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Originally Posted by alnorth
This aversion to seeing a track around a football field, when the track is actually used for something meaningful, is completely illogical. Seeing grass or astroturf there makes you happy, but a track upsets you? What if they just covered the track up with a joker-hair-green loop of temporary astroturf after the relays are done? Why should that make a difference?
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Having a track with adequate seating is a conundrum, but how many people see the stadium in a football capacity as opposed to the Kansas Relays? Its marketing, and high school kids/possible recruits see us as a joke when it looks like we play in a high school stadium. The cheap grey bleachers don’t help either.
I’d rather cover it up with extra seating so the crowd can influence the game (that’s assuming the team is good, and the stadium is full for the entire game).