Seattlest: Say Goodbye to Husky Stadium

MichelleBee

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 11:32:52 -0800

Hopefully they can install indoor plumbing without having to raise the ticket prices too much!

Seth

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:31:58 -0800

I hear you Justin--I'm just not sure that I'm ready for a perfect, gleaming Husky Stadium which only rich people and guys with corporate expense accounts can afford to watch a game in. Every other remodel of Husky Stadium has been about expanding access for more people. This one's about making it a more "quality experience" (read--"raise ticket prices") and getting more luxury boxes for the wealthy. Makes me shudder.

Justin

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:56:02 -0800

Seth, you seem so down on these designs. I think it looks beautiful, with a classic charm. I am a season ticket holder who thinks the facilities need an overhaul as much as the offensive line. Who really like to pee in a troff with a bunch of other dudes?

dw

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:52:52 -0800

Royal Memorial in Austin still has its track. Ditto Kansas' stadium. And, of course, there's the LA Coliseum. None of them have problems, really. Stadiums that have taken out their tracks for football don't always fare well architecturally, e.g. my alma mater's Folsom Field and its weird concrete "ramp" in the south end zone.

Seth

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:34:58 -0800

Greg Metcalf, your days are numbered. http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/metcalf_greg00.html

MvB

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:17:32 -0800

In the interests of reaching consensus, maybe get rid of the track coach?

David

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:53:31 -0800

Keep the coach, and get rid of the track.

Mona

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:44:07 -0800

I actually like the idea of getting rid of the track. Other stadiums don't have that gap between the audience and the game. I do wish, however, that instead of a new stadium, they hire a new coach and a better recruiting staff.