Yes! I think most of the improvements were internal in the parts we don't see but the athletes use everyday. From a public perspective, it is all about the club level and the new atrium. Before the Odome had 4 entrances on each corner, now there is one main entry. It is nice, but not that nice...
Sent from my iPad > On Jan 26, 2017, at 8:44 PM, Charles Simpson <imaga...@outlook.com> wrote: > > The thing that surprised me most was they didn't put any restrooms or > concessions on the 200 level. It is quite a trek down to the main level. > > Charlie > > >> On 1/26/2017 1:02 PM, Helen Huntley wrote: >> I just thrilled about having a comfy seat. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Jan 26, 2017, at 12:23 PM, John Vega <zebu...@gate.net> wrote: >>> >>> random notes. >>> >>> The UAA should ask for about half of its renovation budget back from >>> Brasfield & Gorrie. Seatbacks in the arena, not much else. Concrete not >>> sealed, stained, or even cleaned. Not quite the funk of forty thousand >>> years on the floors, but close. Outside the bowl, metal support structures >>> still have peeling paint and cobwebs. >>> >>> The money seems to have gone to a new atrium that looks about the same as >>> the old one. Not sure why excavation was needed if this was the end goal. >>> >>> I assume some money went into the new “Champions Club,” that few fans will >>> ever use. >>> >>> Nice that the band was back in the student section. Now to get the flute >>> player back on the court for the solo in “You Can Call Me Al.” >>> >>> I have a Nikon camera, I like to take a photograph. Except that I was >>> turned away by the police at the O’Dome, as it had a detachable lens. I >>> looked up the UAA policy on cameras, and the detachable lens requirement >>> only applies to lenses over 6 inches in length. I wish that I had know the >>> 6 inch requirement. I would have offered the officer a visual aid. >>> >>> Burrito Brothers is on life support. It may be gone sooner rather than >>> later. If you are in Gainesville, be sure to stop by if you can. No signage >>> or frontage on a main street seems to have killed it. Just around the >>> corner, there was a line for Chipotle. Go figure. >>> >>> Gainesville has a couple good microbreweries. First Magnitude Brewing makes >>> a blonde ale called “Vega.” I assume that - like Las Vegas - it was named >>> after me. It has a tap room on Main, with over dozen microbrews on tap. >>> >>> I had some of the best BBQ beef at Adam’s Rib. It is one of the old Joe’s >>> Delis. The one next to the Arby’s with the big hat sign on 13th over by >>> Shands. Pork also good, but that’s a lot easier to make. The celing still >>> has the murals from our 1984 season. The scores and opponents are depicted >>> well. Look for the tie game against LSU. >>> >>> Adam's also - oddly - open for breakfast and surprisingly good. If you >>> don’t want to wait in line at some fancy breakfast place on a Saturday >>> morning, it is the place to go. >>> >>> -Zeb >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >>> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >>> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >>> 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve >>> Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "GatorTalk" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve > Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
