I doubt that. They added them to the East bleachers without tearing anything down. There is a lot more

Mar 31, 2023
1:59:37pm

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leg room than there was in the Marriott Center when they added them there. People use their own stadium chairs now. Why would it be much different? It would probably reduce total capacity I'm sure.

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Why the complaints about LaVell Edwards Stadium? It's a great facility, we don't

TailgateU

3/31/23 1:23pm

I agree. Update the bleachers to chairs and I'm happy.

ManicBlue

3/31/23 1:25pm

That would require a total tear down iirc

Nat Gas Man

3/31/23 1:26pm

I doubt that. They added them to the East bleachers without tearing anything down. There is a lot more

ManicBlue

3/31/23 1:59pm

No way...not worth reducing capacity.

RUNBYU1

3/31/23 1:41pm

Plus having a stranger's knees snuggled into your butt is part of the charm

Clark Addison

3/31/23 1:48pm

or having their oversized chairs digging into your ribs or broken chair backs digging into your knees. Good times.

ManicBlue

3/31/23 2:01pm

Lose some weight...

BYU Grounds

3/31/23 3:20pm

I fit into my regulation size chair just fine. You want me to tell the guys bringing them that? Sounds like fun.

ManicBlue

3/31/23 3:23pm

It wouldn't reduce it that much, and we don't sell it out now.

ManicBlue

3/31/23 2:00pm

The last single side change lost us 2,000 seats. So we would likely lose 6000 or

RUNBYU1

3/31/23 2:03pm

I wouldn't have a problem with that at all. Maybe leave only upper bowl in each endzone as bleachers for

ManicBlue

3/31/23 2:09pm

Didn't we sell out the Baylor game last year?

AntiSNOT

3/31/23 5:27pm

At a minimum add a back to the bleachers.

Spiff

3/31/23 3:53pm

YOURE NOT STANDING THE WHOLE GAME??!!

puntersarepeople

3/31/23 4:35pm

I'm old, and I sit in front of my best friend's dad (by design) who can't stand much so no. 🙂

ManicBlue

3/31/23 4:46pm

Exactly! Or at least, most!

RUNBYU1

3/31/23 5:31pm

It could be too small going forward. Better teams, better in game experiences

Nat Gas Man

3/31/23 1:26pm

yeah I doubt attendance will increase much. Very few universities average more now plus with

ManicBlue

3/31/23 4:51pm

If that happens and we sell or every game, then expansion talk is merited.

TailgateU

4/1/23 1:27am

Teams consistently update their facilities. IIRC, other than a scoreboard, not

Archaea

3/31/23 1:32pm

Since it was originally constricted it's gone through some huge changes. Originally built in '64, endzone seating came

lightmann

3/31/23 1:49pm

My mistake. By original, I am referring to the 82 reconfiguration. More than 20

Archaea

3/31/23 1:54pm

There have been lots of upgrades since 1982. Have you not been?

ManicBlue

3/31/23 2:05pm

Those are minor changes. Yes, I've been but haven't been impressed.

Archaea

3/31/23 2:09pm

Definitely not minor changes.

ManicBlue

3/31/23 2:12pm

Adding the "plaza" areas in the corners was a great upgrade.

cougarmeister

3/31/23 2:18pm

The venue and vistas are the selling points of the stadium. They are superb. The

Archaea

3/31/23 2:27pm

"creature comforts"? It's a football stadium that you're there for about 3.5 hrs, 6 times per year. What do you expect?

ManicBlue

3/31/23 2:39pm

Have you been to UT’s, Tennessee’s

Archaea

4/1/23 9:10am

Have you seen their balance sheets?

TailgateU

4/1/23 1:52pm

There may be a reason their places are nicer but I'm just saying the stadium is

Archaea

4/2/23 1:56pm

Nobody is arguing that LES is a luxury venue, but it's very functional

cougarmeister

3/31/23 2:39pm

There have been some luxurious buildings owned by its sponsor

Archaea

4/1/23 9:09am

It is a cheap looking facility without a facade

claw

3/31/23 2:01pm

It's a large bare minimum stadium with amazing views

Coug

3/31/23 2:09pm

If it wasn’t BYU’s stadium, I’d say the only things it has going for it is the

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