New Seating/Confguration Western Hall?

Tue May 24, 2016 3:04 pm

Update...they've begun work on the new seating at Western Hall. Honestly, I have very little idea what it's going to end up looking like. I know that some people have been shown renderings of it, but I haven't had a chance to see them yet myself.
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Neckfansince71 · Wed May 25, 2016 7:35 am

I am looking forward to seeing the finished product too. I do know that the entrance portals are once again going to be open on both the north and south sides. I did not get my "wish" for closed/bowled end zone seats though. The "Hall" will definitely be dressed up when this is completed.

jc

IlliniNeck · Wed May 25, 2016 8:04 am

So happy about this. Much needed.

sealhall74 · Wed May 25, 2016 8:46 am

NFS71, my wish is that the student seating area becomes the best seats in the house, even if some long-time season ticket holders end up with second best seats. I am 99.99% sure it will not happen but it should IMO.

wiu712 · Wed May 25, 2016 9:29 am

Neckfansince71 wrote:I did not get my "wish" for closed/bowled end zone seats though.

Former Western basketball coach Jim Kerwin's dream was to convert the lower portion of seating at Western Hall into a "bowl" similar to what Oakland University has at their O'rena:
http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/faciliti ... a-mbb.html

The support poles in front of both balconies remains a deficit with no immediate remedy.

sealhall74 wrote:My wish is that the student seating area becomes the best seats in the house, even if some long-time season ticket holders end up with second best seats.

I agree with Seal Hall. With the amount of money that the students pay in "Athletic Fees", they should be getting the best seats in the house.

Western_101 · Sun May 29, 2016 8:39 pm

Glad to see something is happening. It will be disappointing if the lower portion is not reconfigured. It looks like what is happening is same configuration new seats. Hope I am wrong, but if that is all that is happening that is pretty underwhelming. Not unlike when Hanson Field got a cute little video board.

ibleedpurpleandgold · Mon May 30, 2016 7:18 pm

RedNeck wrote:Glad to see something is happening. It will be disappointing if the lower portion is not reconfigured. It looks like what is happening is same configuration new seats. Hope I am wrong, but if that is all that is happening that is pretty underwhelming. Not unlike when Hanson Field got a cute little video board.

they have the video boards for basketball as well.

Thu Jun 09, 2016 8:06 am

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They've also got the new entryway cut out in the wall, allowing people to go in the front entryway and walk straight into the arena area without going around to the sides.

Neckfansince71 · Thu Jun 09, 2016 5:07 pm

The wall openings between the bleachers are called "vomitory's!" I thought that couldn't be until I wiki'd the term and sure enough besides the term referring to "barffing" it also refers "exits" in theaters. Who would have thought! I was in the "Hall" on Monday to see the construction. No matter what the configuration, its going to look real "sweet!" MT is a real "facilities" guy. he gets it! You will not be disappointed!

jc

Western_101 · Thu Jun 09, 2016 5:27 pm

Neckfansince71 wrote:The wall openings between the bleachers are called "vomitory's!" I thought that couldn't be until I wiki'd the term and sure enough besides the term referring to "barffing" it also refers "exits" in theaters. Who would have thought! I was in the "Hall" on Monday to see the construction. No matter what the configuration, its going to look real "sweet!" MT is a real "facilities" guy. he gets it! You will not be disappointed! jc

NFS71, this is one of your best posts.