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I would not be shocked if it's less about LL's contract and more about the staff's.

I'd think LL's could be addressed at pretty much any time, and he's already received an extension this season. The rest of the staff might involve broader budget concerns.

I'm sure Goff is also feeling bombarded with all of the complaints about the stadium given we're getting ready for the 3rd straight sell out.

Yeah, I think the last thing that Leipold wants to do is negotiate a contract during the season, especially one that has been so successful to start.

And KU is going to want a larger buyout clause.

I bet LL's response would be: then take care of my staff, they've been with me for more than a decade.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 1:28 pm I'm sure Goff is also feeling bombarded with all of the complaints about the stadium given we're getting ready for the 3rd straight sell out.

Sounds like last week was better but still have improvements to be made. Some of those improvements can be made (better concession staffing and stocking, more vendors out in the aisles bringing things to you instead of requiring fans to go stand in line, etc...) and some are totally reliant on the stadium being upgraded (bigger concourses etc...).

The rumor going around about who was awarded the construction contract is the same company who built the DeBruce Center, the Lawrence Public Library, and the new on-campus football stadium/multi-use area at Tulane.

The WiFi is another issue and KU says they can't upgrade that this year.

There needs to be some kind of temporary cell towers brought in, but that might be a city thing, and KU and the city don't always play nice together.

UnholyLivingDead wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 1:47 pm The rumor going around about who was awarded the construction contract is the same company who built the DeBruce Center, the Lawrence Public Library, and the new on-campus football stadium/multi-use area at Tulane.

Surprised it's not Populous, but Gould Evans has some nice looking projects.

i like the DeBrice Center, but tulane’s stadium gets a meh (at least from the few pics i’ve seen)

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 1:58 pm i like the DeBrice Center, but tulane’s stadium gets a meh (at least from the few pics i’ve seen)

Tulane doesn't have a ton of space. They did what they could, I think. KU, on the other hand, seems to have a ton of space.

Of course, this could all just be rumor, but I think something that is truly unique, which would need to be reflected in a firm's RFP response, is the setup around 11th and Mississippi and basically in every direction from that intersection.

Quite frankly, it's a clusterfuck right now. The charm of the student ghetto houses is great, but it's a nightmare to get around unless you're on foot, which we know there is going to naturally be traffic in the area given the current setup.

The Tulane rebuild had to navigate stuff like that.

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 2:01 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 1:58 pm i like the DeBrice Center, but tulane’s stadium gets a meh (at least from the few pics i’ve seen)

Tulane doesn't have a ton of space. They did what they could, I think. KU, on the other hand, seems to have a ton of space.

KU is going to require a lot more suites. Stadium itself won't be anything similar to Tulane, regardless of which firm wins the bid.

They better just modify/upgrade the stadium and not build a new stadium off campus. Have there been any discussions of building new?

There has been speculation of both building new or major renovations but nobody has mentioned moving it off-campus. It will all be done where the stadium currently is. They have looked at multiple plans from tearing the whole thing down to leaving the current outer structure as a façade and tearing out the guts and rebuilding new inside of there. Rumor is they are also still deciding on a timeline between two options: either tackle it in separate phases during the offseasons or do it all at once and play one or two season at Children's Mercy Park.

Tear it down. Play a season or two at Sporting Park, hell the LA Chargers did that and they're an NFL team. That one is like 25K seats. Sporting Park around 20K.

That's my preference at least. I get campus games are exciting and the talk of the community. But make it the long-term play and do it right.

It's gonna be at 119th and I-35.

Miss you, Leawood.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 1:48 pm The WiFi is another issue and KU says they can't upgrade that this year.

There needs to be some kind of temporary cell towers brought in, but that might be a city thing, and KU and the city don't always play nice together.

Ah, agreed, that slipped my mind. It sucks pretty bad when they are pushing everyone to use digital tickets and then you can't get a signal to retrieve your digital tickets. There have been people bitching about "I can't get a signal to get to my tickets" every time I have gone to a KU football game. Not an issue for most savvy techies who remember to take a screen pic or to load them to their Google wallets prior to arrival but those less savvy can get stuck at the whim of a shitty signal.

Vernon now saying stadium a complete tear down starting in 2023.

We’ll see.

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 4:41 pm Tear it down. Play a season or two at Sporting Park, hell the LA Chargers did that and they're an NFL team. That one is like 25K seats. Sporting Park around 20K.

That's my preference at least. I get campus games are exciting and the talk of the community. But make it the long-term play and do it right.

Good point, but KUFB has better attendance than the Chargers.