With the $$$ they are funneling into LES, it'll be renovations, not a new build

Mar 31, 2023
10:40:58am

Turnpike Lane Intervention Needed

Talk of a new stadium is really silly. It is not happening at least for 10 more years. LES will get a new press box way before they start over with ah new stadium.

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Time

IF a new stadium...where?

Xenon

3/31/23 10:35am

Provo HS location.

Malathion

3/31/23 10:38am

This would be ideal. Closer to the athletic building and IPF, could build a tunnel for pedestrian traffic from campus,

GangstaLean

3/31/23 10:43am

With the $$$ they are funneling into LES, it'll be renovations, not a new build

Turnpike Lane

3/31/23 10:40am

Is it really $$$? Seems like minor fixes that make it nicer but..

groy

3/31/23 10:43am

RE: Is it really $$$? Seems like minor fixes that make it nicer but..

slappy

3/31/23 10:44am

New Videoboards, sound system and Wifi were big money adds.

Turnpike Lane

3/31/23 10:49am

Videoboards and sound systems were donated.

Tesla Coug

3/31/23 10:51am

And? Pretty much all upgrades will come from donations. BYU way.

Turnpike Lane

3/31/23 10:53am

And can be moved

jollaksentie

3/31/23 11:00am

And will be antiquated well before any new stadium could be finished.

AZcougLawyer

3/31/23 1:38pm

New press box and upgraded façade and stadium seats would be great in my book

GangstaLean

3/31/23 10:44am

No one really cares about the facade. It adds zero to game day experience.

Turnpike Lane

3/31/23 10:52am

Am I no one?

GangstaLean

3/31/23 11:07am

Yes.

All-American

3/31/23 11:09am

So Jennifer Johnson in 10th grade was correct after all.

GangstaLean

3/31/23 11:10am

Not saying you're right or wrong, but the money is going to be huge.

Heath Squashwell

3/31/23 12:23pm

Good thoughts, but I think it's imperative that it's close to campus.

IdahoCoug

3/31/23 10:42am

On top of Y Mountain

thewaterboy

3/31/23 10:43am

Keep it on or adjacent to campus and double down on the view of the mountains

Bumpus Hound

3/31/23 10:47am

Don't waste time thinking about a new stadium.

ManicBlue

3/31/23 10:50am

RE: Don't waste time thinking about a new stadium.

GangstaLean

3/31/23 10:52am

Dream of a dedicated practice facility. 🙂

ManicBlue

3/31/23 10:55am

The real issue are seismic. Perhaps the best bet would be to just rework the

Nat Gas Man

3/31/23 10:55am

Move the upper deck to the west side and you've got a deal.

Tesla Coug

3/31/23 10:59am

Similar to the Reser Stadium renovation (Oregon State)

ExitStageLeft

3/31/23 11:29am

Leave the stadium there. Build new ipf and football facilities where the outdoor

LHA

3/31/23 11:02am

MC also needs a facelift

Sale

3/31/23 11:24am

Current stadium is modular. They should just tear down the East and West sides

Ski-U-Mah

3/31/23 12:25pm

Did I miss something? Where is legitimate talk of a new stadium?

SoValleyCOUG

3/31/23 12:47pm

Probably just missed the original linked message where somebody said if he had

IdahoCoug

3/31/23 12:52pm

It’s the off-season, this is what we do during the dark times.

cougarmeister

3/31/23 3:15pm

Current location of the stadium is great! If they move it, then Provo HS

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