Cardinal Stadium Press Box Renovation Approved

[Guest coachacola]

From the Board of Regents Meetings in August:

Upon motion of Regent Adams, seconded by Regent Flores, with all regents

voting aye, it was ordered that the restoration of the Cardinal Stadium Press Box

to repair hurricane damage and correct structural and code problems is

approved, provided the total project budget does not exceed $1,500,000.

Is this the first step for starting football at Lamar?  There was no mention of football or women's softball at the meetings.

Link: http://www.tsus.edu/regents/meeting-minutes.html

[KFDM COOP]

We need mention of football at those meetings! ;D

[Guest abovetherim]

This is great news for Cardinal Stadium. The press box is the biggest eye-sore. Of course, there are several other issues with the facility but this is of highest priority. If a contractor would be willing to not make a huge profit on this project they could possibly land others which are in the planning stages around the university.

[TradinUp BH]

That thing looked horrible when we played Ozen there last Friday. It's crying shame that they've let that stadium get like that.  I can remember being a kid and rolling down the hill during football games. They need to seriously revamp that stadium

[Guest abovetherim]

That thing looked horrible when we played Ozen there last Friday. It's crying shame that they've let that stadium get like that.  I can remember being a kid and rolling down the hill during football games. They need to seriously revamp that stadium

Scalp'em, I think the administration at Lamar is starting to listen to the community. In the next few years Lamar will either have a new stadium or Cardinal Stadium will have a complete renovation. Funny, I remember rolling down those same hills as a kid when dad took me to the Lamar games. It was so much fun going back then. Heck, I couldn't tell you how many people were at the games back then. As a kid, that wasn't important to me. Watching guys like Larry Haynes former Lamar QB was.

[tvc184]

It is true that the stadium is run down but why shouldn't it be? Why waste millions in renovations and upkeep for a team that doesn't exist?

BISD was going to do some upgrades to it but that was lost in the bond issue from a couple of years ago. IF Lamar decides to get back into the football business, I am sure that the stadium will be upgraded or rebuilt.