New Nebraska athletic director’s play call on massive renovation project makes a lot of sense
When the original play was called by Athletic Director Trev Alberts, the plan was a $450 million project that would replace South Stadium with a new structure that would fully enclose and connect the entire stadium.
Before Trev snapped the ball on the play that could define this legacy, he walked to the sidelines, took off his red N, and left.Troy Dannen was plucked out of the portal to replace Alberts. He walked into a dream job with amazing facilities, but the jewel of the department isn’t as lustrous as it once was.
Now, after less than two months on the job, Dannen has studied the opposition and called an audible. Instead of throwing up a YOLO ball, he's going to matriculate the ball down the field. Pick up some first downs, build momentum, and keep marching toward the south end zone.* * *That is what Dannen said in response to a question about the stadium renovation project on his first day on the job.
There may be a day when renovations or a rebuild of South Stadium will help Nebraska win games, but Dannen wants to generate a revenue stream first to help defray escalating expenses. One of those spaces is the training table where student athletes have been eating for decades. Located under the West Stadium stands, it has a large kitchen and buffet lines already in place. It would be relatively easy to convert that space into a restaurant to feed club-tier donors on game days.
The most requested fan amenity - beer - is not coming to Memorial Stadium … yet. But as we all know, it is just a matter of time until that happens.While that's an admittedly cynical read on the situation, putting seatbacks in East and West - where the current donation levels go as high as $2,500 per seat* - makes sense.
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