I would think they’d finish out the interior of the 1st floor weight room with the drywall/etc before they went back to the exterior rooftop Katzengarden? No? The whole point was to focus on getting the weight room finished first right and the Katzengarden built out could wait for September if needed? It'd be awesome if the entire project was done in time for fall camp though.
By the look of the design those two things probably won't interfere with each other. Probably be going simultaneously. Can't imagine a reason one would need finished before the other.
Pretty torn on this, loved the come and go as you please nature of the Katzengarten but that was kinda just a big blank space where as the roof top looks to be much smaller and more restricted space. Prob needs to be ticketed separately to keep from overcrowding but won’t say I won’t bum me out a bit as I pay extra for access…
Couple of other considerations. They want people with tickets to be in their seats, which would mean the garden could possibly be a separate ticket. On the flip side, they don’t want to make it into something that competes with the other club type options they offer.
I agree with ticketing it, I just don't know how that would be feasible since the roof will be flat and it would be hard to see the game unless you're near the edge. Maybe some people would be fine with the social aspect of it and be okay with not getting to see much of the field?
I would be most delighted with a Diamond donation level for requirement. Or even if they did a step below the new emerald at 2k IIRC.
Might need to consider it as a hosting space for the ESPN GameDay Crew to set up for
when we go 12-0. LOL
No my idea is better because it benefits meDefinitely need to sell the rights to the Katzengarden to a title sponsor either for each game or annually to a name brand.
Suggest they place a medium sized LED screen up behind it (similar to a billboard so that it can alternate/ easily change), then sell the ability to place your brand on the screen for the duration of the game.
I don't care if its Silver Eagle, Bud Light, Brown Distro, Shiner Bock etc etc. Not only is it advertising to the fans in attendance, but it should be visible on TV too.
If its a donor level incentive, at that 3k/5k price level, that would make it hard to compete against benefits you get from the A/C, food and drink of the Champions club. I understand that they want to capitalize on revenue opportunities, however similar to the ticketing app thing, why complicate things when the above all objective is to get butts into the stadium. That doesn't mean that I'm against restrictions, just not so niche.
A few alternative approaches they may consider
- Offer the space out to the TXST Fanatics ; incentivize students to join that group
Down side: Robbing the student stands in one section to fill another- Offer the space out to alternating student groups or residence halls each game. Perhaps make it one of those participation awards for largest group to attend.
Down side: See previous + might need to offer multiple groups at the same time and contend with groups that might not get along like two Fraternities. Might be too many student orgs to manage. (Stole this idea from my days at UF... there each Student group at each game would alternate the section they sat in based on Field closeness. Guaranteed each group would get a section annually at games that varied from front row upward to nose bleed)- Make it a Golden Corral- LOL; i.e. make it a place that you get catering included with an additional fee above your ticketed price.
Down side: Already have this with the Gowens pavilion and you probably have to limit the access to the specific number of people to limit catering variability.- Sell the access to the Katzengarden as a standing room only section ticket like they do at the Spurs or Cowboys games.
Down side: Can't think of any
Might need to consider it as a hosting space for the ESPN GameDay Crew to set up for
Certain donation level gets you passes like Pavillion. Not all of us Diamond club level donors are in the club level. Not hard to hit with multiple tickets when your under the overhang and it’s 300 priority points for tickets
My suggestion for that level was based on how overcrowded the pavilion has become.
I think last year Pavillion was at 1500 level
Starts at $1000. In the past it was $600 when that level existed.
