We made the trip up and enjoyed a great time and met up with a few peeps for a fun tailgate. I'm sure some will have something to say w/ regards to my following comment but I say this with good intent.
The stadium expansion.... it was pretty. It was loud. It was also a good time.... but damn. The expansion of all the additional seats simply can not handle the crowds properly & safely. For example, parking just sucked in sooo many levels. It took us 57 minutes to get out of the parking lot. This was after a 33. in walk to the parking lot. But what really was bad and very unsafe was that the crowds at halftime attempting to reach the one restroom was just crazy crowded. For a lack of a better word or name, I'll call it the breezeway/walkunder the bleachers. It appeared to be only 40 feet wide. And only one restroom? Simply put, one could not move. God help us all if something bad ever occurred during a game. People would die being stampeded. With all the millions of $$$ spent, nothing was done to assist the fans w/ concessions, restrooms, and to safely assist the flow of folks coming and going before, during, and after the game.
Having a better defense would be nice and will most likely happen well before correcting a very bad safety concern. OK, off my soapbox.
The stadium expansion.... it was pretty. It was loud. It was also a good time.... but damn. The expansion of all the additional seats simply can not handle the crowds properly & safely. For example, parking just sucked in sooo many levels. It took us 57 minutes to get out of the parking lot. This was after a 33. in walk to the parking lot. But what really was bad and very unsafe was that the crowds at halftime attempting to reach the one restroom was just crazy crowded. For a lack of a better word or name, I'll call it the breezeway/walkunder the bleachers. It appeared to be only 40 feet wide. And only one restroom? Simply put, one could not move. God help us all if something bad ever occurred during a game. People would die being stampeded. With all the millions of $$$ spent, nothing was done to assist the fans w/ concessions, restrooms, and to safely assist the flow of folks coming and going before, during, and after the game.
Having a better defense would be nice and will most likely happen well before correcting a very bad safety concern. OK, off my soapbox.