As noted in this post from earlier in the fall, the University of Texas began the next stage of its master redevelopment plan for D.K. Royal Memorial Stadium immediately after the Horns’ final home game of the season against the Aggies.
This stage involves destroying the “horseshoe,” the part of the stadium that wound around the north side. The horseshoe was built in 1926 for $125,000, but it is a remnant of the days when the stadium also served as a track stadium, so the seats in the horseshoe were far from the field and not a particularly good place to watch a football game. Thus, the horseshoe will be replaced with a new end zone facility that will be much closer to the field of play and, of course, include the ubiquitous ring of club boxes. The end zone seats will be finished in time for next season and the club boxes will be completed in time for the 2008 season.
By the way, once UT got crackin’, it didn’t take long to knock out the old horseshoe, as the time-lapse photo sequence below reflects: