New Dudy Noble seating Capacity: 13,000

[Arthur2478]

I hadn't seen this number stated prior to this article:
http://starkvilledailynews.com/content/dudy-noble-project-schedule

 

[HotMop]

Left Field Lofts for next season?

 

[Junction John]

What was the "official" capacity of the old Dude?

And he's probably right about 4,000 people not being able to see the game. Hell, just this year I was on the berm in right field when Rooker hit one of his homeruns against UK and couldn't see home plate.

edit: I just looked it up - "approximately 7,200" was the last official number I saw. So, our official capacity is almost doubling...

 

[Xenomorph]

The day I took this I never saw one batter at the plate because of the view..

..from the Templeton Bleachers.

 

[Arthur2478]

Left Field Lofts for next season?

Pretty confident that's wrong. I heard Cannizaro speak not to long ago and he said 2019 for the lofts

 

[msstatelp1]

..from the Templeton Bleachers.

And our "Mother of All Ballparks" apparently isn't changing much as far as sight lines.

 

[dawgstudent]

The foul lines will have much better views

 

[pscf3]

What was the "official" capacity of the old Dude?

And he's probably right about 4,000 people not being able to see the game. Hell, just this year I was on the berm in right field when Rooker hit one of his homeruns against UK and couldn't see home plate.

edit: I just looked it up - "approximately 7,200" was the last official number I saw. So, our official capacity is almost doubling...

If I had to guess, I'd say the 7,200 number didn't include the outfield, whereas the 13,000 does since there will now be permanent structures out there.

 

[Xenomorph]

The reason you couldn't see from the top of the bleachers is because the last addition of the grandstand came so close to them that you couldn't see over the chair backs. We simply tacked on a couple of sections to Dudy Noble without spending a dime to raise the bleachers it was going to obscure. The new park is going to be about a million times better in those regards.. let's not be a hater.

 

[DudyDog]

"For the 2018 season, the area from foul pole to foul pole with the Left Field Lounge will be completed, and there will be premium suites overlooking the field called the Left Field Lofts."

Written as if to say they would be ready for 2018, but all I've heard is 2019. Looks like will start with 12 to begin with and sounds like will be started in center and working their way towards the left field line. Also said there would be units available to rent out overnight, meaning i assume on a nightly basis. That would be cool if the price is not outrageous.

If you pull up the picture of the new Dude on the Bulldog Club website and compare it to the actual pic of the work on the stadium, you can pick out a few differences if you look close enough.

One thing I don't like is the netting that will cover the entire grandstand and even over the berms. I hate looking through netting and would never sit behind it in the past. No choice now.

 

[Xenomorph]

Somebody would get killed on those berms without it.

 

[Xenomorph]

2018 is this season. 2019 is next season. I understand the first section of lofts is on schedule for next season to accompany the completed stadium.

 

[Arthur2478]

Also looks as if the right field entrance is closer in size to the original renderings than those construction renderings:

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[Shamoan]

looks like they have new renderings....i wonder whats the holdup on releasing them....

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Also looks as if the right field entrance is closer in size to the original renderings than those construction renderings:

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They will never finish it in time!***

 

[Mjoelner]

That looks like the video from a couple of years ago.

 

[HotMop]

I think it is incorrect as well but it states for the 2018 season, strangely worded:

"For the 2018 season, the area from foul pole to foul pole with the Left Field Lounge will be completed, and there will be premium suites overlooking the field called the Left Field Lofts."

 

[MedDawg]

Also looks as if the right field entrance is closer in size to the original renderings than those construction renderings:

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The sight lines are turned in for the berms (and future chairbacks), which is good, but they really should be turned in for the last section (or two) of the current chairbacks. Oh well. You can also see where the field-level seating for the new backstop club level will be. I think I read somewhere that the whole backstop lounge won't be at field level, just (limited) seating.

 

[Shamoan]

that video didnt have stairs on the outside of the lf lofts and showed an adjacent final (phase 2) left field lofts. also the roof line is different.

vs

 

[Mjoelner]

Yep. You are correct.

 

[pscf3]

that video didnt have stairs on the outside of the lf lofts and showed an adjacent final (phase 2) left field lofts. also the roof line is different.

vs

Those are the same renderings that were shown on the Jumbotron during the LSU game. I’ve been told that they will be released later this week; not sure why they haven’t been already.

 

[Xenomorph]

Here are three drawings I've seen recently..

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[mparkerfd20]

I think it is incorrect as well but it states for the 2018 season, strangely worded:

"For the 2018 season, the area from foul pole to foul pole with the Left Field Lounge will be completed, and there will be premium suites overlooking the field called the Left Field Lofts."

They have now corrected the wording: "For the 2018 season, the area from foul pole to foul pole with the Left Field Lounge will be completed, and in 2019 there will be premium suites overlooking the field called the Left Field Lofts."

 

[CuzDawg]

The last image above looks like plenty of foul territory.

 

[Xenomorph]

I agree

 

[MedDawg]

"Avg Attendance" is mostly influenced by season ticket totals. Wonder what MSU's

I hadn't seen this number stated prior to this article:
http://starkvilledailynews.com/content/dudy-noble-project-schedule

will be?

We have sold around 5-7,000 season tickets in recent years, and LSU's has sold 11,000ish, allowing them to be a clear #1 in college baseball attendance. Not that the attendance stat means THAT much, but after expansion our actual seat capacity will be bigger than LSU's. If we come close to selling out the stadium in season tickets then we will return to #1 in the nation in average attendance.

Normally, I wouldn't think we could improve from 5-7,000 season tickets to over 11,000, but MSU's push for fans to put down deposits for the new stadium might do it. I bet there are a LOT of fans who haven't bought season tickets until this new stadium. I'm one of them.

I wonder how much SRO fans will be allowed in the new stadium. The berms, of course, but will fans be also allowed to stand/sit on the concourse between the levels in the outfield lounge? Or stand on the concourse between the upper and lower deck (if it's an open concourse)?

 

[Shamoan]

Those are definitely new

 

[Dawgpile]

Thanks for the renderings.

Notice it's still "Polk-Demet"?