With all the sellouts, will UT restart construction?

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Orange And Garnet said:
I couldn't imagine sitting in a 3rd deck at Neyland. The second is already scary enough. The top is hard to see. The bottom of the upper deck is perfect but a third deck?! They would look like ants down there
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Really? I prefer the upper deck at Neyland, you can see just fine and plays develop more clearly. However, I sit in AA, BB, CC, or DD only. I hate the upper endzone seats.
 
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ItsAllVols said:
Personally
1st - I would like to see a second big screen to be added to the other end of Neyland.
2nd - Add to the upper deck another cover to the south end, the cover would keep the noise from the fans from escaping and help sell the seats on that end
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Would block view of jumbotron.
The internal and structural elements are more important.
 
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I believe in the next phase of renovations (Phase III?) call for the south facade to get a facelift, the old dorms ripped out, and a concession area similar to the North end.

Just musing here, but I think that renovating South Stadium Hall into a more modern living space and then "renting" those rooms ala hotel style for the game weekends would be pretty sweet. Party all day at the stadium, sleep it off after the game...in Neyland. Some fans would pay the ridiculous prices they could ask for these rooms.
 
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I would love to see them be able to proceed with the other improvements that have been discussed, but I can't see any need for increased capacity. It's pretty easy to get tickets as it is now.
 
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1) Ticket sales have nothing to do with finishing the last phase(s). It all comes from private donations. Right now, it's estimated that it would take $100K to finish the final phase. Calling Mr. Haslam and Mr. Ergen...or maybe the Low T guy, since he's good at building erections.

2) The final phase(s) will not reduce capacity. It's all aesthetic. Basically, the South and East exteriors would be improved like the West and North has been. And the South/East concession areas would be upgraded to look like the West and North. Also, a plaza would be placed outside the South side, which would look tremendous. The capacity-reducing phase has already been completed. It happened when the suites and Tennessee Terrace were put in. So if you're opposed to that, sorry, too late.

3) While ticket sales aren't the determining factor, winning will help. Donations increase with wins. So if Tennessee could win the East next year and then have a great season in 2016, this might be doable. It's the construction project I'd most like to see completed. I love Neyland Stadium, but the East and South sides look bad. We need to get the whole stadium looking like the West and North sides so it is again the premier stadium in the country.
 
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GregAmsler said:
1) Ticket sales have nothing to do with finishing the last phase(s). It all comes from private donations. Right now, it's estimated that it would take $100K to finish the final phase. Calling Mr. Haslam and Mr. Ergen...or maybe the Low T guy, since he's good at building erections.

2) The final phase(s) will not reduce capacity. It's all aesthetic. Basically, the South and East exteriors would be improved like the West and North has been. And the South/East concession areas would be upgraded to look like the West and North. Also, a plaza would be placed outside the South side, which would look tremendous. The capacity-reducing phase has already been completed. It happened when the suites and Tennessee Terrace were put in. So if you're opposed to that, sorry, too late.

3) While ticket sales aren't the determining factor, winning will help. Donations increase with wins. So if Tennessee could win the East next year and then have a great season in 2016, this might be doable. It's the construction project I'd most like to see completed. I love Neyland Stadium, but the East and South sides look bad. We need to get the whole stadium looking like the West and North sides so it is again the premier stadium in the country.
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Well said.

We parked on the top of G10 just under the jumbotron earlier this year, and the stadium was all rusted and just plain looked bad. It needs a facelift on the South and East ends.

The last time I sat in the upper deck was the 2007 Ark game. We sat in HH, I think, and at halftime you couldn't move in the concourse. It needs expanding badly.

I think the N. and W. sides look pretty good. I realize those areas are the priority but it will look nice when it's all completed.
 
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I think the biggest problem with the last phase is the lay of the land at the south side. Underneath the Gate 10 ramp you've got that steep drop off.
 
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I'm no architect, but the problem as far as I can tell is that in building modern additions to the stadium they've basically had to build everything on top of a finished, walled older stadium (Old Neyland?). The South and East sides look absolutely nothing like the North and West sides, which more closely resemble a modern venue like LP Field. To fix that is going to be extremely expensive and time consuming, as they're basically having to rip out the old bones of the stadium and replace them with new ones. It can be done - it's been done at Bryant-Denny in the modern area - but the big money has to be there.
 
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VOLorNuttin said:
With all the sellouts this year, and seeing that we are only a 5-5 team at this point, do you guys think Hart will crank up the construction projects on Neyland, that got shelved during Hamilton's disastrous tenure?

I thought I remember some architectural renderings of brick facades on the South side of the stadium. It's almost like Neyland's backside is still exposed. :)

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It got canned because of the economy and decline in ticket revenue, etc. But there is enough proof now, that even cold weather and big screen TV's in people's living rooms, can't keep VolNation from packing the house when there is something to be excited about.

Tennessee Fund | Neyland Stadium Master Plan
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No. Facility projects are done based on gifts to capital projects, not ticket sales.

The next phase in Neyland renovations will not begin until someone steps up and makes a leadership gift and other donors step forward. The total cost of the next phase will be in the neighborhood of $80 million, which includes completely gutting the buildings that sit under the south and east sides, where academic departments are currently housed.
 
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"Replacement of Gate 10 ramp with stair towers and additional elevator service"

What is a stair tower?
 
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Roustabout said:
Would block view of jumbotron.
The internal and structural elements are more important.
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That's why you would put a 2nd Jumobtron on the North end. It's already a pain to have to always turn around and look straight up just to view it from a bad angle.
 
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DEFENDTHISHOUSE said:
Could we even do a third tier structure wise?The other teams in the league are catching up with us in capacity, we need to put this thing out of reach for a while. I would imagine a 3rd tier would make capacity something like 125k to possibly 150k. That would be outstanding!
I guess when we go on a run starting next year we'll find out if it can be done. Just win and the money flows in.
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I agree. Makes me sick that A&M has us by 10k seats. We need to leave everyone else behind like it used to be. When I sat I QQ it was a great view. Another tier would be just fine as long as it went straight up and doesn't angle out like The Big House.
 
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DEFENDTHISHOUSE said:
Could we even do a third tier structure wise?The other teams in the league are catching up with us in capacity, we need to put this thing out of reach for a while. I would imagine a 3rd tier would make capacity something like 125k to possibly 150k. That would be outstanding!
I guess when we go on a run starting next year we'll find out if it can be done. Just win and the money flows in.
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Due to lack of Oxygen at the 3rd level, there will be cheap drunks lining up to buy seats.
 
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GregAmsler said:
1) Ticket sales have nothing to do with finishing the last phase(s). It all comes from private donations. Right now, it's estimated that it would take $100K to finish the final phase. Calling Mr. Haslam and Mr. Ergen...or maybe the Low T guy, since he's good at building erections.
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I doubt a low T guy is good at any sort of erection. Jmo. #RatedR #Cialis
 
#46
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A third tier isn't happening and the seats would be awful even if they could. That structure can only support so much.
 
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foryourhealth1492 said:
Not only would that make the picturesque stadium on the river look even better but I have to imagine it would also make the stadium just a little bit louder.

In the very distant future I'd also like to see the overhang things the seahawks have over the boxes or even... wait for it.

A third deck on each side of the jumbotron. Georgia has one opposite of their press box, why can't we do it but bigger and better?

Just some thoughts from a future construction engineer.
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Well, when your future gets here, draw it up and sell your proposal. For what you are taking about, I would like to see renderings.
 
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GAVol said:
A third tier isn't happening and the seats would be awful even if they could. That structure can only support so much.
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Doesn't matter if the seats are awful. They will be cheap and we need the sheer numbers. They can find a way in this day and age to support 20-30k more seats.
 
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Nationdom said:
Doesn't matter if the seats are awful. They will be cheap and we need the sheer numbers. They can find a way in this day and age to support 20-30k more seats.
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Would have to relocate the stadium. could not go up on current site IMO. Going to be years before they finish up refurbishing the east and south sides. Be long after that before they can consider anything else related to a stadium.
 
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