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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4255769, member: 27"] This was from Chris Carlson's article from yesterday. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.syracuse.com/orangesports/2022/05/whats-the-new-building-going-up-next-to-the-carrier-dome-a-pregame-fan-lounge-to-thin-out-crowded-concourses.html[/URL] ... [I]Sala also hinted at a project Syracuse fans might be hearing about in the future. He said the school is looking at improving its pre-game gathering space on the other side of the building. While Syracuse hosts pre-game VIP events in those spaces now, the experience could be elevated and modern arenas often have viewing areas where fans can form a line and watch the team gather in the pre-game tunnel. “We are looking at another big improvement with a space by stadium control that is used for basketball pre-game and halftime,” Sala said. “That’s an area we’re taking a real strong look at. I don’t want to get out ahead of the three projects we’re (currently) doing, but there is another project on the horizon for different experiences pre-game and up through halftime. “We’ve started a little bit of that this year with (Gary Gait) asking us to bring alumni onto the field pregame like we do for a football game.”[/I] I do not have a better translation. Personally, I wish they would focus on plans to extend the concourses behind the west end of the building, for both the lower and upper concourses. This will of course also allow for more space on the ground level for locker room expansion, storage, meetings, and of course, voyeurs looking to watch the team gather pre-game. The biggest issue with the facility right now, IMHO, is the lack of space on the western end of the building. Bathrooms are needed desperately. It is crazy how far fans have to walk to use the facilities that sit over there. Especially given all the basketball games played on that end, More space for concessions is also really needed. And just more room in general. Give us a big open area surrounded by bathrooms, decent food choices and lots of space to sit and eat. Let's focus on the most important things first. [/QUOTE]

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