Bobcat Stadium construction progress

[slycat]

Looking good. More pics after the links.

http://www.bobcatfans.com/forums/viewto ... &start=420

http://www.txstatebobcats.com/view.gal?id=41952

[slycat]

More pics thanks to SombreroGuy

[ASUG8]

Very nice! Any additional seating (besides the one ) in the project or is it just the pressbox?

[BCatSymph]

Very nice! Any additional seating (besides the one ) in the project or is it just the pressbox?

The first phase is the luxury/press box addition/upgrade. I believe in the next phase (hopefully immediately after this season) additional seats will be added to the stadium.

As someone on BF.com mentioned, the luxury suites hopefully will entice big donors to continue to pony up funds towards Bobcat athletics and especially football to boost expansion funding (along with the student fees already in place).

[BlackFalkin]

This is going to be a really cool stadium. Universities should start looking at football as an income generating ENTITY.

[BlackFalkin]

BTW, are they gonna leave the old pressbox??

[BCatSymph]

BTW, are they gonna leave the old pressbox??

I think so. I believe either as part of the addition, or perhaps in recent past, the pressbox was gutted and redone (anyone else have info on this, I thought I remember reading it somewhere) to keep up with the future work being done to the stadium.

[slycat]

BTW, are they gonna leave the old pressbox??

My understanding is that is getting renovated after this season. They are also supposed to horseshoe the northern endzone too I think. A lot depends on money.

[slycat]

Season ticket holders got a sneak peak of the new construction on a tour during the annual season ticket pickup event.

http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/sports/l ... d=topstory

Jim Leigh has been a Texas State football season ticket holder for eight years.

When it came time for Leigh to renew his tickets or possibly upgrade to the new club seats at Bobcat Stadium, his mind was already made up.

“We never gave club seats a consideration because we didn’t think they’d get it done in time,” Leigh said. “I thought it was a pretty aggressive task, but now it looks like it’s coming to be and that’s not a bad thing.”

Leigh was one of several hundred season-ticket holders who were able to get a first-hand view of the expansion to Bobcat Stadium.

Texas State held its annual season ticket pick-up event Saturday afternoon in the Sac-N-Pac room of the End Zone Complex.

Fans were able to tour the expansion after picking up their tickets (and signing a waiver).

John Navarrette used the tour to check on his $30,000 purchase. Navarrette, the regional manager of CenturyTel, bought one of 15 luxury suites at the stadium.

There are still four luxury suites available as of Saturday afternoon.

“There was never really a doubt in my mind about investing in a luxury suite,” Navarrette said. “Even when they hit me with the price, it took me back, but I look at what I pay for my (San Antonio) Spurs season tickets and thought of this as an investment.”

You can see my old apartment in this picture. Its the light blue building in the top right corner of the picture.

[slycat]

Pics of the inside. Lots to do in the next month.

[slycat]

And according to SS_Classof_88 on Bobcatfans

I agree that the scoreboard/jumbotron seems far away from the suites at this point however...according to TXST athletic dept staff members during the Aug 1 tour... once the track is removed after this season and then after the neeeext season the visitor locker room endzone is scheduled to have approx 8000 seats that would closely "bowl in" the north end zone and at that time the scoreboard would be moved to the top of the new endzone seating area which when it was described as I was in the suite area will look great being closer and higher. Sidenote... even though the track will be most likely removed after this season while simultaneously being built elsewhere... there are no immediate plans to lower the field at the time of removing the track...again according to athletic dept staff.

http://www.bobcatfans.com/forums/viewto ... &start=510

[JMUpurplehazed]

I like how tall this stadium is, awesome...Go Bobcats! There are a lot of FCS stadiums that are looking good. I hope the current most successful programs are pulling everybody up with them.

[SUUTbird]

Man that is going to be a beauty, makes me wish we were going to play at you guys again, id make the road trip just to see that stadium in person, and hopefully another T-Bird win

[polsongrizz]

First thing they should have done was get rid of that track and lower the field. Then add seats in that area.

[BCatSymph]

First thing they should have done was get rid of that track and lower the field. Then add seats in that area.

I'm sure there are many fans who'd agree. But someone pointed out an interested line of thought in a thread concerning the order of renovation. The idea from the university seems to be to create long-standing relationships with donors (it's likely that the people who have purchased club seats for a season are kicking more funds towards the university) in order to have inroads to future funds. I can agree with that rationale. Texas State hasn't had much in the way of athletic boosting, nor the university, save for a half dozen or so big contributions. I think by extending a comfortable game viewing experience to these people, other alumns, and especially potential corporate community sponsors is necessary at this point. If the drive is going to continue, we'll need the extra income the suites will offer.

[JMUpurplehazed]

Polsongriz:

I get a boner every time I read one of your post --- why is obvious ---

[slycat]

Man that is going to be a beauty, makes me wish we were going to play at you guys again, id make the road trip just to see that stadium in person, and hopefully another T-Bird win

In talking with the Texas State coach, I wouldn't be surprised to see y'all soon again. He says it just easier to schedule west schools.

[Grizo406]

Polsongriz:

I get a boner every time I read one of your post --- why is obvious ---

If you ever saw Pols in person, you'd lose that "stiffy" most rickey-tick!

[polsongrizz]

First thing they should have done was get rid of that track and lower the field. Then add seats in that area.

Glad I could be of ASS istance...

[slycat]

from Texas States twitter page....

[CatMom]

I'm looking to go to the practice next Wednesday and will try to get a few good pics (of the stadium) to post

(mostly will be footage and pics of the players - what else would you expect?)

Will have to settle for these for now. I won't be making practice this week

[CatMom]

They got our Supercat logo up


And here's a night shot



Only 17 more days. I sure hope they get 'er done.

[CatMom]

from Texas States twitter page....

By comparison, before the construction


and now...

[slycat]

Awesome little mailer the AD had sent out to people on its mailing list. Thanks to Rick at Bobcatfans for the pics.

http://www.bobcatfans.com/forums/viewto ... 22&t=17638

First Down: West Side Stadium Complex with 15 VIP suites and 450+ premium club seats and club lounge

Second Down: north end zone addition in two levels, 8,400 seats; relocation of the track; new visiting team locker room

Third Down: 42 VIP suites, 6,000 more seats, south end zone addition in two levels; new home locker room, weight room, offices in EZC

Touchdown: New upper level and lower grandstands (I assume by lowering the field), conversion of 7,600 bench seats to chair seats, addition of third level to press box and suites, a total of 30,900 seats

[slycat]

Night pics