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Posted by: boom.roasted on June 8, 2010 8:50PM CST any talk of a "Husker sports network" should the Big 12 stay together?

Posted by: SteveTa on June 8, 2010 9:10PM CST Man I love Memorial Stadium! Great picture!

Posted by: Ray in Bellevue on June 8, 2010 9:21PM CST Rather than adding another piecemeal expansion, the stadium should be torn down and replaced with a modern structure holding 100,000 fans with plenty of parking. That could cooincide with the big allignment decision to stay put, which is coming sooner or later.

Posted by: big red 1 on June 8, 2010 9:32PM CST Ray: I don't want to see the stadium torn down. Too many good memories.

Posted by: boom.roasted on June 8, 2010 9:46PM CST they're never going to tear memorial stadium down. ever.

Posted by: LosSantosKid on June 8, 2010 9:48PM CST if they tear down Memorial Stadium i say blame Ray...lol

Posted by: doghouse on June 8, 2010 9:54PM CST We all knew the next expansion would be to east stadium. I say let's get the crowd up to 90,000 to create an even greater home field advantage!! Go Huskers!!

Posted by: ScottF on June 8, 2010 9:57PM CST They should easily pay for the stadium expansion with all of the extra Big 10 TV money.

Posted by: boom.roasted on June 8, 2010 9:57PM CST they should design the renovations so that it changes the acoustics of the stadium to make it even louder on the field.

Posted by: Sabado Gigante on June 8, 2010 9:59PM CST I'm not sure if this is accurate (since I'm not really sure where to find the actual numbers) but it's always seemed to me (even more now with the north expansion) that there are more people seated in the endzones vs the sideline. Which, to me, is kinda stupid (if true). Why put the most people on the shortest sides of the field, with the worst angles? If they expand the stadium, I hope they don't stack a bunch of skyboxes and club seats up there. I'd rather see a massive level that would actually give more folks a better view of the field, and not just be another money grab, catering to a select few. Then if they want, put another set of skyboxes along the south section of the stadium. And cash in on any sort of demand there could still be for these.

Posted by: GBR001 on June 8, 2010 10:18PM CST BAM!

Posted by: kungfusquirrel on June 8, 2010 10:25PM CST Sabado: Darrell K Royal here in Austin is a beautiful example of that. I know, I know, Texas, rage, hate, etc. etc... But it's got over 100k capacity and, aside of a smallish section of a few thousand (maybe 10-15) under the big screen, it's mostly a horseshoe. Check this out: http://api.ning.com/files/9DF4Ri0FLchbvmvvGpemzCytXjbjrheLAAf8AtRyC9FeAEfMYVlO*D4PQT4Z7ISMzx4Bmvi9HvEcNXIWocb7i9XOosncXR39/TexasDarrellKRoyalTexasMemorialStadium.jpeg (sorry for the huge link address :( ) Dunno what would be the best fit for Lincoln, but hopefully it captures some more sound. From what Osborne said, sounds like you could be looking at capacity up to about 92-93k? With Memorial's layout, that might be close to the upper limit without destroying the stadium as we know it. I'm not sure how much bigger or higher you can go otherwise.

Posted by: kungfusquirrel on June 8, 2010 10:25PM CST oh god I broke the whole page. Sorry, I forgot that didn't wrap... I'll be going now...

Posted by: Sabado Gigante on June 8, 2010 10:48PM CST KFSquirrel... You can use http://bit.ly/ to shorten your link next time. Yeah, I think a gigantic upper deck (like the west side at DKR) would be a better use of stadium expansion, rather than a bunch of premium seats that will only add a few thousand fans. There are definitely WAAAAY more fans at DKR getting a good view of the field than there are poor saps shoved into the endzones and forced to watch only half of the game from a greater distance. Once they completely enclose that field (and jump capacity up like 20K) I'm sure that place is going to be loud as hell.

Posted by: Sabado Gigante on June 8, 2010 10:50PM CST Dammit. I shoulda just linked it. http://bit.ly/. There. Fixed.

Posted by: kungfusquirrel on June 8, 2010 11:09PM CST I'm spoiled by some sites that auto-link/auto-word wrap and/or auto-shorten. I should have known better. Won't make the same mistake twice! :)

Posted by: Outside The Box on June 8, 2010 11:55PM CST Three thoughts from #2134 on the season ticket wait list... 1. The sellout streak must be preserved at all costs. 2. Exiled's comment earlier about college athletics being a "bubble" was a little chilling. There is such a thing as "too big". 3. I'd love to have a pair of tickets that I could call my own...

Posted by: Robka on June 9, 2010 1:17AM CST C-YA Big 12. Maybe u should have listened to Nebraska 15yrs ago. Dr. Tom never forgot the 11-1 votes and how the Big 8 teams caved into Texas and sold the Corn out. BO BIG 10!!!

Posted by: Fitzy on June 9, 2010 11:23AM CST I really hope that was a really bad joke Ray... Tear down one of the most iconic stadiums in college football? That would be the dumbest move in the history of the game. Heck, lets tear down Wrigley field next... Get a grip man.

Posted by: adams.mattadams on June 9, 2010 2:42PM CST hey guys. long time reader, first time writer. this is the first topic (in addition to the whole realignment mess) that ever sparked my interest enough to get me to register. we definitely have to expand more than 4k or 5k. that's ridiculous i completely agree with what sabado gigante said. it's totally disgusting that there's more seats crammed into the endzones than on the sidelines. i can't believe they added onto the north before the south. we should tear down the current balcony on the east side and install 20 or so suites with 15k or so regular seats above the suites. elevate it a little to and remove the colums to help "unobstruct" the view that people under the current balcony have to put up with. also on the realignment front... don't be homers people. the big 10 has tons of history and full of admirable programs. i'd love to join. not to mention the academic side; moving to the big 10 would bring in tons of research dollars and make all of our degrees look twice as good later down the road.

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