Stadium Expansion & New Football Facility
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Stadium Expansion & New Football Facility
If Delaware can do anything close to what Wake Forest did on their McCreary Football Complex, that'll be awesome. Apparently the addition was "only" 38 million.
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/A ... %20JOURNAL.
This is a more in depth video on Twitter reposted by Dave Cohen who is defensive line coach @ Wake.
https://twitter.com/WakeFB/status/17353 ... 1v2Lw&s=19
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/A ... %20JOURNAL.
This is a more in depth video on Twitter reposted by Dave Cohen who is defensive line coach @ Wake.
https://twitter.com/WakeFB/status/17353 ... 1v2Lw&s=19
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The McCreary Football Complex is indeed a really impressive facility, and it was funded largely with a single $20 million donation from one alum, Bob McCreary. UD needs to find a McCreary (does Elizabeth Snyder like football?)
Another very important thing to fund is NIL - Wake spent heavily on new athletic facilities to catch up with other programs just before NIL took off, and is now behind its peers in NIL funding.
Another very important thing to fund is NIL - Wake spent heavily on new athletic facilities to catch up with other programs just before NIL took off, and is now behind its peers in NIL funding.
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Maybe Scott Swift can convince Taylor to give a chunk to her cash to her Dad's alma mater...Housthen18 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:11 am The McCreary Football Complex is indeed a really impressive facility, and it was funded largely with a single $20 million donation from one alum, Bob McCreary. UD needs to find a McCreary (does Elizabeth Snyder like football?)
Another very important thing to fund is NIL - Wake spent heavily on new athletic facilities to catch up with other programs just before NIL took off, and is now behind its peers in NIL funding.
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Maybe Nagy can get in Kelce's ear to encourage her to do just that, now that she likes football.Baltimore Hen wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 6:17 pmMaybe Scott Swift can convince Taylor to give a chunk to her cash to her Dad's alma mater...Housthen18 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:11 am The McCreary Football Complex is indeed a really impressive facility, and it was funded largely with a single $20 million donation from one alum, Bob McCreary. UD needs to find a McCreary (does Elizabeth Snyder like football?)
Another very important thing to fund is NIL - Wake spent heavily on new athletic facilities to catch up with other programs just before NIL took off, and is now behind its peers in NIL funding.
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Taylor's Dad a Blue hen?Baltimore Hen wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 6:17 pmMaybe Scott Swift can convince Taylor to give a chunk to her cash to her Dad's alma mater...Housthen18 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:11 am The McCreary Football Complex is indeed a really impressive facility, and it was funded largely with a single $20 million donation from one alum, Bob McCreary. UD needs to find a McCreary (does Elizabeth Snyder like football?)
Another very important thing to fund is NIL - Wake spent heavily on new athletic facilities to catch up with other programs just before NIL took off, and is now behind its peers in NIL funding.
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The Stock Broker father went to UD.
https://taylorswift.fandom.com/wiki/Scott_Swift
Maybe he next time he's at a Chiefs game again, Nagy and Veach can convince him to Donate.
https://taylorswift.fandom.com/wiki/Scott_Swift
Maybe he next time he's at a Chiefs game again, Nagy and Veach can convince him to Donate.
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I went back and looked at the old UD rosters and could't find his name. He transfered to UD as a football player but I don't remember seeing him play.
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Maybe he played Freshman ball. They had separate teams back when we were there.
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I've never heard of Scott Swift playing football for UD before that, it's not even mentioned in this UD Messenger article about him from over a decade ago: https://www1.udel.edu/udmessenger/vol17 ... swift.html.
I figure it might be a Joe B situation where he played freshman football for a brief time.
I figure it might be a Joe B situation where he played freshman football for a brief time.
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he actually played at Hawaii prior to transferring to UD. Not sure that he suited up for tubby....RalphD58 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 1:50 pm https://www.inquirer.com/arts/scott-swi ... 31217.html
This article said he played football @ UD.
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Well the school is offering a “Swift- themed economic data workshop series “ maybe getting a few $ from the family may not be too far fetched after all.
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So how many seats does Delaware Stadium need moving into the FBS era?
I would like to see a Pavilion like NEZ that would give new fans and students a good reason not to take the easy way out of attending games.
Maybe 6 floors high and right on top of the action, make it intimate with capacity at about 2500…. Totally spitballing
Some more luxury boxes for the fat cat big wallet spend thrifts
Plenty of Beer, Wings, Pizza and jack up the prices, Daddy can pay for it
Comfortable seating with big screen TVs, maybe they’ll see themselves on ESPN …. Need those fans hanging over the edges and raucously loud… pack em in and make it the place to be
The new Bridge that Cluck mentioned is constructed with branches leading to the Stadium and connecting directly to the East and West stands passing through the new Pavilion as well
Make visiting Delaware Stadiums new football pavilion part of the new student/parent familiarization tour
Have a Bluehen HOF and history floor with busts, mementos and old football footage that hi-lights our gloried past, don’t forget dozens of TVs for those that want to see the game
Maybe a floor designated for the kiddies where they can run around and blow off some steam, toss the football around on a real fake field so to speak … hell, pick teams and have a game like the old days with no parents allowed
And finally, The Caribe Henton spice floor modeled after the famed Caribe Hilton, river pools, water falls, drift up floating on your inner tube to your favorite watering hole where a computer allows you to select your AI bartender including clothing optional… it’s all legal because he or she is not real…. Maybe a few TVs but my vision is anyone entering this floor will immediately forget about the game
Top floor is open, could be a driving range were at halftime /timeouts a few fans are picked to hit a 9 iron 110 yards through the uprights for a field goal .. prize would be basketball season tickets
I would like to see a Pavilion like NEZ that would give new fans and students a good reason not to take the easy way out of attending games.
Maybe 6 floors high and right on top of the action, make it intimate with capacity at about 2500…. Totally spitballing
Some more luxury boxes for the fat cat big wallet spend thrifts
Plenty of Beer, Wings, Pizza and jack up the prices, Daddy can pay for it
Comfortable seating with big screen TVs, maybe they’ll see themselves on ESPN …. Need those fans hanging over the edges and raucously loud… pack em in and make it the place to be
The new Bridge that Cluck mentioned is constructed with branches leading to the Stadium and connecting directly to the East and West stands passing through the new Pavilion as well
Make visiting Delaware Stadiums new football pavilion part of the new student/parent familiarization tour
Have a Bluehen HOF and history floor with busts, mementos and old football footage that hi-lights our gloried past, don’t forget dozens of TVs for those that want to see the game
Maybe a floor designated for the kiddies where they can run around and blow off some steam, toss the football around on a real fake field so to speak … hell, pick teams and have a game like the old days with no parents allowed
And finally, The Caribe Henton spice floor modeled after the famed Caribe Hilton, river pools, water falls, drift up floating on your inner tube to your favorite watering hole where a computer allows you to select your AI bartender including clothing optional… it’s all legal because he or she is not real…. Maybe a few TVs but my vision is anyone entering this floor will immediately forget about the game
Top floor is open, could be a driving range were at halftime /timeouts a few fans are picked to hit a 9 iron 110 yards through the uprights for a field goal .. prize would be basketball season tickets
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posted by Joe C December 10th, 2019
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Damn Carib, now I feel like booking with Carnival Cruise!Caribbean Hen wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:35 pm So how many seats does Delaware Stadium need moving into the FBS era?
I would like to see a Pavilion like NEZ that would give new fans and students a good reason not to take the easy way out of attending games.
Maybe 6 floors high and right on top of the action, make it intimate with capacity at about 2500…. Totally spitballing
Some more luxury boxes for the fat cat big wallet spend thrifts
Plenty of Beer, Wings, Pizza and jack up the prices, Daddy can pay for it
Comfortable seating with big screen TVs, maybe they’ll see themselves on ESPN …. Need those fans hanging over the edges and raucously loud… pack em in and make it the place to be
The new Bridge that Cluck mentioned is constructed with branches leading to the Stadium and connecting directly to the East and West stands passing through the new Pavilion as well
Make visiting Delaware Stadiums new football pavilion part of the new student/parent familiarization tour
Have a Bluehen HOF and history floor with busts, mementos and old football footage that hi-lights our gloried past, don’t forget dozens of TVs for those that want to see the game
Maybe a floor designated for the kiddies where they can run around and blow off some steam, toss the football around on a real fake field so to speak … hell, pick teams and have a game like the old days with no parents allowed
And finally, The Caribe Henton spice floor modeled after the famed Caribe Hilton, river pools, water falls, drift up floating on your inner tube to your favorite watering hole where a computer allows you to select your AI bartender including clothing optional… it’s all legal because he or she is not real…. Maybe a few TVs but my vision is anyone entering this floor will immediately forget about the game
Top floor is open, could be a driving range were at halftime /timeouts a few fans are picked to hit a 9 iron 110 yards through the uprights for a field goal .. prize would be basketball season tickets
The pavilion is going to be a really nice feature. Any way we can get people to the game, I’m in!
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Hopefully, UD's new North End Zone structure resembles Mizzou's more than Navy's.