Editing Kyle Field (section)

==Stadium features==
[[File:Image-Kyle Field.jpg|thumb|left|Bernard C. Richardson Zone in 2007]]
[[File:KyleFieldEXTERIOR.JPG|thumb|Kyle Field's new facade, April 2016]]
[[File:KyleFieldVISITOR.JPG|thumb|Kyle Field's grandstand in 2016]]

===Bernard C. Richardson Zone===
The Bernard C. Richardson Zone, named for a 1941 petroleum engineering graduate and a Texas A&M Distinguished Alumnus, is located at the north end of Kyle Field, replacing the former single-deck horseshoe which connected the east and west wings of the stadium. This $32.9 million expansion added over 20,000 seats, and sits {{convert|65|ft|m}} closer to the field than the previous seating. The Zone unofficially opened for the memorial vigil following the 1999 Texas A&M Bonfire Collapse, and then at full capacity the next day for the grudge match against the University of Texas, setting a then-state-record of 86,128 fans attending. For the next several years the Aggies saw consecutive record-breaking attendance figures for the season.<ref name="KF_Attendance"/><ref name="zoneimg" >{{cite web|title=Images from Texas A&M|url=http://www.tamu.edu/00/tamu-images/trois07.html|publisher=Texas A&M University|access-date=February 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303100024/http://www.tamu.edu/00/tamu-images/trois07.html|archive-date=March 3, 2007}}</ref>

The ground level of The Zone contains the Texas A&M Sports Museum, the nation's only all-sports museum funded primarily by former athletes (The Texas A&M Letterman's Association). The museum contains rotating exhibits focusing on various varsity sports at Texas A&M, while permanent exhibits trace the history of the school sports and some of the more treasured traditions.<ref name="museum" >{{cite web |title=Texas A&M Sports Museum|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/index2.php?&catID=LETR&pageID=259|publisher=Texas A&M Department of Athletics|access-date=February 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216220442/http://www.aggieathletics.com/index2.php?&catID=LETR&pageID=259|archive-date=February 16, 2007}}</ref>

The Zone contains four levels of seating areas, with the first and fourth deck containing bench seating. One deck is comprised completely of luxury boxes, while the last deck is armchair seating. Known as The Zone Club, the 1,900 open-air armchair seats are considered the premier seating area of Kyle Field. The Zone Club sits underneath the fourth deck, meaning the inhabitants are protected from rain, wind, and the blazing Texas sun. The area boasts a full-service bar and concession areas, with a pre-game buffet offered for those with seats in the area. The Zone Club also has sixteen televisions stationed in various areas so that attendees can also keep an eye on other games being played around the country.<ref name="zoneclub" >{{cite web |title=The Zone Club|work=Twelfth Man Foundation|url=http://www.12thmanfoundation.com/zoneclub.asp|access-date=February 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504002539/http://www.12thmanfoundation.com/zoneclub.asp|archive-date=May 4, 2007}}</ref>

===Old press box===
[[File:KyleFieldPressBox.JPG|thumb|right| The old [[press box]] located on top of west deck]]
The old Kyle Field press box was located at the top of the west deck of the stadium, sitting over {{convert|120|ft}} above the field. The pressbox had two tiers, accommodating over 250 members of the press, with print journalists stationed in the upper tier and radio and television journalists sitting in the lower tier.<ref name="KF_Attendance"/>

During the singing of the [[Aggie War Hymn]], in which Aggie fans link arms and sway in unison throughout the stadium, the entire west upper deck (including the press box) actually swayed, even though the press box was supported by three concrete pillars. This often startled journalists who haven't covered an Aggie home game before, even though a sign in the press box warned, "Please do not be alarmed, the press box will move during the Aggie War Hymn."<ref name="drehs" >{{cite web  |last=Drehs|first=Wayne|title=Follow the yell Leaders!|work=[[ESPN]]|date=November 26, 2003|url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/drehs/031126texasam.html|access-date=February 28, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/oct/27/moving_experience/?sports|title=A Moving Experience|newspaper=[[Lawrence Journal-World]]|access-date=November 6, 2007|date=October 27, 2007|author=Wood, Ryan}}</ref><ref name=Chron>{{cite news|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/aggies/article/Kyle-Field-reinforcements-swaying-Aggies-concerns-6366773.php|title=Kyle Field reinforcements swaying Aggies' concerns|author1=Brent Zwerneman|publisher=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=July 14, 2015}}</ref> In 2003, the press box was declared a high-rise building, and Texas A&M was forced to renovate it to meet federal, state, and local regulations regarding fire safety and the Americans with Disabilities Act.<ref name="byrne" >{{cite web |last=Byrne|first=Bill|title=Bill Byrne's Wednesday Weekly August Update|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/press/print.php?FID=9|publisher=Texas A&M Department of Athletics|date=August 1, 2003|access-date=February 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050120142209/http://www.aggieathletics.com/press/print.php?FID=9|archive-date=January 20, 2005}}</ref> Renovations before the 2014 season lessened the swaying effect somewhat.<ref name=Chron/>

===12th Man TV===

During the 2006 offseason, the older [[Jumbotron]] was removed and replaced by a {{convert|3954|sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[Mitsubishi]] Diamond Vision enhanced resolution [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] videoboard in the south end zone, at the time the second largest in college athletics and one of the ten largest in the world. The Texas A&M Athletic Department has dubbed the new screen "12th Man TV", although some fans refer to it as the "Gigatron".<ref name="12th Man TV PR">{{cite web|title=Lights, Camera, Action: Introducing 12th Man TV|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?PRID=11654|work=Official Website of Texas A&M Athletics|access-date=September 27, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060918092937/http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?PRID=11654|archive-date=September 18, 2006}}</ref> The {{convert|110|ft|m|-tall|adj=mid}} structure contains 590,000 pixels on 154 video panels with a screen size of {{convert|74|by|54|ft|abbr=on}}. The athletic department also updated the media equipment to allow production and broadcast of enhanced definition video to the screen. This addition to Kyle Field was accompanied by LED ribbon boards installed along the facade of the second deck encircling the stadium. At {{convert|1130|ft}}, it is the second-longest ribbon board in collegiate sports and second worldwide only to [[Hard Rock Stadium]] in [[Miami]].<ref name="12th Man TV PR"/> In conjunction with this project, additional upgrades included video board upgrades to [[Reed Arena]] and [[Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park|Olsen Field]].

Unveiled in September 2014, an LED videoboard that is 47 by 163&nbsp;feet ({{convert|7661|ft2||disp=sqbr}}) was installed at the south end zone above the new seating, remained as the largest in college athletics until [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] unveiled a 57-by-190-foot, {{convert|10830|ft2||adj=on}} LED videoboard at [[Jordan-Hare Stadium|Jordan–Hare Stadium]] which was completed in August 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/texas-ams-kyle-field-will-be-home-of-largest-video-board-in-collegiate-sports.html/ |title=Texas A&M's Kyle Field is the home to largest video board in collegiate sports |access-date=July 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710233813/http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/texas-ams-kyle-field-will-be-home-of-largest-video-board-in-collegiate-sports.html/ |archive-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref>

===Reveille cemetery===
[[File:The Reveille Gravesites.JPG|thumb|left|Reveille cemetery as seen from Kyle Field]]
When the first Aggie mascot, [[Reveille (dog)|Reveille]], died, she was buried at the north end of Kyle Field so that the score of the Aggie football games was always visible from the site. Subsequent Reveilles were buried alongside her. Construction of the Bernard C. Richardson Zone disrupted the mascot graves, so the graves were temporarily moved across the street from the stadium. Following the completion of the addition, an improved graveyard was dedicated directly outside the Zone and a small electronic scoreboard was mounted on the Zone so that the score would remain visible.<ref name="grave" >{{cite web |title=Reveille, First Lady of A&M|work=RoadsideAmerica.com|url=http://www.roadsideamerica.com/pet/reveille.html|access-date=February 28, 2007}}</ref> Traditionally, when a current or former Reveille died, a military funeral was held at Kyle Field. Over 10,000 people attended the service for Reveille IV.<!--<ref name="The Batt"/>--><ref name="rev" >{{cite web |title=Traditions 101|url=http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2007/08/22/Aggielife/Traditions.101-2933871.shtml?xmlsyn=1|newspaper=[[The Battalion]]|location=Texas A&M University|date=August 22, 2007|access-date=February 28, 2007}}</ref> In 2013, Reveille VII, who was retired in May 2008, was given a toned-down memorial service at Reed Arena, rather than a funeral service.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aggie Family Says Goodbye to Reveille VII at Memorial Service|first=Andrea|last=Salazar|url=http://www.theeagle.com/news/a_m/article_86fe33c1-bf7e-54ad-ba30-5f8c036005d4.html|newspaper=[[The Bryan-College Station Eagle]]|date=September 7, 2013|access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Aggies to Say Goodbye to Reveille VII at Friday Memorial|first=Allen|last=Reed|url=http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/article_b7d8589b-3786-5c8c-8396-a389a61a5b7a.html|newspaper=[[The Bryan-College Station Eagle]]|date=September 3, 2013|access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{cite news |title=Reveille VII to Be Honored at More Modest Memorial Service|first=Allen|last=Reed|url=http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/article_4249e6fb-50d1-5b9e-9da3-0b16b2375170.html|newspaper=[[The Bryan-College Station Eagle]]|date=August 28, 2013|access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref> According to the Commandant of the Corps, as she is a dog, not a person, he did not believe a 21-gun salute or the playing of "Taps" was appropriate, although he had no involvement in the planning of the memorial service.<ref name=":9" /> Some fans were displeased with the changes.<ref name=":9" /> It was also announced that the bodies of the previous Reveilles will be exhumed as part of the Kyle Field renovations and relocated across the street, similar to what was done in the previous renovations.<ref name=":9" />