We'll start with Meade Stadium. Assuming the 80% state funding will be evenly spread among all facilities, the state has provided $33.6 million for this facility and we will need to raise $8.4 million. Here is the state of the facility today:
Not shown in the video is the West side stands that seat 2080. We are adding two stair cases to the East side this offseason that will allow us to take off the tarps covering the top of the stands and get back to maximum capacity. We are also supposed to be adding a video scoreboard, though perhaps that will be put off now that we're doing a large scale renovation. It sounds like we will play in Meade in 2023 and 2024 as is, then will begin the renovation shortly after the 2024 season ends. "However, getting planning and construction documents will take “at least a year” to get together, Bjorn said. Best case scenario, Bjorn says football and lacrosse will play at Meade next academic year and then football plays in the fall of 2024, with construction starting soon after.
“We may have to figure out what we’re doing [for playing football and lacrosse] the following couple of years as construction is going on,” Bjorn said. “But that would be our plan.”
https://pbn.com/uris-sports-fields-gett ... o-be-done/
Average stadium capacity for facilities in the CAA is now 11,243. Our two conference designated rivals are New Hampshire, who renovated Wildcat Stadium in 2015-16 and now has a capacity of 11,015, and Maine, whose Alfond Stadium holds 10,000 and will have seats added to their South end zone as part of a similar capital campaign they have ongoing. Due to this, for me it is imperative that this new version of Meade holds at least 11,000, and when taking into account the size of our student body we should be in the 11,000-15,500. Between south end zone seating and new east side stands, can we fit 9000-13,500 seats in the existing footprint? That could be a challenge. Here's a look at where our conference mates stand:
Albany - Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Opened in 2013, 8500 seats with a cost of $24 million (31.3 million today), expandable to 24,000.
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Campbell - Barker-Lane Stadium
Opened in 2008, expanded in 2013 to 5500 capacity. Construction cost of $10 million ($14.1 million today)
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Delaware - Delaware Stadium
Opened in 1952 with renovations in 1993 and 2019, seats 18,077
![Image](https://marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com/f00000000164722/www.udel.edu/content/udel/en/udaily/2019/august/delaware-stadium-what-to-expect-this-fall/_jcr_content/udaily_Image.img.jpg/1566941207725.jpg)
Elon - Rhodes Stadium
Opened in 2001, seats 11,250, $13 million ($22.3 million)
![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/RhodesStadiumEmpty.jpg)
Hampton - Armstrong Stadium
Opened in 1928, expanded multiple times, the latest in 1999. Seats 12,000.
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Maine - Alfond Stadium
Rebuilt 1996-98 for $7.5 million ($14 million). 10,000 seating capacity. They will be renovating and expanding the stadium shortly, the last link outlines what they'll be doing.
![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Alfond_Stadium%2C_University_of_Maine%2C_Orono%2C_Maine.jpg)
https://goblackbears.com/sports/2021/1/ ... adium.aspx
Monmouth - Kessler Stadium
Opened in 1993, renovated in 2017. 4200 capacity.
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New Hampshire - Wildcat Stadium
Opened 1936, expanded and renovated in 2015 for $25 million ($31.7 million). Seats 11,015.
![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Wildcat_Stadium.jpg)
North Carolina A&T - Truist Stadium
Opened 1981, renovated in 2011 for $4.5 million ($6.1 million). 21,500 capacity.
![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Aggie_Stadium_%28NCAT%29_Pressbox_2012-1.jpg/1280px-Aggie_Stadium_%28NCAT%29_Pressbox_2012-1.jpg)
![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Aggie_Stadium_Pressbox_02.jpg/1280px-Aggie_Stadium_Pressbox_02.jpg)
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Richmond - E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Opened in 2010 with a cost of $28 million ($39.1 million). Seats 8217.
![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/RobinsStadium11132010.jpg)
Stony Brook - Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
Opened in 2002, cost $22 million ($37.2 million), seats 12,300.
![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/LavalleHomecoming2019.jpg)
Towson - Johnny Unitas Stadium
Opened 1978, $32 million renovation in 2002 ($54.1 million). Seats 11,198
![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/JohnnyUnitasStadium2013.jpg)
Villanova - Villanova Stadium
Opened in 1927, renovated in 1999. Seats 12,000
William & Mary - Zable Stadium
Opened 1935, $28 million renovation in 2016 ($35.5 million). Seats 11,646.
![Image](https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/wm.sidearmsports.com/images/2016/8/15/zable.jpg)
At this point I think Stony Brook is probably the stadium we want to model most. I think South end zone and East side line seating that matches our West side with upper decks as needed to get to our desired capacity is probably the way to go. I also think Albany, New Hampshire, and William & Mary are stadiums we'd want to look at when designing a renovated Meade