Just saw your new addition to a 2 year old thread. Yes, I still believe Jurich did a great job for UofL athletics. That doesn't mean he was perfect. Yes, he made some mistakes (hiring coach Kragthorpe, giving Willie Williams his 4th or 5th chance and agreeing to CBP 2.0's ridiculous buyout package come immediately to mind).
Other than claims by UK fans on this board I was not aware of any "media intimidation"; most media types are eager to take on those arguments. If Bob couldn't handle it he probably doesn't understand the media guys carry most of the weigh in these situations. SO I'll say again, Jurich wasn't perfect did a great job for UofL athletics.
Well, the north end expansion, as actually done, was certainly well short of the initial talk of 10,000 or so seats. In the end, all it did was replace the seats that had to be cut from the original expansion due to construction inflation. Construction inflation due to to the Kentucky legislature's deferred approval of the start of the project -
a project in which they did not have a nickel committed - for a year. So seating is about what it was originally planned to be and is probably +/- 100 seats of the new CWS. I still have not seen "exact" numbers on either facility but I'm OK with that because I get/can get tickets at either venue.
Peace