Yes but for some reason now I cannot find it. Sometimes these renderings are not what the final product actually is, not saying that is the case but just saying.
All.... A pet peeve of mine is adequate seating for away fans. I would imagine with a stadium that will seat 5500 the picture rendering that shows little seating for visitors will not end up that way. Ratsy
All.... When SHG built their stadium suggestions were taken from the alumini. One that came up by many of the Cyclone faithful was adequate seating on both sides. The stadium seats 4600 with 2200 on the visitor side. Berm seating as well on the grass adjacent to the stands on both sides of the field and beyond the end zone. The kids really like hanging out with each other in this area. The cost was more doing all of that but Cyclone folk like to accommodate when possible and felt that was important. The project of course was self funded..... Ratsy
Love how they maximized every inch and every yard of that facility really impressive for a pretty much land locked area
I've had to suffer through sitting on Br. Rices stacked picnic tables visitor stands for years so I get it. (Feeto is retired someone had to take a shot at Rices stands, so that was for you Feeto, wherever you are).
Agreed. It is just not worth the investment for the one big game with overflow visitor fans that may happen once every five years. Totally different world we are living in now compared to a decade or two ago. Sad really to see how small attendance has gotten.
I assume if they break ground on phase 1 on March 1, the hope is to get the turf field done by the start of this fall sports season so football practices and soccer games/lower level FB games can take place on it starting in August. Maybe mid-fall at the latest.
Correct. I'm not sure what year MC got the field turf installed on their varsity practice field but I think 2015 was the first Varsity home game played on campus. It was usually against a team that wasn't going to bring in a lot of fans....so Hales....Leo....De La Salle one year for sure....I remember Fenwick in 2018....MC brought in temporary stands on one side that held about 500.
JCA pays a flat fee per game. They don't rent any busses and I believe they get the entire gate. I feel like the concessions has changed year to year. The Hilltoppers have played at Memorial Stadium for 75 years and I have really enjoyed the set up as a player, parent and fan. However, I think it is time for an on-campus stadium.
As a fan, I always hated it. So far away from the field and the stands always half empty because they are so large.
Main reason why I love Mt Carmels set up so much - such an intimate setting being so close to the action. That’s one of the things I like about JCA’s proposed new stadium. In the renderings I’ve seen, there is no track around the field, so the fans should be close to the action.
I think the vast seating and areas around the field for standing room viewing were previously features that have only become bugs in the last 10-15 years, so the time is right to make the switch now for sure. For decades until the mid 2000s, a lighly attended game would have 3-4k in attendance and 1-2 games a year would be capable of having over 10,000. The size of the stadium was needed for that and it made for a great environment for games against MC, Morris, Providence, Marian, the Brook, NN, etc.As a fan, I always hated it. So far away from the field and the stands always half empty because they are so large.
All the blue (bleachers and track) is an odd choice for a community field that clashes for JCA and St Francis.
Are they responsible for getting there on there own from the school on game days and do they access to the Locker rooms there to get ready? MC had to get ready at MC, bus to Gately, bus back to MC after. It was always just part of the MC culture so they didn't know how great it was to play on campus. Let less of a pain on the a**.
Yes, players are responsible for getting there on their own. They have full access to the locker rooms before and after the games. I feel like it has more of a home field feel than Gately did for Carmel. Unlike Gately, which has many schools using it, Memorial Stadium is really just JCA and St Francis. For many years, including when I was there, JC was the only team that used the stadium as a home field. We practiced at the stadium and used the locker rooms throughout the year.
Interesting. When did CPS deny them use of the locker rooms? I remember the JC teams getting to utilize the Gately locker rooms in the 90s and early 00s in games against MC and Leo.
Very true. In listening to Ryan Quigley at the council meeting, they also plan to allow youth football organizations to use the facility, which should help with recruiting.
They were allowed to use the locker rooms, if you want to call them that, at Gately but they weren't very accommodating for a large size team. They were more like waiting rooms
I think the field will actually be the same distance away from the bleachers as memorial stadium. The designs show quite a bit of distance because of the walkway and soccer lines.
