🏈 First glimpse of the new Sewell-Thomas Stadium?

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Approved by BOT today...

 

[planomateo]

Sewell-Thomas Stadium Architectural Design Approval pending

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>UA Board of Trustees set to approve architectural design for new Sewell-Thomas Stadium at this afternoon's meeting <a href="http://t.co/G5se333SZV">pic.twitter.com/G5se333SZV</a></p>&mdash; Melissa Brown (@itsmelissabrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsmelissabrown/statuses/398555702631100416">November 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Has anyone seen any pictures?

 

[planomateo]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Board also considering budget revision for the Manderson Landing Rowing Facility at $4.39 million from $3.89 <a href="http://t.co/hEpr97FDsN">pic.twitter.com/hEpr97FDsN</a></p>&mdash; Melissa Brown (@itsmelissabrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsmelissabrown/statuses/398559119298551808">November 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>This is the proposed new sorority &quot;row&quot;, how it will look after the new renovations, demolitions and construction. <a href="http://t.co/dg8sP7dAFX">pic.twitter.com/dg8sP7dAFX</a></p>&mdash; Melissa Brown (@itsmelissabrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsmelissabrown/statuses/398560411496513536">November 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Second angle of Sewell-Thomas: <a href="http://t.co/RzLGAT4r4f">pic.twitter.com/RzLGAT4r4f</a></p>&mdash; Melissa Brown (@itsmelissabrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsmelissabrown/statuses/398561530436153344">November 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[Billie Bob]

Flame away I can handle it.

I am sure the new stadium will look nice once completed, but I just cannot help to wonder how the outfield of a new baseball stadium on the edge of the cliff at Jack Warner Parkway on the old Bryce campus would have looked? That is where my sources tell me one was proposed before the concept was nixed by Battle. Even though we are practically building a new stadium on the grounds of the old one it just seems like we are doing a Coleman-Reno all over again.:thumbsdown:

 

[planomateo]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Third angle of Sewell-Thomas: <a href="http://t.co/XQQq6LybSJ">pic.twitter.com/XQQq6LybSJ</a></p>&mdash; Melissa Brown (@itsmelissabrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsmelissabrown/statuses/398563384700186624">November 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Fourth angle of Sewell-Thomas: <a href="http://t.co/TctWBIWsNL">pic.twitter.com/TctWBIWsNL</a></p>&mdash; Melissa Brown (@itsmelissabrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsmelissabrown/statuses/398563406451851264">November 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Flame away I can handle it.

I am sure the new stadium will look nice once completed, but I just cannot help to wonder how the outfield of a new baseball stadium on the edge of the cliff at Jack Warner Parkway on the old Bryce campus would have looked? That is where my sources tell me one was proposed before the concept was nixed by Battle. Even though we are practically building a new stadium on the grounds of the old one it just seems like we are doing a Coleman-Reno all over again.:thumbsdown:

Probably pretty cool, I wanted one close to the river myself... or close to the softball/tennis complex... at this point, I'll take what I can get. I think the UA Admin likely has other long-term ideas for most of that Bryce land, and I would imagine that would have been a hurdle. Also, a lot of that land contains contaminated soil that has to be fixed (replaced/cleansed/whatever it is they do) first before any construction can take place, and I don't think that has happened yet (though I could be wrong). Another major reason it wasn't moving was the addition of Sarah Patterson Champions Plaza. It was designed to be an integral part of a new stadium.

I don't think this is the Coleman renovation part II. The Coleman renovation was taking an El Camino and putting a new paint job, stereo system, and cup holders in it. In the end, it was still an ugly as El Camino, only with less leg room thanks to the cup holders. The baseball stadium will be new from he ground up, only the location will be familiar to folks according to people who have seen the plans. And looking at the price tag, there is no reason to doubt it.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

Looks pretty good!

 

[TerryP]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>University of Alabama board of trustees committee approves renovations of Sewell-Thomas Stadium, Ferguson Student... <a href="http://t.co/900RsXElQb">http://t.co/900RsXElQb</a></p>&mdash; tuscaloosanews (@tuscaloosanews) <a href="https://twitter.com/tuscaloosanews/statuses/398618263023661056">November 8, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[riz]

Looks really nice, and about damn time.

 

[PhillyGirl]

Looks good to me, I love a good baseball stadium.

 

[Billie Bob]

Probably pretty cool, I wanted one close to the river myself... or close to the softball/tennis complex... at this point, I'll take what I can get. I think the UA Admin likely has other long-term ideas for most of that Bryce land, and I would imagine that would have been a hurdle. Also, a lot of that land contains contaminated soil that has to be fixed (replaced/cleansed/whatever it is they do) first before any construction can take place, and I don't think that has happened yet (though I could be wrong). Another major reason it wasn't moving was the addition of Sarah Patterson Champions Plaza. It was designed to be an integral part of a new stadium.

I don't think this is the Coleman renovation part II. The Coleman renovation was taking an El Camino and putting a new paint job, stereo system, and cup holders in it. In the end, it was still an ugly as El Camino, only with less leg room thanks to the cup holders. The baseball stadium will be new from he ground up, only the location will be familiar to folks according to people who have seen the plans. And looking at the price tag, there is no reason to doubt it.

Having stated what I stated, I can agree with everything you said. I realize we are not a Land-Grant school with a 1,500 acre campus. Maybe were I am coming from is that the Sewell-Thomas property seems a little closterfobic to me. I seem to remember the enviro-remediation costs of the Bryce property being close to $10 million.

 

[TerryP]

OT: I wonder how many unmarked graves they'll end up finding when they start the environmental cleanup.

 

[Billie Bob]

OT: I wonder how many unmarked graves they'll end up finding when they start the environmental cleanup.

According to this report from 2010, literally thousands!

http://www.mh.alabama.gov/brycehospitalproject/News/WHNT_CBS19_041910.pdf

 

[riz]

According to this report from 2010, literally thousands!

http://www.mh.alabama.gov/brycehospitalproject/News/WHNT_CBS19_041910.pdf

How did I not know this?

 

[TerryP]

According to this report from 2010, literally thousands!

http://www.mh.alabama.gov/brycehospitalproject/News/WHNT_CBS19_041910.pdf

Thanks for finding that...it was this report I was thinking about when I mentioned the corpses.

 

[TerryP]

How did I not know this?

Hanging out on the wrong message board... :icon_twisted:

 

[PhillyGirl]

According to this report from 2010, literally thousands!

http://www.mh.alabama.gov/brycehospitalproject/News/WHNT_CBS19_041910.pdf

Holy CRAP, that is creepy!!!

 

[TerryP]

A few more artist renderings:

 

[Tider27]

I like the tiered seating in the outfield, looks really good. May have to make it back to some baseball games again, been a while.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

OT: I wonder how many unmarked graves they'll end up finding when they start the environmental cleanup.

We had a creek running through my MawMaw's back yard and you couldn't keep me out of it, one day I saw a copperhead and MawMaw was working in the garden she looked over at me and said "If you get bit by that boy you will wind up in Bryce buried with the unknowns". Of course I had to know what Bryce was and asked her, she told me "if you get caught out in that creek again today you'll find out". I had to ask my Aunt about Bryce and she had no problem telling me it was a place for the :crazy: people. I would guess there were rumors about unmarked graves there for a long time.