Video: Mizzou details new plans for south end zone renovations
By Adam Spencer
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Mizzou’s football facilities are getting an upgrade. Memorial Stadium’s south end zone will undergo construction that will add seating, a weight room, locker room, team lounge, equipment room and coaches offices.
Also included in the project is something called a virtual reality simulation room, which sounds fascinating, though unnecessary.
The original plan called for using the existing structure and building around it, but now the school will demolish the current south section of the stadium and start from scratch:
Change of plans for Mizzou south end zone facility: MU will take down the existing south bowl of Memorial Stadium and build around it
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) December 16, 2016
That, of course, will lead to additional time and money being poured into the project:
Mizzou south end zone facility will now cost between $90 to $100 million, up from earlier $75 million estimate
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) December 16, 2016
Mizzou estimates two-year construction timeline for new facility
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) December 16, 2016
But, when it is all said and done, the new stadium will have more seats for fans:
Missouri estimates 5,000 new seats will open up with these changes but hasn't yet configured a new stadium capacity
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) December 16, 2016
The new designs, which can be seen in the video above, can also be seen here:
https://twitter.com/PeteScantlebury/status/809840282120359936
How the construction affects home games the next two seasons remains to be seen.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
