Great photos

Here is the new fieldturf at Disch Falk:

http://www.fieldturf.com/images/highProfiles/University%20of%20Texas%20Disch%20Falk%20Field%20web.jpg

I really wish they went with the faux-dirt paths like a lot of schools did.

Kean University (NJ):
http://www.fieldturf.com/images/installs/keaweb.jpg

Texas Tech:
http://www.fieldturf.com/images/installs/web353.jpg

Tulane:
http://www.fieldturf.com/images/installs/web124.jpg

Say what you will about turf on a football field... but on a baseball diamond? That's a f-----g disgrace.

And don't give me any "oh the weather is this or that" crap. If the Rangers can sustain a field, so could a college team.

Horrible.

You do realize that's not dirt on the base paths, but rather orange Fieldturf?

You do realize that's not dirt on the base paths, but rather orange Fieldturf?

I think thats what he was referring to.

Say what you will about turf on a football field... but on a baseball diamond? That's a f-----g disgrace.
You should see some japanes stadiums, just horrible.

From http://forums.hornfans.com/php/wwwthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=stands&Number=5926012&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=:

You can see the field, of course, but as well as the bleachers being constructed.

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp36/atailleurc/IMG_0929.jpg

You do realize that's not dirt on the base paths, but rather orange Fieldturf?

hence the "faux"

We have some new pictures from TPCJ007 on ShaggyBevo. You can see the "semi-permanance" of these south end zone bleachers a little better. They're also replicating on a smaller scale that octagonal turret motif for the southeast entrance.

http://www.shaggybevo.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28355&start=150

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone002-2.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone001-2.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone003-1.jpg

Updated pics (5/7) from TPCJ007 on ShaggyBevo (http://www.shaggybevo.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28355&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=150):

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/sez050709004.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/sez050709006.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/sez050709005.jpg

And don't give me any "oh the weather is this or that" crap. If the Rangers can sustain a field, so could a college team.

Horrible.

Ditto for the football stadium. A college team plays an average of six/eight home games per season. And they cannot maintain a natural grass field? Do me a favor! :ohno:

Ditto for the football stadium. A college team plays an average of six/eight home games per season. And they cannot maintain a natural grass field? Do me a favor! :ohno:

ignorance. Anyone that lives in Texas knows grass is very hard to grow. Even in the summer. Reliant has trouble, The Cotton Bowl has trouble. Kyle has trouble. Especially in November. Its hard in the summer, hard in the fall, hard in the winter. Stop trying to act like know it alls. You don't know.

ignorance. Anyone that lives in Texas knows grass is very hard to grow. Even in the summer. Reliant has trouble, The Cotton Bowl has trouble. Kyle has trouble. Especially in November. Its hard in the summer, hard in the fall, hard in the winter. Stop trying to act like know it alls. You don't know.

The Rangers play more home games than all of those teams COMBINED!!!

Excuses are like --------. Everyone's got one.

^yeah but they play baseball, grass takes more abuse from one game of football than from an entire season of baseball

The Rangers play more home games than all of those teams COMBINED!!!

Excuses are like --------. Everyone's got one.


Baseball pretty much has no effect on grass. Having said that, Minute Maid park recently had to resod. Reliant had to resod, and this definitely no, nor has it ever been a great grass surface. The Cotton Bowl has very few games at all and they still have to paint the field for the Cotton Bowl. Its simply a hard thing in Texas, especially football fields.

^yeah but they play baseball, grass takes more abuse from one game of football than from an entire season of baseball

I understand that. Pretty obvious, actually.

I thought we were still having a conversation about the synthetic turfs on the baseball stadiums shown above. My mistake.

It is hard to manage and up keep a field that large in the texas sun without having any coverage.

Rangers use a special grass for Texas that is expensive to keep alive.

It is hard to manage and up keep a field that large in the texas sun without having any coverage.

Rangers use a special grass for Texas that is expensive to keep alive.

All I hear are more and more excuses.

UT has more than enough money to keep a baseball field going... especially considering the 'horns AREN'T playing through the nasty summers the Rangers do!

Those all-turf baseball fields are a disgrace. Plain and simple. Any excuses to the contrary ring hollow. Back to DKR, any new photos? And what, if any, advantage do these semi-permanent stands provide to the bleachers that were there? I would think they'd be harder to remove if and when UT decides to enclose that endzone the way they did the other.

UT uses turf for their baseball fields.

Turf works fine.

All I hear are more and more excuses.

UT has more than enough money to keep a baseball field going... especially considering the 'horns AREN'T playing through the nasty summers the Rangers do!

Those all-turf baseball fields are a disgrace. Plain and simple. Any excuses to the contrary ring hollow. Back to DKR, any new photos? And what, if any, advantage do these semi-permanent stands provide to the bleachers that were there? I would think they'd be harder to remove if and when UT decides to enclose that endzone the way they did the other.

As stated before, UT's baseball simply uses it because they have built a baseball power on it and their large field. Its simply part of their lore as weird as that sounds. They play small ball(yes, I know you can do this on grass) in a huge park, and its always fun to see visitors struggle on it. UT has had two coaches over the last three decades. When one left, they searched for someone that played the same style. Its not an excuse. Its just that you're looking at it in the wrong way. Grass was never even discussed the last two times a new surface was put down. Its simply part of that program. Stop this disgrace crap. The only disgrace in baseball are all these band box, wanna be Camden Yards parks out there, rampant amount of steroids and the lost art of small ball.

The semi-permanent stands are a decision that there will at least be 5 years before the South Endzone is built out. At least. It gives them the opportunity to add bathrooms and concessions to those patrons and the band and a better entrance tunnel for the team and personnel. The aesthetics will be very cheap and easy to make similar to the rest of the stadium. At the same time they will be easy to demolish. Similar to what you're seeing at some olympic venues. Plus, less of a safety risk.

Is that the state of play with the SEZ expansion plan? 5 years away at best, if ever?

I'd agree with rantanamo's timeline. After the North End Zone expansion, the UT Athletic Director Deloss Dodds was asked about what were the next items to renovate/expand with DKR. He responded that after this last wave of expansions that "we need to live it in for a while".

Considering that we went 10 years between the east side (1998) and north endzone (2008) expansions, another 5-10 before we do the south endzone seems very reasonable. Based on the recent expansions, the UT Athletic Dept has been pretty judicious about their expansions. They wait until there is an observable scarcity of seats (demand >> supply, street value of tickets >> face value) and a majority of the luxury boxes are sold before moving forward with an expansion. Besides the reduced financial risk, the stadium remains at full capacity even after the expansion.

Officially, no timeframe's been given for the south endzone, but it is part of the master plan, so I don't think it's a matter of 'if'... just 'when'. But again, another national championship this year can go along way to increasing demand and shortening that timeframe.

ignorance. Anyone that lives in Texas knows grass is very hard to grow. Even in the summer. Reliant has trouble, The Cotton Bowl has trouble. Kyle has trouble. Especially in November. Its hard in the summer, hard in the fall, hard in the winter. Stop trying to act like know it alls. You don't know.

I've lived in Texas 35 years & I've seen plenty of grass grow, believe me.

So grass doesn't grow in Texas, huh? Speaking of grass, you musta smoked some of it (and not too good, either).

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8651/46750544.jpg

I've lived in Texas 35 years & I've seen plenty of grass grow, believe me.

So grass doesn't grow in Texas, huh? Speaking of grass, you musta smoked some of it (and not too good, either).

I've lived in Texas for 31 years and have watched and played football for most of it. I've yet to see a grass football field survive in the kind of condition you see in Miami or LA in November. It simply doesn't happen. I've seen plenty of lawns and a handful of baseball stadiums have grass make it through the summer, but I'm talking about football fields during football season. We've seen it fail in Houston, fail in Austin, fail in college station and fail in Dallas. There's a reason those teams have played most of the last 30 years on artificial surfaces. The most recent leg of grass experiments began with UT in 1996 after decades on artificial turf. They're going back to what works. Grass is simply hard to grow in November in Texas. Especially after its been beaten to death.

Its simply part of their lore as weird as that sounds.

As they say... "Keep Austin Weird!"

http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/03/63/70/image_8570633.jpg

This is from a little earlier (before the midfield logo and yard markers were placed), but it's a good view of the new SEZ bleachers:

http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww97/cbarnett1986/photo.jpg

Its a little dark for my taste

its at dusk

its at dusk

the color is still dark.

I prefer a lighter color.

http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/03/63/70/image_8570633.jpg
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/125/dkr.jpg

Just testing some HDR imaging.

new pics

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone003-2.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone005-1.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone001-3.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone006.jpg

according to the guy that took the pics, the color is more like this in person
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww97/cbarnett1986/turf.jpg

New pics from yesterday: http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/view.gal?id=49073

And the color looks better on this set.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/DKR/DKR1.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/DKR/DKR2.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/DKR/DKR3.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/DKR/DKR4.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/DKR/DKR5.jpg

Definitely more accurate color. You can tell because the rails and seats look less redish and closer to what they look like in real life. Really good looking, almost like last year's grass field early in the season.

This is from a little earlier (before the midfield logo and yard markers were placed), but it's a good view of the new SEZ bleachers:

http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww97/cbarnett1986/photo.jpg

Why is one of the vomitories "missing"?

Good eye, Charlie. That section is reserved for use for the UT Longhorn Marching Band and have a number of customizations specifically for them. The band performs both at pre-game and halftime, so they have an stairs at the front of the section to quickly get on and off the field. Consequently, they don't an entrance leading behind the stands.

They also included additional customizations in that section like removing every other row of seats to provide room for instruments and instrument rests. You can see it more clearly in the picture below:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/DKR/DKR2.jpg

Hello, I am new to the forum but someone turned me onto this website since I have done several photographic time lapse videos of construction in and around the city of Austin, Texas. This particular project documents the rennovations and expansion of the University of Texas football stadium, Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium. I worked on this project for over two years and put together this video that I hope you will enjoy (watch in high quality): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucaN0RKagOU

Can I not embed videos on this forum? I tried but it's not showing properly?

Can I not embed videos on this forum? I tried but it's not showing properly?

for youtube?

I can't wait until they extend the scoreboard end

I figured it out (watch in high quality):
ucaN0RKagOU

EDIT: Should have read ahead.

A few more pics from TPCJ007 at ShaggyBevo: http://www.shaggybevo.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28355&start=600

More work on southeast entrance

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone002-3.jpg

Preparing to add backing to "Godzillatron"

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone001-4.jpg

Goalposts are now up.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone003-3.jpg

good additions

A few updates on the SEZ contruction since last month...

Work continuing on Gate 32 (SE) entrance...
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/DKR/1Large.jpg

SEZ bleachers look to be complete...
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/DKR/2Large.jpg

Godzillatron's back is being covered....
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/DKR/3Large.jpg

New FieldTurf laid and looks ready for play...
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/DKR/4Large.jpg

The Athletic Dept. and Coach Brown have provided a few figures to next year's official capacity and expected attendance:

From the official athletics site:
Entering the 2009 season, expansion plans are being completed for upgraded south end zone seating, which will increase the stadium's capacity to 100,113, making it one of the largest in the nation.

In addition, construction is also being completed on Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletics Complex that will provide a new football academic center approximately three times the size of the previous area, along with a new indoor practice area, a hall of fame and a newly designed facility entrance.

Also, in June of 2009, installation of a new FieldTurf playing surface was completed, providing a state-of-the art surface that will not only hold up to challenging weather conditions, but also allow the stadium to be a multi-use facility. Link: http://www.texassports.com/facilities/royal-memorial-stadium.html


Article for the Austin American Statesman:
In other news, Brown said he hopes Texas' Royal-Memorial Stadium and its new rubberized FieldTurf will host more high school football games, including some on Fridays as well as playoff games, to give more players a chance to play in the state's biggest stadium and to enhance recruiting.

Tonight's THSCA All-Star football game will christen the new field in a stadium that will seat 101,000. Texas has already sold a record 86,000 season tickets.Link: http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/2009/07/21/0721texfoot.html

^^^^ Is that 100,000+ figure what it will be for 2009 or what it will be when the end is fully enclosed? I'm not quite sure by the wording if they mean completing the expansion plans as in what they're doing now or completing the plans as in finishing the plans for a future complete enclosure.

I agree that that wording is a little misleading. The 100k+ figure is for this upcoming 2009 season. They've replaced the temporary bleachers in the south end zone with larger 'semi-permanent' ones.

I've seen and heard a few Mack Brown interviews this past week where he's said he's excited to be at the first football game in Texas to have over 100k in attendance.

The full south endzone buildout (lower and upper decks) is supposed to be ~112k.

so capacity is 100,113?

Yes, official capacity is now at 100,113.

We'll have to wait and see until Sept to see what gameday attendance is. That's where we have heard the 101k figure being used.

Two major problems...

1. end zones are not burnt orange, which will look pretty tacky when the jerseys on the field are scoring touchdowns in end zones that don't match

2. black is not a school color, and looks really bad in the huge Big 12 logos. That's fine if you're Oklahoma State, but again, pretty tacky for Texas.

Surely someone high up in the athletic department had to approve this...what were they thinking? So...FieldTurf emails the athletic department a few templates of what the field could look like. The person in charge looks at the rendering of the one with a bad color of orange and a very obvious amount of black and says "That one." They've got to be kicking themselves now.

slipperydog, your crying over spilt milk.

It seems to match the Pom squads uniforms pretty well...

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs145.snc1/5370_106079667132_704777132_2563964_1331298_n.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs145.snc1/5370_106079687132_704777132_2563967_53069_n.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs145.snc1/5370_106079672132_704777132_2563965_2914602_n.jpg

Ladies Ladies Ladies.... JAY AND SILENT BOB ARE IN THE HIZOSE

Thanks to the update by TPCJ007 on ShaggyBevo. http://www.shaggybevo.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1098150#1098150 (http://www.shaggybevo.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1098150#1098150)

Only 3 weeks to go to the season, and it looks like all that's left in the SEZ is cleaning up.

They've completed the mini-turret in the southeast corner and the walkway from it to Moncrief-Neuhaus (our football training facility).
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone002-6.jpg

The field looks ready to go...
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone001-7.jpg

They've also finished adding a roof for the coaches' parking lot... which would be nice considering that we've just had our 56th 100+ degree F (38 deg C) day this summer. In a normal year, we usually have 12.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn22/tpcj007/southendzone003-5.jpg

still can't believe how many season tickets were sold. A couple of seasons of that and they will be forced to expand. The point made in the thread about Moncreif-Heuhaus needing a major overhall to fit in is something I thought about when looking at drawings of the completed stadium. The last update was about 12 years ago. So its almost time.

I hope you're right rantanamo. I've just been surprised with how extensive these "semi-permanent" upgrades have been. It makes me think that Belmont will be reluctant to tear them down so soon after they've been installed. I hope I'm wrong though because I'd love it for them to start on the SEZ.

Is the the big two tier sideline stand the single largest stand in the world ? and anyone who say it isnt , please motivate with another stand bieing bigger , cause that thing is HUUUUUUGE ... ive read in the tallest stand section that it has seats 70 meters above the field !!!!!! how many rows does it have ?

and seriously , it is a 100k with pretty much no stands at all at one end and 2 corners ... how can a full enclosure only bring it up to 112-115 k? it should be like 130 000 or something like that ... :S

I'd bet there are plenty of larger stands.

As for the total capacity of the time of enclosure, its pretty easy to figure out. Take the whole capacity of the stadium right now, which is 96,000 seated. Break down the seating at about 27,000 + 27,000 + 32,000. Sections that will be torn down will account for the other 10,000 seats of current capacity. So back at 86,000 + 27,000 = 113,000 seated fans. So total capacity would be like 117-120k

96k seated?
whats the rest? suites?

and seriously , it is a 100k with pretty much no stands at all at one end and 2 corners ... how can a full enclosure only bring it up to 112-115 k? it should be like 130 000 or something like that ... :S

I would have thought that would only be the case if a giant 2 tier bowl was made with all stands the same size the west stand.

They can only sell individual seats for 96,119. The rest off the 100,119 which is the real official number, counts press on field and in press/media boxes, suite attendees who don't have seats and stadium workers. The vast majority in suites. Each suite has a capacity based on its size, but there are seats in each suite that count towards the seating capacity. So those could be full and you could still have 15 more people in your suite.


All sports leagues use attendance and capacity. Its just that you rarely see attendance over 100% for anything but college football, World Cup finals and Superbowls.

They can only sell individual seats for 96,119. The rest off the 100,119 which is the real official number, counts press on field and in press/media boxes, suite attendees who don't have seats and stadium workers. The vast majority in suites. Each suite has a capacity based on its size, but there are seats in each suite that count towards the seating capacity. So those could be full and you could still have 15 more people in your suite.


All sports leagues use attendance and capacity. Its just that you rarely see attendance over 100% for anything but college football, World Cup finals and Superbowls.

that is interesting , do all sports leagues use this system? counting service personell, people on the sidelines , chain crew ... does the refs and players count into attendance aswell ? :S pretty much meaning that everyone that can see tha game from somewhere inside the building is attendance , and not only ticketholders ?

IMO that system is kind of decieving , since if a stadium has 60 000 capacity and attendance is 59 600 , youre thinking 400 empty seats , not 1400 empty seats ...

that would explain though why Qwest field is listed in most places as 67 000 , when attendance for seahawks games are usually around 68 500 ....

have they ever sold out this stadium?

Is there any more webcam or not?

that is interesting , do all sports leagues use this system? counting service personell, people on the sidelines , chain crew ... does the refs and players count into attendance aswell ? :S pretty much meaning that everyone that can see tha game from somewhere inside the building is attendance , and not only ticketholders ?

IMO that system is kind of decieving , since if a stadium has 60 000 capacity and attendance is 59 600 , youre thinking 400 empty seats , not 1400 empty seats ...

that would explain though why Qwest field is listed in most places as 67 000 , when attendance for seahawks games are usually around 68 500 ....

All sports leagues in the US use it. Attendance has to be announced as there is a maximum allowable number of people per venue. The county usually determines this through a certificate of occupancy and fire codes. There's a little leeway allowed.

Its not deceptive at all. Attendance refers to those attending, not ticket sales. Think of this: Usually attendance goes with the magnitude of the game. Season openers and big opponents such as rivalries have larger attendance even though all games might be sold out. You have more corporate guests and more media. Conversely, for a lesser matchup, you may have sold all tickets, but sometimes some season ticket holders don't show up. Plus less media and corporate guests. So attendance fluctuates up and down.

And yes, This stadium has been sold out for 11 years now.

And yes, UT has sold out all home games since 1998.

Texas has been one of the nation's leaders in sellouts and attendance as a percentage of capacity. Here are the statistics that I was able to find on NCAA.org. Unfortunately it only goes back to 2000.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/PercentCapacity-1.jpg
** Stadium was under construction in 2007 for the NEZ.

And the webcam was taken down around this time last year when the NEZ construction was completed. We can't have any spies watching our practices. :)

so capacity is: 96,119 and max. attendance is 100,113?

I'd bet there are plenty of larger stands.

As for the total capacity of the time of enclosure, its pretty easy to figure out. Take the whole capacity of the stadium right now, which is 96,000 seated. Break down the seating at about 27,000 + 27,000 + 32,000. Sections that will be torn down will account for the other 10,000 seats of current capacity. So back at 86,000 + 27,000 = 113,000 seated fans. So total capacity would be like 117-120k



i meassured the stand on google earth and it was 105 meters from the back row to the front row !!! in comparison , largest stand at camp nou is 70 meters deep... and north stand at old trafford is about 65 !!! i forgot hat deepest stand att penn state was , but it was like 80 or something , so i think we can safely declare this the largest stand in the world !!! :D


( http://www.texassports.com/facilities/royal-memorial-stadium.html

it says here that CAPACITY is 100 119 ..... :P )

I don't know if there is a known max attendance. You can see in the table above, from 2000 to 2006, the stadium was sold out and maximum capacity stayed the same, but the attendance still fluctuated by a few hundred. We also see that same pattern for game-to-game attendance.

Since we are again sold out this year, we'll again get pretty consistent numbers. We'll need to wait and see what number our attendance lands on with this last expansion. All of the information from the athletic department says they expect 100k+ for most if not all our games.

Here's a story from a few days ago that may clarify or confuse the issue. The last paragraph reads:

With the addition of about 1,000 seats beyond the south end zone, Royal-Memorial's seating capacity rose to 96,119 while stadium capacity increased to 100,119. Announced crowds, which include media, concession workers and security personnel among others, should exceed 100,000 for most home games.

http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/2009/08/18/0818seats.html

That's a good explanation of it. There's a Cowboys Stadium article that explains attendance and capacity very well on one of the Cowboys boards. It had DKR at the 100,119 as the third largest sporting venue in Texas after TMS and Cowboys Stadium at........................111,000!!!!

This is going to be a giant stadium when everything is said and done. Although I think its a pretty damn ugly stadium. Atleast they have a good product on the field. Does anyone know what they plan on doing with the godzillatron when they do complete the other endzone? Also do they have plans to make the Video screen look less tacky at any point?

I can agree it used to be an ugly stadium. Especially when I was at UT. Now its just plain handsome. When enclosed it will be the best in college football.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l244/Longhornmaniac8/Argentina%202009/IMG_3346.jpg

for anyone that is currently attending UT, how are the pools between Gregory Gym and Moore-Hill? Lots of girls laying by the pools?

I can agree it used to be an ugly stadium. Especially when I was at UT. Now its just plain handsome. When enclosed it will be the best in college football.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l244/Longhornmaniac8/Argentina%202009/IMG_3346.jpg

for anyone that is currently attending UT, how are the pools between Gregory Gym and Moore-Hill? Lots of girls laying by the pools?

haha you just bring binoculars and make sure to get nosebleeds ... :lol:


well the thing i like about this stadium is how facinatingly huge the west stand is , but from a design point of view , i think bryant denny stadium is by far the best looking college stadium

I know I'm not the most impartial person, but I still think DKR is very pretty.

I think what throws people off is that the stadium is relatively unsymmetrical currently. Most people look for the line of symmetry to run lengthwise with the field. While not common, I think the eventual build out with the line of symmetry on the 50yd line will look just as good.

The photos over the last few months that focused on the SEZ has probably highlighted the least symmetrical/aesthetic part of the stadium. However, that's also the "temporary/semi-permanent" area that won't be there in the long-run.

If you take a look at both the interior and exterior architecture of the completed north and east sides, it really is impressive. The red brick fascade and turrets give a cohesive style that will continue to be used in any future expansion. This is more impressive considering how many college football stadiums look piecemeal and disjointed in their expansions.

The athletic department has also paid a great deal of attention to reusing elements from the old stadium like the refurbished gate in the NEZ, the veterans memorial plaza, plaques for all of the other Southwest Conference schools. The quality and details are what probably distinguish DKR from more utilitarian stadiums.

While I agree to each his own, but there's much more that makes DKR pretty that we haven't been able to show. I think we all know it's not the end-all-be-all right now, but most of fans are really excited about what we've got so far and what it will look like in long run.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/3131874914_42e982fe33_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3202671024_73e15eeae5_b.jpg

Does anyone know what they plan on doing with the godzillatron when they do complete the other endzone? Also do they have plans to make the Video screen look less tacky at any point?And to answer your question, when the south endzone is complete, they've said that they won't be using the same screen. The assumption by the athletic department is that there'll be something bigger and better around by that time. 100ft tall holograms floating above the field sound good to me.

But more seriously, my guess is that'd they'd go to two larger screens on top of the upper deck above both endzones like the setup at Landshark/ProPlayer/Joe Robbie in Miami. The old screen can then be donated to less fortunate stadiums. :colgate:

I know I'm not the most impartial person, but I still think DKR is very pretty.

I think what throws people off is that the stadium is relatively unsymmetrical currently. Most people look for the line of symmetry to run lengthwise with the field. While not common, I think the eventual build out with the line of symmetry on the 50yd line will look just as good.

The photos over the last few months that focused on the SEZ has probably highlighted the least symmetrical/aesthetic part of the stadium. However, that's also the "temporary/semi-permanent" area that won't be there in the long-run.

If you take a look at both the interior and exterior architecture of the completed north and east sides, it really is impressive. The red brick fascade and turrets give a cohesive style that will continue to be used in any future expansion. This is more impressive considering how many college football stadiums look piecemeal and disjointed in their expansions.

The athletic department has also paid a great deal of attention to reusing elements from the old stadium like the refurbished gate in the NEZ, the veterans memorial plaza, plaques for all of the other Southwest Conference schools. The quality and details are what probably distinguish DKR from more utilitarian stadiums.

While I agree to each his own, but there's much more that makes DKR pretty that we haven't been able to show. I think we all know it's not the end-all-be-all right now, but most of fans are really excited about what we've got so far and what it will look like in long run.


Very well said. I love Bryant-Denny. Its my second favorite college stadium after DKR. I used to hate DKR, but its greatness now

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Really, DKR and Bryant Denny as the best looking in all of college football? I'll put them with Ohio Stadium for the 100,000+ crowd (because I think the Michigan Stadium renovation is so poor, with Neyland Stadium and Beaver Stadium being uglier than sin).

But I would have to put Autzen Stadium, The Bank at Minnesota, Scott Stadium at Virginia, Stanford Stadium and and the Yale bowl way ahead of these two for sure.
Kenan Stadium, The Rose Bowl, Harvard, Doak Cambell and the LA Coliseum are probably ahead of them atleast from an aesthetics standpoint.

Really, DKR and Bryant Denny as the best looking in all of college football? I'll put them with Ohio Stadium for the 100,000+ crowd (because I think the Michigan Stadium renovation is so poor, with Neyland Stadium and Beaver Stadium being uglier than sin).

But I would have to put Autzen Stadium, The Bank at Minnesota, Scott Stadium at Virginia, Stanford Stadium and and the Yale bowl way ahead of these two for sure.
Kenan Stadium, The Rose Bowl, Harvard, Doak Cambell and the LA Coliseum are probably ahead of them atleast from an aesthetics standpoint.


-Autzen has an awesome home side exterior, the rest inside and out is meh
- I can give you Minnesota. But its still not as handsome as DKR's North and East side. The concourse definitely doesn't even come close. Its new but its plain compared to DKR's larger brick concourses.
- Ohio Stadium is an awesome atmosphere and the dome at one end of the exterior is great looking. Otherwise, That's an ugly stadium
- Keenan is in a pretty setting, but the stadium itself is meh
- The Rose Bowl is pretty when its dolled up and full only. It looks like crap during UCLA games
- Harvard, no, this isn't a history contest. Its best looking stadium
- Yale bowl is up there
- Only the Memorial at the LA coliseum is nice looking. The rest of the exterior is not as nice as DKR. The bowl is elegant.

Even Kirk Herbstreit thought said so during a broadcast. He was really shocked at how nice the renovation looked and the stadium was shaping up as a whole. As pure stadiums, Bryant-Denny and DKR are turning out to be the best of the bunch.

Youll probably never agree but i think Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is prettier than DKR.

Florida State and Virginia Tech are pretty as well.

While they are our rivals, I think I have an objective view of their stadium from an architectural and aesthetics point of view.

Things I like:


Brick Fascades and interior work
Squared off north endzone seats that integrate seamlessly with the east and west lower deck
Clock Tower that is integrated in the north endzone
Pretty landscaping and reflecting pool north of the stadium


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Things I don't like:


Pressbox that sticks out above everything - I much prefer designs that flow better than just adding a big block on top of things
Mismatched upper decks that cannot be connected- West-side single upper deck with large pressbox above and east-side double upper decks with suites in between levels
South endzone that just sticks out, instead of wrapping around like in the north.

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I'm such a big fan of cohesive looks and this it's just not quite as far along for me. That's not to say that it isn't leaps and bounds better than in the past. Before, Oklahoma Memorial looked more like four large stands that they put facing together.

I wouldn't say it's ugly, but I still prefer DKR.

-Autzen has an awesome home side exterior, the rest inside and out is meh
- I can give you Minnesota. But its still not as handsome as DKR's North and East side. The concourse definitely doesn't even come close. Its new but its plain compared to DKR's larger brick concourses.


Even Kirk Herbstreit thought said so during a broadcast. He was really shocked at how nice the renovation looked and the stadium was shaping up as a whole. As pure stadiums, Bryant-Denny and DKR are turning out to be the best of the bunch.

The rest of Autzen is sunken into the berm, which i think looks fine, and the main sideline is stunning IMO, wonderful seating bowl as well, reminiscent of the Munich Olympiastadion.

With Minnesota the Concourse is kind of average, its wide, and its nice that its open to the field, but I hate the lighting and its just painted concrete block. But I put concourses way down the list on importance in terms of aesthetics. Form Facades and seating bowl itself are far more important in my mind. And I would rank the Bank ahead of DKR on all three, I love the curved colonnade and arches around the exterior, and the main plaza area is just beautiful. Certainly not as intimidating and the atmosphere won't be close, but purely on looks I'd take it any day.

I wouldn't call Kirk Herbstreit an architectural expert, and I do really like the facade work on the south and east sides, but it has no continuity with the west side. I'm sure I'll like it better when the bowl is complete, but at the moment the proportions don't feel right, and the rest of it makes the main stand look worse than need be.

And my big beefs with the Bryant Denny renovations are the angularity of the new endzone upper decks against the smooth curves of the rest of the building. And the lack of continuity between the sideline and endline facades. If they had just kept with the original curvature I'm sure I'd like it a lot better.

While they are our rivals, I think I have an objective view of their stadium from an architectural and aesthetics point of view.

Things I like:


Brick Fascades and interior work
Squared off north endzone seats that integrate seamlessly with the east and west lower deck
Clock Tower that is integrated in the north endzone
Pretty landscaping and reflecting pool north of the stadium


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Things I don't like:


Pressbox that sticks out above everything - I much prefer designs that flow better than just adding a big block on top of things
Mismatched upper decks that cannot be connected- West-side single upper deck with large pressbox above and east-side double upper decks with suites in between levels
South endzone that just sticks out, instead of wrapping around like in the north.

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I'm such a big fan of cohesive looks and this it's just not quite as far along for me. That's not to say that it isn't leaps and bounds better than in the past. Before, Oklahoma Memorial looked more like four large stands that they put facing together.

I wouldn't say it's ugly, but I still prefer DKR.

I'm an OU alum. I agree with everything you said. The OU athletic dept. really missed a great opportunity to combine several elements into one cohesive stadium. The east side is beautiful. I visited DKR two years ago and was astonished to see similarities in the configurations of both DKR and Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Both have mismatched upper decks and south endzone seating that isn't connected to the rest of the stadium. So, if we are to ever have an expansion similar to that of DKR, the decks won't ever connect. However, I think DKR is a great example of how to seamlessly integrate two mismatching decks.

Fortunately, the press box is on the dock to become the next renovation for our stadium. The west upperdeck and press box were built in the 70s, which explains why it looks like it was a "big block" added onto the deck. And if we are to add any seats, I believe it will come in the form of wrapping the south endzone into the bowl.

And if we were to agree on anything, I think we can both agree that Kyle Field is one huge monstrosity of concrete ugliness!

I used to hate DKR when I was at UT. While I was there they added the east side upper deck and it was really a WTF. But they have a cohesive plan. When the bowl is complete I stand by the statement it will be the premier college football stadium in the country.

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Thanks, SIO...

I do think Oklahoma Memorial would gain a lot with a south endzone that matched how the north. Then, I'm guessing if they were to wrap around an upper deck it on the north and south, it would be in the style of the east side, since that's more conducive to luxury boxes. I'm guessing if all that were done, we'd be talking over 100k capacity. Not shabby at all...

whats the capacity of the huge west stand ?

I believe rantanamo did a break down on a different forum (Hornfans, I think) or many pages ago on this thread. But it came down to ~40k for the entire west side, with 25k in the lower deck and 15k in the upper. I may be off by a few k, so maybe rantanamo can correct me.

The official UT football site has also posted some pictures of new south endzone tunnel where the team runs out from.

http://www.texassports.com/view.gal?id=52070

Here are a few of the best ones:
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Only 5 days until kickoff! http://www2.hornfans.com/wwwthreads/images/icons/hookem.gif

Yesterday's game vs. Louisiana-Monroe was DKR's 54th consecutive sellout with a stadium attendance record of 101,096 as the official atttendance.

It was largest crowd to watch a football game in Texas and in Big XII history.

http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090609aac.html

http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/2009/09/06/0906texscene.html

the best (my opinion) college stadium....however Alabama...Florida State...Georgia are also good :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Its not deceptive at all. Attendance refers to those attending, not ticket sales.


Not always. Most of the time they specify, PAID attendance: such and such. That means ticket sales ONLY.

Its not deceptive at all. Attendance refers to those attending, not ticket sales.


Not always. A lot of times (especially in professional sports) they specify, PAID attendance: such and such. That means ticket sales ONLY.

Largest attended game in UT history again this past Saturday. 101,357 attended for the primetime ABC matchup vs Kansas

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Amazing photos

With the Kansas game, DKR's home slate this season is now over. The six largest crowds to see a game at DKR were all this year.

Largest Crowds at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
1. 101,357 Kansas 2009
2. 101,297 Texas Tech 2009
3. 101,152 Colorado 2009
4. 101,144 UTEP 2009
5. 101,096 ULM 2009
6. 101,003 Central Florida 2009
7. 98,621 Texas A&M 2008
8. 98,518 Oklahoma State 2008
9. 98,383 Missouri 2008
10. 98,053 Florida Atlantic 2008

That's an average attendance of 101,174, an increase of 3,129 from last year's record setting attenance average of 98,046, and enough to move Texas into 4th place nationally, ahead of Tennessee who averaged 99,220 this season.

Here's also a nice pano of DKR posted by Scottolini on Skyscraperpage: Link (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=171590&page=2)

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Nice.

This stadium is enormous...
very beautiful!!!:applause::applause::applause::applause:

what is the abgle of the top tier at this stadium?

The cross-section below shows the upper deck of the south endzone (which is practically the same as the east side too). In my approximation, it looks to be somewhat shy of 45 degrees (35-40 I'd surmise).

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However, I think you're more interested in the angle of the west upper deck (which is steeper). In the photos below, I'd say it's closer to a true 45 degree angle. Even though when I sit up there, it feels much steeper.

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The west side is probably 33-36 degrees, the east and south stands look high 20s in the lower deck and maybe 30-32 in the upper.

The Third teirs at the Santiago Bernabeau or Bombonera are in the 45 degree range, And there is no way that the West side here is close to those, just look at the section, 45 degrees would mean that the rise equals the run, and it is definitely short, but nothing in the US goes much beyond 35 degrees.

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That picture cant be real.

I really like the way it turned out...

Hopefully you join the Big 10 so i can visit for a game. :lol:

I usually go to a couple of games a year (my uncle is one of those wealthy alumni who get awesome tickets). This previous season I was only able to attend the Kansas game and it was packed! However, my main complaint about the atmosphere at DKR is the noise level. Prior to the renovations it felt like the stadium was pretty quite if compared to SEC schools or Kyle Field. Since completion, the sound levels have definitely become louder but still does not seem as loud as it should be (see: Cotton Bowl).

That picture cant be real.

My mistake. That's someone's early rendition of what the North End Zone would look like from early in the constructions. I was just looking for a convenient picture of the east side upper deck, which was not photoshopped in that picture.

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http://blogs.mccombs.utexas.edu/mba-students/files/2009/09/stadium.jpg

Has there been a date set for the start of the south endzone or any money allocated for the completion of it?

Has there been a date set for the start of the south endzone or any money allocated for the completion of it?

Last thing I read on hornfans and shaggybevo was the number 120,000 being thrown around a couple of times. Apparently preliminary discussions are taking place, but the interest needs to remain where it is to do that. I don't think raising the money would be a problem, but I'm sure they wonder about filling a stadium that big.

Enclosing the stadium is the long term intention but the University has no timetable for that right now. Last year was the first after all the recent renovations, including the facilities and seating currently in the "open" end. They would'nt have done any of that if they were going to turn right around and demolish it.

Odds are they're going to sit tight and enjoy premium prices for tickets as this version sells out for a few seasons. Then, as the demand* is there they will move towards further expansion.

* By this I mean they want that waiting list for season tickets to exceed the number of seats they would be adding. Ideally, you never want that number to drop below 10% of capacity, let alone close to zero.

Enclosing the stadium is the long term intention but the University has no timetable for that right now. Last year was the first after all the recent renovations, including the facilities and seating currently in the "open" end. They would'nt have done any of that if they were going to turn right around and demolish it.

Odds are they're going to sit tight and enjoy premium prices for tickets as this version sells out for a few seasons. Then, as the demand* is there they will move towards further expansion.

* By this I mean they want that waiting list for season tickets to exceed the number of seats they would be adding. Ideally, you never want that number to drop below 10% of capacity, let alone close to zero.

The last I saw the season ticket number listed was a little above 80,000. What is the actual season ticket maximum? Have to subtract visitor and student tickets at least.

The last I saw the season ticket number listed was a little above 80,000. What is the actual season ticket maximum? Have to subtract visitor and student tickets at least.I would imagine they're at the max now, whatever that may be, since they've been consistently selling out. Rule of thumb is 5-7k for visiting fans, and for a school this size I imagine 10k for students, plus auxiliary seating for single game tickets, so I'd say 80k for season tickets sounds about right.

I seem to recall an article saying that after the expansion their wait list should drop to about 9k, but have not heard anything more.

I'd hope more than 10,000 for students, here at Minnesota we have 10,000 dedicated students seats in a stadium half the size of DKR with a substantially inferior team over the last 50 years. At a school like Texas that would mean 1 in 5 students could get season tickets which seems low for a stadium that big and a team that popular.

I'm still dissapointed Texas dropped the home and home series with the Gophers, even if we were destined to lose both, getting that kind of non conference opponent would have been great.

I'd hope more than 10,000 for students, here at Minnesota we have 10,000 dedicated students seats in a stadium half the size of DKR with a substantially inferior team over the last 50 years. At a school like Texas that would mean 1 in 5 students could get season tickets which seems low for a stadium that big and a team that popular.

I'm still dissapointed Texas dropped the home and home series with the Gophers, even if we were destined to lose both, getting that kind of non conference opponent would have been great.

There used to be more than that, but with the number of season tickets + visitors its pretty much all that's left. Have to keep in mind some students do get season tickets, but it takes away from having a large dedicated student section.

And I apologize about the cancellation. Our school official are harsh negotiators when it comes to TV stuff as everyone saw in the the whole conference bruhaha. They've dropped many an opponent over the years over similar disputes. Just please don't talk trash like Hawaii did a few years ago, claiming that we were scared. They went on to win 1 game that year.

I'd hope more than 10,000 for students, here at Minnesota we have 10,000 dedicated students seats in a stadium half the size of DKR with a substantially inferior team over the last 50 years. At a school like Texas that would mean 1 in 5 students could get season tickets which seems low for a stadium that big and a team that popular.I don't know many stadiums that allow more than that, since students either pay a severely discounted rate or even get in free. The athletic associations would much rather have the paying customer and only as many students as needed. OSU students could fill half of Ohio stadium, but they only have what, 12k student seating? Granted, I'm sure Texas will increase the allotment if/when they do the next expansion, but would likely increase the student prices as well. It's all about the money.

From my travels I can tell you most ACC schools have about 7k for students but those are mostly smaller schools. As a better example, nearby UGA has about 30k undergrads and only 10k for their student section, last I checked.

There used to be more than that, but with the number of season tickets + visitors its pretty much all that's left. Have to keep in mind some students do get season tickets, but it takes away from having a large dedicated student section.

And I apologize about the cancellation. Our school official are harsh negotiators when it comes to TV stuff as everyone saw in the the whole conference bruhaha. They've dropped many an opponent over the years over similar disputes. Just please don't talk trash like Hawaii did a few years ago, claiming that we were scared. They went on to win 1 game that year.

I don't think Texas has been scared of Minnesota since about 1960, or Hawaii since ever, but thats neither here nor there. It just seems like one should honor their contracts and agreements, even given the circumstances of our program (like our coach who can't coach, or keep a coordinator for more than a season).

Won the home opener 34-7!! Hook 'Em Horns!!
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College's Best Looking Stadium imho:cheers:
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Home of da Horns!!:rock:
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I think that pic was taken just before the UCLA game...:cheer:

I think that pic was taken just before the UCLA game...:cheer:

Iowa State was even worse. I can't imagine what Baylor is going to look like.

These are pics from Hornfan785 on Shaggy. In keeping with the theme to this thread, @ least you can easily see the facility through the fans (it's about 20 minutes prior to kickoff).

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PS: What's with the NW "notch"?

You're just finding out what a two-faced, front-running, fair-weather fanbase we have at UT. Its interestin how our fans like to criticize NFL and Cowboys fans. Even Texas A&M fans, but I the Cowboys have sold out all their games since the late 80s despite sucking for half of that time and A&M still averages a good percentage of their stadium capacity. When UT was bad, we were lucky to see 60,000. I want the Horns to win, but seasons like this are sometimes good to shut the fair-weathers up.

ESPN listed the attendance for the game as 100,412. These look like pre-game pictures.

There was a lighting delay before the game and fans were ordered out of the stands. So it took a while to get everyone back in.

Great Stadium!!
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Thats one big score board. Largest in College football
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Ah, I now understand why you don't see many images of this side of the stadium. ;) Really is hideous. :ohno:


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took you that long to figure it out? It looks a little better now.

Ah, I now understand why you don't see many images of this side of the stadium. ;) Really is hideous. :ohno:


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Its actually just hard to photograph because its in such a dense campus. To see it all you have to be in one of the taller buildings on campus. From the ground you pretty much have to look straight up. Very tall and imposing as its probably 30-40 ft taller on that side than it is inside since field level is well above street level on that side.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZImj91UZr-U/SNqezIAqzMI/AAAAAAAAAIE/HxNC-mjHi98/s1600/IMG_0418.JPG

Here are more views of the west side

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yJv7fCV33BA/S1p9xcPFo1I/AAAAAAAAkC0/SpNdNvYx0rw/s1152/DSC_0641.JPG

This is the type of view you have of that side unless you're up high. No long distance ground level views
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http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol16/issue52/xtra.UTguide/stadium.jpeg

^^ Thanks. Any long term plans to renovate this side of the stadium? I guess the next phase would be to redevelop the end with the huge video screen.

^^ Thanks. Any long term plans to renovate this side of the stadium? I guess the next phase would be to redevelop the end with the huge video screen.

They have set a long term goal of a complete bowl, which would bump up capacity to 114K+ making it the largest in college football. They have renders and even a small model, but as far as funding or time table, I've yet to hear any such news. If it does happen, it'll be along 7-10yrs from now. But what do I know??
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The LHN may really speed this up.

nice pics from the stadium

Looking south down San Jacinto
http://www.geolocation.ws/i/L/5024414217/1170,1000

Looking south over San Jacinto dormitories and downtown Austin
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Looking west over the main part of campus. You can see how dense of a campus UT is
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They have set a long term goal of a complete bowl, which would bump up capacity to 114K+ making it the largest in college football. They have renders and even a small model, but as far as funding or time table, I've yet to hear any such news. If it does happen, it'll be along 7-10yrs from now. But what do I know??
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It will be one AMAZING stadium once that is done. Of course, Texas A&M would do some stupid addition to their stadium so they could say "We dont feel inadequate to Texas but look at what we can do!"

A little late, but this was Opening Day vs. Rice!!
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Any idea where they would put Godzillatron once they completely enclose that end as well?

Any idea where they would put Godzillatron once they completely enclose that end as well?
Keep it in the North Endzone and just build it into the stadium.

My guess would be a less of 2K-3K seats.

But maybe someone can make a mock up of the north zone??

Any idea where they would put Godzillatron once they completely enclose that end as well?

There's going to be too many big donors in each end zone to not give them both a good view of a video board. I'm fully expecting a video board the size of godzillatron in each end zone, above the second tier of seats - like at Dolphins/Joe Robbie stadium.

Deloss Dodds the athletic director has been heard saying that when the south end zone is completed, we'd be replacing Godzillatron with the next generation of technology anyway. So maybe, massive holograms above the field are the better bet. m))

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6704653921_faf333f047_b.jpg
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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6704655171_dfa3efe82c_b.jpg

There's going to be too many big donors in each end zone to not give them both a good view of a video board. I'm fully expecting a video board the size of godzillatron in each end zone, above the second tier of seats - like at Dolphins/Joe Robbie stadium.

Deloss Dodds the athletic director has been heard saying that when the south end zone is completed, we'd be replacing Godzillatron with the next generation of technology anyway. So maybe, massive holograms above the field are the better bet. m))

Texas would be the first school to be able to afford it with the money the football program brings in.

first game

http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad252/marnold2000/420769_338030856229050_105810232784448_1123464_1268305627_n.jpg

Spring practice March 3, 2012
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/986821/Stadium.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/306609_3246593657159_1636466644_2671206_643993153_n.jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/556478_3246603217398_1636466644_2671212_1955943083_n.jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/522579_3246604417428_1636466644_2671213_787167635_n.jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/548425_3246605537456_825969370_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/533239_3246609617558_1636466644_2671216_1119935960_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/536397_3246618497780_1636466644_2671217_1185267565_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/548758_3246621617858_1636466644_2671219_1693499016_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/558590_3246622777887_1636466644_2671221_305322769_n.jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/524390_3246625457954_1636466644_2671224_1128125338_n.jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/522772_3246627578007_1636466644_2671226_1984620172_n.jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/559067_3246628938041_1636466644_2671227_1519768260_n.jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/552459_3246636458229_1636466644_2671233_1557920941_n.jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/528201_3246649658559_699472546_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/537060_3246651458604_1636466644_2671245_40796238_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/530297_3246746700985_1636466644_2671288_1843071525_n.jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/380613_3246746220973_1636466644_2671287_460753639_n.jpg

Look at that clean old concourse

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/559067_3246628938041_1636466644_2671227_1519768260_n.jpg

Definitely the cleanest older stadium I've been to.

Look at that clean old concourse

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/559067_3246628938041_1636466644_2671227_1519768260_n.jpg

Definitely the cleanest older stadium I've been to.

HUGE difference from Kyle.