where would people sit to watch the games at Balch? They really don't have much seating there.
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Improvements, Renovations, and Upgrades to Folsom Field
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where would people sit to watch the games at Balch? They really don't have much seating there.
Mick Ronson
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tall people in the back. i'm sure you can rent temp bleachers of some kind from event planners. local high schools have that kind of stuff in their multi-use gyms...on wheels...there is an upstairs on the south seat with seats. i'm not saying it's a fully formed thought, but Rockin' the Balch might make the OOC game against Stetson or State that's not a State Tech or Religious Affiliation a hot date.
Del
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Agree with Mick here - I would turn Balch into a nice Bar/Booster/Hall of fame area and maybe outfit it with large scale video and sound so you could host booster events/dinners on non game days. Keep the architecture in tact but just replace the windows with high efficiency ones.
I think some of the OOC games in balch would be a ton of fun. Have the team wear some throwback unis. Would be sweet.
Del
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The possibilities are endless. The space is huge so you could put in a full scale commerical kitchen in one end and could lease the space per season to the highest bidder + certain cut of per game profits - . Make it accessible to season ticket holders etc with a full bar and all the amenities. They coud have high end gourmet tailgate food for pre game booster events and sell "to go friendly" menu for people to eat at their seat during the games... great marketing for restaurants in either the Boulder/Denver in addition to the money they would make on sales during the game.
somebody
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First off: no the Bolder Boulder does not make money hand over fist. They need sponsor dollars just to break even. The event has gotten so big that they have a full time, year-round staff to put the thing on. Secondly, the Bolder Boulder takes place in May, a full three + months before the grass is needed for football. They could rip the entire thing completely apart and it would be fine by September. I'm not sure why they have an insurance bill at all, but I won't argue that one.
I love, LOVE your idea about renovating Balch/Carlson. You're right, that space is highly under-utilized. I wonder if a full size football field practice facility could be put in there. Obviously they'd have to increase the footprint substantially. But the entrance to Carlson is sweet.
Broncos play on natural grass.
Easily could expand the gym on the north and south sides turn it into a full time practice facility. Even tear down the part connecting the gym and the field house and rebuild it to house an indoor field, and move the weight rooms in there also. Leave the coaches offices in Dal Ward. Turn it into the alumni/booster center. Add colorado football hall of fame.
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I was going off of Nik's post. I really have no clue who uses what, I just remember the crap conditions of that game right after the DNC.
Well, an excess of b.s. can do that..... :smile2:
Technically, I think CU has some variant of Field Turf under the bubble. I remember working the chains for a BHS scrimmage there a few years ago. The field was in pretty bad shape, frankly.
JRK1212
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Could someone explain why an indoor practice facility is such a big deal. Every school seems to be putting a huge emphasis on getting one built. You play in the cold, you should practice in it as well. On the rare occasions that the weather is really bad, the bubble is more then adequate. Also, if the thing is just a field with a roof and walls around it why does it cost so much?
Building/construction codes and regulations.
The cost is the mystery to me. I dont understand why a big open room costs so much. The indoor field is good for summer and early fall when we have those unpredictable thunder storms where the bubbles can be dangerous, lightning and high winds can really damage those things just look at dallas. Its something that the recruits see at other universities and want. In this climate it isnt necessary but its all about the recruiting arms race.
somebody
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Any idea when??
RuffBuff posted this picture in the fall. This is exactly what we need.
didnt even see the added bleachers at first haha. I think that is the eventual direction that the stadium goes. The tunnels would be awesome.
eh humor fail.
RuffBuff posted this picture in the fall. This is exactly what we need.
I would like them to extend Dal Ward to wrap around the corner bleachers and put two screens in the corners.
Mick Ronson
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about a 1/4 to a 1/3 of the practice field is some kind of field turf. it gets used a lot by rugby, women's soccer and such at night under the lights or in the bubble
bubble comes down in April and goes back up at the end of Sept. or Oct.
Exactly. it is loud right next to the speakers because the have to blast it to get it to the rest of the stadium. Could be a very easy fix, more speakers.
Here's a goofy idea:
What would you think about taking the Flatirons Club and moving it to the North Endzone? What I'm saying isn't exactly to have the Flatirons Club there, but to have three levels of covered seating on the North End Zone, with a large scoreboard over top? It would completely obstruct the Dal Ward, but so what? Then put a second level on the West side to mirror what we have on the East side, complete with the luxury suites and a newly renovated Flatirons Club in the Club level? It would make the stadium a lot louder.
What would you think about taking the Flatirons Club and moving it to the North Endzone? What I'm saying isn't exactly to have the Flatirons Club there, but to have three levels of covered seating on the North End Zone, with a large scoreboard over top? It would completely obstruct the Dal Ward, but so what? Then put a second level on the West side to mirror what we have on the East side, complete with the luxury suites and a newly renovated Flatirons Club in the Club level? It would make the stadium a lot louder.
