Implosion Date Set for TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium

[Leap Frog]

Getting goosebumps thinking we could close out the last season at AGC as we know it with one more national championship!

Please let this happen: The shot heard 'round the world-- the implosion and a NC all rolled into one, making the last year at AGCS the best one. Like you, getting bumps like an alligator.

 

[Q-Ball54]

At least TCU is letting everyone know ahead of time.

They didn't give any advance notice of the implosion at Darrel K. Royal Memorial Stadium this year.

Now that is funny!!

 

[SoonerFrogs]

Im going to try and make the 180 mile trip to see, will be a spectacle at least.

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

Demolition will begin then.

Which demolition company is doing the job? My brother works for a demoltion company and said that as far as he knows the job wasn't even put up for a bid.

 

[Gringo1873]

Please let this happen: The shot heard 'round the world-- the implosion and a NC all rolled into one, making the last year at AGCS the best one. Like you, getting bumps like an alligator.

Especially since the BCS pairings are announced the same day!

 

[Pinkyfrog]

Which demolition company is doing the job? My brother works for a demoltion company and said that as far as he knows the job wasn't even put up for a bid.

TCU doesn't have to bid if they don't want to, we're a private institution.

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

TCU doesn't have to bid if they don't want to, we're a private institution.

I never said they had to.

 

[HoustonHornedFrog]

They probably do not want to have dynamite embedded in the stadium while a crowd is also in the stadium........

Neither do I as my family and I will be sitting in the upper deck Saturday.:biggrin:

I'll second that, although it would make for a great plot for an action movie...

Anyone else wonder if the Dec. 5 date was chosen on purpose. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that the day the final pre-bowl game BCS standings will be announced?

 

[BogeyGolf7]

At least TCU is letting everyone know ahead of time.

They didn't give any advance notice of the implosion at Darrel K. Royal Memorial Stadium this year.

 

[geno]

TCU doesn't have to bid if they don't want to, we're a private institution.

My understanding is that the implosion expense is part of the total bid from Austin construction. They do the implosion arrangements, thus, no open bid. Does that sound reasonable?

 

[PurpleBlood87]

The TCU Physical Plant will be doing the implosion.

 

[Pinkyfrog]

The TCU Physical Plant will be doing the implosion.

The TCU sophomore engineering students will be doing the implosion.

 

[weklfrog]

I'll second that, although it would make for a great plot for an action movie...

Anyone else wonder if the Dec. 5 date was chosen on purpose. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that the day the final pre-bowl game BCS standings will be announced?

Imagine the date was picked becasue it is the date that best fits their very tight consturction schedule. Those type of things are almost always early on a Sunday morning when they will cause the least disruption.

 

[weklfrog]

The TCU sophomore engineering students will be doing the implosion.

We have contracted with RGIII who will come up and pull down the stadium supports Samson style...as long as he doesn't cut his hair first.