The Bobcat Nation

Anyone been by lately? Just wondering if it was nearing the completed phase.

It's about halfway done. Drove by yesterday.

cats2506 wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:46 am

Long Time Cat wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:19 am

With attendance dropping nationwide does putting money into making our stadium larger make sense. Making it nicer seems to be essential. Making it bigger maybe not.

From the link. "Total attendance among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams dropped again last year, continuing a trend that doesn’t seem to have a bottom."

https://cdapress.com/sports/20190809/th ... _this_fall

I think rather than looking at national trends on attendance, it would be better to look at MSU's trends over the last 5 or 10 years.
In the last 5 years I think we have held attendance pretty good near capacity, and that includes 3 years of sub .500 records

Actually I'm pretty sure our attendance has been down slightly the last few years, as compared to the first few years after the stadium was expanded. As you pointed out though, our records haven't been as good either, so that's probably to be expected. In the first 4 years after the new EZ was built, we were 36-15 with 2 BSC titles and 3 playoff appearances. The last 4 years we've been 22-24 with no BSC titles and only 1 payoff berth. We're trending the right direction though, so hopefully the crowds will soon return to those 2011-2014 levels. I think we should add a few seats as long as we're investing all that money to renovate the stadium, but I don't think it needs to be much bigger. I'd like to get the official capacity up to somewhere in the 20,000 range, with the ability to squeeze in another couple thousand with temporary bleachers and SRO when needed. I agree that it definitely needs to be nicer though, with more and better bathrooms, etc. especially on the east side.

Got the opportunity to go over the stadium in a hot air balloon this morning. Good shot of the stadium and what's left to finish on that east side.

kmax wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:34 am

Got the opportunity to go over the stadium in a hot air balloon this morning. Good shot of the stadium and what's left to finish on that east side.

Omg! The west side bleachers look hideous. When will they get a fresh coat?

kmax wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:34 am

Got the opportunity to go over the stadium in a hot air balloon this morning. Good shot of the stadium and what's left to finish on that east side.

Nice angle!

kmax wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:34 am

Got the opportunity to go over the stadium in a hot air balloon this morning. Good shot of the stadium and what's left to finish on that east side.

kmax wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:34 am

Got the opportunity to go over the stadium in a hot air balloon this morning. Good shot of the stadium and what's left to finish on that east side.

Nice shot. Traffic in Bozeman must really be getting worse.

No pun intended, it's a wonder Reno H. Sales ever got off the ground. To say the student funding referendum (~1970) was controversial is putting it mildly. I came across this recently in a box of my college-era stuff from my parents' home.

Bobcat4Ever wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:53 pm

No pun intended, it's a wonder Reno H. Sales ever got off the ground. To say the student funding referendum (~1970) was controversial is putting it mildly. I came across this recently in a box of my college-era stuff from my parents' home.

It would appear the gold was just a primer.

Here is a field level view of the sands from today's scrimmage.

DriscollCat wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:33 pm

Here is a field level view of the sands from today's scrimmage.

I hate to be picky but doesn't the 4th section from the left look to be a slightly different color of white? Almost eggshell? That said, even that is a huge upgrade for the entire stadium!!!

catsrback76 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 17, 2019 11:06 pm

DriscollCat wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:33 pm

Here is a field level view of the sands from today's scrimmage.

I hate to be picky but doesn't the 4th section from the left look to be a slightly different color of white? Almost eggshell? That said, even that is a huge upgrade for the entire stadium!!!

I believe they still have one section left to finish, that must be the section still to go.

catsrback76 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 17, 2019 11:06 pm

DriscollCat wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:33 pm

Here is a field level view of the sands from today's scrimmage.

I hate to be picky but doesn't the 4th section from the left look to be a slightly different color of white? Almost eggshell? That said, even that is a huge upgrade for the entire stadium!!!

That's the primer. That section still needs its final coat of paint.

91catAlum wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 18, 2019 6:30 am

catsrback76 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 17, 2019 11:06 pm

DriscollCat wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:33 pm

Here is a field level view of the sands from today's scrimmage.

I hate to be picky but doesn't the 4th section from the left look to be a slightly different color of white? Almost eggshell? That said, even that is a huge upgrade for the entire stadium!!!

That's the primer. That section still needs its final coat of paint.

That makes sense. Looking at the entire East Side Line section, does anyone know IF they will be painting the side and back panels of that section as well?
(The spots where the section numbers are located)

It’s funny, but without any people in the east stands to break up the new white paint, they act as a giant reflector and it was super bright yesterday, even though we were in the shade of the west side.

Looks like the painting is complete...

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