Digging into plans for the Swamp’s massive, $400 million makeover (Ep. 172)

Jul 3, 2023

UF announced its search began for an architectural firm to oversee a complete renovation of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. AD Scott Stricklin expects the project to impact every aspect of the iconic venue opened in 1930 as Florida Field and now better known as the Swamp. Mark’s No. 1 item on the to-do list might surprise listeners. During the latest Swamp Things, he and Edgar dig into all the details of the largest facility project in the UAA’s history and climax of athletic facility upgrades campus wide.

• Stadium makeover announcement (1:07)
• Wish list: Urinals (23:01)
• $400M seems unrealistic (7:10)
• Capacity questions (10:42)
• Building in stages over time (14:16)
• Timetable (23:15)
• Atmosphere at The Swamp (25:30)
• Most ambitious NIL collectives (27:33)
• ESPN layoffs (35:58)
• Jeremy Foley’s Corner: Baseball, gymnastics, swimming (38:54)