November 10, 201510 yr The Sunbelt Conference opted to accept Coastal Carolina's bid instead, but EKU let it be known that Division I-A is their goal. How much is FBS membership worth? Eastern Kentucky is willing to spend $10 million - SBNation.com
November 10, 201510 yr The Sunbelt Conference opted to accept Coastal Carolina's bid instead, but EKU let it be known that Division I-A is their goal. How much is FBS membership worth? Eastern Kentucky is willing to spend $10 million - SBNation.com Good, with some improvements to the stadium EKU may end up being a worthy host for the State Football Finals.
November 10, 201510 yr Good, with some improvements to the stadium EKU may end up being a worthy host for the State Football Finals. It needs it. The field is nice but the facility isn't much. An upgrade, whether they go D1 or not, will be better for their program.
November 10, 201510 yr It needs it. The field is nice but the facility isn't much. An upgrade, whether they go D1 or not, will be better for their program. Agree, last time I was there it definitely had that run down 1970s feeling.
November 10, 201510 yr I know building an entirely new facility is probably not that practical for EKU, but I just never liked the aspect of having stands that don't surround the field. WKU's field doesn't hold that much more than Eastern's field, but it just feels bigger to me because the field is surrounded. I don't know how much it would cost to build an entirely new stadium, but if they are willing to fork over 10 million for renovations, they could build a new bowl style stadium. I understand some people in Richmond may like the tradition of that stadium, but if I was a recruit and went in and saw Eastern's stadium, it would definitely be a negative. The sound just echos better in bowl style stadiums and makes them seem bigger. I also think it would be a much better atmosphere for the fans because they will all be much closer to the field. Just my .02.
November 10, 201510 yr When Eastern's field was built, legend has it that the General Assembly wouldn't cough up money for the field. But they were willing to pay for a new education building...So EKU submitted a plan and it was approved that built a new Physical Education and ROTC building that just happened to have a slanted roof that would seat several thousand of your closest friends.
November 10, 201510 yr EKU is already working on upgraded facilities. EKU Athletics Announces Facilities Upgrades; Could Changes Be More Than Cosmetic? - ABC 36 News Here's what the visitor's side will look like. It will also contain new locker rooms.
November 10, 201510 yr EKU is already working on upgraded facilities. EKU Athletics Announces Facilities Upgrades; Could Changes Be More Than Cosmetic? - ABC 36 News [ATTACH=CONFIG]53083[/ATTACH] Here's what the visitor's side will look like. It will also contain new locker rooms. That looks a lot like University of the Cumberlands stadium.
November 10, 201510 yr That looks a lot like University of the Cumberlands stadium. They've already torn down the visitor's stands to make room for this.
November 10, 201510 yr How many fans does EKU have per game? They had 12,800 for their opener, 7800 last week.
November 12, 201510 yr Would love to see EKU upgrade their facilities and make the leap to FBS, haven't been to game their in years, but it was in dire need of a facelift then.
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