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RugbykobiApr 25, 4:19 AM

Stadium Hot Take

I feel like some of the personality of the stadium is being taken out. Some parts of South are cool, but I feel like West looks like your random run of the mill NFL Stadium. Also, Im guessing the ramps in West are gone? Those were also unique. They also arent doing it for people like us. I dont care about the "experience." I need 18 inches on a bench and trough to go to during 2 4 minute media timeouts interpreted by a touchback. However, I obviously understand why it is happening. That being said, getting better WiFi in there will be a game changer.
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JuwanGaryFan

Apr 25, 4:33 AM

Nostalgic > Nice
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Thecatindahat

Apr 25, 4:42 AM

We suck. I don’t care if we play in a sandlot.
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TheNewNU

Apr 25, 4:45 AM

The old grey lady will likely lose her charm with this facelift but at least she's staying around. It would likely be easier albeit twice as expensive to build a stadium on the innovation campus.
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Bogey_Lab24

Apr 25, 4:51 AM

Here's another hot take: none of this matters if the product on the field doesn't get better. They're trying to improve the fan experience which I think we all understand the reasoning for. The reality is there won't be a group of fans to watch them play because the next generation of people the university needs to start buying season tickets don't carry the same interest - mainly because they've never seen them be good in their lifetime. It doesn't consume them the way it did for our parents and grandparents that are the current majority of season ticket holders. It remains to be seen how it will shake out if football stays on the same path its been on for a couple decades now. I personally think it will be tested more than the university realizes.
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BigRedBlitz

Apr 25, 11:08 AM

Seats in top row of South End Zone. The ability to pee and snag a beer in less than 20-30 minutes will be MORE than welcome and its way overdue. It was so bad we were getting close to dropping season tickets.
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bankroll

Apr 25, 11:15 AM

"Some parts of south are cool," said the guy who clearly never held season tickets in South stadium.
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doathlon

Apr 25, 11:26 AM

My concern will be the 2027 season for folks in the West. I think many won't comeback if they are gone a year and these are some decent size donors. The same can be said for the south.
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ZTG

Apr 25, 11:33 AM

Hot take: it looks pretty damn good. Will be much louder. There are bars, open air space and viewing, extremely accessible.
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rainman1745

Apr 25, 12:21 PM

bankroll said:
"Some parts of south are cool," said the guy who clearly never held season tickets in South stadium.
Held tickets there my whole life. Still love going to games. Going to piss is a bit of a chore since we’re row 90 but at least it’s quick thanks to the troughs. We’re “improving the fan experience” by making it more like every other stadium experience everywhere. If the fan experience was terrible, people wouldn’t be filling the stadium for a below average product.
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JimmiesNJoes

Apr 25, 12:22 PM

Rugbykobi said:
I feel like some of the personality of the stadium is being taken out. Some parts of South are cool, but I feel like West looks like your random run of the mill NFL Stadium. Also, Im guessing the ramps in West are gone? Those were also unique. They also arent doing it for people like us. I dont care about the "experience." I need 18 inches on a bench and trough to go to during 2 4 minute media timeouts interpreted by a touchback. However, I obviously understand why it is happening. That being said, getting better WiFi in there will be a game changer.
I'm with you. My take on all of it is Nebraska might as well have a nice stadium if they can't win football games 🤣 it sucks but theres literally no hope for the program.
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EVHusker

Apr 25, 1:18 PM

Rugbykobi said:
I feel like some of the personality of the stadium is being taken out. Some parts of South are cool, but I feel like West looks like your random run of the mill NFL Stadium. Also, Im guessing the ramps in West are gone? Those were also unique. They also arent doing it for people like us. I dont care about the "experience." I need 18 inches on a bench and trough to go to during 2 4 minute media timeouts interpreted by a touchback. However, I obviously understand why it is happening. That being said, getting better WiFi in there will be a game changer.
I understand why you want better WiFi, but personally, I would be happy if they killed it all together so folks would focus on the game on the field - too many of the folks around where I sit are more concerned about their phones and apps and communicating with folks not at the game about things that are not about the game.
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wichitahusker

Apr 25, 1:43 PM

Rugbykobi said:
I feel like some of the personality of the stadium is being taken out. Some parts of South are cool, but I feel like West looks like your random run of the mill NFL Stadium. Also, Im guessing the ramps in West are gone? Those were also unique. They also arent doing it for people like us. I dont care about the "experience." I need 18 inches on a bench and trough to go to during 2 4 minute media timeouts interpreted by a touchback. However, I obviously understand why it is happening. That being said, getting better WiFi in there will be a game changer.
Which parts of South stadium are “cool”? I sat there plenty of times in the 80s & 90s. Avoid it like the plague now. I’d gladly pay 2x as much for tickets in any other part of the stadium.
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red navy

Apr 25, 1:53 PM

TheNewNU said:
The old grey lady will likely lose her charm with this facelift but at least she's staying around. It would likely be easier albeit twice as expensive to build a stadium on the innovation campus.
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Jables38

Apr 25, 1:53 PM

wichitahusker said:
Which parts of South stadium are “cool”? I sat there plenty of times in the 80s & 90s. Avoid it like the plague now. I’d gladly pay 2x as much for tickets in any other part of the stadium.
I have seats there. I don’t have a problem with any of it. I don’t disagree that there are nicer areas, but it meets my expectations for going to a sporting event.
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Denver Bob

Apr 25, 1:55 PM

Rhule's task is to hold serve in '26 and overachieve in the '27 "semester abroad". I like Matt, but his schtick is not sustainable without more wins. GBR!
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FIFO

Apr 25, 2:24 PM

Denver Bob said:
Rhule's task is to hold serve in '26 and overachieve in the '27 "semester abroad". I like Matt, but his schtick is not sustainable without more wins. GBR!
His DC, Dline and Oline hires along with Anthony Colandrea will dictate Matts future a lot riding on this season.
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Hey Joe

Apr 25, 2:27 PM

doathlon said:
My concern will be the 2027 season for folks in the West. I think many won't comeback if they are gone a year and these are some decent size donors. The same can be said for the south.
The west is supposed to be done in the offseason and not affect the 2027 season.
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Rugbykobi

Apr 25, 2:28 PM

bankroll said:
"Some parts of south are cool," said the guy who clearly never held season tickets in South stadium.
Talking about the new stadium renditions
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Grumpyhusker

Apr 25, 2:31 PM

Bogey_Lab24 said:
Here's another hot take: none of this matters if the product on the field doesn't get better. They're trying to improve the fan experience which I think we all understand the reasoning for. The reality is there won't be a group of fans to watch them play because the next generation of people the university needs to start buying season tickets don't carry the same interest - mainly because they've never seen them be good in their lifetime. It doesn't consume them the way it did for our parents and grandparents that are the current majority of season ticket holders. It remains to be seen how it will shake out if football stays on the same path its been on for a couple decades now. I personally think it will be tested more than the university realizes.
You're a little lost if you don't think the university and AD know everything you are saying.
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HuskerIsNumberOne

Apr 25, 2:32 PM

We are going to have some fans that show up to the new complex in two years using the men's bathroom for the first time wondering where are the troughs.
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H2Oman

Apr 25, 3:20 PM

red navy said:
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So this means right?
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Hermsker

Apr 25, 3:24 PM

It’s still a bummer they aren’t doing the east to match the south/west. Look at all the videos they are releasing, they are purposely not showing how ugly and weird the new southeast corner will look. I would have liked the 3/4 “horseshoe” to all match on the lower bowl, and just left left the north as different. I also would have liked the top tier of the new south span the whole endzone, skip the screen, and just placed one massive screen that spans the whole north. Some AI renderings from someone who donates no money, lives out of state, and attends 1 game per year 😂
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Bigredpetey24

Apr 25, 3:53 PM

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Milkman Dan

Apr 25, 4:01 PM

Bigredpetey24 said:
I don't know where you guys are getting this AI slop but this looks nothing like the actual renderings of what a rebuilt South Stadium will look like.

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