Condition of the Rent (?)

[Redding Husky]

I was reading in another thread that the Rent is "showing its age". I find this surprising. The Rent had the same architect that SMU hired in building Gerald J. Ford Stadium in 2000, and Ford still looks brand new.

I've not been there since 2007, so I don't know what the current situation is. Does the Rent look older than it is? Does it need work?

 

[CTMike]

Nah. Looks better than ever really, especially with the HD video board.

 

[BoatShow]

It really looks fine. New video board and ribbon board. Updated concessions. Could a couple things be tweaked or polished? Of course but I saw that comment too and though it misplaced

 

[NC_Uconn_Fan]

Most major college football stadiums are outdated by NFL standards. Never been to the Rent, but it looks nice on TV. Doesn't US Soccer play there every 2 years or so?

 

[RedSoloCup]

I did notice that a few seatbacks were broken, I wonder if they have a normal replacement and maintenance schedule.

Bird poop, do we have a bird poop rating from this year yet? Was an issue last year...

 

[minidarren]

I do think some of the colors are faded. That is to be expected though.

 

[coachcap]

Nothing that 15,000 extra seats & a few cans of paint couldn't address. Honestly, all some people like to do is complain.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Something that can dress it up a little is to replace the blue screening material on the top fence that surrounds the upper decks. It was there a couple of years ago. The Rent is fine.

 

[tjhusky]

Sell outs always make the stadium look great.

 

[Palatine]

Tough winter.

 

[DoctorWho85]

It looked fine to me on Saturday. The jumbotron was gorgeous, the ribbon board looked great, definitely loved all the new concessions (looks delicious even if they're over priced) and it was my first time seeing the Jasper Howard Memorial in person. It looks even better in person than it did on TV and it really hit me in the feels

 

[31GuardTrap]

See no surface issues at all. Just the usual fade of color with the drink holders but really.....who is looking down at the games?

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Always thought it'd look better with blue bleachers.

 

[minidarren]

See no surface issues at all. Just the usual fade of color with the drink holders but really.....who is looking down at the games?

Did you attend any of the home games last year? I was looking down 3/4 of the season.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

Always thought it'd look better with blue bleachers.

Agreed! It would look less "sterile" and empty when we're losing.

 

[31GuardTrap]

Did you attend any of the home games last year? I was looking down 3/4 of the season.

Been to every home game since 2001 except for 1 and I suppose technically, I was looking down and across since I am in the 13th row of the uppers.

 

[FDNY99]

The ONLY thing Rentschler Field needs is 20,000-25,000 more seats and P-5 Conference logos.

 

[Waquoit]

The Rent is great. I don't know what the naysayers are talking about.

 

[Dooley]

I love the way it's constructed with the fans right on top of the field. Once this thing is expanded after a P5 invite, it will be one of the louder stadiums in whatever conference we end up in.

 

[EJHarrington]

Best stadium in football

 

[huskysupporter]

Best stadium in football

It really is underrated. Excellent stadium with awesome sight lines regardless of where you are sitting. Tailgating is awesome around the stadium as well. Great game day atmosphere when it is full.

 

[DoctorWho85]

It really is underrated. Excellent stadium with awesome sight lines regardless of where you are sitting. Tailgating is awesome around the stadium as well. Great game day atmosphere when it is full.

Tailgating is awesome, but I want to be able to go the night before or the Thursday before with an RV and camp at the stadium for the ultimate tailgate.

 

[IMind]

The only thing the stadium needs is wins.

 

[Husky25]

It's a college stadium, not NFL. The entire structure can fit in the lower bowl of an NFL venue. It's an unfair comparison. The only thing the stadium truly needs are security guards with common sense and a tweak of outside-venue policy. I could take or leave almost everything mentioned above, but the venue itself is fairly pleasant. Of course more wins are preferred, but Stadium Management has no control over that.

 

[Confident Carl]

Best stadium in football

The Rent is a great stadium but having attended the UCONN game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, I came away quite impressed with the facility. It is one of the nicest stadiums I have been to. 50k capacity at present. The Rent is right up there but I would give the nod to ECU's home. I also went to Yulman stadium at Tulane and was not impressed.

http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/mktg/stadium_expansion.cfm