Captain Kangaroo Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 I thought this was a nice interview. No sour grapes aired by Owens or Stacy.Massilon Paper Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyboy Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 good article. hopefully we get this place done in time for the 09 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zips fan Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Good find Capt'n! Nice to see the $120M figure for the total project. The campus continues to make fantastic improvements. I can't wait for the project to be complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 That's the first time I had heard the $120M total project figure used. That sounds more like it! That has the potential of being a beautiful complex. Even if the final $54M stadium-only design is a double-grandstand scheme, with $66M of additional surrounding structures, the entire scope of the project will very likely have the big-time, "destination" feel that we're all crossing our fingers for! After trudging through life this past Saturday night and Sunday, man, we need more positive reads such as this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsbandman Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Again, we are reminded after a tough weekend that there is hope for Akron athletics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 From what it sounds like in the article... it's $54M for the stadium PLUS $120M for "other buildings, including dorms, a new parking deck and retail development."Thanks Nav! You're right! I had misread the article. That's even better news! Here's the paragraph I had misread:"The project is centered around a 25,000-30,000 seat stadium. It includes more than $120 million worth of other buildings, including dorms, a new parking deck and retail development." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottditzen Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 At the end of the article, make sure you click "5" !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redleg2Signal Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Where would they build the stadium? UA is a rather urban school. There aren't exactly huge tracts of land to build on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-P Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 CK.............Can you paste that up please?Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Where would they build the stadium? UA is a rather urban school. There aren't exactly huge tracts of land to build on. How's it going Redleg? You must be new to the board? Nice to have you! They're going to place the new stadium north of Exchange Street, just west of the expressway. Between Exchange and the new fieldhouse. We're all waiting with baited breath for the architectural renderings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 We're all waiting with baited breath for the architectural renderings! Like you, I am also excited about the new stadium. However, I'm not sitting around with worms in my mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip81 Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Where would they build the stadium? UA is a rather urban school. There aren't exactly huge tracts of land to build on.Buy land, tear down houses, close streets = campus expansion.Here's where they plan to build it.http://www3.uakron.edu/capplan/projects/FootballStadium.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redleg2Signal Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 As a alumni member (2004), I used to live in the "housing" south of Exchange and Brown. I always thought that a controlled burn on those crack houses would make campus better.Thanks for the welcome. It's good to know that there are this many Zip fans out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 I just hope the stadium has at least one closed end. Having areas devoid of seating behind both end zones makes it look more like a glorified high school stadium than one for a university with a football program that needs to be taken seriously. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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