This Week In Photoshop: The Stadium

Must say that looks pretty cool!

before the building process might ever begin.  there is evidence that even the biggest of programs aren't filling their stadiums (too lazy to find the links, sorry) and that attendance in college football in general is drifting downward.  throw in the fact that the whole concussion issue is only just now starting to work it's way through the sport, starting at the pop warner level on up, with a fair chance you are going to see fewer kids come through the system - maybe a lot fewer. 

of course michigan with JH at the helm is going to fill the big house, but he won't stay forever.  if we plan and build all of that in 5 years, and JH retires/leaves in, say, 10, who knows how long that extra capacity would be used.

as an aside, that is an excellent photo shop.  well done. 

Kind of brings back bowl look of the stadium. What would be the new capacity? 145,001?

At some point, I want the maize on the field to not look like highlighter and better match the maize on the jerseys. Is that too hard to ask?

It actually doesn't look too bad.

Expand seating capacity, lower ticket prices......boom....full stadium! The seats next to the suites would suck a big one when play is at the other end.

I don't mind the end zones but, I don't care for the extra seats, would prefer to have the score board enlarged and the suites being enlarged to keep sound in.

Looks great!  

You should do another one with the suites wrapped all the way around.  That's the most likely scenario to actually happen, not double decks in the end zones. 

 

A full student section? Now I've seen everything.

I just wish there were a way to keep sound in the stadium. I LOVE Michigan stadium. I LOVE that it doesn't have decks on it. I remember when I first went to Spartan Stadium as a kid (with a family of Spartan fans) and I thought how stupid, and I was like 5! Then I went to Michigan stadium and was AMAZED! I just wish they could contain the crowd noise a little better.

That looks really cool. Although the existing scoreboard would be replaced. We installed this one just before the trend of ridiculously sized screens like Sparty, auburn, and USC. Just put a huge one above the decks

That looks really good, actually. I'd be perfectly fine adding those end zone sections.

EDIT: The blue end zones absolutely need to become reality.

And a better place to stick the opposing fans, to be perfectly honest.

Think this looks good.  Thanks for doing it.  

It would be interesting to hear from any  MGoArchitects and structural engineers on cantilevering the two decks or could they get away with simply extending the existing bowl structure without going to another deck?  I think that would preserve some of the symmetry of the original structure and not create a situation where some views (high up in the lower deck) are potentially obstructed.

I'd heard years ago that Yost put the footings in for a second deck that would potentially expand the stadium to his dream of 150,000 seats.  Would be interesting to know whether those (if they really exist) could be used now or if new construction would be required.  

Decks will take time, obviously, but MAN those endzones look beautiful. Would love for them to surprise me when I make my way into the Big House in September!

Add an awning and I love it. We literally might cause earthquakes during big games.

I think I get what you're going for: a level continuation of the bowl around the perimeter of the stadium, featuring seating in the endzone instead of walled glass.

But unless i'm missing something you've got a VERY awkward transition from glass walls angled in, to 2 tiered seating that naturally slants backwards.
Looks wrong to me.

Maybe some extra seating (I'm all for increasing capacity) in the lowerportion of your endzone additions, with a matching angled glass boxs above/behind them that flow around from the sides.
Essentially loose the 2nd upper seating deck & replace it with 1 level of luxury boxesto continue the oval stadium ring.