This is great news, indeed!

https://twitter.com/CFBcampustour/status...9307016404

I hope that the new turf is not gray


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Seems like a nice upgrade for EMU.

Question: Do Eastern Michigan fans like the gray?

I like that they have their brand. No one else is doing gray, so EMU has a thing that's totally theirs in FBS. That said -- I have yet to get used to watching games on that field on ESPN.

(03-30-2024 05:26 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  This is great news, indeed!

https://twitter.com/CFBcampustour/status...9307016404

Such as shame. The EMU Track Team has 10X the success of their Football team

What's the point of removing the track if you are not going to lower the field so seats can be closer to the field?

(03-31-2024 07:17 AM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  What's the point of removing the track if you are not going to lower the field so seats can be closer to the field?

That’s the 1st thing I thought of. They certainly don’t need more seats and that’s what moving seats closer to the field would do. Guess some think it’ll look better w/o the track. If that’s the case, a lot of money spent for nothing in my opinion.

(03-31-2024 07:59 AM)Old Man Flash Wrote:  

(03-31-2024 07:17 AM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  What's the point of removing the track if you are not going to lower the field so seats can be closer to the field?

That’s the 1st thing I thought of. They certainly don’t need more seats and that’s what moving seats closer to the field would do. Guess some think it’ll look better w/o the track. If that’s the case, a lot of money spent for nothing in my opinion.

Well there is that thought by many that a track around a field is not what you should see at an FBS stadium. How they adjust around that and fill in the gap will be interesting.

Dear MAC members,
As usual, some here, are just here to criticize Eastern. For years, the complaint was why doesn't Eastern get rid of the track. Now that it is being eliminated, why aren't seats being added? It's easy to be a monday morning quarterback.
The new football field will continue to be gray. That is part of our identity. Most Eastern fans like the gray.

(03-30-2024 10:32 PM)OUBobcat1804 Wrote:  

(03-30-2024 05:26 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  This is great news, indeed!

https://twitter.com/CFBcampustour/status...9307016404

Such as shame. The EMU Track Team has 10X the success of their Football team

If the EMU Track team has more success than their football team, why would you be saying it's a shame that they are being upgraded from a 6-lane track to an 8-lane track and from field events organized around the need to not interfere with a football field to field events with dedicated field event layout and markings?

The new track & field facility they are working on is a big upgrade from being limited to competing at a dual purpose track & field and football facility.

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On the gray, while I don't love it, neither do I hate it. The Boise State blue is much, much more distracting.

[Edited to avoid burying the lede]

(03-31-2024 09:26 AM)Ken Barna Wrote:  Dear MAC members,
As usual, some here, are just here to criticize Eastern. For years, the complaint was why doesn't Eastern get rid of the track. Now that it is being eliminated, why aren't seats being added? It's easy to be a monday morning quarterback.
The new football field will continue to be gray. That is part of our identity. Most Eastern fans like the gray.

Dear Ken Barna,
As usual, you take offense to comments that are not critical of emu. My question is a legitimate question - why remove the track if the stands won't be any closer to the field?

I liked the track, added some uniqueness.

Guess what, all our stadiums get criticized for beiing like high school stadiums, removing the track won't get rid of that complaint.

(03-31-2024 08:47 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I liked the track, added some uniqueness.

Guess what, all our stadiums get criticized for beiing like high school stadiums, removing the track won't get rid of that complaint.

EMU has done a tremendous job in the last 25+ years with the arena, SAPC, and now removing the track.


Thee arena and SAPC are bookends and the turf rendering looks great.

(04-01-2024 05:07 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(03-31-2024 08:47 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I liked the track, added some uniqueness.

Guess what, all our stadiums get criticized for beiing like high school stadiums, removing the track won't get rid of that complaint.

EMU has done a tremendous job in the last 25+ years with the arena, SAPC, and now removing the track.


Thee arena and SAPC are bookends and the turf rendering looks great.

I agree, Steve, Rynearson is going to look so much better without the track and the new performance center with video board is a huge upgrade. It would be very easy for EMU to have a picnic area (field seating) on either end of the field.

Perhaps the only thing remaining that needs to be upgraded is the press box.

Dear MidnightBlueGold,
When one criticizes an aspect of a university, aren't you being critical of the whole, because they (university) control the aspect being criticized. You may not agree with that, but that is the way I look at it.
In any case, my point about people complaining about the track, has been going on for years. As far as adding more seats, they would be lower, besides being closer, and not necessarily add to better viewing. The closer to field level, the worse the view.

(03-31-2024 08:47 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I liked the track, added some uniqueness.

Guess what, all our stadiums get criticized for beiing like high school stadiums, removing the track won't get rid of that complaint.

What does upgrading EMU's track and field facilities have to do with criticisms of MAC football stadiums?

Remember that the track at the EMU football stadium is not up the the standard to host NCAA outdoor track and field championships ... you need an eight lane track for that.

What would really be great is, removing the track, shifting the field about 30 feet closer to the visiting grandstand, and then tear down the home side and completely rebuild it, with 21st-century amenities, an upgraded press box and concessions, a nice team store like CMU has. You could get by with just the visiting-side grandstand for one season while construction is in progress.

Hey if I had $500M I'd donate $30m to the project! Had a great time at EMU last year on our MACtion trip.

(04-01-2024 08:55 AM)Ken Barna Wrote:  Dear MidnightBlueGold,
When one criticizes an aspect of a university, aren't you being critical of the whole, because they (university) control the aspect being criticized. You may not agree with that, but that is the way I look at it.
In any case, my point about people complaining about the track, has been going on for years. As far as adding more seats, they would be lower, besides being closer, and not necessarily add to better viewing. The closer to field level, the worse the view.

The seats would not be lower and creating a worse view if the field is lowered. Many stadiums have done that when removing a track around a field.

(04-01-2024 04:09 PM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  

(04-01-2024 08:55 AM)Ken Barna Wrote:  Dear MidnightBlueGold,
When one criticizes an aspect of a university, aren't you being critical of the whole, because they (university) control the aspect being criticized. You may not agree with that, but that is the way I look at it.
In any case, my point about people complaining about the track, has been going on for years. As far as adding more seats, they would be lower, besides being closer, and not necessarily add to better viewing. The closer to field level, the worse the view.

The seats would not be lower and creating a worse view if the field is lowered. Many stadiums have done that when removing a track around a field.

I would assume dropping the field is very expensive,

I assume if EMU had the bucks to do it would be to move the field say 15 yards south toward the basketball arena.

(04-01-2024 04:35 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(04-01-2024 04:09 PM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  

(04-01-2024 08:55 AM)Ken Barna Wrote:  Dear MidnightBlueGold,
When one criticizes an aspect of a university, aren't you being critical of the whole, because they (university) control the aspect being criticized. You may not agree with that, but that is the way I look at it.
In any case, my point about people complaining about the track, has been going on for years. As far as adding more seats, they would be lower, besides being closer, and not necessarily add to better viewing. The closer to field level, the worse the view.

The seats would not be lower and creating a worse view if the field is lowered. Many stadiums have done that when removing a track around a field.

I would assume dropping the field is very expensive,

I assume if EMU had the bucks to do it would be to move the field say 15 yards south toward the basketball arena.

I agree that it is probably very expensive. But why remove the track if you aren't going to lower the field?

Dear MidnightBlueGold,
Please be first to donate the first million in costs to do what you propose. It's always nice to know that people who have no connection to what others may do, have all the answers.