(04-22-2014 05:54 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  

(04-22-2014 12:44 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  

(04-22-2014 12:16 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  

(04-21-2014 09:59 AM)JDTulane Wrote:  Idaho has more football history than half the teams in this conference. A shame when teams here are calling for Idaho to step down because of the travel costs and smaller football arena. If your school can't afford the trip to Idaho it sounds YOUR school should step down.

The majority of Idaho's fanbase is in Boise, thus the attendance issues. It isn't a lack of fans but geographic adversity.

"Having history" doesn't necessarily mean anything positive.
Personally would like to see Idaho continue in the Sun Belt, but believe they need to get off the pot and build something to seat more people at the very least.

Why do you need to add more seats when you can't fill what you have?

Add and improve concessions, add new concourses, add interactive wireless, add new video, add comfy seats, add lasers.

Add stuff that makes the experience better to sell the seats you have. When you sell-out bump up the prices and start thinking about new seats then.

Idaho has done most of that. A lot of people talk sh!t about the Kibbie Dome, but I feel like they haven't been to it since the renovation. The only thing it's lacking is seating capacity.

And the increased seating capacity is coming... Most here not only have never been to the Kibbie, but don't realize the extensive renovations that HAD TO be done just a few years ago. Called "life safety improvements" or the facility had to be shut down. The new light panels are a big upgrade - but the new luxury boxes, etc.. also was a decision to make more $$. Many improvements were made, except capacity.

Also an issue many here don't know is that UI basketball is played in the Kibbie Dome and the first priority currently is to build a new Event Center for the basketball program. Something that is long overdue also. After that happens, and the Kibbie is 100% dedicated to football, expansion of capacity is going to happen. Plans discussed are to get the capacity to around 27K - including additional upper decks, endzone sections, and possibly even a dig down. That would match about what is expected in the mid-major FBS.

UI football just needs to start wining again. Idaho was able to sell out the Kibbie Dome when they played in the Big Sky conference many years ago, and it will happen again. And, talk about loud!!!! A full 16K Kibbie Dome is louder than most FBS stadiums I've ever been to. It's the uniqueness of being in a dome.