Nebraska announces $450 million renovation plan to Memorial Stadium

[Nostical]

The plan calls for $225 million to come from private funds and $225 million from the athletic department, university and other sources.

Don't tell me we can't compete.

 

[Waquoit]

First...get $225M from private funds.

 

[huskymedic]

Just printing money…

-> The school is in the final stages of work on a new complex, adjacent to Memorial Stadium, that houses the football locker room and will include space for the football offices, training table, weight room and other athletic department purposes. Its cost is $165 million. <-

 

[How Sway?!]

Reducing the capacity by 8 to 10k. The losing must be impacting ticket demand /s

 

[Duncan Idaho]

The plan calls for $225 million to come from private funds and $225 million from the athletic department, university and other sources.

Don't tell me we can't compete.

Nebraska football made a net profit of 65MM. They just spent 165MM on adjacent facilities.

 

[Vowelguy]

Reducing the capacity by 8 to 10k. The losing must be impacting ticket demand /s

Given that it's not a new stadium and they are upgrading the seats and the concourses, a loss of seats doesnt seem a huge surprise?
80k in Lincoln is still pretty good -- the 4th largest stadium in the BiG

% of Metro Area population needed to fill stadium

1. PennSt = 67% << yowza!
2. Iowa = 38%
3. Mich = 29%
4. Purdue = 28%
5. Illinois = 26%
6. Nebr = 23% (@80k)
7. MSU = 16%
8. Wisc = 12%
9. Rest are 5% or lower

 

[Waquoit]

Apparently this push is being spearheaded by volleyball fans.

 

[How Sway?!]

Given that it's not a new stadium and they are upgrading the seats and the concourses, a loss of seats doesnt seem a huge surprise?
80k in Lincoln is still pretty good -- the 4th largest stadium in the BiG

% of Metro Area population needed to fill stadium

1. PennSt = 67% << yowza!
2. Iowa = 38%
3. Mich = 29%
4. Purdue = 28%
5. Illinois = 26%
6. Nebr = 23% (@80k)
7. MSU = 16%
8. Wisc = 12%
9. Rest are 5% or lower

Final capacity will be 73-75k

 

[Nostical]

First...get $225M from private funds.

Ha! Could you ever envision a headline like that about a Stadium Renovation Project costing $450M—and it‘s embraced with glee by all the stakeholders? The Rent needs $63M for renovations and the screaming can be heard all the way up here in Boston.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Ha! Could you ever envision a headline like that about a Stadium Renovation Project costing $450M—and it‘s embraced with glee by all the stakeholders? The Rent needs $63M for renovations and the screaming can be heard all the way up here in Boston.

Yeah, but if we had a 60+ season sellout streak the attitude towards renovation costs may be a bit different.

 

[ZooCougar]

This is literally the only thing they care about in Nebraska.

 

[ZooCougar]

And how about we raise $15-20M in NIL first so that we can start winning in the stadium we already have.

 

[Vowelguy]

Final capacity will be 73-75k

Ok, slip to 5th/6th and to 21%.

 

[Nostical]

Yeah, but if we had a 60+ season sellout streak the attitude towards renovation costs may be a bit different.

Sure, I get it.

 

[Chin Diesel]

This is literally the only thing they care about in Nebraska.

Well, that and volleyball.

 

[giddyup]

This is literally the only thing they care about in Nebraska.

Not true. Corn. They love corn.

 

[uconnfan68]

Not true. Corn. They love corn.

Cornhuskers is their actual team name.

 

[Waquoit]

Not true. Corn. They love corn.

Do love corn as much as Iowans?

 

[ZooCougar]

Well, that and volleyball.

The place is a borderline wasteland.

 

[Kolumbo]

Load up the Wagon Queen Family Truckster

ABOUT - CARHENGE

Nebraska's Answer to Stonehenge. Carhenge is a unique, quirky pop-culture icon.

carhenge.com

 

[Vowelguy]

Load up the Wagon Queen Family Truckster

ABOUT - CARHENGE

Nebraska's Answer to Stonehenge. Carhenge is a unique, quirky pop-culture icon.

carhenge.com

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smdh
Do they even understand their brand?
It should be Cornhenge!

 

[giddyup]

Cornhuskers is their actual team name.

That’s the point. All corn all the time

 

[uconnfan68]

That’s the point. All corn all the time

And they still trail Iowa.

 

[Vowelguy]

Do love corn as much as Iowans?

No.

 

[CL82]

That’s the point. All corn all the time

Some people would call BS on that, but I think there's a kernel of truth to it.