Lupton renovation

[BrewingFrog]

I was promised that "at the very worst, you'll get your old seats back" when they reseated the football stadium. Right.

One would hope that someone takes the new AD aside and says, "Don't do the +4. Trust me on this..."

 

[Frog45]

I'm pretty much screwed if they reseat in a new stadium because I only have one seat. No way I get my current seat back if they reseat. They don't want to leave a single open seat.
Hopefully they will give current season ticket holders first shot ahead of those who don't have season tickets.

As a season ticket holder, I would like to have first crack. Particularly to get two more. My wife and I have had our two since 2011 - before we had kids.

And there's been a wait list for so long, I've never had the chance to add two. I typically have to just buy two GAs the day of the game for them. Fortunately for me (not for others wanting season tix) the two next two me are rarely filled.

 

[Spike]

Needs to be a complete rebuild. Honestly, would rather have it at the location of the intermural field, to the east of the soccer facilities but not sure if there's enough room. Either way, the main entrance needs to be visible from the road. The aluminum bleacher box needs to go.

2 things reminded me today how far behind we are on facilities.

1) Social media reminded me that on this exact day last year I was visiting my sister in Hawaii. We went again in July and on that trip I drove around UH's campus...their baseball stadium is never than our and provides more shade...and UH might have the worst collective athletic facilities in the country. They're still using WW2 internment portable buildings to house athletic admin.

2) Today l took my son to see the place where my grandfather's remains are entombed at the National Cemetery so, naturally, I drove by DBU. My son asked what it was. I told him. He asked if they played baseball. I told him very well. He asked if they have a nice ballpark. I said it's nicer than ours. He asked how such a small school could have a better baseball facility than TCU...didn't have a good answer for him.

As to DBU baseball is the only game in town. I never hear about their basketball and they don't have football. Pretty sure most of that last upgrade was financed by 1 donor.

 

[froginmn]

I'm pretty much screwed if they reseat in a new stadium because I only have one seat. No way I get my current seat back if they reseat. They don't want to leave a single open seat.
Hopefully they will give current season ticket holders first shot ahead of those who don't have season tickets.

Understand your point but I also think that is nearly impossible to fill sections without having single seats somewhere.

I assume you will/can get a good seat; how it compares to what you have/want is obviously in question.

 

[Frogenstein]

After he sold the Houston Astros Drayton McClane donated the money for DBU’s ballpark - he also donated a large sum for Baylor’s football stadium.

 

[Zebra Frog]

I was promised that "at the very worst, you'll get your old seats back" when they reseated the football stadium. Right.

They lied!

 

[PurpleBlood87]

Understand your point but I also think that is nearly impossible to fill sections without having single seats somewhere.

I assume you will/can get a good seat; how it compares to what you have/want is obviously in question.

It would be pretty hard to improve on my current seat location.
It's not just the location, it's the people I sit near.
One family that sit by me, their son was so small when he first started coming to game he wasn't heavy enough to keep the seat down. His dad put a clamp down to keep the seat down. Now he's a freshman in high school.
I had a birthday dinner and eight people hit sit near me showed up. We have a great time down there.

 

[bmoney214]

I'm pretty much screwed if they reseat in a new stadium because I only have one seat. No way I get my current seat back if they reseat. They don't want to leave a single open seat.
Hopefully they will give current season ticket holders first shot ahead of those who don't have season tickets.

Hopefully you don't get screwed. You have a really good seat.

 

[TopFrog]

It would be pretty hard to improve on my current seat location.
It's not just the location, it's the people I sit near.
One family that sit by me, their son was so small when he first started coming to game he wasn't heavy enough to keep the seat down. His dad put a clamp down to keep the seat down. Now he's a freshman in high school.
I had a birthday dinner and eight people hit sit near me showed up. We have a great time down there.

TCU has shown more than once it is money over loyalty.

 

[Dutch]

They’re in there somewhere. If you can find them, they’re yours.

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I wept that day. As far as a new baseball park I remember how excited I was when they built a short brick wall between the dugouts behind
Daniel-Meyer. Lupton looked like Yankee Stadium to me when it was built. I still feel young, but I must be old.

 

[hometown frog]

It would be pretty hard to improve on my current seat location.
It's not just the location, it's the people I sit near.
One family that sit by me, their son was so small when he first started coming to game he wasn't heavy enough to keep the seat down. His dad put a clamp down to keep the seat down. Now he's a freshman in high school.
I had a birthday dinner and eight people hit sit near me showed up. We have a great time down there.

We are in the same situation. The folks that sit around us in section 202 are family at this point. Really don’t want to lose that grouping.

the pains of progress are real.

 

[PurpleBlood87]

We are in the same situation. The folks that sit around us in section 202 are family at this point. Really don’t want to lose that grouping.

the pains of progress are real.

Definitely family in 103. All over that section.

 

[PurpleBlood87]

I wept that day. As far as a new baseball park I remember how excited I was when they built a short brick wall between the dugouts behind
Daniel-Meyer. Lupton looked like Yankee Stadium to me when it was built. I still feel young, but I must be old.

Remember a Baylor game at the TCU Diamond and we were getting on the Baylor DH for striking out four times. Didn't know his father was sitting a few rows below us. He turned around and said "I like to see anyone of you do better" and some replied "I know I could strikeout four times".
He turned around and didn't say another word.

 

[Paint It Purple]

Call the new AD now. Scrap any and all plans for a new baseball stadium redo. 3-4 killerfrogs might have to sit somewhere different.

 

[HornyWartyToad]

Call the new AD now. Scrap any and all plans for a new baseball stadium redo. 3-4 killerfrogs might have to sit somewhere different.

I've smoked a lot of dope, so this is a heavily-qualified take: I think there just might be a way to expand/rebuild Lupton in a way that invites new folks in without necessarily [ Finebaum ]ting on existing loyal fans. I know CDC couldn't pull it off with AGC, but a kid can dream, right?

 

[froginmn]

I've smoked a lot of dope, so this is a heavily-qualified take: I think there just might be a way to expand/rebuild Lupton in a way that invites new folks in without necessarily [ Finebaum ]ting on existing loyal fans. I know CDC couldn't pull it off with AGC, but a kid can dream, right?

We just happened to end up next to people we know when the new MN Gopher stadium was built, but we now have a standing request to sit next to them.

I wonder if TCU could figure out the same?

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

We just happened to end up next to people we know when the new MN Gopher stadium was built, but we now have a standing request to sit next to them.

I wonder if TCU could figure out the same?

I'm sure for baseball they can, given the smaller numbers. It would be an administrative nightmare to be done with football.

 

[ftwfrog]

After he sold the Houston Astros Drayton McClane donated the money for DBU’s ballpark - he also donated a large sum for Baylor’s football stadium.

Good lord. Ties to the Astros? And Baylor?

“Nope, I’m sure of it. I hate him.”

 

[Frog45]

We are in the same situation. The folks that sit around us in section 202 are family at this point. Really don’t want to lose that grouping.

the pains of progress are real.

Where are you in 202?

 

[hometown frog]

Where are you in 202?

Row d just as you come up the portal down the 1B line. Love our seats. ONLY grinch is being that close to the visitor ticket allotment it makes for some tensions now and then if they get stupid or offended if we tell them to get out of our seats and back into the sun.