Snow Day 2012: A tour of the new Husky Stadium
by Lear Pilot on Jan 20, 2012 6:00 AM PST
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PrintLike many people across Western Washington, I've been lucky enough to spend the day at home enjoying the winter weather from the warmth of my couch! What does a good, self respecting, Husky fan do on a snow day? Normally, I'd spend plenty of time watching the ongoing construction at Husky Stadium, but the snow has been slowing them down too!
As many of you know, I have a certain place in my heart for the construction process and have been glued to the Husky Stadium webcams. Due to the lack of activity caused by the snow, I've been spending a good amount of time perusing the Husky Stadium Virtual Venue at http://www.huskystadium.com/virtual-venue. It's great fun getting a look at the stadium from the many different views.
A few years ago, I ended up sitting in the west endzone stands while Notre Dame was in town. I quickly decided it would have been much better to stay home and watch the game on TV. The more I look at the pictures of the new Husky Stadium, the more I'm amazed at how close those seat are. From what I've read, the west endzone seats will be about 150 feet closer to the field! Much like Century Link Field, there won't be a bad seat in the house. I can only imagine how much louder the new Husky Stadium is going to be.
Here's a quick pictorial tour of our future, click on each picture for a full size image. GO DAWGS!
What the view from Coach Sark's office should look like:
The View from the east endzone:
The view from the Press Box:
The view from the north west corner of the stadium:
The view from the south east corner of the stadium:
The view from the north east corner of the stadium:
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I can't wait for the first game . . .
There is no way I’ll miss that game!
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
I will absolutely positively be there for sure.
by TualatinDawg on Jan 20, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
Ditto...
…that is going to be a special game AND we play Boise State! My ex-wife’s family will be there, I’m sure, supporting their Cinderella Boise State team.
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
the view from the N.E. corner
Shows just how on top of the field we’ll be.
GO DAWGS!
ps where will the helmut drive?
by PandG on Jan 20, 2012 9:39 AM PST via mobile reply actions
You kidding?
Granted, this last was a year without a summer, but my seats are in the north stands and usually half the season I’m praying for a little shade lest I spontaneously combust due to the sun bearing down…
by TualatinDawg on Jan 20, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Agreed...
…I was on the very low end of the North upper deck and I’d get cooked in the first few games of the season. I love being on the south upper deck. I just hope I can stay there.
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
I can't remember the last September game that wasn't great weather
Before I got moved to the South stands, I was regularly on the verge of getting sunburned in the North stands…
I bought my first season tickets a few years ago specifically in the South Stands. I couldn’t stand to get demolished in the sun like I did in the North Stands as a student. Granted, small price to pay for $20 seats on the 50 yard line….
I thought I'd miss the North stands...
…but it’s actually kind of nice to not get scorched on the sunny days. The big reason I moved was to get up a bit farther and be fully under the roof (got moved up a bit TOO far, but hopefully that will change in the new stadium).
A few years ago . . ..
before I had season tickets, I sat in the VERY top row against Oregon State. It was about 45 degrees, heavy rain and heavy wind. Needless to say, I couldn’t have been happier to be up so high. We were some of the only fans in the stadium that were dry and somewhat comfortable.
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
You're not talking about
The game where it was nothing but field goals, are you?
by TualatinDawg on Jan 20, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Yep, that was the one.
Amazing that guy kicked 5 (?) field goals in that horrible weather.
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
I was there
And miserable for a variety of reasons. Not the least of which was that it was the most bland offensive effort I have ever had the displeasure of witnessing, and the fact that I hosted 3 OSU friends at said game, but also the unfortunate aspect of my seats being about 6 rows behind the drip line. Add in that wind of which you speak, and we were directly in the line of fire.
by TualatinDawg on Jan 20, 2012 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
Nothing beats a sunny Saturday afternoon at Husky Stadium.
September is a BEAUTIFUL month for football in Seattle. October can be pretty nice too, although the evening games can get a bit cold.
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
Looks pretty cool.
Going to be an exciting September for both WSU and UW football programs.
Attractive, Intelligent, Smart A**
by Neil Vincent Roberts on Jan 20, 2012 11:50 AM PST reply actions
yep
Good luck with the new coach. I’m a fan of Leach and think he’ll do well over there in Pullman. I hope Wilcox has some answers for the Air-Raid offense…
Leach was a brilliant hire for WSU.
I’d like to see them improve, but am not wild about having another brilliant offensive coach in our division.
by HuskyInExile on Jan 20, 2012 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
great get
feels good to get one from ucla after they took a bunch from us.
Any Dawg Pack members on here?
Going to the game tomorrow?
Bringing Purple to Pullman
by Harry the Husky on Jan 20, 2012 10:51 PM PST reply actions
Well if anyone is...
Show some love for Jordan Payton (assuming he’s at the game)
Bringing Purple to Pullman
by Harry the Husky on Jan 20, 2012 11:33 PM PST up reply actions
That is going to be...
…the sWeetest stadium!…and it’s the shores of beautiful Lake Washington! Can’t touch that!
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
I'm starting...
…to rethink my seat selection strategy. The lower rows were horrible before but like you said Lear, this will change dramatically in the new stadium. I wonder if some of those seats will be premium? Maybe not the end zone seats but the sideline ones that used to be view obstructed.
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
Personally, I wouldn't go to low . . .
For the past few years I’ve been sitting in Section 22, Row V (about 22 rows up?). I think they have one of the best views of the field, not too high, not too low. Any lower and your field of vision gets too flat, you’d start missing action on the far side of the field because your sight line is blocked by players on the field.
If I had to pick perfect seats, 50 yard line, row 1 of the north upper. The most perfect seats will be 50 yard line on the club level of the south stands (funny how they did that, huh!). Anybody want to pay for me to have a suite at the stadium?
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
I agree...
…but one cool thing about being really close is that you can hear the pads popping! My buddy and I went to watch the DAWGS take on Ucla in 1995 (to the best of my recollection anyway) and we were pretty high up in the Rose bowl and surrounded by Bruin fans. The cool thing was that we started to absolutely pound them and most of the stadium emptied out. We made our way down to get close to the action and it was awesome to hear all the hitting going on in the trenches. But how many times do you have the line of scrimmage right in front of you during a game? Not too often.
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
Good Point.
That’s what I love about going to practices. I love standing ON the edge of the endzone while watching the team work on goalline situations! The popping of pads, the ball coming right at you, it is soooooo cool!!!
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
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