Replacement stands

[steviep123]

This true? Awesome if so

[Rhody15]

This true? Awesome if so

It's been well established for months we're getting new stands.

[steviep123]

This true? Awesome if so

It's been well established for months we're getting new stands.

Thanks - I haven't quite kept up with that topic.

[Rhody15]

This true? Awesome if so

It's been well established for months we're getting new stands.

Thanks - I haven't quite kept up with that topic.

80ish+ million going towards athletics from the state.

Football, softball, track, are getting improvements, don’t remember if anything else.

[RhowdyRam02]

Baseball, soccer and pool improvements as well

[OBRAM]

Throwing good money after bad.
When it was time to help basketball URI did not decide to fix over Keanry, URI build the Ryan Center
Nuf said

[steviep123]

[RhowdyRam02]

Interesting. Wonder if it really is Meade related or he's going to make a personal announcement and is using that picture as some kind of foreshadowing.

Nothing to base it on other than guessing about the budget process, but I kind of assumed we had all the information we were going to get until late summer or autumn. It won't hurt my feelings to get more info sooner than that

[RF1]

Could it be that a design firm or actual stadium east stands design has been approved?

[NYGFan_Section208]

Or, maybe, it has nothing to do with anything and he just thought it was a cool pic?

[Phen Egap]

Any idea as to what side will be the home side?

[RhowdyRam02]

Or, maybe, it has nothing to do with anything and he just thought it was a cool pic?

It had nothing to do with Meade. We might get some info next week at the spring game, but I'm not expecting much until after July 1st

[Billyboy78]

A UMass fan was making fun of Meade on twitter, so Thorr responded with this.

[RF1]

Is the rendering in Thorr's tweet today to be the new design for the East Stands? It is similar to the Option2 which was floated a few years ago. If so, I like it.

[Rhodymob05]

Double deck stands are definitely preferable.

[RF1]

Double deck stands are definitely preferable.

Agreed.

[RhowdyRam02]

Is the rendering in Thorr's tweet today to be the new design for the East Stands? It is similar to the Option2 which was floated a few years ago. If so, I like it.

This is just a different view of the rough outlines from 6 years ago. No official design out yet. From November 9th:

"Bjorn added the school is in the process of selecting an architecture and engineering firm. There will be only one firm hired, for all aspects of the project. Bjorn estimated that once they are hired, firm assessment of the sites will likely take around six months. The school hopes to have a contractor for the project 'within the next year or so.'"

https://www.independentri.com/news/arti ... 9cc5d.html

So depending on the timeline for the process for selecting an architecture and engineering firm, we're only now coming to the point now where the assessments would be done at the absolute earliest. I assume the assessments will then govern what kind of design the architecture side of the house comes up with.

Rough guess, we won't have an actual public design until sometime between the beginning of fall training camp and Homecoming. Based on his contractor comment it seems like we're still on track for the wrecking ball to hit the East stands immediately to shortly after the football season ending

[RhowdyRam02]

Actually, if you scroll two thirds of the way down the following site you can see this view is definitely part of the two options from six years ago. It's the background for the other renderings of what option 2 would look like

https://express.adobe.com/page/hQxjWyydzGeY9/

[steviep123]

would be great if they had a wrap around with seats behind the end zones for a full bowl.

[RhowdyRam02]

would be great if they had a wrap around with seats behind the end zones for a full bowl.

Seats in the South end zone would have been easy, there was plenty of room back there, but putting the video board there complicates things now. I wonder how much and how feasible it would be to move it to the North end zone.

The North end zone is trickier. As of now you have no more than 35 feat to work with, which would be a tight squeeze for anything to be done there. It gets easier to do if you close or move the parking lot entrance/exit that's right behind that end zone, but even then shortly after that you're right up to West Alumni Ave. Putting something there is doable depending on how much work you're willing to put into it, how much you're willing to spend, and how ok you are with rerouting some things

[STC]

A UMass fan was making fun of Meade on twitter, so Thorr responded with this.

UMass bragging about anything football related is a joke. They haven't one more than 4 games in a season since joining the FBS and they are consistently one of the most irrelevant doormats in the FBS.

[Steve81]

A UMass fan was making fun of Meade on twitter, so Thorr responded with this.

UMass bragging about anything football related is a joke. They haven't one more than 4 games in a season since joining the FBS and they are consistently one of the most irrelevant doormats in the FBS.

True as being independent is very hard. Football, according to Don Brown is schemes. Offensive schemes, defensive schemes and special teams. Then like this year coming we play 3 SEC teams, 2 in the top 10. We have the physical challenges those teams present along with play so many different teams. That said, we had a lot of close bad luck games this year but beat a 10 win FBS team on the road and Army on the road this year. We did finish outside the bottom 10 and we will not be looking back. We have the right coach, AD, and especially the new Chancellor. Check him out during the spring game.

Mic'd up

[Rhody Sody]

A UMass fan was making fun of Meade on twitter, so Thorr responded with this.

UMass bragging about anything football related is a joke. They haven't one more than 4 games in a season since joining the FBS and they are consistently one of the most irrelevant doormats in the FBS.

True as being independent is very hard. Football, according to Don Brown is schemes. Offensive schemes, defensive schemes and special teams. Then like this year coming we play 3 SEC teams, 2 in the top 10. We have the physical challenges those teams present along with play so many different teams. That said, we had a lot of close bad luck games this year but beat a 10 win FBS team on the road and Army on the road this year. We did finish outside the bottom 10 and we will not be looking back. We have the right coach, AD, and especially the new Chancellor. Check him out during the spring game.

Mic'd up

Dude your going to get smoked by 40+ by those SEC teams, that’s why they are playing you. I wouldn’t be bragging about it. We would have the same result with our cute stadium.

[ramster]

A UMass fan was making fun of Meade on twitter, so Thorr responded with this.

UMass bragging about anything football related is a joke. They haven't one more than 4 games in a season since joining the FBS and they are consistently one of the most irrelevant doormats in the FBS.

True as being independent is very hard. Football, according to Don Brown is schemes. Offensive schemes, defensive schemes and special teams. Then like this year coming we play 3 SEC teams, 2 in the top 10. We have the physical challenges those teams present along with play so many different teams. That said, we had a lot of close bad luck games this year but beat a 10 win FBS team on the road and Army on the road this year. We did finish outside the bottom 10 and we will not be looking back. We have the right coach, AD, and especially the new Chancellor. Check him out during the spring game.

Mic'd up

Steve81,
Has the recruiting picked up with the MAC announcement?

[Steve81]

UMass bragging about anything football related is a joke. They haven't one more than 4 games in a season since joining the FBS and they are consistently one of the most irrelevant doormats in the FBS.

True as being independent is very hard. Football, according to Don Brown is schemes. Offensive schemes, defensive schemes and special teams. Then like this year coming we play 3 SEC teams, 2 in the top 10. We have the physical challenges those teams present along with play so many different teams. That said, we had a lot of close bad luck games this year but beat a 10 win FBS team on the road and Army on the road this year. We did finish outside the bottom 10 and we will not be looking back. We have the right coach, AD, and especially the new Chancellor. Check him out during the spring game.

Mic'd up

Steve81,
Has the recruiting picked up with the MAC announcement?

To early to tell for 2025 but transfers from this spring portal are looking good. You can see the quality of the transfers with this link https://247sports.com/college/massachus ... l/commits/ We still have some needs and will be building up in the next few cycles. Be nice to go 3-2 against MAC teams this fall.

It maybe a dream that Rhody could join us in the MAC. The door opened a crack wider with the east stands replacement. Looks good and nice to see you could add some seats or a performance center like ours in the south end zone. Really like your probable double decker design.