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Wanted to start another thread for ideas on what the perfect LU Stadium would be like, somewhat realistically speaking. I saw some pics the other day of a stadium that would IMO be perfect for Lamar.

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Realistically without huge private donations theres no way Lamar has the money to build a stadium like this but a simular design with a smaller pressbox with our existing hill would work.

Guest abovetherim
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Something similar would be an awesome stadium for Lamar University. I agree it would take some major donations to have a stadium this nice but I wouldn't doubt Dr. Simmons and Coach Tubbs. I've heard they are planning to have the best facilities in the SLC. Now, I haven't seen every Stadium but McNeese is putting $10 million into their stadium so I would assume from what I've heard the facilities will rival theirs.

Guest abovetherim
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Just remembered where I've seen PNG 1992, I enjoy reading your posts on Orangebloods.com. You really know a lot about UT football! 

Guest coachacola
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SMU's stadium seats 32K.  If Cardinal Stadium was expanded to a horseshoe it would seat around 25K to 30K.  I think it's very possible that Lamar will have the money to create a nice 25K seat stadium.

Guest abovetherim
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  On 1/7/2008 at 4:28 PM, KFDM COOP said:

Where would the money come from for something like that?

Don't be surprised the amount of money spent if the students vote yes! That's all I can say at this point.

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  On 1/7/2008 at 6:07 AM, abovetherim said:

Just remembered where I've seen PNG 1992, I enjoy reading your posts on Orangebloods.com. You really know a lot about UT football! 

lol, small world and yes I frequent OB. Im actually ADMIN for them over there.

You do a fine job over here as well ATR, keep it up.

Guest abovetherim
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  On 1/8/2008 at 10:28 AM, PNG1992 said:

oh and one more thing about the above mentioned stadium, it cost 42 million to build Gerald J Ford Stadium in Dallas in 1999.

Thanks for the complement 1992 but I've got a long way to go to get the Lamar Forum where it needs to be. Anytime you would like to give suggestions for me to do a better job here please feel free. I knew you were an administrator over there at orangebloods.com! UT is my second favorite school so I view OB quite often. You do a great job there.

Now as for as the stadium at Lamar there is a lot more money raised than most people know but I don't see a stadium costing $42 million. I do see them having renovations to Cardinal Stadium costing somewhere between $15-$20 million. Maybe a few million more depending on private donations being more than I heard they were back in September. I wouldn't be surprise to see Lamar change the name of the stadium to honor a person putting up some big time money.

Guest abovetherim
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  On 1/8/2008 at 12:23 PM, Jags said:

YOU DO GOOD RIM!

Thanks man, I appreciate your comment and seeing you post on here. Go Cards!

Guest coachacola
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Central Florida's brand new stadium cost between $50 and $60 million so a new stadium for Lamar is out of the question.  But most schools don't build new stadiums, they keep renovating the one they have, and a lot of schools of stadiums a lot older than Cardinal Stadium.  I think for $20 million Lamar can have a very nice 18,000 to 25,000 seat stadium. 

I know abovetherim isn't a fan of Tulsa, but they're renovating their stadium at a cost of about $20 to $24 million.  They are reducing capacity to 26K, adding field turf, a $1.5 million scoreboard, and 6,800 bench seats with chairbacks.  Their stadium is 76 year old.  Tulsa received a large gift to renovate the stadium and as a result their stadium is getting a new name.

http://www.utulsa.edu/physicalplant/projects/projects_stadium.shtml

Guest abovetherim
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Coachacola, you know me pretty well. I don't care for Tulsa but that is awesome what they are doing with their stadium. I can see Lamar doing something similar. Ozen, man you don't have to believe me but they have been working behind the scenes for 5 years now and the amount of money pledged back in September floored me! They aren't going halfheartedly into bringing back football.

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Haha those golden hurricanes... Funny stuff on jucojunciton.

Guest abovetherim
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  On 1/8/2008 at 1:18 PM, mffl said:

Haha those golden hurricanes... Funny stuff on jucojunciton.

Yep, I tangled with someone by the user-name Gold or something like that. It was some funny stuff on jucojunction and their fan site. I still haven't figured out what the heck is a "Golden Hurricane"?

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UofH is a good example of an older stadium getting renovated.  They fixed up Robertson Stadium and named their field after a donor to boot.

http://uhcougars.cstv.com/facilities/hou-robertson.html

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  On 1/8/2008 at 1:07 PM, Ozen said:

:D it will never happen here

Listen to Above, he speaks the truth. I heard from a reliable source that LU's private donations

is in the 8 digits figures. Add that to the millions coming from the Texas st system.

Guest coachacola
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  On 1/8/2008 at 7:26 PM, HORNS R #1 said:

not if but when it comes back what will be the year of the first season and lets go cards

The word is they'll play in the fall 2010.

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