JTS construction webcam?

Maybe we could get the press box sponsored and have a big sign that says "Des Moines Register Press Box!" :jimlad:
Actually laughed out loud at my office desk, now people want to know what's so funny. Good one.
 
The big thing with a new pressbox (similar to K-State, Texas Tech, Minnesota, etc.) isn't really the press space, but the Athletic Director's ability to sell more premium space (suites, club seats, loge boxes, etc.) to corporations. Product on the field or not, a business having a presence like that in a venue where 61,000 potential customers are in a confined space can be a very good business decision, and in return, a money-maker for a university, if the commitment is available up front.

Cadillac didn't build their new endzone club at KU because of the product on the field, but rather, to get eyeballs from the 20k in the stadium. Down the road from Lawrence, K-State built their new West Stadium Center (suites, club seats, and press row) because they know they only have a few years left of Snyder and needed to find as many revenue sources as possible to sustain success when he is no longer coaching. Donors lined up once the plan was in place and John Currie began fundraising.

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Yeah... This is great end zone seating indeed. Like someone said.. the old bleachers we had were a better look.
 
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Yeah... This is great end zone seating indeed. Like someone said.. the old bleachers we had were a better look.

I'm not suggesting duplicating that, I was making a point about corporate donations being a major source of revenue. KU makes a much larger profit off of those seats than bleachers. The only "look" the AD cares about in that endzone is money.
 
And it smells like a sewer too. Seriously.

There used to be a semi trailer bathroom on the track.
Edwin Arceo went in and had to drop a deuce (it took a while), and came out running and was getting a huge ovation from the ISU fans. He gave a fist bump and was smiling on his way to the bench.
 
The setting is really cool? Okay? I've been there. There was absolutely nothing about that place that I thought was cool by DI standards.

This is what I mean.


The setting is really cool but the facility leaves quite a bit to be desired.
 
KU could use a TCU-type makeover or completely rebuild on the same site. Play at Arrowhead for a year . . .
 
KU could use a TCU-type makeover or completely rebuild on the same site. Play at Arrowhead for a year . . .

I used to live north of Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, and I always drove past that place and thought "lost cause." That location is incredible for graduation and it definitely has a unique gameday experience being on campus.
 
The setting is really cool? Okay? I've been there. There was absolutely nothing about that place that I thought was cool by DI standards.

This is what I mean.

By setting, I mean campus being on a hill overlooking the stadium, and the area generally being surrounded by trees and grassy area.
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