Baylor has a really nice stadium

[RocketDawg]

Is that the one that was built new from scratch a couple years ago? Looks like a top-notch facility and doesn't have the "added on" look that most college stadia have. Haven't looked up the capacity but it seems pretty big.

And surprisingly, Texas is up 7-0. Not sure if Baylor's had the ball yet since I just flipped over to their game.

 

[ababyatemydingo]

Baptist money

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

Yep, built from scratch. Thanks, Drayton McLane!

 

[BulldogBlitz]

I've been there twice thatnks to proximity and happenstance. Company function was held in their club back in the summer. It's nice, but feels compact.

Right on I35 and the river.

 

[LawDawg97]

Baylor blowing a chance at Sugar Bowl at home

And surprisingly, Texas is up 7-0. Not sure if Baylor's had the ball yet since I just flipped over to their game.

Familiar, but they are losing to a bad Texas team who is only playing for a 5th win.

OSU in Sugar if Baylor holds on to lose.

 

[EAVdog]

It's nice. It's not very large though. It was a Populous project. Cost a rediculus amount of cash because they wanted to put it across the water. But Populous is good at delivering projects way above the budget!

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

Too Soon dude. Too Soon for me, like just 10 days ago I was practically tasting crawfish etouffee and imagining walking / staggering down Bourbon Street.

 

[was21]

capacity about 50,000?

 

[Joe Schmedlap]

capacity about 50,000?

Much less, probably closer to 44,000. Very nice and shiny but feels small. I was standing on the field not long ago with a child who is considering going to school at BU and was definitely struck with the feeling of that not being remotely SEC worthy as a venue.

 

[coachnorm]

Davis Wade cold go a long way with some small upgrades. Many college stadium upgrades had a lowering of the playing fields which allowed additional seating at the lower level. The lowering of the stadium floor, Six feet, makes the poor site line seats up front into premium seats. This really came into fruition at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Front row seats are elevated ,up front, and great. I can tell you this first hand. The University of Washington did a dig over 20 feet? Ohio State did a huge dig as a start for stadium improvement also. Add an upgrade in the home side press box section and Davis Wade would be profoundly upgraded without a major additional construction.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

45,000 I believe

 

[PBRME]

If we dug down and had to remove the buried Indians would we break the curse or would it intensify the curse?

 

[esplanade91]

It looks nice, but if you go to the stadium you notice that's not brick, it's vinyl signs with brick printed on them and stretched over concrete. What an eye sore.

 

[LTR131]

Definitely. If you had them relocated somewhere like, say, Oxford they would be most appreciative. They might be grateful enough to repay you with wins.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

(((yawn)))

 

[RocketDawg]

Yes, lowering the playing surface would definitely improve the view from lower level seats. At the moment, if you''re on the first few rows, all you can see is the back of the players' standing on the sidelines (maybe they should make them sit down like they do the fans **). I have to wonder if that's in the works sometime in the near future.