wawwhite said:

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SFAJack_76 said:

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It is expected that RFQ's to architects will go out in March. Probably, an architect gets selected in three months plus or minus.

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I'm interested in hearing others' thoughts on how the new football facility should be designed. Should it lean toward a modern aesthetic, incorporate timberrelated elements, or strike a balance between the two? Another important consideration is seating capacity. Not too big or too small.

In my opinion, if columnlike structures are included, they could be designed to resemble pine tree trunks to reinforce a natural, regional identity. It might also be meaningful to incorporate a tribute to Bum Phillips in some way. That one is a tad bit nostalgic and selfish on my part.

Ultimately, the goal should be to create an experience that leaves guests wishing they had something just like it at their own schools.

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The rendering from the masterplan are optimum imho. Gets us closer to the action and maximizes the fan experience. The estimated seating of 11,000 is perfect. If things get rolling it's easy to expand.

The current plan is for seating of about 11,000. I think that perfect. We don't need a half empty 16,000 seat stadium. With an 11,000 seat stadium we can probably sell some seats instead of giving 1/3 of them away.

I was just thinking what it might be further down the road, with UT wanting to bring SFA to a whole new level in the next 10 years, if growth continues, already almost 3,000 students (31% increase) and with the cap at Texas A&M at 78,000 students, SFA becomes the alternative to Texas A&M, and enrollment could triple in the next decade.

SFA is likely targeting a total enrollment of 15,000 to 18,000 students by 2035, with a cap at some point after that not wanting to go too high, to keep that small school feel.

But I get it.

SFAXE93 said:

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I was just thinking what it might be further down the road, with UT wanting to bring SFA to a whole new level in the next 10 years, if growth continues, already almost 3,000 students (31% increase) and with the cap at Texas A&M at 78,000 students, SFA becomes the alternative to Texas A&M, and enrollment could triple in the next decade.

SFA is likely targeting a total enrollment of 15,000 to 18,000 students by 2035, with a cap at some point after that not wanting to go too high, to keep that small school feel.

But I get it.

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I would rather see us tighten entrance requirements and become more competitive (in demand) than chasing enrollment gains If we could get to 15,000/16,000 and make the university a smaller alternative to the more competitive public universities, I think we would thrive.

BigJack85 said:

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wawwhite said:

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SFAJack_76 said:

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It is expected that RFQ's to architects will go out in March. Probably, an architect gets selected in three months plus or minus.

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I'm interested in hearing others' thoughts on how the new football facility should be designed. Should it lean toward a modern aesthetic, incorporate timberrelated elements, or strike a balance between the two? Another important consideration is seating capacity. Not too big or too small.

In my opinion, if columnlike structures are included, they could be designed to resemble pine tree trunks to reinforce a natural, regional identity. It might also be meaningful to incorporate a tribute to Bum Phillips in some way. That one is a tad bit nostalgic and selfish on my part.

Ultimately, the goal should be to create an experience that leaves guests wishing they had something just like it at their own schools.

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The rendering from the masterplan are optimum imho. Gets us closer to the action and maximizes the fan experience. The estimated seating of 11,000 is perfect. If things get rolling it's easy to expand.

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Easy to expand is the thing people don't quite get. With the current renderings, it's not unrealistic to add up to another 10k seats relatively easily and cheap. Adding more decks and completing the bowl would be easy.

Obviously as of right now and the immediate future, 11-12k is absolutely perfect. But as enrollment increases and IF SFA makes the FBS jump, there will definitively need to be expansion. If we had 15-18k students AND we host at least a couple of exciting FBS opponents, we will draw massive crowds to Nac.

That's also assuming we can keep the football success going.

We just had one successful season in a decade of FCS play (or essentially 3 good seasons in 40 years) and we're still thinking of a future FBS spot? I like that kind of optimism, but the next 10 years of growth will have to be off the charts for the college and the city for us to even sniff raising our sports level. Of course, I don't believe there will even be a FBS to go to in 10 years, so maybe I'm not the right one to make predictions.