Georgia Tech announces plans to chairback all of Bobby Dodd Stadium

[MStateDawg]

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Boddy-Dodd is older than DWS. If they can figure it out, we should be able to as well.

 

[dawgstudent]

All I know is my renderings would have had people in the stands for some of the conceptual drawings. Looks like only the premium seat owners would like to attend GT games.

 

[Anon1717806835]

All I know is my renderings would have had people in the stands for some of the conceptual drawings. Looks like only the premium seat owners would like to attend GT games.

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I'm guessing the idea was to illustrate and highlight the chairbacks themselves.

 

[AttalaDawg72]

That stadium is older than ours. What on the West Side makes this hard? Is it the space on each row or what?

 

[patdog]

Wonder what that’s going to do to capacity. I think it’s already pretty low.

 

[mcdawg22]

Wonder what that’s going to do to capacity. I think it’s already pretty low.

It’s at 52,000. UNC went from 63,000 to 50,500 when they did theirs. It just makes sense to do this.

 

[HailStout]

All I know is my renderings would have had people in the stands for some of the conceptual drawings. Looks like only the premium seat owners would like to attend GT games.

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I prefer going to football games and not having to mingle with the peasants, so I think it looks great

 

[patdog]

It’s at 52,000. UNC went from 63,000 to 50,500 when they did theirs. It just makes sense to do this.

We need to do it too. This will probably take GT to about 42,000. Which is really all they’ll probably need going forward.

 

[Maroon13]

That stadium is older than ours. What on the West Side makes this hard? Is it the space on each row or what?

Yeah. I've always thought the old "pitch and run doesn't allow for chairbacks" line to be a lie.

Is the slope of the 100 and 200 level that much different? Doesn't look like it.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

It’s at 52,000. UNC went from 63,000 to 50,500 when they did theirs. It just makes sense to do this.

Sounds like it's exactly what we should do.

 

[dawgstudent]

I'm guessing the idea was to illustrate and highlight the chairbacks themselves.

They had 5 other renderings that did that.

 

[Seinfeld]

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Boddy-Dodd is older than DWS. If they can figure it out, we should be able to as well.

They figured it out alright, all for the low price of $2B. lol

 

[Bulldog45]

Probably only $20 million or so of that for the stadium. The rest is to buy a top 10 football team

 

[patdog]

Yeah. I've always thought the old "pitch and run doesn't allow for chairbacks" line to be a lie.

Is the slope of the 100 and 200 level that much different? Doesn't look like it.

Yeah, I don’t buy that for a minute either. You rip out the bleachers and install chair-back seats. Why would Davis Wade be the only stadium in America you can't do that?

 

[leeinator]

That stadium is older than ours. What on the West Side makes this hard? Is it the space on each row or what?

To make chairbacks really desirable, you not only have to chairback, but you have to increase the leg length significantly in front of you. To do this will require completely changing the row depths so chairbacks will be comfortable and fans can get up and go to the concessions without tripping all over you. The seat width also needs to increase to 20-21" from 18". So, basically we will be lowering our capacity from about 60,000 down to 45-50,000 due to better seats that take up more room. And I have no problem with doing this....however you can bet your sweet a$$ the seat prices will increase significantly also to offset the loss of capacity.

 

[Xenomorph]

Is the lack of chairback seats the thing that made me stop buying tickets? No.

Would chairback seats be the thing that brought me back? Yes.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Is the lack of chairback seats the thing that made me stop buying tickets? No.

Would chairback seats be the thing that brought me back? Yes.

As long as they are @dawgstudent size approved chair backs. #potkettle

 

[DawgInThe256]

Another option might be to leave the upper deck as bleachers, not because I love the bleachers but capacity wouldn't have to be reduced so dramatically.

Different sport I know, but Rupp Arena was like this at one time.