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Also, JMO, but the "Tom Osborne Field" would look sweet if it was his signature and was opposite the B1G logos.

Huskeraddict, can I make a request? Can you mock one up with alternating (oregon style or NU style), red endzones w/white lettering but scale the font size back and have "cornhuskers", and make the B1G red? I am just curious what that would look like and I have no skill with this.

Here's our official word on the turf being replaced. More at the link above.

You're probably referring to my post. Just thought I would throw in my 2 cents is all. Wasn't sure if you guys were joking or not, but I certainly didn't get the impression anyone was upset.

Sorry, I don't buy thievery on this. The N is proprietary and was gonna be in the middle. Originally we all thought it was gonna be large, but it's the same as it was 2 years ago at the Bob. The Nebraska on the baselines was gonna be there too, and is in the current font seen all around the University. The B1G logos were there even in what we thought the floor design was gonna be originally. Red baselines and sidelines, not really a new concept here. The only similarity is the stained N, which is something that is a bit of a trend with aTm already having done it etc. And there is some precedent in having the state in the center of the court and not all that unique of an idea to begin with. In short, I'm sure there are enough ideas or concepts floating around the interwebs that there is bound to be similarities on what they settled on. Regarding the court itself, very little, if anything I would change. Glad all that white curving baseline color and white lines for the key and 3point arc are gone.

So I know we have all been wondering. Has anybody heard whether or not they will be replacing the turf? Now that spring football is over I would imagine we would find out soon.

Pretty cool video I saw posted on another board. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfp7fd-lKmg&feature=player_embedded

I realize this will never happen, but I would almost like if they knocked out half of north and south stadium and built them more vertical. Our endzone seating is very strange in the sense that it is so flat going backward. It could be a little bit of a perspective thing, but those endzone sections need to be built a little steeper. No, it's not a perspective thing. I've never seen another stadium in the country with more endzone seating than sideline seating. I still think they should have expanded north stadium by adding a 2nd deck, not just extending the same plane of seats further and further back. They should have just razed the north end zone and rebuilt the whole damn thing to match the east and west. Second deck and all. You're right, the end zone construction drags the greatness of the rest of the stadium down. I don't know what they were thinking when they designed those way back when. I may be mistaken, but I think they didn't because of the track field. They had a pretty limited space to work with. Yeah, it would have been tricky and added to the cost, scope, and timeline of the project for sure. But, that's why the engineers get paid, to figure that stuff out. KSU is building a whole new addition with luxury suites and new press box in one offseason (including the demolition of the old press box), so I'm sure they could have figured something out.

I realize this will never happen, but I would almost like if they knocked out half of north and south stadium and built them more vertical. Our endzone seating is very strange in the sense that it is so flat going backward. It could be a little bit of a perspective thing, but those endzone sections need to be built a little steeper. No, it's not a perspective thing. I've never seen another stadium in the country with more endzone seating than sideline seating. I still think they should have expanded north stadium by adding a 2nd deck, not just extending the same plane of seats further and further back. They should have just razed the north end zone and rebuilt the whole damn thing to match the east and west. Second deck and all. You're right, the end zone construction drags the greatness of the rest of the stadium down. I don't know what they were thinking when they designed those way back when.

The east stadium and west stadium expansions are an example of how to do it right and enhance the overall appeal of the stadium. The north stadium and south stadium expansions are clear examples of how to botch a stadium expansion. The fact that it doesn't match the original stadium bugs the crap out of me

Correct, it's the Pinnacle Bank Arena sign. As far as the metal, it was stated that it will patina over time. It will be interesting to see what that looks like and how many years it will take.

Pretty nice. My recommended changes would be, if you're going to have TO Field on there, I think it would look better if it was his actual signature, and put it at the 20's on the field. Also, I would make the endzones red with white lettering and the B1G logo red. If I had an ounce of skill with this stuff I would do a mockup, unfortunately I don't. As far as the basketball courts, I like the second one better. On both, my preference would be "Cornhuskers" instead of "Huskers."

Very nice, I could be down with this. Be even better if the baselines were either red to match the sidelines, or the sidelines were natural to match the baselines. Other than that this is very nice. Love the center court design.

I like the Hendricks floor, a little too much white though IMO. The design above it I am not sure if it's official or not, thought I heard Boehm or somebody like that saying it's still a work in progress. I don't mind it so much, but the white floor lines in the court MUST be red. If they are white then it is way too much white.

Almost certain it's ice ready.

One thing I notice is the part of the floor covered in plastic right now, that was just poured, appears to be in the shape of an ice rink. So I think it's safe to assume that's what it is. What I find cool about that is, it appears the seating is truly set up for an intimate basketball experience rather than just plopping down the basketball floor in the middle of an ice rink. On that pic where we are looking N, the ice goes all the way back to the wall almost. So during basketball, there will be seating all the way down. Hope that makes sense

Actually facing NE I believe. The part of the arena without the upper decks is on the north side. That is a really cool pic from the concourse out to the stadium. The LJS has some similar photos here.

You are correct, sir. You can kinda get an impression of the size of those windows by comparing the worker whose picture I took a month ago in THIS POST. There are windows on the south side where a single pane is missing, randomly. I'm not going to believe a single pane randomly missing 100 feet in the air is used to move in equipment. Sorry. Why on earth does it even matter? Construction is not done so who cares? Besides you that is. It doesn't. But what else is there to talk about. Settle, francis. Settled. Just seems you were making a big deal of it.

You are correct, sir. You can kinda get an impression of the size of those windows by comparing the worker whose picture I took a month ago in THIS POST. There are windows on the south side where a single pane is missing, randomly. I'm not going to believe a single pane randomly missing 100 feet in the air is used to move in equipment. Sorry. Why on earth does it even matter? Construction is not done so who cares? Besides you that is.

Here is a pretty cool website I stumbled upon detailing Canopy Street development.

Nevermind, I guess they are tiled. Maybe just not as obvious with some weathering.

I agree, the tiled N's are kind of an odd choice IMO. They aren't tiled on the press box side are they?

The brick is the best part of the facade IMO. Not only does it tie into the rest of campus, but it breaks up all the "concrete." I wish they would have done the same on the west expansion years ago. knap, I believe the walkway to "nowhere" goes to a new surface parking lot where they will have festival space for "crabfest" and other things. In that video that was circulating around a while ago it would be where the band was playing on stage towards the end.

I also think they'll wait a year to see how the sound permeates through the stadium when 6,000 people now fill the expansion. Any sound upgrades right now would include some guesswork. Arent the only speakers in the North right now? Thats pretty pathetic. Speakers in one endzone is a pretty standard set up for outdoor stadiums. Maybe for stadiums built before 1960 but I can't think this is the case in any modern stadium. It certainly isn't at Mile High or Arrowhead.

Looks pretty impressive, but I have never been a fan of the enormous screens like that. The one at the Jerry Dome is just distracting IMO.