bigorange Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Stadium will be ready for first game of this season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonG Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Damn that's nice. I can't wait to see the finish project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigorange Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 Yea it's pretty awesome. Seats 10,000 on the main seats on both sides, but if you add the new stands in the end zone for the bands it will seat 11,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackShirtD Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Gonna be lots of playoff games held at that place. That’s great! Thanks to the Malissa community for this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigorange Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) Here are pictures of Melissa's indoor practice field, weight room, meeting room, and entry into the facility Edited April 11, 2023 by bigorange 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigorange Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) Edited April 13, 2023 by bigorange 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonG Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Looking good. I know the other thread got derailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slickarick Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Just now, VonG said: I know the other thread got derailed. yes...very badly. This is great for the kids, Plus it helps compete with the new McKinney and Celina facilities. Got to keep up with the jones. They now have top notch facilities for all sports and a great new high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonG Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 I believe if Tyler isd gets another high school or two with the way the city is growing. I believe we will get an new stadium to accommodate the growing district. It would be top of the line also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigorange Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, VonG said: I know the other thread got derailed. Yea, thats why I started this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonG Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, bigorange said: Yea, thats why I started this one. Yeah, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slickarick Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 I think the next district to build a new stadium is argyle. just like Melissa has a nice 4A stadium, but building for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 39 minutes ago, bigorange said: Yea, thats why I started this one. Fixed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigorange Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 29 minutes ago, Slickarick said: I think the next district to build a new stadium is argyle. just like Melissa has a nice 4A stadium, but building for the future. Argyle is building a 9,000-seat stadium at their new high school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grainraiser Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 In that part of DFW you have to keep up with the Jones or get left behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion7000 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Wow nothing that nice. Allen is pretty on par with this but nothing close in East Texas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnjoyLife Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) That is awesome. I love the seating layout and no track. Edited April 17, 2023 by EnjoyLife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrankyOldMan Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Ironic how some of the people that made the decision to spend that much on a football stadium have shown an inability to manage their own finances. Voting in fiscally irresponsible board members is how you get a boondoggle like this. Its a damn nice stadium I’ll grant you that but that nice was not necessary except to appease egos. That stadium will rarely if ever see 10,000 people it. Hell of a recruiting tool. Absolutely no reason not to win multiple championships now right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevyman Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, CrankyOldMan said: Ironic how some of the people that made the decision to spend that much on a football stadium have shown an inability to manage their own finances. Voting in fiscally irresponsible board members is how you get a boondoggle like this. Its a damn nice stadium I’ll grant you that but that nice was not necessary except to appease egos. That stadium will rarely if ever see 10,000 people it. Hell of a recruiting tool. Absolutely no reason not to win multiple championships now right? Based on this response, im certain its NOT ironic that your profile name is what it is. Edited April 26, 2023 by chevyman 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrankyOldMan Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 3 hours ago, chevyman said: Based on this response, im certain its NOT ironic that your profile name is what it is. It certainly is not, hence the name. I call it like it is even if its self deprecating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigorange Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 Updated pictures of the stadium almost done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigorange Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 On 4/26/2023 at 9:51 AM, CrankyOldMan said: Ironic how some of the people that made the decision to spend that much on a football stadium have shown an inability to manage their own finances. Voting in fiscally irresponsible board members is how you get a boondoggle like this. Its a damn nice stadium I’ll grant you that but that nice was not necessary except to appease egos. That stadium will rarely if ever see 10,000 people it. Hell of a recruiting tool. Absolutely no reason not to win multiple championships now right? If the majority of the people voted yes for this how is it irresponsible? Should people not get a say in how they spend there money? If the majority opposed the new stadium and indoor facility then that would be one thing, but most people clearly wanted it. It was no secrete what the stadium would cost and what it would look like and the community as a whole wanted it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearEmaGrowlin Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Folks whining about high schools building these fabulous athletic facilities with very little or absolutely zero monetary consequences to them or the tax base as a whole will always baffle me. I think it’s just older folk who don’t fully understand the process and how it works money-wise who grew up in a time when making $20/hr was good money and whose parents fought in WWI or WWII. Basically, they’re super cautious and super suspicious of everything in life so they don’t think it is possible to have these things without their taxes going sky high. And then they also just don’t think it’s needed at all and just want the kids to use the same jerseys and helmets for years and years before replacing them passing them down from year to year. Older folks are cautious, suspicious and frugal. Being responsible with your finances IS paramount in your personal and professional life, but when a school can get these things built at no added cost to the tax base, WHY NOT????! And if there is a tax increase, but it gets voted in there’s no sense in whining about, it’s done and it’s not like it’s going to change your life anyhow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackAttack Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) Looks almost exactly like the New Caney ISD (Randall Reed) 9000 seat stadium built 6 -7 years ago. Must be same architect and contractors. Melissa is up in that North of Dallas urban sprawl with McKinney right on up Hwy 75 toward Sherman, which is really growing too. I remember when Frisco, Prosper and Little Elm were nothing but small towns in those areas. Now they are all 5A and 6A schools with nice state of the art stadiums. Edited April 29, 2023 by PackAttack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonG Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Thanks for the updates. Once again beautiful stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now