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MarqHusker

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Re: Stadiums and Summaries
« Reply #28 on: September 02, 2025, 06:54:18 PM »
Quote from: Gigem on August 21, 2025, 02:00:37 PM
What did you think of the renovation, redevelopment, or whatever you want to call it?  It's just almost a completely different stadium. 


The current version may as well be a new stadium relative to the 90s era version.
Egress is fantastic.
They show high quality replays right away, they dont shy away from showing tough calls on board.
Thoughtful planning and set up on food and bev. 
Quality Markings, signage, lighting etc.
Sound is great. In game production superb.
Super charged atmosphere w fans.
Ive seen 3 high quality games in my visits,  so I haven't been there for a 11am vs Sam Houston State.
It has no college peer in my view or nfl for that matter for quality of building and experience.


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Re: Stadiums and Summaries
« Reply #29 on: September 02, 2025, 06:56:06 PM »
It is unique to see folks tailgating in the wild west from their pickup trucks and watching football at the same time.
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Re: Stadiums and Summaries
« Reply #30 on: September 02, 2025, 06:59:21 PM »
wild west like Lincoln, NE??
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Re: Stadiums and Summaries
« Reply #31 on: September 02, 2025, 08:38:20 PM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on September 02, 2025, 06:54:18 PM
The current version may as well be a new stadium relative to the 90s era version.
Egress is fantastic.
They show high quality replays right away, they dont shy away from showing tough calls on board.
Thoughtful planning and set up on food and bev. 
Quality Markings, signage, lighting etc.
Sound is great. In game production superb.
Super charged atmosphere w fans.
Ive seen 3 high quality games in my visits,  so I haven't been there for a 11am vs Sam Houston State.
It has no college peer in my view or nfl for that matter for quality of building and experience.




Agree overall and they had their ribbon board experience put together well before other stadiums started doing it.

But one thing that my i s c & a aggie wife is increasingly disappointed in about the A&M experience, is that it's starting to head in the way of the corporate amplified music NFL-like experience.  Other college stadiums are still worse about it, but I never thought I'd see the day that the Aggie band and yell leaders would be minimized in favor of piped in music and fake amplified cheer stuff.  Sign o' the times I guess.
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« Reply #32 on: September 02, 2025, 08:48:09 PM »
they gonna do what recruits like
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« Reply #33 on: September 03, 2025, 01:16:26 AM »
I think the only sports facilities left in the U.S. which don't deploy an assault on your eardrums with loud music might just be August National and Keeneland (horse track in Lexington).   It infests little leagues, kids youth basketball, track meets, tennis....etc.

getting back to this thread.  Agree with Utee,  Cotton Bowl for the UT/OU game is simply as good as it gets for a U.S. sporting event atmosphere.  WLOCP is great and all, I loved it, but it isn't smack in the middle of the biggest State Fair in all of the land.  
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« Reply #34 on: September 03, 2025, 08:46:49 AM »
I'd really love to go see the WLOCP in person.  It looks like a very fun environment.

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« Reply #35 on: September 03, 2025, 08:50:11 AM »
Going into a stadium with a bunch of drunk, sweaty knuckleheads no longer appeals to us. We had a good long run at it.

I like my 75, my 55 and my 32.

I like my bathroom.

I like my fridge.

I like my outdoor kitchen.

All of those things, and we no longer have to set any one of them up in a parking lot.

Life is good.
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« Reply #36 on: September 03, 2025, 08:51:55 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on September 03, 2025, 08:46:49 AM
I'd really love to go see the WLOCP in person.  It looks like a very fun environment.


might put that on my bucket list, along with the Red River thingy in the Cotton
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« Reply #37 on: September 03, 2025, 08:52:47 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on September 03, 2025, 08:50:11 AM
Going into a stadium with a bunch of drunk, sweaty knuckleheads no longer appeals to us. We had a good long run at it.

Life is good.
me too


but, I will suffer for a couple Saturdays a season
for now, while we're young
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« Reply #38 on: September 03, 2025, 08:54:22 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on September 03, 2025, 08:51:55 AM
might put that on my bucket list, along with the Red River thingy in the Cotton
Don't forget the Alamodome
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« Reply #39 on: September 03, 2025, 09:00:40 AM »
been there, done that
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« Reply #40 on: September 03, 2025, 09:00:47 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on September 03, 2025, 08:51:55 AM
might put that on my bucket list, along with the Red River thingy in the Cotton
You should definitely go see TX-OU at the Cotton Bowl.  Two teams you hate, one of them has to lose and their fans will be miserable, it's a win-win for you!

Quote from: FearlessF on September 03, 2025, 08:52:47 AM
me too


but, I will suffer for a couple Saturdays a season
for now, while we're young
Same here.  It's mostly a miserable experience these days, but I still manage to get to one UT home game per season.  The gameday experience as far as parking and entrance/egress has changed so much since I dropped my season tickets in 2018, that now I always make sure I'm going with people who know the drill and know how to maneuver around the grounds and the venue.  It was an absolute beating the one time I tried to go it alone in 2021 or something.

For some reason though, I don't mind all of that at the Cotton Bowl.  I guess it's because I know the drill so well, it hasn't really changed in over 30 years.  We always get into the Fair super early to avoid most of the chaos, and I know all of the secret halls and exhibit buildings with air conditioning, cold A/C, and plentiful beer with no lines.

 
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« Reply #41 on: September 03, 2025, 09:03:27 AM »
yup, I'll be in Lincoln this Saturday and next weekend....

this Saturday because my daughter wants to attend a game with me, next weekend because my brother will be in town

if no one coaxes me to make the trip, I stay home near my 65 inch and the golf course
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