Originally Posted by
Dawgonit
I am no engineer and I don't know how the infamous subterranean creek affects the NEZ but couldn't we at least do some cost-cutting engineering to still achieve a compromise? What if instead of bowling in the NEZ with concrete like the rest of stadium (I assume this is the expensive part), could we not build up a berm that overflow crowds could sit on and build the building a bit farther back and higher? Would this be cost-effective and doable? In the future if overflow crowds happen, then could it be converted to concrete, permanent seating?
Or what about some cheaper erector set style seating like our infamous wings? I just hate to lose the opportunity to bowl in the stadium.
ETA: Also what will happen with the current video board in the NEZ? Can it be repurposed somewhere else like in the baseball stadium or used for announcements/advertising on the intersection of Alabama and Tech Drive?