use the space where those unused and worthless tennis courts are next to practice area. Just put a structure right over the top of it.
Indoor Practice Facility
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If you had all the money in the world....
The ideal way to do it imo would be to knock down Mabee Gym and all that is within that building complex (Music Annex, Rowing, Campo, Spirit Squad, etc) and build new stuff for all those things and then build the IPF where Mabbe Gym is now. I know the Music Annex is terribly outdated and most other stuff in there probably is as well.
That's all a pipe dream though.
The ideal way to do it imo would be to knock down Mabee Gym and all that is within that building complex (Music Annex, Rowing, Campo, Spirit Squad, etc) and build new stuff for all those things and then build the IPF where Mabbe Gym is now. I know the Music Annex is terribly outdated and most other stuff in there probably is as well.
That's all a pipe dream though.
I think we’ll have PLENTY of time to think about where we want to put it.
We could put it where Chapman Hall is. We don't need it anymore.
Or Kendall Hall. But let's keep that 70's thing going with whatever we convert it into. It's so cool.
Convert the Lorton Performance Center into the IPF. It would be infinitely more useful.
Lorton was very useful for me. I love that place. Such an upgrade over Tyrell hall.
We could argue that pretty much any A&S building on campus could be demolished. Oliphant, Phillips, Lorton, etc, etc....
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Ah the good ole' days in Oliphant where you could just finish your smoke and put it out in the ashtray right outside your classroom door.
This is a dead issue since TU doesn’t’ give a crap about football .
Put up a dome! Every little town in the Twin Cities has one, surely TU could manage that.
http://www.startribune.com/despite-...unities-keep-building-sports-domes/566407672/
http://www.startribune.com/despite-...unities-keep-building-sports-domes/566407672/
I think the article said $5.5m. Those are pretty substantial structures meant to withstand Minnesota winters. The one near us is a full sized football field complete with sidelines and full end zones. I wouldn't say that it's an eyesore but it's certainly not as nice as a regular building in the surrounding architectural style. Of course I know TU won't do it - for the reason Lumpukeroo said.
Cincinnati has a dome which is put up and taken down seasonally.
There are suitable places for something similar at TU where architectural consistency isn’t an issue.
But TU would rather build a lasting facility for multiple uses if they build at all.
They aren’t going to build, as we have discussed ad nausem, until we have a financial and accreditation clean bill of health. July 2021 at the earliest.
We won without it.
There are suitable places for something similar at TU where architectural consistency isn’t an issue.
But TU would rather build a lasting facility for multiple uses if they build at all.
They aren’t going to build, as we have discussed ad nausem, until we have a financial and accreditation clean bill of health. July 2021 at the earliest.
We won without it.
What's the magic of July 2021? What happens or needs to happen between now and then for things to change? Is this based on assumptions about TU Committed?
NSU in Tahlequah has a small bubble behind their stadium for football and their other sports. Nothing fancy, it’s not a full field or really high ceiling, just functional for when it’s needed.
From NSU’s website.
INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY (THE DOME)
Built in 2005, the 22,500 square-foot indoor practice facility houses 30 yards of artificial turf and a 40-foot by 100-foot strength and conditioning area. The 150-foot by 150-foot air-supported structure stands 50 feet tall and is located directly behind Doc Wadley Stadium on the West side. This project is the only building on the Northeastern State campus that was constructed solely from outside funding. Major contributors include Ryker and Tina Young, Gregg Wadley & Betsy Bracket, donations in honor of William Clay Felts, Love Bottling, Tye Thomas, Charlie Moore and Francis Wheeler.
From NSU’s website.
INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY (THE DOME)
Built in 2005, the 22,500 square-foot indoor practice facility houses 30 yards of artificial turf and a 40-foot by 100-foot strength and conditioning area. The 150-foot by 150-foot air-supported structure stands 50 feet tall and is located directly behind Doc Wadley Stadium on the West side. This project is the only building on the Northeastern State campus that was constructed solely from outside funding. Major contributors include Ryker and Tina Young, Gregg Wadley & Betsy Bracket, donations in honor of William Clay Felts, Love Bottling, Tye Thomas, Charlie Moore and Francis Wheeler.
https://texassports.com/sports/2013/7/24/facilities_0724133222.aspx
Texas has a Bubble indoor practice facility.
Texas has a Bubble indoor practice facility.
It's a great IPF facility- 70,000 SF & 60 ft tall with goal posts to practice kicking game if necessary. Have been there in July and it's a tremendous relief from the heat. The positive air pressure required to keep it inflated is very impressionable when entering/exiting the doors. Almost like a mini.....hurricane.
I wish we would build something close to an indoor practice facility. Wazzu is trying to get away from the bubble and go to a "permanent" structure: https://dnews.com/local/wsu-athleti...cle_1144defd-d595-5de2-8563-37aea91a55af.html
TWO WORDS.... Parking Garage! Yes, I'm being sarcastic.
Let's get the accreditation figured out so TU can continue to be a University. Without that base, which has been neglected for decades now, athletics doesn't have a chance to improve.
Let's get the accreditation figured out so TU can continue to be a University. Without that base, which has been neglected for decades now, athletics doesn't have a chance to improve.
Perhaps a parking bubble, as an interim solution...
This just in:
UNT getting an IPF.
EDIT: This "is" UNT's new IPF...at least that is what the tweet appears to be saying. I thought these were renderings but apparently they're photographs of the place
UNT getting an IPF.
EDIT: This "is" UNT's new IPF...at least that is what the tweet appears to be saying. I thought these were renderings but apparently they're photographs of the place
I’d love to see a Miami Dolphins style awning. Not necessarily interested in a real dome.
Maybe we could persuade Jenks or Owasso to build one and we could ask to borrow it when they aren't using it.
Owasso already has one, but they have to share it with baseball, track & field and the band. The only group with a dedicated IPF is cheer.
Owasso already has one, but they have to share it with baseball, track & field and the band. The only group with a dedicated IPF is cheer.
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BAs is the bomb. I’m shocked Union doesn’t have one BUT it may be on their next bond issue in 2023
BAs is really nice, but I’m surprised they didn’t incorporate in to their stadium like some of the other schools.
The UNT IPF is open. It includes a lounge area for welcoming recruits. The facility is definitely for players — future players.
The sad part of the IPF story is that from my chair, it looks like someone on our team is going to have to experience severe heat related symptoms or death before the facility is constructed. That’s what it took to get it built at FSU - that and Jimbo refusing to be elevated into the head coaching job until one was constructed because he didn’t want to be responsible for killing a kid and he rightly thought the Bowden conditioning team wasn’t getting the team ready. FWIW, UCF had one before anyone else in Florida and USF continues to use the Bucs facility. So TU is behind Owasso by 10 years but behind the richest program in college sports, UF by roughly 4. That really illustrates how this is all really about recruiting not practice or the band having a place to march when it rains.
TU athletics has the money and the land and the plans. But optics ....
The sad part of the IPF story is that from my chair, it looks like someone on our team is going to have to experience severe heat related symptoms or death before the facility is constructed. That’s what it took to get it built at FSU - that and Jimbo refusing to be elevated into the head coaching job until one was constructed because he didn’t want to be responsible for killing a kid and he rightly thought the Bowden conditioning team wasn’t getting the team ready. FWIW, UCF had one before anyone else in Florida and USF continues to use the Bucs facility. So TU is behind Owasso by 10 years but behind the richest program in college sports, UF by roughly 4. That really illustrates how this is all really about recruiting not practice or the band having a place to march when it rains.
TU athletics has the money and the land and the plans. But optics ....
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I’d like to say F optics, but I’m tired of having my mouth washed out with soap.
AAC teams who don’t have one & are not in the process of getting one:
- Tulane
- ECU
- Navy
AAC teams who don’t have one but are fundraising for one right now:
- Memphis
- SMU
- USF
AAC teams that have an IPF:
- Houston
- Temple
- UCF
- Cincinnati (has used a bubble since 2010)
- Tulane
- ECU
- Navy
AAC teams who don’t have one but are fundraising for one right now:
- Memphis
- SMU
- USF
AAC teams that have an IPF:
- Houston
- Temple
- UCF
- Cincinnati (has used a bubble since 2010)
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