Is That Fouts?

FirefightnRick · August 2, 2007

No one else noticed the logo at midfield?

Rick

meangreenfreak · August 2, 2007

No one else noticed the logo at midfield?
Rick

I saw it, but didn't get too excited because I knew the photo was fake. I see Fouts everyday and I knew there was no logo on the field. I still think the SOW would look great at the 50 yard line, but no one cares what I think.

gangrene · August 2, 2007

Its OK to dream and it does look better who will know?

Can you make the grass Kelly green???

Bryan316 · August 2, 2007

If no one sits in the first half of the lower sections because you can't see over the players, why would you want to stand pretty much at field level? Wandering the sidelines or helping with the coaches' headset cords like I did in the past was cool, but to be in the stands staring at the jersey nameplates would suck.

meangreenfreak · August 2, 2007

If no one sits in the first half of the lower sections because you can't see over the players, why would you want to stand pretty much at field level? Wandering the sidelines or helping with the coaches' headset cords like I did in the past was cool, but to be in the stands staring at the jersey nameplates would suck.

Yep.

Mad Hatter · August 2, 2007

Since they often close large section fo the bleachers anyway, let's take whichever endzone that is, and put a set of bleachers (smaller) INSIDE the track in that little semi circle. Then you can let students sit there and have a VERY rowdy group of folks practically on the field and very close to the action. Could make at least one endzone difficult for the opposing team to play in and fun for the NT guys to get touchdowns.

KingDL1 · August 3, 2007

Can you make the grass Kelly green???

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Is that what you were thinking??

gangrene · August 3, 2007

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Is that what you were thinking??

Now that's COOL!!! I can just picture our team in those new white uniforms and white helmets playing on that Mean Kelly Green turf. If Boise State can have their blue turf why can't we have our Kelly Green turf?? The only thing missing from that picture is the sell-out crowd all dressed in...you guessed it...Kelly Green!!

UNT 90 Grad · August 3, 2007

Seems like if we dug out everything within the bowl of the stadium so that the field was well below ground level, added stands in front of the existing home and visitor sides (bringing seating closer to the field as in the doctored pic), and pulled in the metal bleachers (closing in the existing gaps), we might have something semi-decent. Though we'd have to find an alternative to the Mean Green Club party deck. Oh, and of course add SOW on the 50. That mixed with the concourse/restroom renovations taking place. It'd still not be a new stadium, but maybe a lot better than what we currently have.

untgirl04 · August 3, 2007

Seems like if we dug out everything within the bowl of the stadium so that the field was well below ground level, added stands in front of the existing home and visitor sides (bringing seating closer to the field as in the doctored pic), and pulled in the metal bleachers (closing in the existing gaps), we might have something semi-decent. Though we'd have to find an alternative to the Mean Green Club party deck. Oh, and of course add SOW on the 50. That mixed with the concourse/restroom renovations taking place. It'd still not be a new stadium, but maybe a lot better than what we currently have.

Welcome to the board.

A few years back, North Texas did a study to determine whether or not we could renovate Fouts. They found out that because of the water table, it is impossible for us to lower the field.

Cr1028 · August 4, 2007

If no one sits in the first half of the lower sections because you can't see over the players, why would you want to stand pretty much at field level? Wandering the sidelines or helping with the coaches' headset cords like I did in the past was cool, but to be in the stands staring at the jersey nameplates would suck.

A place for the Talons reserved section! Yes! We don't have to complain about their "assigned" seats anymore. Sorry, but why not just get there early enough not to have to reserve your seat?

Edited August 4, 2007 by Cr1028

OsageJ · August 4, 2007

If you want to see something sweet look at the Univ. of Akron and see the new on campus stadium they are building. Very nice.

NT80 · August 4, 2007

If you want to see something sweet look at the Univ. of Akron and see the new on campus stadium they are building. Very nice.

It does look nice, but expensive. $55 million for 30,000 seats....

http://www.uakron.edu/stadium/stadiumView.php

emmitt01 · August 4, 2007

It does look nice, but expensive. $55 million for 30,000 seats....
http://www.uakron.edu/stadium/stadiumView.php

Not so bad. The quoted price for our new stadium* is 52 mil.

*If and when we get one.

meangreendork · August 4, 2007

If no one sits in the first half of the lower sections because you can't see over the players, why would you want to stand pretty much at field level? Wandering the sidelines or helping with the coaches' headset cords like I did in the past was cool, but to be in the stands staring at the jersey nameplates would suck.

Seriously. I remember when I running flag, I had to watch the JumboTron or stand at the far ends of the field. When I was in the stands for the last Spring Game, I think we moved up into the 4th or 5th row so we could see over the players. Don't worry, the Talons don't have reserved seats, it's just a matter of getting there first. But from that angle, the field view is very shallow, so it's difficult to see who's lined up at WR or DB on the other side of the field. I really think that the new field needs to be at a lower elevation than the stands by at least 8 feet and probably a deeper angle of seating as well. As much as it slightly freaks me out to be in the nosebleeds at the Rangers field, that is an awesome sight line.

MeanGreen61 · August 4, 2007

Wonder what Fouts would look like without the track and if the end-Zone seats were move up closer to the field? Looks like a fit if they were just moved over and up.

Edited August 4, 2007 by MeanGreen61

UNTflyer · August 4, 2007

Not so bad. The quoted price for our new stadium* is 52 mil.
*If and when we get one.

I had an idea to help raise funds... a Green Brick Walk at the new stadium. Donors can contribute $100 for an engraved green brick.

Bryan316 · August 4, 2007

A place for the Talons reserved section! Yes! We don't have to complain about their "assigned" seats anymore. Sorry, but why not just get there early enough not to have to reserve your seat?

Are you the guy in the paper bag trenchcoat or the bird boy?

Instead of complaining constantly, why don't you see it as another service to the University to keep students from sitting in awful seats. Or join up and try to fix whatever wrongs you see. But then, that's being proactive instead of sitting there complaining.

Cr1028 · August 5, 2007

Are you the guy in the paper bag trenchcoat or the bird boy?
Instead of complaining constantly, why don't you see it as another service to the University to keep students from sitting in awful seats. Or join up and try to fix whatever wrongs you see. But then, that's being proactive instead of sitting there complaining.

Neither, I'm just an impartial observer that thinks it is wrong to ask people that actually give a damn about the game to move so you can sit with a "clique" and not actually pay any attention to what is going on with the team. I guess you're too busy planning the after-party while the rest of us are concerned with a 3rd and long draw play.

UNTflyer · August 5, 2007

Neither, I'm just an impartial observer that thinks it is wrong to ask people that actually give a damn about the game to move so you can sit with a "clique" and not actually pay any attention to what is going on with the team. I guess you're too busy planning the after-party while the rest of us are concerned with a 3rd and long draw play.

CR, I'm with you. I'm an older student but I prefer to sit on the almuni side for football. When I went to my first basketball game last year the Talons were quite rude that some "old guy" was sitting in "THEIR" seats. Despite the fact that i stood for the entire game with them, wearing my colors, the comments from the rows behind me made it quite clear that I wasn't welcome in "THEIR" little section.

ForneyGreen · August 5, 2007

If I remember correctly, the I-35 frontage road upon TxDOT expansion will run right through the current home-side stands - Fouts is going away, one way or another...

But, I kinda like the Kelly Green grass - we would rival Boise's blue grass! (which gets a lot of publicity, even before Boise was good)

greenminer · August 5, 2007

If I remember correctly, the I-35 frontage road upon TxDOT expansion will run right through the current home-side stands - Fouts is going away, one way or another...
But, I kinda like the Kelly Green grass - we would rival Boise's blue grass! (which gets a lot of publicity, even before Boise was good)

But I want the kamikazee birds! We wouldn't get those

Maybe some ravenous deer? they'd be disappointed.