(05-11-2023 03:21 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  ^^^^
Great news and timing. UC continuing to invest in top notch facilities for our athletes...

Sigh, always an arms race. One NFL scout called Miami’s IPF the best in Ohio when it opened in 2015, and our football facility was described as P5 quality in 2017. Doesn’t take long for it to get upstaged, even if unfortunately UC hasn’t been a true peer for a long time now.

IMHO: old rich folks would rather put thir money into things vs NIL to petulant teenagers

At North Dakota what comes after Memorial Village Phase I?
https://blogs.und.edu/press-releases/202...l-village/

Meet Memorial Village Phase II.
https://www.grandforksgov.com/home/showp...5078670000

Before these was the Pollard Center (indoor FB/300M track facility).
Phase I is football-centric (offices, attaches by walkway to Pollard).
Phase II is a new softball facility (MVII attaches to MVI via skyway).
Both I and II have public/private spaces with retail and housing.

(05-29-2023 10:46 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  IMHO: old rich folks would rather put thir money into things vs NIL to petulant teenagers

That name on that facility lasts far longer.

FCS North Alabama is planning on building a multi sport (football, baseball, and soccer) stadium on campus

https://twitter.com/CarlPratherWAFF/stat...4823955456

Progress on Purdue Ross Ade Stadium south end zone expansion and entrance tunnel

https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/WebCam/cam81
tunnel 1
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/WebCam/cam79
tunnel from stadium
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/WebCam/cam80

DI-FCS McNeese (Southland Conference) breaks ground today on new $31M football stadium pressbox. The previous multi-story pressbox was destroyed by hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020.

Highlights

• $31M estimated cost
• 25 suites
• 1,700 sq ft sky club
• Open patio area
• Extends goalline to goalline
  

University announcement.
(Exterior renditions in article.)

Lake Charles American Press article.

Hawaii is wrapping up expansion of its temporary on-campus stadium from 9K to 15K seats. Also the big video board that was once mounted at Aloha Stadium has been moved to the temporary stadium.

There are further improvements planned for 2024 that will add a VIP seating and dining area and increase capacity to 17K. The university is committed to making the venue as attractive as possible for as long as the Warriors play there.

In the meantime the Aloha Stadium replacement project continues to proceed at a glacial pace. Ironically the hold up is not funding, which is approved and available ($400 million), but rather the state's lack of progress toward issuing an RFP to select a developer. The RFP was supposed to go out last fall, and then the target was this summer, and now the target is sometime in 2024... unbelievable. Consequently the project completion date has been pushed out again and will be either 2027 or 2028.

Cutting-edge athlete performance center will rise at Bobby Dodd Stadium on The Flats

At the northeastern corner of historic Bobby Dodd Stadium, a 115,000-square-foot sports facility project is moving forward that’s expected to boost Georgia Tech’s football program and other athletic teams. It will rise in the footprint of the current Edge/Rice Center, Tech’s athletics headquarters, with a modified design versus what was initially envisioned four years ago.

Another component of the project will be premium seating offered to Ramblin’ Wreck football fans and people attending other big events held at the stadium. The project is expected to be complete in 2025.

Link
https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/georg...ll-stadium

(07-02-2023 01:06 AM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  Hawaii is wrapping up expansion of its temporary on-campus stadium from 9K to 15K seats. Also the big video board that was once mounted at Aloha Stadium has been moved to the temporary stadium.

There are further improvements planned for 2024 that will add a VIP seating and dining area and increase capacity to 17K. The university is committed to making the venue as attractive as possible for as long as the Warriors play there.

In the meantime the Aloha Stadium replacement project continues to proceed at a glacial pace. Ironically the hold up is not funding, which is approved and available ($400 million), but rather the state's lack of progress toward issuing an RFP to select a developer. The RFP was supposed to go out last fall, and then the target was this summer, and now the target is sometime in 2024... unbelievable. Consequently the project completion date has been pushed out again and will be either 2027 or 2028.

Is that greeting of "How's it goin' everybody" something that everyone in Hawai'i uses, or just something Rob Demello uses?.

Do they have glaciers in Hawai'i?

(07-04-2023 11:11 AM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(07-02-2023 01:06 AM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  Hawaii is wrapping up expansion of its temporary on-campus stadium from 9K to 15K seats. Also the big video board that was once mounted at Aloha Stadium has been moved to the temporary stadium.

There are further improvements planned for 2024 that will add a VIP seating and dining area and increase capacity to 17K. The university is committed to making the venue as attractive as possible for as long as the Warriors play there.

In the meantime the Aloha Stadium replacement project continues to proceed at a glacial pace. Ironically the hold up is not funding, which is approved and available ($400 million), but rather the state's lack of progress toward issuing an RFP to select a developer. The RFP was supposed to go out last fall, and then the target was this summer, and now the target is sometime in 2024... unbelievable. Consequently the project completion date has been pushed out again and will be either 2027 or 2028.

Is that greeting of "How's it goin' everybody" something that everyone in Hawai'i uses, or just something Rob Demello uses?.

Do they have glaciers in Hawai'i?

Florida takes first step in $400 million Swamp makeover

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...p-makeover

Houston opened TDECU stadium in 2014. The stadium cost $128M to build. The adjacent parking garage, which was built first, cost $28M. TDECU, a local credit union, paid $15M in a 10-year stadium naming rights deal.

In 2017, Houston opened a full 120-yard indoor practice facility adjacent to the stadium and garage. The facility cost $20M.





As we joined the Big 12, several more items of note:

1. TDECU extended its naming rights another 10 years for $20 million.

2. New suites were added in a $4.2M project, and the open-air suite deck patios they replaced were moved up one level.

3. Houston has announced a $140M football operations building that will replace the 200 level bleachers in the West end zone with suites/club seats and adjoin both TDECU stadium and the indoor practice facility. The videoboard will be replaced and upgraded as well.

(06-29-2023 06:20 PM)LUSportsFan Wrote:  DI-FCS McNeese (Southland Conference) breaks ground today on new $31M football stadium pressbox. The previous multi-story pressbox was destroyed by hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020.

Highlights

• $31M estimated cost
• 25 suites
• 1,700 sq ft sky club
• Open patio area
• Extends goalline to goalline
  

University announcement.
(Exterior renditions in article.)

Lake Charles American Press article.

McNeese is also spending I think 1.1 million on a new locker room.

(07-04-2023 11:11 AM)jimrtex Wrote:  Is that greeting of "How's it goin' everybody" something that everyone in Hawai'i uses, or just something Rob Demello uses?.

Do they have glaciers in Hawai'i?

The greeting is a DeMello trademark, although it's meant to evoke the widely-used Hawaii pidgin greeting "Howzit!" which is basically short for "How's it going?"

And no, we don't have glaciers, but in winter we do have blizzards and snow-capped mountains!



https://www.wowt.com/2021/12/04/blizzard...ince-2018/

(07-05-2023 01:41 AM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  

You don't always see folks Great White fishing in front of snowcaps.....nice.

(05-11-2023 01:48 PM)bearcatfan Wrote:  The University of Cincinnati Athletics Department and the UC Foundation are set to break ground on a multi-million-dollar Indoor Practice Facility and Performance Center on May 23. The project, spearheaded by a record-breaking donation from Larry and Rhonda Sheakley, aims to enhance the student-athlete experience. The 84,000-square-foot facility, to be completed by the 2024 football season, will feature a 120-yard football field and be used by other UC programs. The 96,000-square-foot Performance Center, scheduled to open before the 2025 football season, will include offices, nutrition stations, a dining hall, weight room, training room, and mental health services. Over $88 million has been raised for the Day One Ready Campaign, which funds this project and others. Gensler and MSA Sport are the project's architects, and Messer Construction is the construction manager.


The new facility will become the daily hub for Cincinnati football.
Eye-catching Entrance: The football training center will boast a striking entrance designed to impress recruits and fans alike.
Team Locker Room & Meeting Spaces: Cincinnati’s football team will enjoy the convenience of being situated next to its practice field, maximizing efficiency.
State-of-the-Art Weight Room: The facility will include a cutting-edge strength and conditioning area, located adjacent to the indoor practice facility.
Coaches' Offices & Player Zones: Designed to facilitate more face-to-face interactions, the spaces allocated for Bearcats football coaches and staff will feature dedicated team and lounge areas that appeal to both players and recruits.
Advanced Sports Medicine and Training: Cincinnati's sports medicine staff will have access to top-notch resources for treating student-athletes, ensuring their health and growth.
Serving all UC Student-Athletes: The performance and nutrition center will cater to all student-athletes, offering a dining hall, lounge, and outdoor activities and amenities.https://gobearcats.com/sports/2023/5/10/indoor-practice-facility-and-performance-center.aspx

Such a small campus. Finding a place for these things always a challenge

Cuse has been undergoing a multiple year and phase renovation. There are five sports using the Dome so it has to be carefully planned.

5G WiFi should be ready by September
Seat upgrade should began after basketball season. Capacity will be reduced...you can't expand the footprint. There are buildings surrounding the Dome. However SU is connecting a building to the Dome to create extra meeting space for fans. Fun fact: Another University is literally 75 feet from the Dome.

https://jmadome2024.com/

Division 3 SUNY school outside Syracuse. LOL...can't wait to stand on that field for an early September game

https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/WebCa...iew=recent

Got to get the crane off that field to get the grass growing.

https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/WebCa...iew=recent

Putting the stands back together for the team entrance tunnel. Wonder if the big bass drum fits???

(07-12-2023 09:12 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  Cuse has been undergoing a multiple year and phase renovation. There are five sports using the Dome so it has to be carefully planned.

5G WiFi should be ready by September
Seat upgrade should began after basketball season. Capacity will be reduced...you can't expand the footprint. There are buildings surrounding the Dome. However SU is connecting a building to the Dome to create extra meeting space for fans. Fun fact: Another University is literally 75 feet from the Dome.

https://jmadome2024.com/

But it used to be part of SU and its students can do everything a Syracuse student can do but play for the Orange.