$130 Million Lambeau Expansion Will Start Next Week

Post #1 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:05 pm

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/128382863.html

Wilford Brimley · Post #2 » by **Wilford Brimley** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:45 pm

Awesome.

Post #3 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:02 pm

The video boards are what I want. What they have now is horrible. They were suppose to be done for this season but the lockout pushed it back a year.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #4 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:18 pm

Cuts my 30 year waiting list spot down to 27....

PkrsBcksGphsMqt · Post #5 » by **PkrsBcksGphsMqt** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:22 pm

This should move me up a few thousand in season ticket wait list.

Badgerlander · Post #6 » by **Badgerlander** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:34 pm

The Packers also feel the 6,600 seats that will be added to the south end zone of Lambeau Field will make the stadium one of the loudest outdoor facilities in the league

Wilford Brimley · Post #7 » by **Wilford Brimley** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:37 pm

DocHoliday wrote:
The Packers also feel the 6,600 seats that will be added to the south end zone of Lambeau Field will make the stadium one of the loudest outdoor facilities in the league

Missed this. That's awesome.

Too bad we have to wait until 2013.

Wilford Brimley · Post #8 » by **Wilford Brimley** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:44 pm

"Rooftop viewing platform"

Like New England has that bridge?

Post #9 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:57 pm

The last time they expanded I moved up quite a bit but the biggest jump was when they first started charging PSL fees.

Post #10 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:57 pm

Mags FTW · Post #11 » by **Mags FTW** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:31 pm

Post #12 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:57 pm

The best getting better.

emunney · Post #13 » by **emunney** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:58 pm

Wonder how much noisier that fan wall will make the field.

PkrsBcksGphsMqt · Post #14 » by **PkrsBcksGphsMqt** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:03 pm

Meanwhile the Queens are still playing in a dump without any hope of a new stadium on the horizon.

LUKE23 · Post #15 » by **LUKE23** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:05 pm

Did anyone hear that the Vikings were handing out pieces of the roof collapse to fans during their preaseason game? I mean, it doesn't get any more embarrassing than that.

Post #16 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:27 pm

Minnesota has a crappy stadium and a crappy owner. Millen set back the Lions a decade, although they seem on the right track now. The Bears overachieve every 4 or 5 years, then fall back to mediocrity. I love our division.

bigkurty · Post #17 » by **bigkurty** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:07 pm

Did you all see Doug Russell's blog post about it? He basically bashed it for no real reason and said it could be better but didn't offer any suggestions. Typical Doug. That guy is something else at times.

Post #18 » by **paulpressey25** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:29 am

The only thing I don't like about this is the fact that Lambeau now completely loses its old school feel. That open exposed South end zone gave you some perspective of the surrounding countryside for most of the seats in the stadium. Nothing better than seeing those snow clouds move in or the jets approaching for the flyover.

There was something awesome about walking up that parking lot into the old bowl. You had great vistas. But year by year they kept building up around the edges. The south was the last slightly open area.

But this is the modern game. And they'll gladly take all the additional revenue. I can't blame them.

Aaron It Out · Post #19 » by **Aaron It Out** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:38 am

This not only creates more revenue but gives us more of a home field advantage by containing crowd noise. Love this.

BUCKnation · Post #20 » by **BUCKnation** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:13 am

Not only adding to the crowd noise, it also eliminates the swirling winds that come from that side.
From a modern perspective, it looks totally awesome, it will be nice to have a video board that you can see