Commonwealth Stadium

I decided to do a little research on Commonwealth Stadium here on Campus. The article I’m using is found at www.ukathletics.com and is run by the UK athletic department.

The article starts by giving information about the recent updates the stadium has had in the past few years. In 2005 a new grass playing surface was installed and in 1999 the end zones were enclosed which added 40 suites. This renovation increased the total capacity of the stadium from 55,453 seats to 67,606 seats. The article then goes into detail talking about the fans, the football team, and their winning record during their time at Commonwealth Stadium: 107 wins, 95 losses, and 4 ties. Over 12 million people have watched and cheered on the University of Kentucky during the Commonwealth Stadium era and it keeps increasing.

The website does a great job on showing the impact that Commonwealth stadium has had on our football team and their success, as well as the amount of fans we’ve been able to draw in. What I don’t think the article does a good job with is describing the renovations. I was really interested in seeing how long the renovations took from start to finish, but it wasn't available in this article. I could do more research on the stadium and find out the exact dates if needed. I was also very curious on what the renovations that are happening now, but the article doesn't delve into that. What exactly is the University of Kentucky doing with Commonwealth Stadium? Are they increasing/decreasing the amount of seats, or are they just updating the facilities inside the stadium? The amount of information about Commonwealth Stadium online will allow me to expand on my research of it, and will allow me to answer these questions.


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