5:20pm

Ridicule? Really?

WJCougar

8/11/22 5:26pm

Spending huge money on things that aren’t needful isn’t my idea of fun 🤷‍♂️😂

canofpicante

8/11/22 5:27pm

So this is about spending money more than anything for you?

WJCougar

8/11/22 5:33pm

It’s about priorities. The stadium is fine. Slowly upgrading, as they are doing

canofpicante

8/12/22 8:52am

You have to admit a new, modern stadium with upgraded amenities would certainly drive more attendance right?

GangstaLean

8/11/22 5:38pm

Probably not. Nationwide trends, regardless of how nice the stadium is,

canofpicante

8/12/22 8:58am

Totally agree with most of what you are saying but it’s even more reason to try and keep your facilities updated.

GangstaLean

8/12/22 10:13am

I think risk analysis would prevent any school from spending major dollars right

Nat Gas Man

8/12/22 10:31am

After seeing the Coliseum last year, I’m not convinced a new stadium is needed.

DC15

8/11/22 7:09pm

Keep the low ticket price benches.

ParentingNotForSissy

8/11/22 7:46pm

I still say replace at least the lower benches. They’re really poor quality.

DC15

8/11/22 7:56pm

Just raise tithing to 10.5% tic!

baishel44

8/11/22 8:36pm

I think $300 M could find nil for 25 years and create lots and lots of wins.

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