Capacity at the Doyt this year - 23,500?

[BGSU33]

In the media guide, it lists the capacity at the Doyt was 23,272 before both sets of end zone bleachers were added. So, it looks like that's roughly what we'll have for this season then since both end zone bleachers are now gone. I suppose the figure could be raised a little bit, maybe a few hundred, since there is actual standing room in the south end zone with the tents, etc. So maybe it will be 23,500 or so.

The one thing I wonder is, let's say we have the kind of season we all hope we do....I wonder if there would be any place to bring in some temporary seating if needed? My guess is the whole north end zone will be a construction site and off limits, so that would really only allow some small seating to be added in the corners of the south end zone. I was just curious, but to me, sellouts are the best type of "problem" to have.

I can't wait for the SEBO to be finished. Right now, I know to some it looks like we are going backwards a little bit with our facility – like with losing the bleachers....but it's all small steps in getting towards a much bigger goal. Our stadium is going to be much, much better off with the SEBO. But to have it, we must make a few changes. It's going to look a little ragged playing in a stadium undergoing construction, but once it's finished, it will be awesome!

[Dr. Bucko]

I think the SEBO is a necessity if we are to continue to enhance our program. I too am excited about it. However, with that being said, I feel the architectural design should be modified to add additional seating and create a bowl. Thus, connecting the east and west stands. The SEBO, then should be behind or on top of the seating. A design similar to Baylor's or Marshall's.

[Anonymous]

I think the SEBO is a necessity if we are to continue to enhance our program. I too am excited about it. However, with that being said, I feel the architectural design should be modified to add additional seating and create a bowl. Thus, connecting the east and west stands. The SEBO, then should be behind or on top of the seating. A design similar to Baylor's or Marshall's.

How about just similar to Baylor. Can we never, EVER, mention Marshall's name ever again.

But Marshall and Baylor do have a few things in common. Both campuses are well known for criminal activities, and correct me if I am wrong, but both college school colors are green, right?

[Ineedbotox]

I think the SEBO is a necessity if we are to continue to enhance our program. I too am excited about it. However, with that being said, I feel the architectural design should be modified to add additional seating and create a bowl. Thus, connecting the east and west stands. The SEBO, then should be behind or on top of the seating. A design similar to Baylor's or Marshall's.

How about just similar to Baylor. Can we never, EVER, mention Marshall's name ever again.

But Marshall and Baylor do have a few things in common. Both campuses are well known for criminal activities, and correct me if I am wrong, but both college school colors are green, right?

Minus the crazy a$# basketball player who majorly screwed up the entire athletic dept. & brought down a coach, an AD, & a University President with him, I would venture to say Baylor is NOT known for its "criminal activities." My husband is a Baylor letterman, grad, & law grad from there, & I lived in Waco for 2 yrs. Waco is far from crime ridden & their school, while sucky at f-ball now, is not known for being full of criminals. Thanks for your opinion though Billy Bob.

[transfer2BGSU]

Wacko?

Isn't Wacko where David Koresh had his fine law-abiding compound?

[Ineedbotox]

Wacko?

Isn't Wacko where David Koresh had his fine law-abiding compound?

I lived there after the compound was kapoot. It was out in the boonies outside of town. But I remember coming down to visit my husband & being on the plane with a bunch of ATF agents right before the whole siege ever happened. Then, when I was first in practice, I got to work on the case in federal court where the ATF agents who were wounded/ killed during the siege were suing various media & other entities for giving Koresh the heads up that they were coming for him. Very, very interesting. But as far as the "campus" being ridden with criminal activity, no way.

[Anonymous]

Wacko?

Isn't Wacko where David Koresh had his fine law-abiding compound?

I lived there after the compound was kapoot. It was out in the boonies outside of town. But I remember coming down to visit my husband & being on the plane with a bunch of ATF agents right before the whole siege ever happened. Then, when I was first in practice, I got to work on the case in federal court where the ATF agents who were wounded/ killed during the siege were suing various media & other entities for giving Koresh the heads up that they were coming for him. Very, very interesting. But as far as the "campus" being ridden with criminal activity, no way.

I was not going to say anything in my earlier post, but that is exactly what I was thinking of. Waco, TX and Koresh compound. Not to piss anyone off but I did hear a reference the other day as many of the people in the compound, if alive today, would probably be studying the so-called religion, Scientology today.

[BGSU-Ph.D.]

I think the SEBO is a necessity if we are to continue to enhance our program. I too am excited about it. However, with that being said, I feel the architectural design should be modified to add additional seating and create a bowl. Thus, connecting the east and west stands. The SEBO, then should be behind or on top of the seating. A design similar to Baylor's or Marshall's.

How about just similar to Baylor. Can we never, EVER, mention Marshall's name ever again.

But Marshall and Baylor do have a few things in common. Both campuses are well known for criminal activities, and correct me if I am wrong, but both college school colors are green, right?

Minus the crazy a$# basketball player who majorly screwed up the entire athletic dept. & brought down a coach, an AD, & a University President with him, I would venture to say Baylor is NOT known for its "criminal activities." My husband is a Baylor letterman, grad, & law grad from there, & I lived in Waco for 2 yrs. Waco is far from crime ridden & their school, while sucky at f-ball now, is not known for being full of criminals. Thanks for your opinion though Billy Bob.

It should be obvious to all that the Baylor coach ran the basketball program very poorly, criminally perhaps. So, I wouldn't say the player "brought down" the coach, as to absolve the coach of all his many sins. That lunatic coach "brought down" himself.

[BGSU-Ph.D.]

In the media guide, it lists the capacity at the Doyt was 23,272 before both sets of end zone bleachers were added. So, it looks like that's roughly what we'll have for this season then since both end zone bleachers are now gone. I suppose the figure could be raised a little bit, maybe a few hundred, since there is actual standing room in the south end zone with the tents, etc. So maybe it will be 23,500 or so.

The one thing I wonder is, let's say we have the kind of season we all hope we do....I wonder if there would be any place to bring in some temporary seating if needed? My guess is the whole north end zone will be a construction site and off limits, so that would really only allow some small seating to be added in the corners of the south end zone. I was just curious, but to me, sellouts are the best type of "problem" to have.

I can't wait for the SEBO to be finished. Right now, I know to some it looks like we are going backwards a little bit with our facility – like with losing the bleachers....but it's all small steps in getting towards a much bigger goal. Our stadium is going to be much, much better off with the SEBO. But to have it, we must make a few changes. It's going to look a little ragged playing in a stadium undergoing construction, but once it's finished, it will be awesome!

Didn't we have over 31,000 at the NIU Gameday game? At the time, the listed capacity was 28,599, right? So, if this is correct, it seems we might be able to squeeze more than 23,500 into the Doyt this year with a listed capacity at 23,272.

[Ineedbotox]

It should be obvious to all that the Baylor coach ran the basketball program very poorly, criminally perhaps. So, I wouldn't say the player "brought down" the coach, as to absolve the coach of all his many sins. That lunatic coach "brought down" himself.

Okay, Dave Bliss is by no means innocent, but he was also run out of town, banned from coaching, & will probably never work again. Not that he didn't deserve it, but none of this would have been brought to light had Carlton Dotson not been such a psycho.

I am not defending dirty coaching, but you would be surprised what could be dug up at ANY D1 school if a scandal like this happened. Once the NCAA comes around, you are pretty much screwed. The good news is, that the Baylor admin has handled this whole mess beautifully. The general counsel there is a good friend, and my old boss. And the interim President is one of my husband's former law professors. They have done a great job & hopefully, the school will be able to rebound admirably.

[bgou]

Okay, Dave Bliss is by no means innocent, but he was also run out of town, banned from coaching, & will probably never work again. Not that he didn't deserve it, but none of this would have been brought to light had Carlton Dotson not been such a psycho.

I am not defending dirty coaching, but you would be surprised what could be dug up at ANY D1 school if a scandal like this happened. Once the NCAA comes around, you are pretty much screwed. The good news is, that the Baylor admin has handled this whole mess beautifully. The general counsel there is a good friend, and my old boss. And the interim President is one of my husband's former law professors. They have done a great job & hopefully, the school will be able to rebound admirably.[/quote]

I live down here and what Bliss did is the most despicable thing I have ever heard of in coaching. Oklahoma, Alabama and Marshall at their worst never did what that sleeze did. First he was paying multiple players who weren’t on scholarship. After Dotson shot Dennehey, Bliss had to explain how he could afford to pay for his schooling since he wasn’t on scholarship. He then coerced players to say that the dead guy was a drug dealer and that is how he made his money. He told the police and FBI the same thing. None of this was true. He flew to NY to coach a parent to corroborate the story. So the guy besmirches the reputation of a dead guy to cover up the fact that he was corrupt as hell. He also cheated at New Mexico and OU. The guy was utter scum and should be in prison for obstruction of justice and should be thrilled that he is ONLY banned from coaching for 10 years.

[Ineedbotox]

I live down here and what Bliss did is the most despicable thing I have ever heard of in coaching. Oklahoma, Alabama and Marshall at their worst never did what that sleeze did. First he was paying multiple players who weren’t on scholarship. After Dotson shot Dennehey, Bliss had to explain how he could afford to pay for his schooling since he wasn’t on scholarship. He then coerced players to say that the dead guy was a drug dealer and that is how he made his money. He told the police and FBI the same thing. None of this was true. He flew to NY to coach a parent to corroborate the story. So the guy besmirches the reputation of a dead guy to cover up the fact that he was corrupt as hell. He also cheated at New Mexico and OU. The guy was utter scum and should be in prison for obstruction of justice and should be thrilled that he is ONLY banned from coaching for 10 years.

Howdy neighbor. I will go ahead & award you a great big :ZZZZing:

You can all do the Botox is wrong dance now. But I still think ANY program, given the NCAA sniffing around, could get in some serious trouble given a similar situation. There is no telling what skeletons are in every program's closet.

[Falconboy]

Is that the Sebo or maybe the Doyt is going to look out of place with our old 60's stadium meshed with this new achitechture style Sebo Center. I'm wondering that this might look really weird once its all done. Thats why I think we still have major things we could do the the Doyt itself to update bring the stadium into the 21st century. Right now I think this new futurist looking Sebo and our Doyt is going to look kinda bizzare. Just my take. :-\

[TG1996]

You can all do the Botox is wrong dance now. But I still think ANY program, given the NCAA sniffing around, could get in some serious trouble given a similar situation. There is no telling what skeletons are in every program's closet.

I've been doing that dance for what, 6 weeks now? I mean, you're a Rangers fan, how much more wrong can that be? (As a 17-year-long Ranger fan, I know how wrong it is. Every freaking time they go to the bullpen!)

And as for the second part of the reply... you must have been spending some time around Columbus to come up with that!

That's enough off-topic-ness for now... I think that the loss of seating in the ends might look awkward, but A) it will push the fans that sat in that end around to the seats that are viewable on TV more often (I guess), and B) everytime they move the camera to the north end, it gives the commentators a reason to talk about the big hole in the ground and what it means for the future of the program.

[1987alum]

Is that the Sebo or maybe the Doyt is going to look out of place with our old 60's stadium meshed with this new achitechture style Sebo Center. I'm wondering that this might look really weird once its all done. Thats why I think we still have major things we could do the the Doyt itself to update bring the stadium into the 21st century. Right now I think this new futurist looking Sebo and our Doyt is going to look kinda bizzare. Just my take. :-\

Falconboy:

I knew I could count on you to make the SEBO into a negative. You should probably check the schematics to see if they've designed the doorways with large people in mind. Otherwise, it might also hurt our effort to recruit 6-9, 425-pound defensive linemen who run the 40 in 4.15.

Geesh.