Issue with a new or renovated baseball stadium

[Maroons]

Back on topic ...

Please just take the ads off of everything. It's not a minor league park.

[berr6728]

I hate to say it but ghost of Jackie you are the jackass.

[bgdog]

The crowds back at DNF this year bear out the fact that we aren't in a desperate situation.

You renovate and improve when the excitement and money and momentum is there, not when attendance is shit.

[Todd4State]

Yet it's likely to be unveiled in the coming months per Scott Stricklin's weekly chat session earlier this week which can easily be read right on the front page of this very board...

I love when people condemn others for talking out their ass, while talking out of their own ass**

Exactly. When I read his post, I was like "Didn't Scott just say that the drawing would be unveiled sometime this summer?"

This is hardly top secret info. MSU didn't hold meetings across the state with a freaking design team in tow if they didn't intend to do something pretty soon.

And as far as the 30 million- I do agree with you on that. But my hope is that the 30 million is for the grandstand and then more money will be used later on a second phase for things like the scoreboard.

Reading between the lines, I'm pretty sure Scott wants to keep Dudy-Noble Field where it is presently located if at all possible.

[rrog17]

Building a whole new grandstand in the same location obviously means demolishing the existing structure. That project will take more than one year. Where we will play the season that this is going on?

[TheRef]

Building a whole new grandstand in the same location obviously means demolishing the existing structure. That project will take more than one year. Where we will play the season that this is going on?

Well that depends on if we can get at least one level of grandstand up before the season. If we can do that, then we can technically have it at DNF again in the new grandstand...

[bulldogcountry1]

I still say we should build a new one where the soccer field is. That way the school can get more for thier money by not damanding a rush job, and it's easier to put out soccer and their 16 fans than baseball and 5500 season ticket holders.

I don't see how we can rebuild at the existing site and end up with a modern, improved grandstand layout - especially if we expect to keep playing there during the construction.

[WinningIsRelentless]

Building a whole new grandstand in the same location obviously means demolishing the existing structure. That project will take more than one year. Where we will play the season that this is going on?

They can literally have the grandstands down in a matter of days.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Building a whole new grandstand in the same location obviously means demolishing the existing structure. That project will take more than one year. Where we will play the season that this is going on?

No it wont. Dnf wont be moved either.

[engie]

No it wont. Dnf wont be moved either.

So, lipstick on the pig then?

ETA: I'm an idiot that misinterpreted this.

[TheRef]

So, lipstick on the pig then?

Not exactly. You can build a better stadium in the current location...

[engie]

Not exactly. You can build a better stadium in the current location...

Yeah, I misinterpreted what he said as "the existing structure won't be torn down" -- when he actually meant that the stadium itself would simply be in that location and it would take less than a year to complete...

My bad Ennis...

[War Machine Dawg]

So, lipstick on the pig then?

I repeat: LT 2.0. If Stricklin manages to **** this up, he should be fired immediately. We'd literally be better off doing nothing than throwing money into the dump that DNF currently is.

[Real Deal]

Preliminary design renderings are going to be shown in a few months. Absolutely zero design has been done. Nothing but preliminary planning. And even still, the drawings that are coming, you won't be able to take much from them. We are in the absolute VERY beginning of this, so again, don't expect a new stadium anytime soon.

Why is this so hard for you all to understand?

[smootness]

I repeat: LT 2.0. If Stricklin manages to **** this up, he should be fired immediately. We'd literally be better off doing nothing than throwing money into the dump that DNF currently is.

You don't hire the team Stricklin did if your intention is to just spruce up DNF a bit. We're going to build a new grandstand - that is absolutely going to happen. Because it is only common sense to do so. Stricklin isn't stupid.

[smootness]

Preliminary design renderings are going to be shown in a few months. Absolutely zero design has been done. Nothing but preliminary planning. And even still, the drawings that are coming, you won't be able to take much from them. We are in the absolute VERY beginning of this, so again, don't expect a new stadium anytime soon.

Why is this so hard for you all to understand?

It depends on what you mean by 'soon'. If you mean that we shouldn't expect us to start tearing down DNF this summer, I'm pretty sure everyone knows that. If you mean that we shouldn't expect anything within the next 3 years, then I think you're crazy.

I think they will have a solid plan in place by the end of the 2015 season, then they will probably start work on tearing down/building pretty soon after that.

[War Machine Dawg]

You don't hire the team Stricklin did if your intention is to just spruce up DNF a bit. We're going to build a new grandstand - that is absolutely going to happen. Because it is only common sense to do so. Stricklin isn't stupid.

I'd certainly love to think that. But he hasn't exactly inspired my confidence thus far.

[ScoobaDawg]

Preliminary design renderings are going to be shown in a few months. Absolutely zero design has been done. Nothing but preliminary planning. And even still, the drawings that are coming, you won't be able to take much from them. We are in the absolute VERY beginning of this, so again, don't expect a new stadium anytime soon.

Why is this so hard for you all to understand?

Because people who are working on this project and others who have connections to others who are working on this project say otherwise.
Goat you're a crazy odd goofball who has been established over and over you have no idea what you are talking about. It's humorous at times but It sure was nice the break you gave us for a few weeks.

[Real Deal]

Yeah, because you are certainly the perfect person to be passing judgement.

[smootness]

I'd certainly love to think that. But he hasn't exactly inspired my confidence thus far.

But what has he done to lose your confidence? I feel like people just assume a lot of things about Stricklin, then bash him for those assumptions. He isn't cutting corners on Davis Wade, and I can't imagine he's going to cut corners on DNF. He has no history of doing so for us to point to.