Fulmer puts brakes on Neyland renovation

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KBVol said:
Minimally if that.

Since you’re obviously going political here, perhaps you have a better answer on how to stop the absolute raping of American companies by other countries over the years who have imposed their own tariffs against American products for decades which has led to enormous, unfair trade imbalances? In many cases, Trump hasn’t even actually imposed the tariffs, he just threatened them, and we’ve seen various countries and the EU come running to the bargaining table. Don’t let your bias/politics cloud your judgment here.
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Ha that's not possible in this country anymore.
 
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New NCAA requirements are making them remove the first few rows of the south endzone because you aren't allowed to have bleachers that close anymore. This was a way around it, but also it's responding to the trend where people are preferring to sit at home where they can drink and watch multiple games on a huge mega-screen. My understanding was that this end zone area would allow fans to be out there watching with a drink, plus have the option to get inside for a more social activity. I know they had this option at the Battle of Bristol and a couple friends won tickets somehow. They said it definitely wasn't for people who preferred to watch every single moment of the game, (not different from many other fans in the mile-away seats), but they enjoyed the social aspect.
 
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Hopefully that will give them more time to design in a huge friggin four piece sign that reads V O L S
 
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WGWTFA19 said:
Anyone tailgating tomorrow where me and the wife can join up?
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I'm not sure if my dad and I will be tailgating or not, but Tailgating for a Cause has been a good option in the past when we've wanted to do some tailgating but didn't have a big group getting together. If I recall, you buy tickets on their website (Home) and just show up...they have food, TVs, bottomless beer and sodas, and are located adjacent to the McClung Museum at Circle Park. I think it's 25 bucks a pop. It's worth checking out; I've enjoyed it in the past for sure.
 
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I may be wrong, but I am pretty sure donations to the University are no longer federal tax deductions. I would assume this means that donation levels will be down this year, and a very good reason to pump the breaks.
 
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Grudenhaslanded said:
And companies in the US that hire US employees, which substantially outnumber steel workers, have to absorb those costs as well. Steel and steel component costs for our business have doubled year to date, so I’m sure this has something to do with Fulmers hesitation.
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I work in the steel construction business, and while it has increased for us, it's more like 20 percent instead of 100 in our industry. Example .55 per pound instead of .45.
 
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zjcvols said:
If it’s going to take $340M in renovations it might not be such a bad idea about building a new stadium. That’s at least a 1/3 of a new football facility right there.
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It's funny you say this. I was having a conversation with a friend about Neyland Stadium and the New Yankee Stadium. I was wondering what the feeling would be if UT could somehow build Neyland 2.0 to where it looked like Neyland Stadium from the outside and mostly from the inside but was a modern stadium. The problem would be the capacity would be reduced to about 80,000 if the dimensions were kept the same. The rows would need to be wider with fewer seats in the rows.
 
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awaitingawin said:
The U.S. created 250,000 new jobs in September, showing the economy still has plenty of muscle after more than nine years of growth. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a gain of 208,000 nonfarm jobs. The unemployment rate was unchanged at a 48-year low of 3.7%. The average wage paid to American workers rose 0.2% to $27.30 an hour, the Labor Department said Friday. The 12-month rate of hourly wage gains climbed to 3.1% from 2.8% and hit a nine-year high. Hours worked each week rose by 0.1 hour 34.5 hours. The government said 118,000 new jobs were created in September instead of 134,000, but August's gain was lifted to 286,000 from 270,000.
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Mmmmmkkkayyyy. Thank you Google. And this has what to do with my assertion that someone wants to change the players in the game?
 
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TN_Transplant said:
And let me add to this the National Security implications of not having domestically produced healthy Steel and Aluminum industries in case of war. Youngsters forget that our rise to Superpower during WWII was due to the ability of our manufacturing base to turn in less than a year to producing almost nothing but war material.

Materials and Manufacturing are a National Security issue. That's why our enemies subsidize it to drive ours out of business.
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You really want a mind F*&$#. This info isn't as easy to find as it used to be. Dig deep and you will find that there are a ton of large American companies that supported both the Allies and the Axis countries during WWII including steel companies, Disney, and more. There were actually congressional hearings and finally pardons for the heads of the companies. This is an undisputed fact of American History that I stumbled across about 15 yrs ago. It was a major perspective shift in my life. These days that would be considered a conspiracy theory, but it happened.
 
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VolDC said:
I may be wrong, but I am pretty sure donations to the University are no longer federal tax deductions. I would assume this means that donation levels will be down this year, and a very good reason to pump the breaks.
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Not an expert--tax deductible only if you itemize. Is that correct? Must overcome $24,000 standard deduction to itemize these kinds of contributions?
 
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kiddiedoc said:
Do you ever get concessions or pee? I guess one could just wear a catheter and bypass one issue.
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yes i pee. concessions as well.

my bad. ive now changed my mind. let's spend $340 million on renovations to watch bad football.

i cant pee in an old toilet or eat popcorn from old popcorn maker. it HAS to be new.
 
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TAF said:
Much needed...LONG overdue...but, must be done right.

I gotta say though...I never really understood the "field level club seating' as it was depicted in the plans. seemed to not be a the best/most premium vantage point for watching a game. Maybe it's just me?

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Why does every stadium keep putting walls or fences 10-15ft from the back of the end zone? Every season someone gets hurt running into a damn wall or something.
 
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jackcrevol said:
yes i pee. concessions as well.

my bad. ive now changed my mind. let's spend $340 million on renovations to watch bad football.

i cant pee in an old toilet or eat popcorn from old popcorn maker. it HAS to be new.
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The lines are long, the bathrooms are nasty, and there is literally maybe 6 feet of walkway width in areas. There are prime seating sections of high-dollar season tickets along the east side, and plenty of people are ready for an upgrade, given the amount we spend.
 
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Could we just remodel all the bathrooms to start? Just go to any high end sports bar around the state and copy what they do.

Or we can just keep peeing in repurposed slop troughs and crapping in stalls with the doors falling off...
 
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I know the concourses are awful for movement, concessions and restrooms. I really wish someone would take a look at the renovation done at Kyle Field, Texas A & M. When we went for game, I kept thinking, Neyland should be like this and still be Neyland. No idea what the costs were or what was needed, but it was done very well.
 
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I personally don't like field level suites, it makes for a less powerful atmosphere. I understand it's a financial move but it's not like finance has been our issue. I'd say we're probably a top 10 program in terms of income
 
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awaitingawin said:
You go man and all the Tn residents that were called back to work !!!!!!!!
Read a moment ago wages were up 3.? %.....hope they get raises and money to buy the whole family tickets....Even ole Bezos of Amazon having to raise wages. I am for the people of the US of A brother. I watched toooooooooooooooo long as our factories left and our so-called leaders saluted them as they left.
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Yes sir. Heavy industry such as aluminum and steel are crucial to our national defense. Along with putting Americans back to work we help ole Mother Earth. USA has strict guidance on pollutants unlike China, India & Mexico.
 
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