[terry]

Back when the stadium was being renovated there was some talk about setting up temporary bleachers for big demand games like Big Game, perhaps on the grassy area on top of what used to be the closed end.  Seems like this year we might (finally) be able to use something like that for the Oregon and K.al games.  Has that plan been scrapped?  As I recall, there was much weeping and gnashing of teeth over the fact that K.al would get a smaller ticket allotment for the Big Game.

Yes, when the Stadium's design was first announced, there was some talk about adding temporary bleachers above the end zones. By the time construction was completed, however, I don't recall any more talk about that. I have a somewhat fuzzy recollection of being told by an insider just before the stadium's opening that the stadium as constructed didn't readily provide for temporary seats. I think the grassy area with the arches and palms is one of the nicer things about the stadium. I wouldn't want to lose that.

[terry]

Back when the stadium was being renovated there was some talk about setting up temporary bleachers for big demand games like Big Game, perhaps on the grassy area on top of what used to be the closed end.  Seems like this year we might (finally) be able to use something like that for the Oregon and K.al games.  Has that plan been scrapped?  As I recall, there was much weeping and gnashing of teeth over the fact that K.al would get a smaller ticket allotment for the Big Game.

Yes, when the Stadium's design was first announced, there was some talk about adding temporary bleachers above the end zones. By the time construction was completed, however, I don't recall any more talk about that. I have a somewhat fuzzy recollection of being told by an insider just before the stadium's opening that the stadium as constructed didn't readily provide for temporary seats. I think the grassy area with the arches and palms is one of the nicer things about the stadium. I wouldn't want to lose that.