If you've paid $90 for a ticket to a game...

by PAK, Thursday, May 02, 2013, 14:06 (4735 days ago) @ Jeremy (WeIsND)

And someone on your team does something awesome, should you not be able to see that person do that awesome thing a few more times before you get home?

I'm a Lions season ticket holder. If I couldn't count on seeing jumbotron replays of Calvin Johnson doing Calvin Johnson things while I was in the stadium, I wouldn't bother with tickets. I just wish the stadiums had deals with their TV partners to be able to show the TV replays - most of the time, we're stuck with lame sideline cameras. Hopefully that will improve in the next few years.

When I was at ND for the BYU game this year, I was in the opposite corner on the opposite end of the field - 350-400 feet away, and I was at field level - when GA3 scored his TD to take the lead. I thought he juked the guy pretty good but didn't have a CLEAR idea of how great that play was until I got back to suburban Detroit at about 2:30am and saw the highlights online. Half the people in my section didn't even see the play. Sorry, but that's a shitty stadium experience and it needs to be fixed if they're going to start charging triple digits for tickets.

Based on how much the piped-in music improved this year, and how awesome the NDFIDM produced video content is, I think ND can and will do this right.

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feasibility study on ND stadium - Jay, 2013-05-02, 11:18
- I just noticed it doesn't show the existing lights - CK08, 2013-05-03, 07:56
  - Looks to me like they replaced them with lights on the boxes - ndroman21, 2013-05-03, 08:39
- I believe the East side is actually a Texas sized Jumbotron - KelleyCook, 2013-05-03, 04:18
- The facade buildings follow the new building aesthetic. - PAK, 2013-05-02, 14:12
- And they didn't even call me. - ndroman21, 2013-05-02, 13:40
  - NDRoman, your designs are great, and I have used them - Ken Fowler, 2013-05-02, 17:53
    - Send me $1? - ndroman21, 2013-05-02, 18:28
      - OT — NDRoman21, would you mind e-mailing me? - Ken Fowler, 2013-05-03, 08:49
        
        Not at all, how can I get your address? - ndroman21, 2013-05-03, 08:58
  - I've got a $1 that eyes were on your work. - Chris, 2013-05-02, 13:49
    - Thanks. - ndroman21, 2013-05-02, 14:06
      - Jean Valjean? - Jay, 2013-05-02, 16:38
        
        Does it make me a nerd for chuckling at this? - irishvol, 2013-05-03, 10:04
        
        Nah, Just a BIG Theatre FAN! - Joe I, 2013-05-03, 11:23
      - ndroman21 - River, 2013-05-02, 16:28
  - Sorry, m'man - Mike (bart), 2013-05-02, 13:46
    - It's what I expected. - ndroman21, 2013-05-02, 14:04
  - seems like the new structures are the guts of the project - Jay, 2013-05-02, 13:44
    - I think it'll be an improvement. - ndroman21, 2013-05-02, 14:02
      - I'm Brian Fellow. - Chris, 2013-05-03, 05:27
      - Yeah, the opaque surface opposite press box could end up - Mike (bart), 2013-05-02, 14:11
- Back in Nineteendicketytwo, Neyland Stadium had dorm rooms - irishvol, 2013-05-02, 12:14
  - Spartan Stadium served as storage... - PMan, 2013-05-02, 14:40
  - How about during the Brennan/Hornung years. - Ziggy Czardust & the Outrage from Mars, 2013-05-02, 12:38
    - Is that like the boner races at Michigan Stadium? - irishvol, 2013-05-02, 13:00
    - Is this who I believe it to be? - KGB, 2013-05-02, 12:48
      - whenever life's got me a little blue - Jay, 2013-05-02, 13:09
        
        Even better - Ziggy Czardust & the Outrage from Mars, 2013-05-02, 13:25
    - Wow, Jay. - Kevin, 2013-05-02, 12:45
  - Rudy lived in the stadium - Jay, 2013-05-02, 12:23
    - In the movies, yes. In real life he lived in the ACC - Jack, 2013-05-02, 14:12
  - Think there are still classrooms in Ohio Stadium - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2013-05-02, 12:20
    - My aunt's office was there - Pat, 2013-05-02, 14:13
- Probably a smart move - Mike (bart), 2013-05-02, 11:54
  - the bang for the buck is probably in the new construction - Jay, 2013-05-02, 11:58
    - I'm certain papal visit has been thought of - Mike (bart), 2013-05-02, 12:04
      - Stuff from 2008 ND Campus Plan - Mike (bart), 2013-05-02, 12:28
- Recent history question - CW (Rakes), 2013-05-02, 11:47
  - there was a lot of angst over blocking the view of TD jesus - Jay, 2013-05-02, 14:00
    - Everything was chill until the first major toilet flush - Greg, 2013-05-02, 14:08
  - I didn't hear or see any griping. - PAK, 2013-05-02, 13:52
- Somewhat related on this - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2013-05-02, 11:40
  - If you've paid $90 for a ticket to a game... - PAK, 2013-05-02, 14:06
  - I hate them when used for commercial reasons. - Silk, 2013-05-02, 11:46
    - I went to the ND v. UNC game at Chapel Hill. - Grantland, 2013-05-02, 13:00
    - One criticism was a jumbotron would look bad from outside. - Kevin, 2013-05-02, 11:49
      - Here's one thing I don't get. - Silk, 2013-05-02, 12:01
        
        wait until you see the fountain statues - Jay, 2013-05-02, 12:08
        
        You'd have to use the right marble - Buck Mulligan, 2013-05-02, 12:27
        
        Not to mention the 50 Andy Frains they'll have surrounding - Dylan, 2013-05-02, 12:04
      - I think the pro-jumbotron arguments are pretty weak - Mike (bart), 2013-05-02, 12:00
      - Another criticism: The BCS Championship game - Dylan, 2013-05-02, 12:00
- Would this severely limit future expansion (of seats)? - Jeff (BGS), 2013-05-02, 11:38
  - Do we really need more seats? - PAK, 2013-05-02, 13:41
    - Eventually, right? - Jeff (BGS), 2013-05-02, 13:47
      - I think the nature of our alumni base lessens the need. - PAK, 2013-05-02, 14:10
- Is that field turf? - Rob (Rakes of Mallow), 2013-05-02, 11:23
  - marked up picture - Jay, 2013-05-02, 11:39
    - That markup doesn't note the rehaul of the basilica! - bpeters07, 2013-05-03, 07:46
  - PAINTED LOGO AT MIDFIELD ALERT - NDTex, 2013-05-02, 11:24
    - #thePoloGrounds - Jeff (BGS), 2013-05-02, 11:37
      - #Avengers2TheMovie - Buck Mulligan, 2013-05-02, 12:03
        
        #noluxuryboxes - Grantland, 2013-05-02, 14:24

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