Fans work around renovations at Doak Campbell Stadium as Seminoles kick off first home game

Published: Sep 02, 2024 Duration: 00:02:13 Category: News & Politics

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>> FANS ARE WALKING DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON TO WELCOME HOME THE SEMINOLES AND AS THEY DO THEY MAY HAVE TO GET USED THINGS LOOKING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY I'M ABOUT COME OUT OF LIVE IN THE COLLEGE TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD I SPOKE TO FANS WHO ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES DIRECTLY TO SEE HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT WHAT'S COMING TO DO >> THE DOAK RENOVATION PROJECT WILL BE ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE 2024 SEASON THE ENTIRE WEST SIDE OF THE STADIUM HAS BEEN FITTED WITH TEMPORARY SEATING IT MEANS A LOT OF REARRANGING FOR LONGTIME SEASON TICKET HOLDERS DOUGLAS COOK SAYS HIS FAMILY HAS HAD SEASON TICKETS ON THE 50 YARD LINE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMINOLE BOOSTER PROGRAM IN THE 1950'S IT WAS A LITTLE ROUGH BUT THIS YEAR I MEAN MY WIFE GOT YOUR BACKS MY DAUGHTERS GOT YOUR BACK RIGHT THEY'RE ECSTATIC THAT THEY'RE EXCITED AS CAN BE WE'RE NOT FIGHTING FOR SMALLER BLEACHER SEATS THEY'VE GOTTEN BIGGER BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES CAPACITY IS DOWN TO AROUND 55,000 MORE THAN 20,000 LESS THAN NORMAL DOUGLAS SAYS FEWER FANS SAME WHEN CHIEF OSCEOLA AND RENEGADE RUN OUT AND THEY PLANT THAT'S BEER AND THOSE FIREWORKS GO OFF AND THIS LITTLE ONE WILL GOOSE BUMPS ALL UP AND DOWN HER ARMS AND >> IT'S JUST AN EMOTION AT THE FAMILY EVENT BUT IT'LL BE IT'LL BE A CLOSE TO THE SAME AS POSSIBLE THIS IS ALL PART OF A PROJECT TO ADD NEW SEATING TO THE STADIUM THAT'S EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR >> THE SEMINOLES WILL KICK OFF AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE AT 7.30 I LIVE IN COLLEGE TOWN I'M I BET CANNOT INTO THE FIRST TO KNOW WEATHER CENTER NOW WITH FIRST TO KNOW METEOROLOGIST RILEY WINDS RILEY I'M STANDING IN THE SHADE BUT IT'S PRETTY HOT OUT YAO WE BROKE A RECORD HIGH OF THE TALLAHASSEE NATIONAL IN AIRPORT TODAY 101 DEGREES THAT IS THE FIRST 100 DEGREE DAY WE'VE SEEN SINCE JUNE 8 HOW HAVE YOU SEEN FANS REACT TO THIS HEAT OUT THERE RECORD-BREAKING REALLY DOESN'T SURPRISE ME TO HEAR YOU SAY 101 A LOT OF FANS AS SOON AS I STARTED TALKING TO THEM ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY MENTION IS THE HEAT I MEAN YOU'RE SWEATING AS SOON AS YOU WALK OUTSIDE IT'S OBVIOUSLY EARLY SEPTEMBER WE JUST FINISHED DOG DAYS OF T SUMMER AS PEOPLE MIGH CALL SO IT'S NOT ENTIRELY SURPRISING TO FIELD THIS HEAT AND IN THE SUMMER BUT TO HEAR THE RECORD THAT IS KIND OF THE PRES

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