JBB
04-28-2004, 10:36 PM
Future of the Fabulous Fargo Dome:
The FFD is the largest facility in the Red River Valley. Its hard for it to compete with smaller +10,000 venues. It has a lot of open dates.
I think the FFD should be converted into an ice facility. A 21,000 seat outdoor stadium, with expansion capability to 35,000 would be built for football. Attached or on the same site would be a new sports arena more the capacity of say 10,000 or even less. This would be for BISON Basketball and provide a smaller arena that could compete more efficiently with the grand forks sheds.
The benefits are clear:
Hockey would fill more dates for the FFD than football, especially if the women started a program.
Fargo would get a badly needed mid sized facility practically paid for by the NDSU BB teams.
NDSU football would be able to grow. Right now the capacity of the FFD is the capacity of BISON Football. 7,000 more loyal fans and the BISON will need more seats. University of Montana had to expand and its likely NDSU may have to add seats.
The BSA would be freed up for remodeling to its highest and best use.
Its something to think about either when the current turf is starting to get old or the avg attendance is showing a steady upward trend.
The FFD is the largest facility in the Red River Valley. Its hard for it to compete with smaller +10,000 venues. It has a lot of open dates.
I think the FFD should be converted into an ice facility. A 21,000 seat outdoor stadium, with expansion capability to 35,000 would be built for football. Attached or on the same site would be a new sports arena more the capacity of say 10,000 or even less. This would be for BISON Basketball and provide a smaller arena that could compete more efficiently with the grand forks sheds.
The benefits are clear:
Hockey would fill more dates for the FFD than football, especially if the women started a program.
Fargo would get a badly needed mid sized facility practically paid for by the NDSU BB teams.
NDSU football would be able to grow. Right now the capacity of the FFD is the capacity of BISON Football. 7,000 more loyal fans and the BISON will need more seats. University of Montana had to expand and its likely NDSU may have to add seats.
The BSA would be freed up for remodeling to its highest and best use.
Its something to think about either when the current turf is starting to get old or the avg attendance is showing a steady upward trend.