There are/were six of these decorative elements on the west side of the original stadium - three on the north end (between the entrance to the tower entrance and ticket windows) and three on the south end (between the tower entrance and the hall that connects to the Carin Center). Those two small areas are now fenced off. Those features don't exist on the east stands which are on the golf course side.

I'm...as pretty much always...pointing out FACTS. Relevant facts.

That you and the rest of the SFB deny them is the problem here.

Solich and staff should be judged objectively, not from a starting point of 100%, pure, absolute, reverence.


L.C. is starting to sell me that we can be really good this year maybe. It's good to have hope.


But for a coach to be at a MAC school for 11 years and to not have won a MAC title--not good. I wonder how many times that's happened.

I don't understand the reverence for this staff given the facts of its achievement--or lack thereof.

The pyramids supposedly were built as tombs. They're not serving that purpose today. It's still in ruins with no surface materials intact.

I've seen the Sistine Chapel, and Peden is not exactly in its class.

I'm still saying that Peden is not in great shape which was my original point. Next thing we know it will be compared to the Taj Mahal.

How is that Fake Monroe continues to post (much to everyone's delight)? And yet, my Bcat2 parody account Bcat++ resulted in immediate deletion and a temporary suspension of ***my*** account?

Seems like a double standard.

Or, it could be that Solich has made this program sooooo boring that not even the moderators bother to show up here anymore.

Great point. If we began branding Peden as the Taj Mahal of college football, our international recognize could increase ten-fold.

Well done, colobobcat.

Rebuilding from the 19 Season ending injuries in 2012. Many of those players either never played again, or played a diminished role in subsequent years. TE was one that was particularly hurt, with career ending injuries to John Tanner and Drew Roback, followed by a career ending injury to Davon Henry the following year. You, yourself, have complained about the TE position post Thompson, but those three injuries have resulting in a scramble to provide the experience needed, with three 5th years transfers, Talbert, Asher, and Heitzman, of which two worked out well.

You are always going to have cycles, with some teams better than others. It happens at every school. It happens to top teams, it happens to middle teams. It happens to bottom teams. Now its time for the next wave of good seasons. Let's see what they bring.

While many (perhaps most) of us have a sentimental attachment to Peden, perhaps it is time for the University to consider replacing it with a new stadium with more seating capacity and modern conveniences. The main problem I see with that is financing...if it isn't already in the budget (and I'm guessing that it's not), it will require a serious dedicated fund raising effort to get to the $200M - $300M (a purely uneducated guess on my part) that such a project will require.

Here's something to consider: Is a complete rebuild really necessary? I think a restroom/concessions overhaul under the two corner sections is needed. I'm under the impression that the Tower side is much nicer than the rest of the stadium. I don't sit over there, so I'm not sure.

The area that needs addressed is the student side. I frankly believe it ultimately needs completely demolished and replaced. The question is how that could be done and still play in the stadium in construction phases. I think a two deck look that would bump capacity by maybe 2500 to 5000 would be the ideal. I was just in Boone for vacation, and we stopped by App State's campus to see their stadium. Their stands that are opposite their tower would be a good model to go by. They also have a nice grass section like Peden underneath their scoreboard. The advantage Peden has is the lack of a track, which gets everyone much closer to the field. It's definitely something that needs done, but as others have mentioned in this, and several other threads, it will take money that isn't there right now.


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Optimist...I suspect that attaching the IPF to Peden would not have been politically viable. Part of selling the idea on campus was that it was a facility for the entire university community, not just the football team. Attaching it to Peden would have made it look like a "football only" project.

Our dear university that would not renovate Old Morton Hall on President Street, a building designed by a nationally renowned architect, but instead tore it down a few weeks ago to create temporary green space with plans to build a brand new building in its place in a few years, will never renovate Peden stadium to any significant extent. They'll tear it down and start over, or do nothing. And, there's a long history of this type of "planning" here. Years ago, when Alden Library was built, they tore down Old Tupper Hall (which was where the little park in front of Alden now sits). Old Tupper was the one of the oldest buildings on campus, but that didn't make any difference. Like Old Morton, it was extremely well built, and could have been renovated. There's lots of lip service to "sustainability" but that's not what actually happens around here when university buildings are the subject of conversation. The word is now that they want to tear down Hanning Hall, which is a building with a tremendously interesting history. It was built by direct congressional appropriation to honor retiring Rep. Charles H. Grosvenor. The bill was passed by both the House and Senate in the morning and by noon was signed by the president. Local lore claims it was the fastest bill ever to get through Congress, while this is no doubt an exaggeration, it is part of a very interesting history. The building, which in my youth was the Athens Post Office, was lavishly decorated with huge chandeliers hanging from very high ceilings, with marble floors and walls. In it's day it looked like a smaller version of a Washington, D.C., government building. It's now fallen in to a state of disrepair. It could be renovated and again look like the wonderful building it used to be but the powers that be want to bring out their wreaking ball once again. The Southeastern Ohio History Center is going to pull out all stops to prevent this from happening. Sorry this turned into a rant, but I guess if one wants to rant there's no better place to do it! ;-)

If a donor or sponsor steps up that is how Ohio gets nice things. Walter, Sook, Carin, Phillips gave million dollar gifts to the football facilities. A 10 million dollar naming right deal for Peden will pay for a new student student section. The athletic department in perpetuity is looking for gifts. Jeff is right the politics are a factor at this school and that other MAC schools are doing it is used to justify Ohio doing it by the administration. I've seen the Sook drawings and it looks to have a roof top bathroom so its going to be a high end hospitality center on game days plus allow for more standing room only at the base (1500?). Its going to be as significant of a change to the atmosphere as when the stadium field was lowered.