hinghameagle {l Wrote}:my original question in the post got hijacked. And for the record BC should not add an addtional seat to the stadium, until they can prove they need it.
MY question is, based upon knowledge, or actually being in other stadiums, do most other college venues have the aluminum seating, or the individual chairs? This is awful to admit, I have been to Army, Navy, the Big House, MSU, ND and the orange bowl, and cant remember if they had seats or the aluminum job?
The ONLY one I specifically recall having actual chairs was this year's USC trip to the Coliseum.
Coliseum has chairs.
Michie has benches (aluminum).
Boone Pickens has mostly aluminum benches (but mostly chairs in the areas we consider DBS).
LSU has benches (aluminum).
Bryant-Denney has benches (aluminum).
Keenum has benches (aluminum).
Carter-Finlay has benches (aluminum).
Byrd Stadium has benches (aluminum).
Bobby Dodd has benches (aluminum).
Doak Campbell has benches (aluminum).
Clemson has benches (aluminum).
ND had wooden benches (which I believe are now aluminum post-renovation).
Now... some of these places also have donor seating... and club seating... and those high rollers are afforded more comforts. Others (like Bama) allow you to buy a seat back to be installed on your bench seat. But, it should be noted that BC also have added cheap seating cushions to the DBS zones. It is also possible that some of these school have recently renovated. And... it is also possible that I was too drunk to remember it accurately.
A... perhaps THE... major difference between these stadiums and BC is that the stanchions on which the benches sit (and that you walk on to get to your seat) are generally concrete. Alumni seems a bit out of place by having the whole freaking stadium being aluminum (which evenly included the walls before we installed fake brick by Garden State Brickface and Stucco). That may exacerbate the empty look (as opposed to similar lack of attendance of others schools) as there is no visual difference between the seats and the surrounding... as a result giving a greater perception of emptiness. Again... a way to possibly and cheaply address this (if one was so inclined) is to paint (or otherwise add color to) the walkways, floors or seats. Or... you could just better the product on the field and make it easier to tailgate (but that's crazy talk).