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now for the expansion

it will be in the endzone where the current scoreboard is, construction is supposed to start next month.

http://www.200yearstoolate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/5849_100690916612124_100000136481215_20449_7538785_n.jpg

http://www.200yearstoolate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/5849_100690919945457_100000136481215_20450_600535_n.jpg

http://www.200yearstoolate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/image001.jpg

http://www.200yearstoolate.com/2009/09/dowdy-ficklen-stadium-expansion-to-begin-in-december-2009/

^^ Shame, because I was hoping for a pirate ship in the endzone. :(

It seems like that pressbox could use a fixer-up as well.

construction update :)

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv129/bluewaterpirate/Endzone%20Project%20DF%20Stadium/Endzone%20Feb%2023%20PM/1-1.jpg?t=1266955840

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv129/bluewaterpirate/Endzone%20Project%20DF%20Stadium/Endzone%20Feb%2023%20PM/4.jpg?t=1266956351

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http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv129/bluewaterpirate/Endzone%20Project%20DF%20Stadium/Endzone%20Feb%2023%20PM/9.jpg?t=1266956591

I got the pictures from:
http://eastcarolina.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1324&tid=140305962&mid=140305962&sid=1084&style=2


:cheers:

Cheers for the update. I wonder why they don't simply extend those stands about 5ft further to match the existing structure...

UPDATE-

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/Christyper/DSC06590.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/Christyper/DSC06591.jpg

:cheers:

Get some Jolly Rogers atop those cranes and you're in business.

Cheers for the update. I wonder why they don't simply extend those stands about 5ft further to match the existing structure...Most graceful way to accommodate the existing scoreboard. (ie: additional costs not worth the return on the extra 800 or so seats.) Personally I think things like that can add character. If in the future they add suites or some general seating in that end then perhaps it will amplify this difference.

Either way it's nice to see for the Pirate faithful.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/StillJonesing/DFarialview.jpg

source: http://www.ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=437303

Home of the East Carolina University Pirates

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/StillJonesing/dowdy_ficklen1.jpg



now for the expansion

it will be in the endzone where the current scoreboard is, construction is supposed to start next month.

http://www.200yearstoolate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/5849_100690916612124_100000136481215_20449_7538785_n.jpg

http://www.200yearstoolate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/5849_100690919945457_100000136481215_20450_600535_n.jpg

http://www.200yearstoolate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/image001.jpg

http://www.200yearstoolate.com/2009/09/dowdy-ficklen-stadium-expansion-to-begin-in-december-2009/
I want to go there.

as of June 1st.

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv129/bluewaterpirate/Endzone%20Project%20DF%20Stadium/Endzone%20Update%20June%201st/29.jpg?t=1275568348

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv129/bluewaterpirate/Endzone%20Project%20DF%20Stadium/Endzone%20Update%20June%201st/21.jpg?t=1275568637

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv129/bluewaterpirate/Endzone%20Project%20DF%20Stadium/Endzone%20Update%20June%2024th/2.jpg?t=1277432035

Note: All of this new seating will be reserved for students

the Americans don't like the stadiums with roofs?

the Americans don't like the stadiums with roofs?

:ohno:

the Americans don't like the stadiums with roofs?
http://jasonjeffrey.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/awjeeznotthisshitagain.jpg

update :)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs082.ash2/37417_10150206013325346_435892060345_12671362_5793962_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs419.snc3/25264_10150134398075346_435892060345_11046073_3672190_n.jpg

all from ECU's FB page dedicated to this project

some new chairbacks going in

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv129/bluewaterpirate/Soccer%20Stadium%20Construction/Olympic%20Complex%20July%2027th/IMG_7829.jpg?t=1280250877

Most graceful way to accommodate the existing scoreboard. (ie: additional costs not worth the return on the extra 800 or so seats.) Personally I think things like that can add character. If in the future they add suites or some general seating in that end then perhaps it will amplify this difference.

Either way it's nice to see for the Pirate faithful.

Yeah I figured it was the scoreboard that caused it, but looking at the construction pics, they are building the scoreboard from scratch as well? If that is the case no harm in moving it 15 feet back I'd say. Or are they building that on the existing foundation?

Well this one got me by surprise because I didn't know about redoing the scoreboard, but the same principle of cost efficiency probably applies. If the new board is using the same electronics and can use the same base then it makes sense to keep the same location and not have to move lines, build a new foundation, etc. Plus, since the new expansion is essentially an independent structure anyway there's no real pressure to match the existing stands exactly. If/when full the difference would hardly be noticeable, I imagine.

It matches the stadium height on the right side (looking at the expansion from the field).

work on the scoreboard progresses

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv129/bluewaterpirate/Endzone%20Project%20DF%20Stadium/Endzone%20Update%20Aug%2010th/6.jpg?t=1281724348

Great job contractors!

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/102266304.html

ECU Officials have released a statement regarding fans who were injured when several rows of bleachers gave way.

The statement says:

About a dozen fans suffered minor injuries today when several rows of bleachers in the new east end zone section of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium gave way in the first quarter of the ECU-Tulsa football game.

Those injured were treated by stadium personnel for scrapes, cuts and bruises. There was a report that one person was treated for a dislocated shoulder.

About a dozen rows of bleachers were removed from the stadium, and the fans who were occupying those seats were relocated to other locations in the stadium.

Construction on the new end zone section of the stadium was completed over the summer with the addition of about 7,000 seats. It is now the student section in the stadium.

University officials will follow up with those injured to see if any additional treatment is needed. Officials will also meet with contractors to determine the cause of the accident . The next Pirates home game is against Memphis on Saturday.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs204.ash2/46705_790973171483_22212375_43290532_5069111_n.jpg

courtesy of bluewaterpirate

Can't wait to visit that stadium next year when UNC comes to visit.

Hopefully they can beat that ass again like they did this year in Chapel Hill :banana:

Hopefully they can beat that ass again like they did this year in Chapel Hill :banana:

I don't know about that. Coach Ruff will have his offense more in place than it already is, and there defense should dramatically improve

According to an ECU athletic newsletter, ECU has "asked for and received permission from the legislature to begin planning for a new press box and upper deck on the south side of the stadium." That project would expand Dowdy-Ficken to 58,000.

According to an ECU athletic newsletter, ECU has "asked for and received permission from the legislature to begin planning for a new press box and upper deck on the south side of the stadium." That project would expand Dowdy-Ficken to 58,000.
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