STADIUM: Construction Updates

[uofalbany]

I would be shocked if that were the case. The 50 yard line appears on the webcam to split Section 105 right down the middle.

MY bag. I guess you are right. The angle of the web cam makes it difficult to get a real perspective.

Readers please ignore post #732.

Done.

[uofalbany]

Is the logo staying there? A bit off to the east side

[Clickclack]

Is the logo staying there? A bit off to the east side

 

What are you talking about...looks centered to me

[madDOG]

It's on the 50, but it looks like it's facing the wrong way. Must be another optical illusion.

[danefan]

Definitely staying there.

 

The Siena logo that's going in the South end zone will be there too.

[madDOG]

Why does it look like the ALB logo is facing North/South instead of East/West...and why isn't it horizontally centered?

 

[haggyland]

Why does it look like the ALB logo is facing North/South instead of East/West...and why isn't it horizontally centered?

 

 

Because that is not its final position. They unloaded it and placed it in the general area, but then will "seal" it in its final position later.

 

A good example of this is the 30-yard marker, on the Northeast side. (Look at in between 12:30PM and 2:30PM today.)

[Brutus]

Why does it look like the ALB logo is facing North/South instead of East/West...and why isn't it horizontally centered?

 

The turf crew hasn't finished laying it out yet. The logo is made up of several separate pieces that need to be precisely measured and laid out at mid-field before sewn/adhered in place.

[madDOG]

Thanks for the clarification

[Clickclack]

Why does it look like the ALB logo is facing North/South instead of East/West...and why isn't it horizontally centered?

 

 

I'd leave it right there...looks good and will really throw off opposing teams who will think they have more room to the east of the logo then they do.

[UAalum72]

I would be shocked if that were the case. The 50 yard line appears on the webcam to split Section 105 right down the middle.

MY bag. I guess you are right. The angle of the web cam makes it difficult to get a real perspective.

Readers please ignore post #732.

Definitely an illusion, but I couldn't get a good angle for a pic.

 

But for the distance from the sideline, it still looks a long way

They were also adding a black border around the numbers.

 

Was at the T&F ceremony today, the old track has already been removed. Vives said we already have a commitment for the 2015 NY State T&F High School championships.

[Clickclack]

I know people say that's very far from the field but for me...having HORRIBLE seats to the point of refusing to go to games...I will relish the view even if it is a little far. The field looks amazing...can't wait to catch the first game.

[Brutus]

I would be shocked if that were the case. The 50 yard line appears on the webcam to split Section 105 right down the middle.

MY bag. I guess you are right. The angle of the web cam makes it difficult to get a real perspective.

Readers please ignore post #732.

Definitely an illusion, but I couldn't get a good angle for a pic.

 

But for the distance from the sideline, it still looks a long way

They were also adding a black border around the numbers.

 

Was at the T&F ceremony today, the old track has already been removed. Vives said we already have a commitment for the 2015 NY State T&F High School championships.

 

The border around the numbers is UAlbany purple, same color as the south endzone.

[haggyland]

Today's photos: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/109125479176636089044/albums/5875763303293422833

 

I was trying to get a view from the top of the lacrosse stands, and by standing directly east of the stadium on the soccer fields, but the athletics fields were all behind locked gates. I will try again next week.

 

 

As a suggestion (or reminder), any members that want to use the google account to post pictures should feel free to do so. The log-in information is:

 

User Name: UAStadium

PW: UAUA2012 (Case sensitive.)

[Dane96]

I know everyone is talking about the distance...but come now. Most NFL stadiums, the NEW stadiums are even FURTHER away from the actual sidelines than these fields. WHY?

 

To be FIFA regulation size. The US has more FIFA ready stadiums then ANYWHERE in the world. The newest stadiums are actually built to the widest FIFA standards for width.

 

So bottom line...our stadium sightlines won't be that far off. Just my .02.