Observation Notes Project 1: Sun Devil Stadium

Ø  The stadium has a lot of open space

Ø  Some bleachers are painted yellow, others are the normal metal color

Ø  The stadium has unusual seating, most stadiums have chairs, this one has rows upon rows of bleachers

Ø  There’s a large press box

Ø  The press box has Mid First bank advertised on the front and back of it

Ø  There are two different ways to approach your seats if you are on the lower level, the first way is you can walk along the sideline to your section, the second way is to climb the side of the mountain a little ways and then go to your section

Ø  The football field is separated from the stands by a fence and a sidewalk where the fans walk

Ø  Instead of stairs, there is a paved, ramp-like structure that fans can walk up

Ø  When walking on the paved ramp, you can see an “A” structure on the side of the mountain, facing the football field- the “A” is yellow and looks just like the main “A” everyone sees facing ASU except it is smaller than the main one

Ø  There are two large sections for fans to sit. One lower and one upper section

Ø  In between the upper and lower sections is a smaller section of seating that surrounds the field just like the lower and upper sections do, these seats are yellow

Ø  The seats on the upper level have metal back rests attached to the bleachers

Ø  The stadium is located next to Wells Fargo Arena, where Sun Devil basketball takes place

Ø  The stadium is located next to Tempe Town Lake

Ø  The stadium is located between the Hayden Preserve Buttes in Tempe, Arizona (mountains)

Ø  There is no shade covering the field from the sun and heat

Ø  The field is named after legendary coach “Frank Kush”

Ø  There is a sign under the press box that says “Frank Kush Field”

Ø  The structure that surrounds the field is made out of concrete

Ø  There is a set of what looks like portable bleachers on the south end of the field

Ø  There are numbers on the bleachers that tell people where they will be sitting

Ø  There are two tunnels, one for the home team, the other for the opponent

Ø  The home team tunnel is on the South end and the opponents team tunnel is on the North end of the field

Ø  Two Big televisions on the south end of the field

Ø  The main score board is on the south end between the two televisions

Ø  There is a scoreboard on the west end and the east end

Ø  On the front of the upper level seating ASU honors legendary athletes such as Pat Tillman by putting their names up for everyone to see

Ø  On the front of the upper level, they list the number of championships they have been to and/or won- the year is also next to each game for example: Rose Bowl 97’ and Holiday Bowl ’85 ’02 ’07

Ø  On the front of the middle section, there is advertisement for different companies and corporations; for example, Blue Cross

Ø  In the front of the stadium, there is a big Pitchfork sign that is up high on the building there’s one sign for each South East entrance

Ø  The sign is above the turn wheel ticket gates

Ø  There are Palo Verde trees in the front of the ticket gates on the south end

Ø  There’s a sign on the South West entrance that says “Home of the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl”

Ø  There are box offices where people can pick up there tickets between the South East and South West entrances

Ø  The stadium is next to a light rail stop

Ø  There is a big football field in the center of the stadium

Ø  The field is green

Ø  There are two goal posts, one on the North end and one on the South end of the field

Ø  The goal posts are yellow

Ø  There are painted lines everywhere with little tick mark alongside of them

Ø  The lines are painted white

Ø  There are numbers painted on the field to indicate which yard line is which

Ø  There are two end zones, one on the North end of the field, the other on the South

Ø  There is a pitchfork painted in the center of the field on the 50 yard line

Ø  Sparky has been painted twice on the field with his pitchfork in hands

Ø  Two signs have been painted on the field for the “Pac 12 Conference” they are blue and white

Ø  The box seats are located in the South end of the field with what looks like narrow windows but I’m sure there is a better view from the inside

Ø  There are two sidelines

Ø  There are a few little tent shops put up to sell Arizona State merchandise, you see them first thing after you show your ticket and enter the stadium

Ø  There are quite a few concession stands; one in particular is located by the ticket entrance

Ø  There is a bathroom located by South ticket entrances with two doors on each bathroom, one for entering and one for exiting; the have wall/mini halls up for privacy on each doorway

Ø  There are two South entrances: South East and South West

Ø  Large parking spaces for tailgaters in the North

Ø  Looking to the South East of the stadium, you can see dorms like Manzanita (the building with triangle windows), Palo Verde East, Palo Verde West and Palo Verde Main

Ø  The floor you put your feet on when sitting in the bleachers is concrete

Ø  Once you get to your section seating, there are concrete steps that take you up to your row and seat

Ø  There is a metal rail that helps people hiked up the paved ramp so they may get to their seats

Ø  The numbers on the bleachers are black

Ø  Many of the numbers on the bleachers are worn off

Ø  The football stadium has a oval shape

Ø  The football field is rectangular

Ø  There are signs posted all around the stadium telling people which section is which and how to get to them

Ø  There is a Sparky’s Stadium Shop on the South end of the stadium

Ø  There is a Coco-Cola advertisement with Sparky on the ends, this is place on the front of the South East entrance

Ø  On the North end of the stadium there is an American Flag waving in the wind

Ø  There’s another Coco-Cola sign in the North End of the stadium that’s bigger than the advertisement on the front of the South East end

Ø  There are big bright lights that come on during a game, There are a total of 8 lights posts that surround the stadium

Ø  There are 8 maroon blocks for each front of the South entrances, they all have pitchforks on them

Ø  There are 3 dangling signs for each South entrance that have legendary players on them with their names. The signs twirl and are 3-D

Ø  There is a student athletic center behind the ticket offices

Ø  There is a man sitting in front of the student athletic center,

Ø  There is a Talking Stick Resort advertisement by the North end by the Coco-Cola sign

Ø  Nadine and Ed Carson Student Athlete Center sign in front of the South entrance of the field

Ø  Biebling Family Ticket Plaza sign above the ticket office

Ø  There are four ASU logos on the front end of the North Entrance

Ø  There is a Mid First Bank advertisement on the front end of the North Entrance

Ø  There are two more repeated advertisements on the front end of the North entrance: Talking Stick Resort and Coca-Cola

Ø  There is a sustainable parking area next to the stadium, The have solar powered panels to keep the area cool

Ø  The bottom of the street lights in the parking lot of the North end are painted gold

Ø  The parking space bumpers in the same parking lot are also painted gold

Ø  In the sustainable parking, they have advertisements for things such as: Sun Devil athletics, ASU academics, sustainability at ASU and even Sun Devil License Plates

Ø  The stadium is on the North East corner of Packard Street and Rio Salado Parkway

Ø  Two of the ASU logos on the North entrance light up when its dark out

Ø  On those particular signs, they also say Sun Devil Stadium

Ø  There aren’t too many people walking around the stadium

Ø  There is a black charter bus by the North Entrance