[81alum]

The hottest game I ever attended at Stanford was I think 1999 vs. UCLA when Troy Walters had the 98 yd TD catch and run. It was the original stadium and I was on the sunny side.

It was hot, but not unbearable. Did the new construction’s materials do something to create this awful heating people are pointing out that exists today?

Yes, the new construction absolutely did create this awful heating.

As bad as the old stadium was, it was earthen, and earth is cooler than the metal of the wok-stadium structure.  Also, the new stadium was excavated several feet lower and this inhibits air circulation. 

I actually like the new stadium over the old one in pretty much all ways except the heat.  Overhead shading would make a big difference.  I wonder about something akin to the Roman Coliseum, with shades pulled out on cables. 

But for those of us who do attend, bring pads to cover up the overheated aluminum benches, wear broad brimmed hats and sunglasses, and drink plenty of water.  I get by that way.

[81alum]

The hottest game I ever attended at Stanford was I think 1999 vs. UCLA when Troy Walters had the 98 yd TD catch and run. It was the original stadium and I was on the sunny side.

It was hot, but not unbearable. Did the new construction’s materials do something to create this awful heating people are pointing out that exists today?

Yes, the new construction absolutely did create this awful heating.

As bad as the old stadium was, it was earthen, and earth is cooler than the metal of the wok-stadium structure.  Also, the new stadium was excavated several feet lower and this inhibits air circulation. 

I actually like the new stadium over the old one in pretty much all ways except the heat.  Overhead shading would make a big difference.  I wonder about something akin to the Roman Coliseum, with shades pulled out on cables. 

But for those of us who do attend, bring pads to cover up the overheated aluminum benches, wear broad brimmed hats and sunglasses, and drink plenty of water.  I get by that way.