UNT Super Pit Facility Update 7.7.17

Harry · July 7, 2017

According to the Construction Report the remodeling of the Super Pit has started. It’s the second entry or Flag 2 and it looks like two ticket booths will be added on the east side along with some additional offices but I would think the offices would be added into the underground basement level and not on the concourse level but I could be wrong. The bathrooms are also getting refurbished. I know we have a lot of big basketball fans so I thought I would pass this exciting information along to you. I knew this was on the horizon but they started much earlier than anticipated. Have a great weekend. Go Mean Green!

http://facilities.unt.edu/construction-report

Here is a direct link to the PDF file: http://facilities.unt.edu/sites/default/files/July 2017_Construction_Obstruction.pdf

UNTFan23 · July 7, 2017

1 hour ago, Harry said:

According to the Construction Report the remodeling of the Super Pit has started. It’s the second entry or Flag 2 and it looks like two ticket booths will be added on the east side along with some additional offices but I would think the offices would be added into the underground basement level and not on the concourse level but I could be wrong. The bathrooms are also getting refurbished. I know we have a lot of big basketball fans so I thought I would pass this exciting information along to you. I knew this was on the horizon but they started much earlier than anticipated. Have a great weekend. Go Mean Green!

http://facilities.unt.edu/construction-report

Here is a direct link to the PDF file: http://facilities.unt.edu/sites/default/files/July 2017_Construction_Obstruction.pdf

More details about the SuperPit project would be nice ...

Green Crazy · July 7, 2017

upgrades to the concourse and bathrooms in addition to what harry posted.

Matt from A700 · July 7, 2017

Hopefully they will need those additional ticket offices sooner rather than later.

agubriz23 · July 7, 2017

Excited that it started, I worked at the Pit last semester (Planning on continuing once classes start again) and of course I heard from staff and friends who worked prior that the restrooms were going to be updated and the whole office thing etc. I feel like there will be things done in the basement like some renovations but that's still something i don't know of... can't wait for these changes... i know athletics and the board have been striving to modernize the Pit!

oldguystudent · July 12, 2017

On 7/7/2017 at 2:33 PM, Matt from A700 said:

Hopefully they will need those additional ticket offices sooner rather than later.

From my experiences trying to purchase single game tickets, they need a ticket office. Period.

ColoradoEagle · July 13, 2017

Seems odd that ticket offices would be added on the east side instead of the west side.

UNTLifer · July 13, 2017

1 hour ago, ColoradoEagle said:

Seems odd that ticket offices would be added on the east side instead of the west side.

That always seemed odd to me. The main walk up entrance faces east, yet the majority of parking is on the west side of the facility.

BTG_Fan1 · July 13, 2017

2 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

That always seemed odd to me. The main walk up entrance faces east, yet the majority of parking is on the west side of the facility.

Could it be because after they tear down Fouts, that they will eventually end up building something there leading to more people parking on the East side of the Superpit?

UNTFan23 · July 13, 2017

1 hour ago, BTG_Fan1 said:

Could it be because after they tear down Fouts, that they will eventually end up building something there leading to more people parking on the East side of the Superpit?

Maybe they don't want to build on top of where the Mean Green room sits?

UNTLifer · July 14, 2017

4 hours ago, BTG_Fan1 said:

Could it be because after they tear down Fouts, that they will eventually end up building something there leading to more people parking on the East side of the Superpit?

Where would they park?

BTG_Fan1 · July 14, 2017

1 hour ago, UNTLifer said:

Where would they park?

In the lot just to the east of the superpit, and even around the PEB?

I was told they are wanting to shift parking to the outside parts of the campus.

TreeFiddy · July 14, 2017

I was under the impression that one of the uses for the current Fouts area is a multi story parking structure.

UNTLifer · July 14, 2017

9 hours ago, BTG_Fan1 said:

In the lot just to the east of the superpit, and even around the PEB?

I was told they are wanting to shift parking to the outside parts of the campus.

There sure doesn't seem to be enough parking in those areas. I was under the same impression as @TreeFiddy in that the Fouts area would be used. Even when the SP opened in the 70's, I never understood why the main entrance faced east considering the majority of parking was always on the west side of the arena.

BTG_Fan1 · July 14, 2017

3 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

There sure doesn't seem to be enough parking in those areas. I was under the same impression as @TreeFiddy in that the Fouts area would be used. Even when the SP opened in the 70's, I never understood why the main entrance faced east considering the majority of parking was always on the west side of the arena.

From what the school emails have said it sounds like fouts would become a parking lot, but down the road they would build something in its place.

meangreenbob · July 17, 2017

The other day I was watching a video on FB about Freshman Orientation. The Freshman were in the Super Pit. From the angle of the camera you could see the backdrop or the wall behind the upper section. It looked to me that a section had been either painted or covered with a whitish or gray material. Don't know if they were in the process of changing out that awful looking darkish brown (or whatever color that is) but I will say it made all the difference in the world. Made it look bright! If that is indeed what they are doing the Super Pit will not look dank and dark next year. In fact, it will take on a whole new personality. We will feel like we are in a totally different arena. Hope that's what's happening.

Zeke · July 18, 2017

20 hours ago, meangreenbob said:

The other day I was watching a video on FB about Freshman Orientation. The Freshman were in the Super Pit. From the angle of the camera you could see the backdrop or the wall behind the upper section. It looked to me that a section had been either painted or covered with a whitish or gray material. Don't know if they were in the process of changing out that awful looking darkish brown (or whatever color that is) but I will say it made all the difference in the world. Made it look bright! If that is indeed what they are doing the Super Pit will not look dank and dark next year. In fact, it will take on a whole new personality. We will feel like we are in a totally different arena. Hope that's what's happening.

It does look better