I was told just last weekend that all the consultants in the world (I exaggerate) say that with so much TV available 51,000 is the upper limit without guaranteeing lots of empty seats. FWIW. And yes, according to this person, there will be luxury boxes more attractive than those now above the west side.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
Boom
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Having worked in Park City for a couple of decades now, I'm always amazed at what people will tolerate or pay for if they believe it is "luxury".
At the U and Jazz games when I've had the opportunity to sit in box seats I've always enjoyed sitting closer with the commoners more.
That's my 2 cents.
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Growing up, my uncle was an advertising big wig for RC Willey. Because of that, he'd get lots of kickbacks in the form of tickets to events around the valley. One day he threw a couple suite tickets to my dad and I for a Jazz game. My excitement diminished significantly when I looked around to realize that the catered food was sandwiches. Seeing my disappointment, my dad looked at me and said, "It will never cease to surprise me how much people are willing to spend for mediocre free food."
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
There's a hybrid experience now at Jazz games. I don't know what they are officially called but there are now "bunker" suites immediately under the seats along both sidelines. You go into the suite and can have a meal and watch the game or other television on a large screen. The suites come with 12 seats on the sixth and seventh rows at midcourt. It's quite an experience. You can come and go from the seats into the suite. I've attended a couple of games and it's a great mix. Most of the guests I've hosted just prefer to come early, eat a meal and then go out to their seats coming inside the suite quickly at quarter breaks and then for a longer period at halftime to eat/drink. Some have been more social wanting to be in and out.
Anyway, it's a new part of Jazz game day experience that a handful of corporations have bought into.
Sneak peak.
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A vendor took me to the Utah/BYU basketball game at BYU a couple of years ago and the experience was similar. We had pretty good seats and a wristband that gave us access to some lounges under the stadium for some pretty nice food and big TVs (and gasp! caffeinated beverages before they were allowed on campus).
That I actually enjoyed. It helped that Utah won that night too. Seems like a smarter, more enjoyable and economic way to handle corporate sponsors and miscellaneous big wigs.
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Last edited by LA Ute; 11-14-2018 at 05:52 AM.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
Gulp. Here we go. I don’t see your seats Diehard. 😞
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missed opportunity to take the seating to 51,666.
I'm always looking for an opportunity to fortify BYU fans belief that the U is of the devil.
Diehard,
I've always thought that if they enclose the stadium they'll move students to the south and season ticket holders to where the Muss is now. Any discussion about this?
I guess the answer to my question is a resounding no. Looking at the graphics they're going with a what looks like a higher end experience in the south endzone.
Harlan said in an interview with Bill Riley the bounce house car wash entrance days are numbered
That’s not happening
And again, I really didn’t like the idea of trading my endzone view for a seat 5 yards deep in the endzone.
My biggest complaint is the lack of information the U has given to those of us who have been faithful fans for 30+ years. It became obvious when the survey came out last year they really only care about people with $$$$$$$
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This is a very nice video:
I don't quite understand the SEZ seating. Looks like special (expensive) extensions right out to the edge of the end zone. The sight lines seem awful on the east and west sides of those extensions, but I'm sure I am not seeing how everything is supposed to work.
Last edited by LA Ute; 11-14-2018 at 11:21 AM.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell