When I brought my wife to the stadium for her first game, we sat 2/3 of the way up in the northwest part of the north stadium seats. One of her first questions was why isn't there a screen for "us" on the south side? When she looked around and saw the upper deck development, she asked if they were in the middle of renovating the south side because it didn't look finished. I thought that those were good observations.
There are three things that Moos will want to do with the stadium:
- Build something; renovate something; every AD wants to be able to point to something cool that they did that made the facilities obviously better to anyone watching;
- Make more money; also, ALWAYS a given;
- Create a better seating arrangement for the student section;
- More locker space;
- Larger weight room;
- More office/classroom space;
- I would add that the fans want more comfortable seating, too, so that will eventually have to be a priority for Moos, too.
I think that they'll start with South Stadium. Add some more suites and balcony seating and a big screen TV on top, move the students down below, and that would probably address 1-3. I'm not sure where he's thinking about adding on space for more lockers, weight room, and office space, but the parking area north of the stadium and west of Hawks would probably be attractive. Maybe they even build an entirely new indoor practice facility there by tying it in with Hawks and the outdoor practice field & track area. I'm not sure when & where they'll start upgrading the seating, but it would make sense to start doing that while adding in seating in the South Stadium so that there is still a net gain in seating, even while seats are removed to make seating larger and more comfortable.
One thing is certain: All of the above happens quicker and with more support if the football team is again nationally relevant.
