Kinnick renovation 2019

[Hawkeyeinsoutherncalifornia]

So are we losing seats and gaining upper tier seats which I just read but my old man who is 89 years old says IOWA is adding 10,000 seats to make it 80,000... I think he needs to lay the crack pipe down as I can’t find anywhere that Kinnick is getting bigger and I don’t think the current structure could even hold that additional enlargement.. even with the N ENDZONE etc.. any info on this thanks!

 

[DaCDiggity]

So are we losing seats and gaining upper tier seats which I just read but my old man who is 89 years old says IOWA is adding 10,000 seats to make it 80,000... I think he needs to lay the crack pipe down as I can’t find anywhere that Kinnick is getting bigger and I don’t think the current structure could even hold that additional enlargement.. even with the N ENDZONE etc.. any info on this thanks!

We're losing we will now be just below 70k

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

We're losing we will now be just below 70k

Lame

 

[ICWestfan]

We're losing we will now be just below 70k

Wasn't Kinnick already under 70k after the last reconfig? They are losing more with new north end zone that will put the stadium cloer to 69k instead of 69k+.

 

[Hawkdome]

No it was 70385

 

[bloodredd]

Yes, you're 89 year old father is indeed a crackhead. Good call

 

[Herkmeister]

So are we losing seats and gaining upper tier seats which I just read but my old man who is 89 years old says IOWA is adding 10,000 seats to make it 80,000... I think he needs to lay the crack pipe down as I can’t find anywhere that Kinnick is getting bigger and I don’t think the current structure could even hold that additional enlargement.. even with the N ENDZONE etc.. any info on this thanks!

Pic of mom.....

 

[tWarnerHawk]

It's been fun watching the construction. Last night you could see the spring game.

https://webcam.iowa.uiowa.edu/kinnick/

On a side note, the first time my gf (no pics) saw what I was looking at on the webcam she said: "you're watching them put together the bleachers?!?!" I looked at her said "Go Hawks!"

 

[navyrules]

So are we losing seats and gaining upper tier seats which I just read but my old man who is 89 years old says IOWA is adding 10,000 seats to make it 80,000... I think he needs to lay the crack pipe down as I can’t find anywhere that Kinnick is getting bigger and I don’t think the current structure could even hold that additional enlargement.. even with the N ENDZONE etc.. any info on this thanks!

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

It's been fun watching the construction. Last night you could see the spring game.

https://webcam.iowa.uiowa.edu/kinnick/

On a side note, the first time my gf (no pics) saw what I was looking at on the webcam she said: "you're watching them put together the bleachers?!?!" I looked at her said "Go Hawks!"

There are rules bro. Pic or it doesnt count.

 

[CO_hawk]

Does anyone think they will to the same thing to the South end zone in the future. Kind of wondering what that would look like. Or are they going for a Penn State look?

Doesn't seem like it ties into the new press box seamlessly.

 

[pharmdfd]

I like the fact that the seating will have more leg room and should make that end of the stadium very loud

 

[ichawk24]

Does anyone think they will to the same thing to the South end zone in the future. Kind of wondering what that would look like. Or are they going for a Penn State look?

They just rebuilt the South end zone in 2006ish, so it doesn't seem like a candidate for a huge project.

 

[SHAWKER]

Really don't think losing some seats is a huge deal. They will add on after the natty 2019

 

[ichawk24]

The national trend throughout sports is trading lower overall capacity for an increase in more expensive club/lounge seats. Iowa isn't selling out games very often, and everything I read about club/lounge seats is that they have no problem selling them at premium prices.

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

So are we losing seats and gaining upper tier seats
...
any info on this thanks!

It appears the new capacity will be 69,107.

• The current capacity of Kinnick Stadium is 70,585 and the existing north end zone has a seating capacity of 11,712. The proposed north end zone design will have a projected capacity of approximately 10,234. Total capacity of the stadium will stay close to 70,000.

http://kinnickedge.org/