- The University of Texas at Austin is currently in the throes of giving its beloved football stadium a fresh look, but some people are noting that the $175 million south end zone expansion is reminiscent of a female reproductive system.
- The university hired Kansas City-based design firm Populous to complete the renovations to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
- Fans are having a field day making jokes about the new design on Twitter, but whether or not it will come to fruition remains to be seen.
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The University of Texas at Austin is currently in the throes of giving its beloved football stadium a fresh look, but some people are noting that one aspect of the new design is reminiscent of the female reproductive system.
The university hired Kansas City-based design firm Populous to complete the renovations to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, and new renderings show what the $175 million south end zone expansion will look like.
Found this new artist rendering with an overhead view of the new south end zone project at DKR-TMS. Now I'm starting to get what the "Longhorn patio" looks like. pic.twitter.com/NgOVPiXDMa
— Brian Davis (@byBDavis) November 14, 2019
Let's be honest - it looks like female reproductive organs.
Whether or not the designers had this in mind when drawing up plans for the massive stadium revamp is unclear, but fans are certainly having a field day making jokes about the soon-to-be "Longhorn patio" on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/OU_Texan28/status/1195063874720022528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfwhttps://twitter.com/JRayMickey/status/1195038826860818435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
There were a few references to menstruation:
You're looking at the best stadium, period.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) November 14, 2019
It’s that time of the month... game day!
— JH (@jlhtheone) November 14, 2019
One of which was a shout-out to the Longhorns' longstanding rivalry with the Oklahoma Sooners:
https://twitter.com/LuluVol/status/1195065866146197505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
And even references to gestation:
Twins
— Drew Parsons (@Drew_3DP) November 14, 2019
Whether or not the designs will come to fruition remains to be seen.
Populous did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
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