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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 1996953" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>And TBF to the DIA, once we get the money for it ... our originally (circa October 2016) renovation actually looks to be following that look for the most part:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]30263[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I know this is just a drawing, but I would like to see something a little more like Mississippi State given our stadium's setup, so that it would:</p><p></p><p>1. Line up the top of the SEZ seats with the the lower "rim" of West Main to make it look more symmetrical.</p><p>2. Allow for some more suites (not saying I love that idea on the surface, but that seems to be the deal breaker for renovations making financial sense!).</p><p>3. Give more room at the top for some brick architecture to go from tower to tower and really tie the stadium together aesthetically.</p><p></p><p>I know I harp on this, but I truly believe that our stadium is near perfection between the end zones, about a B+ in the NEZ and a C- in the Horseshoe. If we just had a stadium like Purdue and "it was ours" and I had to love it for what it is as a relatively finished product, fine ... I wouldn't really care. However, I feel MS is in this weird middle ground where it is relatively SO close to being an elite and memorable venue in the college football world, but it's missing a vital piece that causes people to overlook it as a "meh" stadium if you are not an Illini fan. It's like when a high school coach only yells at the players he believes can improve! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite18" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 1996953, member: 590800"] And TBF to the DIA, once we get the money for it ... our originally (circa October 2016) renovation actually looks to be following that look for the most part: [ATTACH type="full"]30263[/ATTACH] I know this is just a drawing, but I would like to see something a little more like Mississippi State given our stadium's setup, so that it would: 1. Line up the top of the SEZ seats with the the lower "rim" of West Main to make it look more symmetrical. 2. Allow for some more suites (not saying I love that idea on the surface, but that seems to be the deal breaker for renovations making financial sense!). 3. Give more room at the top for some brick architecture to go from tower to tower and really tie the stadium together aesthetically. I know I harp on this, but I truly believe that our stadium is near perfection between the end zones, about a B+ in the NEZ and a C- in the Horseshoe. If we just had a stadium like Purdue and "it was ours" and I had to love it for what it is as a relatively finished product, fine ... I wouldn't really care. However, I feel MS is in this weird middle ground where it is relatively SO close to being an elite and memorable venue in the college football world, but it's missing a vital piece that causes people to overlook it as a "meh" stadium if you are not an Illini fan. It's like when a high school coach only yells at the players he believes can improve! :ROFLMAO: [/QUOTE]
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