SMU’s endzone complex looks to be coming along nicely. This was about two weeks ago.

https://twitter.com/smufb/status/1679633...aCEvSKKEOg

https://twitter.com/smufb/status/1679637...aCEvSKKEOg

This has to be one of my favorite threads in this forum. No bickering. Just improvements and kudos for the most part.

Short clip of Hawaii’s temporary on-campus stadium with seating capacity expanded to 15K (from 9K previously) and the big video board that was relocated from Aloha Stadium installed:

EDIT: Some mid-August stills... a workable venue for the short term, and every seat has a good view:

Here’s a recent concept video rendering of the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED). The $400 million in public funding for the new stadium has already been appropriated by the Hawaii legislature and approved by the governor. An RFP is current being written to select a development team that would (1) demolish the existing condemned stadium and build the new stadium with the public funding, (2) design and coordinate build-out of the surrounding privately-funded mixed-use entertainment district, and (3) use some of the profits from the mixed-use development to operate and maintain the stadium for 30 years.

Because writing the RFP, selecting the development team, and executing the public-private development contract is expected to take until mid-2025, the target opening date for the stadium is mid-2028.





https://nased.hawaii.gov/stadium-project/

(08-10-2023 11:18 AM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  Here’s a recent concept video rendering of the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED). The $400 million in public funding for the new stadium has already been appropriated by the Hawaii legislature and approved by the governor. An RFP is current being written to select a development team that would (1) demolish the existing condemned stadium and build the new stadium with the public funding, (2) design and coordinate build-out of the surrounding privately-funded mixed-use entertainment district, and (3) use some of the profits from the mixed-use development to operate and maintain the stadium for 30 years.

Because writing the RFP, selecting the development team, and executing the public-private development contract is expected to take until mid-2025, the target opening date for the stadium is mid-2028.





https://nased.hawaii.gov/stadium-project/

Rice Stadium was built for $3.3 million in 1950 by Brown and Root who built it at cost, using two crew shifts. When they were asked whether it would be ready for the first game, they asked when was the game. When told it was a evening start, they were informed it would be ready.

We are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the Rice Stadium Super Bowl.

(08-12-2023 08:59 PM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(08-10-2023 11:18 AM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  Here’s a recent concept video rendering of the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED). The $400 million in public funding for the new stadium has already been appropriated by the Hawaii legislature and approved by the governor. An RFP is current being written to select a development team that would (1) demolish the existing condemned stadium and build the new stadium with the public funding, (2) design and coordinate build-out of the surrounding privately-funded mixed-use entertainment district, and (3) use some of the profits from the mixed-use development to operate and maintain the stadium for 30 years.

Because writing the RFP, selecting the development team, and executing the public-private development contract is expected to take until mid-2025, the target opening date for the stadium is mid-2028.





https://nased.hawaii.gov/stadium-project/

Rice Stadium was built for $3.3 million in 1950 by Brown and Root who built it at cost, using two crew shifts. When they were asked whether it would be ready for the first game, they asked when was the game. When told it was a evening start, they were informed it would be ready.

We are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the Rice Stadium Super Bowl.

Congratulations on that. Lots of history there. I understand Kennedy gave his famous 1962 "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard" speech (which included a comparative reference to Rice playing Texas) at Rice Stadium.

I also know Brown & Root is still around (merged into KBR), and I would sure like those guys to come out and do their magic here. Efficient construction engineering and execution are not typical of Hawaii public works projects.

(08-17-2023 08:49 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  

(08-12-2023 08:59 PM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(08-10-2023 11:18 AM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  Here’s a recent concept video rendering of the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED). The $400 million in public funding for the new stadium has already been appropriated by the Hawaii legislature and approved by the governor. An RFP is current being written to select a development team that would (1) demolish the existing condemned stadium and build the new stadium with the public funding, (2) design and coordinate build-out of the surrounding privately-funded mixed-use entertainment district, and (3) use some of the profits from the mixed-use development to operate and maintain the stadium for 30 years.

Because writing the RFP, selecting the development team, and executing the public-private development contract is expected to take until mid-2025, the target opening date for the stadium is mid-2028.





https://nased.hawaii.gov/stadium-project/

Rice Stadium was built for $3.3 million in 1950 by Brown and Root who built it at cost, using two crew shifts. When they were asked whether it would be ready for the first game, they asked when was the game. When told it was a evening start, they were informed it would be ready.

We are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the Rice Stadium Super Bowl.

Congratulations on that. Lots of history there. I understand Kennedy gave his famous 1962 "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard" speech (which included a comparative reference to Rice playing Texas) at Rice Stadium.

I also know Brown & Root is still around (merged into KBR), and I would sure like those guys to come out and do their magic here. Efficient construction engineering and execution are not typical of Hawaii public works projects.

The convention center in Houston is the George R. Brown Convention Center. If I have done my arithmetic correctly, it can hold 14 football fields in the exhibit space. Brown was on the Board of Regents at Rice (where the George R. Brown School of Engineering is located). As a member of the board of regents, Brown arranged for a donation of land from Humble Oil (later Exxon and ExxonMobil) to Rice, which donated to NASA where the Johnson Space Center is located. The first word from the Moon in 1969 were transmitted to there, "Houston"

At the time in 1962, Rice had a 17-15 lead in the series from 1930 (if you go back further Texas had dominated). The two played to a 14-14 tie a few weeks later. Since that time Rice has won twice.

It tends to be misremembered that Rice hardly ever beat Texas. But instead it was the small academic school was able to go head to head against the big state school and hold their own.

From 1930-1962 SWC championships.

UT 8.33
TCU 6.33
Rice 5.00
Ark 4.83
A&M 4.50
SMU 4.00
Bay 0.00
Tech 0.00 (3 seasons)

From 1963-1995

UT 10.50
A&M 8.00
Ark 6.00 (skipped 4 seasons)
SMU 3.50
Hou 2.50 (20 seasons)
Bay 2.00
Tech 0.50
Rice 0.00
TCU 0.00

In the written speech, JFK asked the rhetorical question, "why 35 years ago, did we fly the Atlantic", he then ad-libbed "why does Rice play Texas"

Now the speech might be, "why 71 years later, do we fly volleyball teams from Los Angeles to New Jersey or San Jose to Miami for a volleyball game?"

2028...

That's a long way off. We'll see if it ever gets built, and if it does if it ever looks like this...

Melissa opens their $35M 10,000 seat stadium next Friday (25th)

Allman Bros should be happy with the quality of the facilities at the school named after their song.

Bump

(08-18-2023 10:19 PM)jimrtex Wrote:  Melissa opens their $35M 10,000 seat stadium next Friday (25th)

I'm not even sure Melissa was 1A when I was a kid, their kids might have gone to Val Alstyne or McKinney. That area has exploded.

(05-31-2023 10:19 AM)The Sicatoka Wrote:  At North Dakota what comes after Memorial Village Phase I?
https://blogs.und.edu/press-releases/202...l-village/

Meet Memorial Village Phase II.
https://www.grandforksgov.com/home/showp...5078670000

Before these was the Pollard Center (indoor FB/300M track facility).
Phase I is football-centric (offices, attaches by walkway to Pollard).
Phase II is a new softball facility (MVII attaches to MVI via skyway).
Both I and II have public/private spaces with retail and housing.

The donor is on-board.
MVII will include the softball complex.
https://fightinghawks.com/news/2023/8/25...adium.aspx

(08-18-2023 10:05 PM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(08-17-2023 08:49 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  

(08-12-2023 08:59 PM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(08-10-2023 11:18 AM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  Here’s a recent concept video rendering of the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED). The $400 million in public funding for the new stadium has already been appropriated by the Hawaii legislature and approved by the governor. An RFP is current being written to select a development team that would (1) demolish the existing condemned stadium and build the new stadium with the public funding, (2) design and coordinate build-out of the surrounding privately-funded mixed-use entertainment district, and (3) use some of the profits from the mixed-use development to operate and maintain the stadium for 30 years.

Because writing the RFP, selecting the development team, and executing the public-private development contract is expected to take until mid-2025, the target opening date for the stadium is mid-2028.





https://nased.hawaii.gov/stadium-project/

Rice Stadium was built for $3.3 million in 1950 by Brown and Root who built it at cost, using two crew shifts. When they were asked whether it would be ready for the first game, they asked when was the game. When told it was a evening start, they were informed it would be ready.

We are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the Rice Stadium Super Bowl.

Congratulations on that. Lots of history there. I understand Kennedy gave his famous 1962 "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard" speech (which included a comparative reference to Rice playing Texas) at Rice Stadium.

I also know Brown & Root is still around (merged into KBR), and I would sure like those guys to come out and do their magic here. Efficient construction engineering and execution are not typical of Hawaii public works projects.

The convention center in Houston is the George R. Brown Convention Center. If I have done my arithmetic correctly, it can hold 14 football fields in the exhibit space. Brown was on the Board of Regents at Rice (where the George R. Brown School of Engineering is located). As a member of the board of regents, Brown arranged for a donation of land from Humble Oil (later Exxon and ExxonMobil) to Rice, which donated to NASA where the Johnson Space Center is located. The first word from the Moon in 1969 were transmitted to there, "Houston"

At the time in 1962, Rice had a 17-15 lead in the series from 1930 (if you go back further Texas had dominated). The two played to a 14-14 tie a few weeks later. Since that time Rice has won twice.

It tends to be misremembered that Rice hardly ever beat Texas. But instead it was the small academic school was able to go head to head against the big state school and hold their own.

From 1930-1962 SWC championships.

UT 8.33
TCU 6.33
Rice 5.00
Ark 4.83
A&M 4.50
SMU 4.00
Bay 0.00
Tech 0.00 (3 seasons)

From 1963-1995

UT 10.50
A&M 8.00
Ark 6.00 (skipped 4 seasons)
SMU 3.50
Hou 2.50 (20 seasons)
Bay 2.00
Tech 0.50
Rice 0.00
TCU 0.00

In the written speech, JFK asked the rhetorical question, "why 35 years ago, did we fly the Atlantic", he then ad-libbed "why does Rice play Texas"

Now the speech might be, "why 71 years later, do we fly volleyball teams from Los Angeles to New Jersey or San Jose to Miami for a volleyball game?"

I knew of several major bowl appearances during the period (Cotton Bowl win over Alabama being the most famous)

But, I hadn’t seen that accounting of Rice’s championships from 1930-1962. Impressive!

I will quibble with your stats from 1963-1995, though. Who did you count as the “champ” for 1994?

Cause Rice has championship rings for winning the title that year! Did not appear in the Cotton Bowl due to a misapplication of the tiebreaker rules.


More on topic, incremental work has been underway on Historic Rice Stadium over the past two off-seasons. This summer’s updates look great, I’m looking to seeing them in-person later this fall. New brickwork along the walls is my favorite update as it looks great and ties the stadium closer to the prevalent campus architecture.

(09-13-2023 03:49 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(08-18-2023 10:19 PM)jimrtex Wrote:  Melissa opens their $35M 10,000 seat stadium next Friday (25th)

I'm not even sure Melissa was 1A when I was a kid, their kids might have gone to Val Alstyne or McKinney. That area has exploded.

Tthere was a fictional account in Texas Monthly about Anna West winning the 8A Championship in the fourth year after they opened. The story was set some time in the 2030s.

(08-10-2023 11:18 AM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  Here’s a recent concept video rendering of the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED). The $400 million in public funding for the new stadium has already been appropriated by the Hawaii legislature and approved by the governor. An RFP is current being written to select a development team that would (1) demolish the existing condemned stadium and build the new stadium with the public funding, (2) design and coordinate build-out of the surrounding privately-funded mixed-use entertainment district, and (3) use some of the profits from the mixed-use development to operate and maintain the stadium for 30 years.

Because writing the RFP, selecting the development team, and executing the public-private development contract is expected to take until mid-2025, the target opening date for the stadium is mid-2028.





https://nased.hawaii.gov/stadium-project/

Looks great!!

https://twitter.com/JaxStateFB/status/17...5895846975

Part of Jax State's 80 million stadium improvement project. Delayed because of Covid and lack of constractors.

A tour of the "under" of Ralph Engelstad Arena, home of North Dakota Hockey.
https://v16m-default.tiktokcdn-us.com/08...=e00010000

These updates were complete a couple years ago but this is the best all-aspects tour I've seen.

https://huskers.com/news/2023/09/28/rege...tion-plans

Nebraska Football Stadium Renovation

Specific planned renovations include:

South Stadium demolition and replacement with chair-back general seating.
New chair-back seating in West and East stadiums.
360-degree main-level concourse connection and 270-degree upper-level concourse connection.
Concession upgrades, refurbished menu options and added points of sale throughout the stadium.
Restroom modernization throughout the stadium.
Academic curriculum space, with specific uses guided by UNL’s academic leadership.
Enhanced student life amenities.
ADA upgrades throughout the stadium.

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/unc-ch...Q7MFMAFFI/

$25 million more toward Charlotte stadium expansion. Actually $50 because NC legislature is putting up the $25 million match funds.