Avossos Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I dislike the end zone designs. Houston and cougars should be bigger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Any reason the bowl/deck isn't completed around the Houston side like it is on the Cougars side? To keep an opening/view of the skyline from the stands or something? Or maybe they just haven't completed it yet? Lol. I would of figured all the major structural elements were in place already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexAmerican_Moose Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 downtown houston view from the home side of the stadium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.767031146653547.1073741946.137833459573322&type=1 More pictures on the website Love it! Go Coogs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 yes yes yes! i know that i am a TEXAS LONGHORN, but i am so very proud of the university of houston. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 ^ I bet Puddles wouldn't do that to the REAL Shasta. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 ^ I bet Puddles wouldn't do that to the REAL Shasta. Not for very long, anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacecityroller Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Saw this new drone flyover. Looks sharp. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 There's a one day deal for reserved season tickets in section 332 for $99. You have to call in to place your order. (713) 462-6647. Section 332 is around the 20 yard line next to young alumni section. Considering the sad state of affairs of the Texans and Astros (and their pricing) as well as the ridiculousness of pricing for the Rockets, this is a great deal. Go Coogs! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 There's a one day deal for reserved season tickets in section 332 for $99. You have to call in to place your order. (713) 462-6647. Section 332 is around the 20 yard line next to young alumni section. Considering the sad state of affairs of the Texans and Astros (and their pricing) as well as the ridiculousness of pricing for the Rockets, this is a great deal.Go Coogs!Well yeah but those are all professional sports teams. I use the word professional lightly but still.Great deal tho will have to show my pops this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 2014-08-23 17.49.20 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-08-23 17.46.53 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-08-23 17.45.38 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-08-23 17.45.35 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-08-23 17.44.15 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-08-23 17.42.15 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-08-23 17.42.19 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-08-23 17.40.47 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-08-23 17.40.44 by marclongoria, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 It looks kinda cool, but I've been spoiled by the Kyle Field construction. Every other stadium I've seen recently seems more like a overbudgeted high school stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Can't compare to the Aggies or Longhorns but I'm happy for them. It looks good. Now if only Rice could do something with their aging stadium. Of course their student body cares less about football then anyone so i don't expect to see anything as nice as the U of H stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 lately, i have been eagerly awaiting my daily facebook updates, regarding the ongoing construction, as per the gorgeous / beautiful new TDECU stadium. upon every reference of these anticipated illustrations, i become a bit more awe inspired, and not to mention proud.. of the university of houston. yes! i know that i am a TEXAS LONGHORN.. ingrained, through and through. however, i shall never, ever be one to try and attempt to compare stadiums... for this shall be silly season at it's finest. but, there is one thing that i would just love to share to this fair city of houston that i call home, and to all of the wonderful and now beaming houston cougars around town.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNAguy Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 It looks kinda cool, but I've been spoiled by the Kyle Field construction. Every other stadium I've seen recently seems more like a overbudgeted high school stadium. Kyle field... Kyle field should have been wiped off the map and rebuilt. Look at this: In the haste to 'beat' the longhorns and build bigger, I guess the aggies forgot that a stadium was supposed to look nice on the inside AND outside. Are they going to fix that tunnel / gap thingy? If Kyle field was a car, it would look like this: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 You do know that the west end (which seems to the object of your criticism) will be demolished and rebuilt after the 2014 season, right? (Apparently not?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 No need to get this thread off the rails again... Both of these stadiums are going to look great when finished. They are playing to two very different football cultures and address them each very well. UH is greatly improving their facility (and facilities!) while keeping the seating capacity where it needs to be. The design fits in with a lot of the new buildings going up on campus so in my opinion, job well done. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Every other stadium I've seen recently seems more like a overbudgeted high school stadium. Including the one in Allen, Texas? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Now, that's an Art Car! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 I love UH's new stadium. Not a bad seat in the house and a perfect size. The new Kyle Field has all the charm of Sumlin's swag copter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Including the one in Allen, Texas? * College football stadium It's the size that gets me, really...not a big fan of the design or the renovation plan to begin with (there's way more box seats, it's all about the $$$$) That being said, the U of H design looks kinda weird...that red and white...wall...should have stayed on a rendering. After a few decades of mold and general wear and tear, it will either look charming or a monstrosity that everyone regrets. Such is architecture... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 It's steel. I don't think mold will be an issue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Aaaaaaaaaaaand that's why people hate Aggies.*Not all, just the unnecessarily pompous ones. We are proud of our stadium, you are the rich kid saying, "Nice house, I guess I am just used to my house with 4 stories." Edited August 25, 2014 by kbates2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Aaaaaaaaaaaand that's why people hate Aggies. *Not all, just the unnecessarily pompous ones. We are proud of our stadium, you are the rich kid saying, "Nice house, I guess I am just used to my house with 4 stories." Except not. I wasn't trying to be smug nor get into a contest. I'm not a huge fan of architectural choices on the U of H stadium, and because of my perspective, all other football stadiums do seem small. It's also impossible to ignore because it monopolizes the construction resources in town. A gas station shouldn't take months to be done, for instance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 College football stadiums often come together over decades and end up less than visually cohesive. Though as long as the experience in the stadium is good, it is about all you will hear. Rice Stadium is a great piece, but no one that enters the place ever thinks about that. TDECU seems like a good setup for UH, though skewing the field away from N-S to get a skyline view (for a few folks) seems obtrusively hokey. Tinted face shields all around for afternoon games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 * College football stadiumAllen spent $60 million on it. And it's got engineering defects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 seriously people? When did this turn into a dick measuring contest? ffs give it a rest! Keep the cheap shots to yourselves as that's not needed at all... @DNAguy .....simply wow. that was pretty pitiful. plus bad use of meme as well. for shame. I think we can all agree that UofH has been pretty brave in terms of their choice to go to more contemporary choices of architecture lately while many, including A&M, continue to hold onto the last vestiges of historicism (of course we are getting better. I think an example of that is going to be our new Engineering building. But seriously we need to drop the beige look >.> ). I love our new Kyle Field. It's pretty impressive, but of course as someone perusing architecture I wished they were a lot bolder....especially when I heard they had recruited Populous! This stadium here is the perfect size, and perfect look for a University looking to transform itself. I rather us build up each other in terms of our great buildings thus far instead of just being dicks about it.......save that for the gridiron anyway. I mean the American Conference...really? lol. The one gripe I continue to have with this thing is the name. Ugh. That's undefendable guys. Y'all could have maybe done it like how we did Olsen Field where the name is Blue Bell Park, but essentially it's still Olsen Field except for y'all the reverse. So you keep the name Robertson Stadium with the field sponsored instead? I dont know just an idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 TDECU is just a mouthful, even in as abbreviation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Except not. I wasn't trying to be smug nor get into a contest. I'm not a huge fan of architectural choices on the U of H stadium, and because of my perspective, all other football stadiums do seem small. It's also impossible to ignore because it monopolizes the construction resources in town. A gas station shouldn't take months to be done, for instance. I can't speak for the renovations to Kyle Field because I haven't seen them yet. I've been to the campus of Texas A&M a handful of times and it was a pretty generic campus. If they were going for an engineering school type of look then it worked. The University of Houston actually features two buildings by Pritzker Prize winning Architects (the highest award an architect can receive) so it has some variety. Also, the campus of the University of Houston was recently featured in this new Jadeveon Clowney Commercial...It's pretty funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=654mJ3Svv7U&app=desktop 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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