Swamp - $400M Makeover

[sminings]

Saw this headline scrolling the ESPN main page.

Florida takes 1st step in $400M Swamp revamp

The Swamp is getting a makeover that's expected to cost at least $400 million and be a "multigenerational solution" for an aging iconic stadium.

www.espn.com

"It has to be everything from how fans experience when they're outside the stadium, when they walk through the gate, concourse, concession, restrooms, inside the seating bowl, new premium options, better premium options. But you also want to keep what's special about it."

Went over to floridagators.com and it's been announced there as well.

I'm sure this will be slow walked just like the Heavener Football Facility but it's a step in the right direction.

 

[Fodderwing]

Proposed upgrades are sure to include wider concourses, less bench seating, more concession options, larger video boards, a new sound system and improved lighting throughout. Capacity is expected to be reduced by thousands.

 

[jdh5484]

... Capacity is expected to be reduced by thousands.

Losing will do that.

 

[URGatorBait]

Losing will do that.

Students don't show up and you don't watch anyway

 

[GatorInKnox]

In before Ox posts an email from Law ranting about carpet tiles.

 

[oxrageous]

The good news is that we'll all be long dead before this project is actually completed, and by then it will already be obsolete.

 

[soflagator]

In before Ox posts an email from Law ranting about carpet tiles.

Heard they’re installing new low-flow shower heads as well. It’s getting worse by the second.

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

 

[NVGator]

Arm’s Race

Ready…
Set…

 

[MidwestChomp]

I have lots of questions, but the most important...Will the coach's office finally remove the drop ceiling?

 

[Thick&ThinG8r]

I'll be long gone before the final cost is known, but I'll go with $625 million.
It's probably went up thousands since sminings posted the article this morning.

 

[jdh5484]

Students don't show up and you don't watch anyway

Losing will do that.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

I appreciate what Scottie is trying to accomplish but I can’t help but think that the end result will not be what we think/hope it will be.
I agree that the swamp needs to be modernized, much like the O’Dome did 7-8 years ago. But I am concerned that the end result will be to eliminate every unique aspect of the facility and turn it into another generic NFL stadium.

Look at the Exactech arena today and you’ll see what I mean. It is very fancy and modern and the viewing experience is clearly better for the attendees. However it no longer possesses any of the attributes that made it “The House of Horrors” that opponents hated to play in. The fans are 15-20 feet further away from the court than before which eliminates any real home court advantage. My fear is that the Swamp will become TIAA Bank Field or any other NFL facility.

The good news is what Ox mentioned which is the 20 years it will take for completion.

 

[aka]

Things change. I like the way Condron is "modern" and that's recent, so maybe they won't screw it up. Or we can yell at clouds.

 

[Detroitgator]

Things change. I like the way Condron is "modern" and that's recent, so maybe they won't screw it up. Or we can yell at clouds.

Agreed… I’m sure people complained when we moved basketball from Florida Gym to that newfangled O’Connell Center

 

[AlexDaGator]

Agreed… I’m sure people complained when we moved basketball from Florida Gym to that newfangled O’Connell Center

Corch in 3…2…1


Alex.

 

[RiverRat]

I’m all for renovating if it get rid of those 10 inch wide seats , you get stuck by a fat ass and your screwed.
maybe that’s why I’ve been in south Endzone chairbacks since 84

 

[gator1946]

Agreed… I’m sure people complained when we moved basketball from Florida Gym to that newfangled O’Connell Center

You underestimated how much we hated that place.

 

[G8trwood]

Agreed… I’m sure people complained when we moved basketball from Florida Gym to that newfangled O’Connell Center

We did

 

[fischerwood]

MEH