Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Listen I have no idea who Seeking Sui is, nor do I know much about Palestra.net. What I do know is that Will Maetzold sent me this link of a rocking song shot inside Doak Campbell Stadium by a local Tallahassee band, Seeking Sui. It has Seminole football highlights, and if you pay attention you’ll [...]

Are available courtesy of Seminoles.com… check out the Doak Campbell Stadium Improvements Gallery

Seminoles.com has a new photo gallery posted of the Doak Campbell Stadium improvements. Interestingly enough, the Bobby Bowden Field name has been taken out and replaced by a new ribbon board.

In case you miss it at the temporary splash page at Seminoles.com… this video appeared showing the improvements to the video boards for Doak Campbell Stadium this fall. All I can say is, “Woohoo!!!!”

var videoContaner = {
vidabbrev : “fsu”,
aaVid : “http://mfile.akamai.com/8108/wmv/cstvcbs.download.akamai.com/8108/open/fsu/07-08/video/genrel/05may/Doak_Campbell_Videoboard.asx”,
aaImg : “http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/fsu/graphics/08-footbl-tix-video-cover3.jpg”,
aaW : “554″,
aaH : “350″,
videoAutoPlay : true,
asControls : “y”,
aaStatusBar : “n”,
aAd : “&bumper=last” [...]

First off… check out the Seminoles.com homepage. It touts the fact that Doak Campbell Stadium will have a new look this fall. Judging from the fact that their still hawking season tickets, might that new look be lots of empty seats for the Noles’ games against FCS opponents?
Farooq is being inducted into the College Football [...]

“We need to make some stadium renovations for our fans,” Spetman said. “There will be a 100-foot video board and a (24-by-45-foot) video (replay) board on the south end and some ribbon boards (in the four corners) we’re going to put up this summer. So it will really bring a new atmosphere this fall the [...]

I’ll highlight my two favorites and then send you guys over to ChantRant to read the full list…
8. Rows are too long resulting in more people passing in front of you to go to the bathroom or concession stands. – I actually think this is more of a function if Rich’s #9 gripe, “Tight pacing [...]

Rich Halten over at ChantRant has a nifty article today talking about the Top Ten Things To Love At Doak Campbell Stadium. Maybe it’s the bad weather in Tallahassee today, but there are a couple of them that I’d like to rebut.
4. Big, bright scoreboard with good video replays and entertaining animation. – Rich, I [...]

Scott Carter’s blog mentions that an option, instead of building an indoor practice facility, is to put a roof over Doak Campbell Stadium.
In short, I hate the idea, because I hate domes, in general. But, let’s explore the reasoning behind it.
1. Where do you put a practice facility at FSU that isn’t far away at [...]