LOUISVILLE - Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (42,000 -> 63,300)

[Msradell]

Construction is underway for the expansion of the Louisville Cardinals football stadium from 42,000 seats to 55,000 seats.

Here's the website for the project: Cardinal Stadium Expansion (http://www.papajohnscardinalstadiumexpansion.com/)

[kanye]

http://www.papajohnscardinalstadiumexpansion.com/media/stadiumExpansionGuide.jpg

[en1044]

Nice.

I always liked this place.

[www.sercan.de]

http://www.papajohnscardinalstadiumexpansion.com/media/stadiumExpansionGuide.jpg
is this one real or rendering? :)

[ryebreadraz]

That's a rendering of the expansion. The stadium currently looks like this:

http://www.myteamprints.com/images/college/lrg/1733louisville.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/2395249411_c9028f286d.jpg?v=0

[westsidebomber]

I've been to this stadium before and it has great sightlines. Cardinal fans don't know how lucky they are to have all seats in their stadium. Although it does detract a bit from the college experience by spreading out the fans. Looks like a great expansion.

[Topher51]

Here is a different rendering and some construction photos.

They'll definitely need to put together a winning team again if they expect to fill this thing.

http://uoflcardgame.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/pj-expansion.png

http://uoflcardgame.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Papa-Johns-Construction.png

http://media.scout.com/media/image/71/715553.jpg

[KingmanIII]

^^ which likely means firing Steve Kragthorpe and hiring Tommy Tuberville.

[Msradell]

At least Trinity and St. X will have a nice place to play their annual game that can hold all the fans! As stated above until UofL gets a new coach they won't come close to filling it.

[KingmanIII]

At least Trinity and St. X will have a nice place to play their annual game that can hold all the fans! As stated above until UofL gets a new coach they won't come close to filling it.
So what's the buzz around there? Are they looking at anybody in particular?

[KingmanIII]

It's official: Charlie Strong is the new head coach: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4728620

Oh, and a couple more renderings:

http://brokensidewalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/pjcs_renderings_01.jpg
http://brokensidewalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/pjcs_renderings_02.jpg

Construction updates here (last slides are newest):
http://www.uoflsports.com/view.gal?id=43371

[aus16]

how come this college stadium has all individual seating?

[ryebreadraz]

how come this college stadium has all individual seating?

That's the direction Louisville chose to go and it was easy to do because it was built recently (1998 I believe) so it wasn't as if they were trying to put seats into a 80 year old stadium like other college stadiums.

[th0m]

Too bad they changed the design to the current one where the upper corners are kind of cut off like they are. I liked the other design better personally.

[KingmanIII]

how come this college stadium has all individual seating?
Louisville is a fairly large city to not have a major-league franchise -- their college programs get pro treatment.

You should see the basketball arena they're building. :nuts:

[GunnerJacket]

Someone needs to amend the thread title - The amended design will reach a capacity of only 55,000.

As for the cropped corners of the new upper deck, I kind of like that. Should add an air of originality if they ever expand further in the same pattern. Don't care for their fans, but at least in Louisville they are a rabid lot.

[KingmanIII]

Someone needs to amend the thread title - The amended design will reach a capacity of only 55,000.

As for the cropped corners of the new upper deck, I kind of like that. Should add an air of originality if they ever expand further in the same pattern. Don't care for their fans, but at least in Louisville they are a rabid lot.
So if they mirror the upper deck on the other side, capacity will be a little under 70k?

(that's a long way off, of course)