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[QUOTE="orangeinjersey, post: 4932029, member: 1961"]
I worked at the dome while I spent my years on the hill. Every inch of that place was crammed back then, I can only imagine now.

The head-end room for a venue of this size could easily be 1000-1500 sq ft. I assure you, there isn’t 1500 sq ft of space in the dome footprint.

The metal seats are def problematic in an indoor facility, my guess is the lack of supporting antennas on the old roof were the biggest obstacles. Antennas have to serve certain areas to eliminate overlap (dumbing it down for everyone) in adjacent zones. Antennas supported on ceilings of arenas and domes can be utilized to serve specific areas.

Remember, this project is 2 yrs behind schedule. A project of this size typically will have a 6-12 month design time once contracts are signed. So working backwards, when the original design first started, swapping metal benches for plastic seats might not have even been even a thought in the SU administrations thought process.

Whatever the case, the system is up, its state of the art, and SU and the fanbase should be proud to have a state of the art system in their  on campus facility.  FWIW I had a pro sports venue project shelved last month due to funding after we finished the Design (no money to build it).
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