Missouri reveals plans to upgrade facilities for SEC

[WestEndVol]

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri has unveiled its long-promised plans to upgrade athletic facilities as it moves to the Southeastern Conference.
An athletics master plan released by the school on Monday calls for adding at least 6,000 seats at Memorial Stadium, which currently has a capacity of 71,004. The expansion would consist of 5,200 bleacher seats on the stadium's east side and 800 to 900 premium seats, along with new restrooms, lounges and concession stands.
Even with the addition, Missouri would still rank ninth in stadium size among the 14 SEC schools. Eight of those schools have stadiums that hold at least 80,000, with Bryant-Denny Stadium at Alabama and Tennessee's Neyland Stadium topping 100,000.
Missouri also wants to add more enclosed luxury suites on the stadium's west side and expand a concourse at the stadium's north entrance that would provide room for another possible seating increase in the future.

Missouri reveals plans to upgrade facilities for SEC - NCAA Football - SI.com

 

[HawkeyeHater]

More empty seats...... LOL....

 

[UTVolCountry]

 

[MarkOU]

In my almost 30 years of watching college football from big 8 to big 12 days can't say I've ever seen Missouri sold out.

 

[ForkEmBucky]

That really does seem like a huge waste of money. Think of all the fans that money could have bought them.

 

[Clayton]

Mizzou announced this the same day they announced that we were getting rid of our University Press and cutting into other academic areas.

We'll fit in just fine in the SEC

 

[ForkEmBucky]

Mizzou announced this the same day they announced that we were getting rid of our University Press and cutting into other academic areas.

We'll fit in just fine in the SEC

Heh. Do I sense a little dissent amongst the Tiger base?

 

[Clayton]

Heh. Do I sense a little dissent amongst the Tiger base?

A huge part of college sports is tradition and we kinda blew that up over cash.

It is weird to have a bunch of rich alum throwing money at the sports while the rest of the university is getting squeezed the the Governor and the down economy. Austerity and expansion.

I think 2 years from now I'll be all about the SEC. Until then, Im totally jaded on college sports.

 

[olympicoscar]

They're going to put in a smoking section, urns to spit out your chewing tobacco, closed circuit tv for any NASCAR events that are occurring, and a small pond to go alligator fishing for those who are bored.

 

[whyoh]

Mizzou announced this the same day they announced that we were getting rid of our University Press and cutting into other academic areas.

We'll fit in just fine in the SEC

 

[Volbound1700]

I do think Missouri is going overboard about the SEC. They want to fit in too much as if they have something to prove to us. The fact is that you guys were invited, you have done your part.

I don't agree with cutting the University programs but I was reading some stuff about the programs and it sounds like they were not very productive anyways. That student paper was rarely read and they were finding it hard to generate interest in the program.

 

[TheZou11]

They're going to put in a smoking section, urns to spit out your chewing tobacco, closed circuit tv for any NASCAR events that are occurring, and a small pond to go alligator fishing for those who are bored.

A deer hunting area would be a better option to go with instead of the pond for alligator fishing