STADIUM: Construction Updates

[danefan]

I'm a guy who's never been to an NFL or big time football stadium...I know...I should go catch an NFL game or something but...having just returned from campus I marvel at the scale of this thing. Granted I'm ignorant to what a big time stadium looks/feels like but even with just the foundation work being done it's seems massive to my myopic mind.

 

I mean you can't even begin to compare it to University "field"...this just feels MUCH bigger/grandiose and I know it's really not compared to other facilities around the country. Can't wait to see it completed but enjoying every bit of the construction process watching it all take shape.

 

The tower is going to be something like 80 feet high. That's going to be create the feel of a big-time stadium. Most stadium of this capacity are just bleachers on either side. This will field substantially different.

[haggyland]

 

I mean you can't even begin to compare it to University "field"...this just feels MUCH bigger/grandiose and I know it's really not compared to other facilities around the country. Can't wait to see it completed but enjoying every bit of the construction process watching it all take shape.

 

Today at work I had the webcam up all day, and I was updating it every half hour. A lot of visible changed occurred today (although they seemed to have shut down at 3PM.) It's great to get excited by this; can't wait to see it in person.

 

12PM Saturday, I might mill around the camera for a few minutes to show up in the picture. Good times!

[uofalbany]

Unless you really want to see an nfl game in person, I wouldn't spend the money. You could go to Foxboro (Gilette Stadium) for

a New England Revolution soccer match, for half the price, and get the feel for how big it is.

[haggyland]

Unless you really want to see an nfl game in person, I wouldn't spend the money. You could go to Foxboro (Gilette Stadium) for

a New England Revolution soccer match, for half the price, and get the feel for how big it is.

 

How's the market for Penn State tickets?

If not this year, maybe next?

[UAalum72]

Forms going up for the lower wall this morning.

[uofalbany]

Will the lower level seating stretch from goal line to goal line?

[madDOG]

Will the lower level seating stretch from goal line to goal line?

 

It also looks like they are laying in forms around the curve of the bowl. Is that for future build-out?

[madDOG]

double post ignore

Edited September 26, 2012 by madDOG

[danefan]

Will the lower level seating stretch from goal line to goal line?

 

Actually a little longer than goal line to goal line as the top of the lower bowl bows out.

 

[UAalum72]

Will the lower level seating stretch from goal line to goal line?

Just past the goal line, then the berm turns the corner, if they follow the concept view

http://www.albany.edu/facilities/fp/athleticfields.html

[uofalbany]

Thanks for the images. From the looks of it, the lower wall might be being stretched around the entire field.

[danefan]

Thanks for the images. From the looks of it, the lower wall might be being stretched around the entire field.

 

I think so too but I'm not 100% sure. That is one of the things that makes it easily expandable.

Edited September 26, 2012 by danefan

[uofalbany]

It looks like they are going across the entire berm section with the wall... so who knows.

Have any other images?

Edited September 26, 2012 by uofalbany

[uofalbany]

96, I think we started a conversation about the visitor's side costs before..

What's the difference in cost in putting up a permanent lower level only on the visitor's side

in comparison to temp bleachers again?

Edited September 26, 2012 by uofalbany

[Brutus]

Thanks for the images. From the looks of it, the lower wall might be being stretched around the entire field.

 

I think so too but I'm not 100% sure. That is one of the things that makes it easily expandable.

There's a concrete field wall about 5'-6" high that wraps will around the north berm.

Edited September 27, 2012 by Brutus