New fence around the Doyt

[FalconTurf]

Why put an new fence around a facility that may be renovated unless it is chain link with construction warnings?

Are the renovations off the table or do they need some common sense advice?

I have no idea if the renovations are on, off, or even under the table. However, the new fence looks much nicer than the old one, and if they decide to do renovations at some point, I'm sure they could do so without damaging the fence.

That's not how it works out especially on a LARGE renovation. This is the equivalent of paving the road before a sewer line project. Sure all the lines are 3-10 feet from the road but watch the road repairs that don't match and become the reason for the next repave.

After 50 years at the Doyt if we only had a nice fence, this was the missing LINK to the whole facility.

Maybe this means large-scale renovations are off the table then. The new fence is 5-10 feet farther away from the stadium on the east and west sides, so I still maintain that there is plenty of room to do smaller-scale renovations or improvements to the current structure without damaging the fence. If they wanted to tear down the stands and start all over, the fence would probably be destroyed unless they went Flintstones style & brought in dinosaurs. Those guys are tall enough to scoop up a giant chunk of concrete in their mouths and easily deposit it on the outside of the fence. Yep, if they ever do a major renovation of the Doyt, I highly recommend they call the Slate Rock and Gravel Company.

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[Redwingtom]

I think it's safe to say that we're years (and millions of dollars) away from major renovations that would cause such a disruption...unless we turn into the current day Boise State overnight or something.

[Clubber]

Short of someone winning a 200 million lottery, BG doesn't have the money to do renovations. Plus there is a better than avg chance the MAC won't be FBS in 10 years anyway. Be smart to wait it out and see how the FB landscape shifts.

[pdt1081]

Pretty sure they could probably disassemble whatever section of the fence they need to remove for any renovation to the stadium without just totally destroying it.

Fence like that is easily removed for construction work. We remove large concrete sound walls along highways, then reinstall the same panels. A couple sections of metal fencing is nothing but a few hours work to remove.

[Flipper]

Now there's an expert opinion I can bank on...someone who's actually done this shiza.

Nice looking fence AND we can move it if need be. Winning Bigly! MDPSGA...Make Doyt Perry Stadium Great Again.
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