In Happy Valley, maybe, according to the PG this morning....
By Audrey Snyder / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State will hold a town hall meeting tonight in Rec Hall where athletic director Sandy Barbour will seek feedback from the community about Penn State’s facilities master plan, one that’s being created for all the Lions’ athletic facilities by the Kansas City-based architecture firm Populous.
The plan includes Beaver Stadium, a venue Barbour said recently she would prefer to renovate as opposed to replace. Coach James Franklin said his focus is on Northwestern, the Lions’ opponent this week, but added that in the offseason decisions will need to be made about the specifics of the stadium and whether its amenity upgrades or more comfortable seating will all be part of Populous’ findings.
Barbour said last month that all of Penn State’s coaches will provide feedback about what changes they would like to see for their facility, keeping in mind the feasibility of each request, coupled with what Populous recommends. Would dropping the capacity of Beaver Stadium from 107,000 to something in the 90,000-range, allowing people more room in each seat be best?
“You know, I don't know. I think it all depends on kind of where we’re at with attendance,” Franklin said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. “I think the challenge is the amenities. We want to make sure that we’re providing as many amenities as we possibly can to create a great game-day environment in the stadium. So they’re all the things that our administration and some of the companies that we’ve hired to help us with these projects that are experts in these areas, that’s what they’re studying.”
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...n-Beaver-Stadium-be-best/stories/201511040077
By Audrey Snyder / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State will hold a town hall meeting tonight in Rec Hall where athletic director Sandy Barbour will seek feedback from the community about Penn State’s facilities master plan, one that’s being created for all the Lions’ athletic facilities by the Kansas City-based architecture firm Populous.
The plan includes Beaver Stadium, a venue Barbour said recently she would prefer to renovate as opposed to replace. Coach James Franklin said his focus is on Northwestern, the Lions’ opponent this week, but added that in the offseason decisions will need to be made about the specifics of the stadium and whether its amenity upgrades or more comfortable seating will all be part of Populous’ findings.
Barbour said last month that all of Penn State’s coaches will provide feedback about what changes they would like to see for their facility, keeping in mind the feasibility of each request, coupled with what Populous recommends. Would dropping the capacity of Beaver Stadium from 107,000 to something in the 90,000-range, allowing people more room in each seat be best?
“You know, I don't know. I think it all depends on kind of where we’re at with attendance,” Franklin said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. “I think the challenge is the amenities. We want to make sure that we’re providing as many amenities as we possibly can to create a great game-day environment in the stadium. So they’re all the things that our administration and some of the companies that we’ve hired to help us with these projects that are experts in these areas, that’s what they’re studying.”
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...n-Beaver-Stadium-be-best/stories/201511040077
