Franklin said he will walk the facilities and point out areas for
improvement. "Promises were made". Can't wait to see the plans.
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Like most new bosses, you only have a short window to make substantial changes - regardless of promises made. Fuente started the fire, but did it way too late. Pry never had a clue.
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experience? I haven't looked at the section where the recruit sit but I assume they get the same leg room that the rest of the stadium gets?
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something similar to the south or completely build up that end of the stadium, that would kill the practice field wouldn't it?
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medicine, training and rehab center, an upgraded halftime locker room (off the tunnel), etc. maybe two levels below grade are needed. keep the view over the north endzone stands open to see Beamer-Lawson Barn, back of Cassell, and Brush Mountain beyond.
re-erect and structurally beef up and enlarge capacity of the metal north endzone stands to increase "north-noise" which visiting teams and coaches despise. enhance the pain by hanging metal noise-reflecting panels below stands to amplify student cheers and Marching Virginians.
add a permanent TV and GameDay broadcast mezzanine-booth with amenities for broadcasters and support crew. the NE corner would be a great vantage point for them and vibrant student interaction.
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8mo
the practice field and north end zone is there to satisfy fire and safety codes (think access to the sections of Lane along the fence). Plus, if VT ever decides to connect 2 independent structures, then I believe it would require bringing the structure up to the current codes at the time the connection is made. Whereas if the structures remain independent, then they are grandfathered in at the codes when the structure was built.
The price tag could jump significantly when you factor in wheel chair access and all the other little things that facilities must provide now. Given that VT decided to kick that can down the road, there could come a point where the additional renovation cost to bring Lane up to code could drive the price tag to be in the same ballpark as what it would cost to build a brand new stadium. At the very least the project could force VT to demo 2 of the 3 structures and rebuild from somewhat scratch so Lane could be 1 structure to minimize this issue going forward. The demo could be done in phases to minimize the impact on attendance during the regular season.
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14.5' min height clearance. sort of like a tunnel. Support columns would be beyond the road's posted speed clear zone.
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temporarily disassemble north stands. excavate at least two levels down for spaces
to house functions as desired - uppermost can open to the practice field (like the
new weights and conditioning, first floor Merriman).
reassemble, enlarge, and beef up structure of metal north stands to continue to
allow the students to make maximum noise.
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campus, does the code allow it to be covered and still serve in that function? If not, then is there room to add a new service road to take its place?
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make it happen or not. If not, then VT has an interesting decision to make on what to do for its Plan B (or Plan C, Plan D, or maybe even Plan E) if it is serious about expanding Lane in some way. If VT is looking to "expand" Lane, then a more practical approach would be to reconfigure Lane to expand its luxury suite capacity. It may allow VT to get the most bang for its buck without taking on the additional upgrade cost so it can keep kicking that can down the road some more.
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Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice Facility
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to balance out the existing tree canopy, new trees will be added to the existing field and in the adjacent lots
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I'll see myself out.
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as well.
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the Stadium Woods first. That’s “sacred” territory there.
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can't remember the month
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I was in my early 30's at that point in life. For What It's Worth, I celebrate 13 years of sobriety today, November 24th.
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there and in lot #2. just have to match the total tree canopy
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Stadium Woods is old growth trees. The only way they build anything in that section is if the trees get severely damaged by blight, natural disaster or perhaps arson……
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or whatever those are
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and the tree huggers.
This battle has been fought several times.
** Edited by RJHokie at 11/24/2025, 11:41:09 AM
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the biodiversity that is triggered due to the age.
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Some of those trees are over 300 years old.
When the Beamer Barn construction was approved a big fight occurred relative to encroachment on the woods. Consequently the Barn was constructed on its current site as opposed to 50 to 100 feet further east.
Link:
Stadium Woods
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100k x 20$/game = good chunk of money
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