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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 1996654" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>Agreed. However, I was perusing this cool website that has 360 panoramas of various stadiums, and I found multiple great examples of what we can do with the South End Zone. I wouldn't necessarily want it to look <em>exactly</em> like any one of these, but all are great examples of exactly what you want with end zone seating - an imposing/tall structure to round out the stadium and trap noise but that also really doesn't have that high of a capacity. </p><p></p><p>I tried to keep this to stadiums with a similar situation as we have, in that the end zone seats are not a clear continuation of the architecture of the rest of the stadium. For a comparison, the short and visually ugly Horseshoe (JMO!) has nearly 10,000 ... we could put something SO much more efficient in that space.</p><p></p><p><strong>Virginia Tech: 11,100 seats</strong></p><p><strong><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/LaneStadiumSouthStand.jpg/1200px-LaneStadiumSouthStand.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Iowa: 10,200 seats</strong></p><p><strong><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/6f/a6f19210-f60b-551b-906f-015c0669f6fa/5d4dc0b28e5b9.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C770" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Mississippi State: 8,800 seats</strong></p><p><img src="https://www.tutorperini.com/media/4400/dw_001b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Indiana: 5,400 seats</strong></p><p><img src="https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/c_limit,h_1200,q_75,w_1200/v1/crm/bloomington/Memorial-Stadium-Athletic-Complex1_44c71f1d-5056-a36a-068d59c196658f2f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Texas Tech: Unknown ... doesn't look like very many!</strong></p><p><strong><img src="https://townsquare.media/site/193/files/2022/07/attachment-south-endzone.jpg?w=980&q=75" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></p><p></p><p>I understand money is the object, but I'm eager to see us fix up the Horseshoe and take Memorial Stadium to the next level. Having something like Mississippi State but with architecture as prominent as what Texas Tech has (except, of course, matching the rest of Memorial Stadium) would be an absolute home run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 1996654, member: 590800"] Agreed. However, I was perusing this cool website that has 360 panoramas of various stadiums, and I found multiple great examples of what we can do with the South End Zone. I wouldn't necessarily want it to look [I]exactly[/I] like any one of these, but all are great examples of exactly what you want with end zone seating - an imposing/tall structure to round out the stadium and trap noise but that also really doesn't have that high of a capacity. I tried to keep this to stadiums with a similar situation as we have, in that the end zone seats are not a clear continuation of the architecture of the rest of the stadium. For a comparison, the short and visually ugly Horseshoe (JMO!) has nearly 10,000 ... we could put something SO much more efficient in that space. [B]Virginia Tech: 11,100 seats [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/LaneStadiumSouthStand.jpg/1200px-LaneStadiumSouthStand.jpg[/IMG] Iowa: 10,200 seats [IMG]https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/6f/a6f19210-f60b-551b-906f-015c0669f6fa/5d4dc0b28e5b9.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C770[/IMG] Mississippi State: 8,800 seats[/B] [IMG]https://www.tutorperini.com/media/4400/dw_001b.jpg[/IMG] [B]Indiana: 5,400 seats[/B] [IMG]https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/c_limit,h_1200,q_75,w_1200/v1/crm/bloomington/Memorial-Stadium-Athletic-Complex1_44c71f1d-5056-a36a-068d59c196658f2f.jpg[/IMG] [B]Texas Tech: Unknown ... doesn't look like very many! [IMG]https://townsquare.media/site/193/files/2022/07/attachment-south-endzone.jpg?w=980&q=75[/IMG][/B] I understand money is the object, but I'm eager to see us fix up the Horseshoe and take Memorial Stadium to the next level. Having something like Mississippi State but with architecture as prominent as what Texas Tech has (except, of course, matching the rest of Memorial Stadium) would be an absolute home run. [/QUOTE]
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