STADIUM: Construction Updates

[haggyland]

Your excitement about the dog brings tears of joy to my eye. Now, I'm not suggesting it be a cartoon dog, don't worry..but still..

 

I was looking forward to the players rubbing the statue for luck before running down the ramp, but if things do not turn out as hoped, we can always just suit up Damien and stick him up there.

[madDOG]

can't our sculpture studio whip up a few?

[danefan]

can't our sculpture studio whip up a few?

 

They could just reproduce the one in the RACC lobby. Bronze statues are made with a mold.

 

The guy who did (Brian Caverly - a UA student at the time) is still sculpting. He's doing a mascot sculpture for Cornell. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/01/bear-project-will-commemorate-cornell-unmascot

[UAalum72]

can't our sculpture studio whip up a few?

 

They could just reproduce the one in the RACC lobby. Bronze statues are made with a mold.

 

Even if they broke the mold, they could make another mold from the statue. It wouldn't even have to be bronze - make it concrete or lead, I suppose plaster or fiberglass wouldn't stand up to weather, vandalism, or theft.

 

Or pair it with one of Minerva. Probably too soon for one of Bob Ford.

[haggyland]

I love the sculpture in the SEFCU lobby, and if they need to organize something to get something similar for the football stadium, I would fully support it.

[MRSGDG]

There's a white great dane the size of the one in the SEFCU at a store in downtown Albany called the Silverfox http://www.silverfoxsalvage.com/ When you walk in the door, go to the left and walk to the end of the aisle, look to your left.

Edited August 17, 2013 by MsGDG

[MRSGDG]

A few pictures from dusk tonight.... they make great Facebook cover photos right GreatDane06!

 

 

 

 

Edited August 17, 2013 by MsGDG

[MRSGDG]

All the black poles seem to be lighting. Only a few poles have the lights installed on the top right now.

 

 

 

 

View from the yellow stairs leading upstairs...can't remember if I took this picture or not before to show the stairs.

 

 

 

Being there on such a nice night like tonight, with the fences down, some grass down..looks amazing.

[danefan]

Great pics! Thanks for posting.

[uofalbany]

It looks great that time of day... thanks for the photos

[Clickclack]

Honestly, this place looks nicer then I expected... Can't wait....

[GreatDanes06]

Your excitement about the dog brings tears of joy to my eye. Now, I'm not suggesting it be a cartoon dog, don't worry..but still..

 

I was looking forward to the players rubbing the statue for luck before running down the ramp, but if things do not turn out as hoped, we can always just suit up Damien and stick him up there.

Your excitement about the dog brings tears of joy to my eye. Now, I'm not suggesting it be a cartoon dog, don't worry..but still..

 

I was looking forward to the players rubbing the statue for luck before running down the ramp, but if things do not turn out as hoped, we can always just suit up Damien and stick him up there.

 

Fact: Everytime I go to a game at SEFCU, I rub the Great Dane in the lobby for luck. Did it in college and every time I go back for a game or to visit I do it.

[Eli]

Updated images from today:

 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152150600682501.1073741856.125962027500&type=3

[haggyland]

Is this the first time the lights have been on?

 

 

[danefan]

First time I've seen it. Man they are bright.

 

It will also get even brighter with the pedestrian lighting around the stadium.

 

Really cool