SteelCity Buff
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A post in one of the threads below got me to thinking about expanding Folsom. I have a load of questions, but the two biggest ones deal with the when and where.
When do you guys see expansion happening?
1. Two years- Its the chicken/egg theory. If you build it they will come.
2. Five years- Two or so years of sellouts after Hawk really gets rolling will spur this on.
3. 10 years- The two years of sellouts mentioned in #2 finance the facilities for hoops first, then Bohn starts pursuing expansion.
4. Never- All money spent on the facilities at Folsom will be in the form of upgrades rather than seat expansion.
The other question is where would you put more seats if expansion occurred?
1. The west side- Redo the pressbox and Balch by adding a second deck.
2. The north side corners- Round the corners to meet Dal Ward.
3. The south endzone- Put a second (third?) deck over the endzone.
I have no clue what the time table would be like for expansion, but I think it was Stampy who mentioned the west side expansion in another thread. That would be sweet and those would be primo seats, but I can also see that costing bookoo bucks. My guess would be that expanding above the south endzone would be the cheapest because there wouldn't be any demolition involved although you might have to close Folsom to do it. The real downside to that is the seats wouldn't be that desirable and it'd give Folsom an Aggie feel to it with so many seats in the endzone.
Having said all that, Hawk would have to kick some serious tail for a few years for any of my musings to have any validity...but a buff fan can dream, no?
When do you guys see expansion happening?
1. Two years- Its the chicken/egg theory. If you build it they will come.
2. Five years- Two or so years of sellouts after Hawk really gets rolling will spur this on.
3. 10 years- The two years of sellouts mentioned in #2 finance the facilities for hoops first, then Bohn starts pursuing expansion.
4. Never- All money spent on the facilities at Folsom will be in the form of upgrades rather than seat expansion.
The other question is where would you put more seats if expansion occurred?
1. The west side- Redo the pressbox and Balch by adding a second deck.
2. The north side corners- Round the corners to meet Dal Ward.
3. The south endzone- Put a second (third?) deck over the endzone.
I have no clue what the time table would be like for expansion, but I think it was Stampy who mentioned the west side expansion in another thread. That would be sweet and those would be primo seats, but I can also see that costing bookoo bucks. My guess would be that expanding above the south endzone would be the cheapest because there wouldn't be any demolition involved although you might have to close Folsom to do it. The real downside to that is the seats wouldn't be that desirable and it'd give Folsom an Aggie feel to it with so many seats in the endzone.
Having said all that, Hawk would have to kick some serious tail for a few years for any of my musings to have any validity...but a buff fan can dream, no?