College Football Facilities - The Arms Race

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

7 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Because when this facility is completed it is already on record the field is switching to real grass.

A hybrid grass. A cross between Kentucky bluegrass, featherbed bent, and Northern California sinsemillia.

[CoachTex 2617]

11 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

A hybrid grass. A cross between Kentucky bluegrass, featherbed bent, and Northern California sinsemillia.

The amazing stuff about this, is that you can play 8 quarters of football on it in the afternoon, take it home and just get stoned to the bejeezus-belt that night on the stuff.

[Horn of Gabriel 1590]

Y'all freaking out over this aren't seeing the long game that CDC is playing here.  Every AD is concerned that money that used to exclusively come their way is now splitting between them and NIL.  Did you see the announcement about United Texas Circle yesterday?  In case you missed it:

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In order to be part of the United Texas Circle, donors must pledge a minimum of $20,000 a year (above and beyond seat-related gifts) for five years.

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A financial commitment to the United Texas Circle provides the highest level of impact for the 500+ Texas student-athletes competing for the Burnt Orange & White. The top priority of the United Texas Circle is to secure the financial resources for current Texas Athletics needs. Your $100,000+ commitment can be designated to any of the following areas:

• Texas Athletics Capital Support: Help us transform and reimagine the spaces that serve as training grounds and second homes for our student-athletes. World-class facilities provide Texas student-athletes and coaches with the resources they need to compete at a championship level.

 

There's a reason why this all came out simultaneously.  I agree that the rendering is...underwhelming.  More likely they want to catch the eye of some BMDs so that the AD can go cry poor and get more money where they believe it rightly belongs...in the AD.

[BurntOrange&White 39651]

1 hour ago, Horn of Gabriel said:

Y'all freaking out over this aren't seeing the long game that CDC is playing here.  Every AD is concerned that money that used to exclusively come their way is now splitting between them and NIL.  Did you see the announcement about United Texas Circle yesterday?  In case you missed it:

There's a reason why this all came out simultaneously.  I agree that the rendering is...underwhelming.  More likely they want to catch the eye of some BMDs so that the AD can go cry poor and get more money where they believe it rightly belongs...in the AD.

We just need all our old "the degree is good enough" donors to die and have donors who actually want to spend money to be successful in the 21st century.

[David Dennison 18655]

3 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

We just need all our old "the degree is good enough" donors to die and have donors who actually want to spend money to be successful in the 21st century.

You need to make more money.

[markstanco 12505]

A hybrid grass. A cross between Kentucky bluegrass, featherbed bent, and Northern California sinsemillia.

Doesn’t Kentucky bluegrass struggle in CenTex?

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

2 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

We just need all our old "the degree is good enough" donors to die and have donors who actually want to spend money to be successful in the 21st century.

So donors have to die so new donors can start making money?

Besides, we were told that the Silicon Valley billionaires from Cal and Stanford don’t care about college sports. Why would we assume new UT billionaires (and new Austin billionaires who have no connection to UT) would be any different?

[WBT 20419]

11 hours ago, YGIFS said:

I know the Thompson Center across the street is going to be leveled and replaced with another campus hotel project.

Whither the UIL state academic meet?

[YGIFS 19449]

There's plenty of other places on campus they can house that deal.  TCC won't be going away for a couple more years, but slurpee money can't buy you an eternity.

[D3zii 3642]

 

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[notre dame joe 172]

On 4/14/2023 at 7:45 PM, BurntOrange&White said:

bro we could literally pull out  our weight room from a fucking basement.....

 

On 4/14/2023 at 9:00 PM, Vertigo said:

Call me crazy, but I am not sure putting swimming pools, recording studios, and bowling alleys into a football practice facility is really going to move the needle on actually getting better at football.

I'm pretty sure the Soviets use to kick ass with maybe $2,000 worth of globe barbells on a cement floor + vitamins.

[Dr Phil WIth Hair 268]

4 minutes ago, notre dame joe said:

 

I'm pretty sure the Soviets use to kick ass with maybe $2,000 worth of globe barbells on a cement floor + vitamins.

"Vitamins"

[pubes 139]

1 hour ago, notre dame joe said:

 

I'm pretty sure the Soviets use to kick ass with maybe $2,000 worth of globe barbells on a cement floor + vitamins.

lol.
Soviet recruitment process-

“Anya has is of baby of very large” 

“send baby to dark heavy place of next 23 years make gold medals”

cmon man 

[DFW Horn 6118]

Hotdam

We's gonna be real, bonafide SEC soon y'all.

 

[BurntOrange&White 39651]

38 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:

Hotdam

We's gonna be real, bonafide SEC soon y'all.

 

If we stuck with the fake stuff we’d be only the 3rd team to have it 

[DFW Horn 6118]

10 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

If we stuck with the fake stuff we’d be only the 3rd team to have it 

Mizzou and Vandy?

Don't get me wrong - I much prefer real grass. It's a better, safer playing surface.

[taybo20 2815]

3 hours ago, DFW Horn said:

Mizzou and Vandy?

Don't get me wrong - I much prefer real grass. It's a better, safer playing surface.

And Kentucky

[General Specific 3233]

This is a hybrid. This is a cross, ah, of Bluegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent, and Northern California Sensemilia. The amazing stuff about this is, that you can play 36 holes on it in the afternoon, take it home and just get stoned to the bejeezus-belt that night on this stuff.

[Deej 76560]

On 5/14/2023 at 8:09 AM, DFW Horn said:

Mizzou and Vandy?

Don't get me wrong - I much prefer real grass. It's a better, safer playing surface.

Didn't watch the Super Bowl, I take it. 

[B00M 6280]

It’s a disadvantage playing on turf in football and baseball. The surface is too perfect. Teams that play on grass come to our fields and it’s easier than what they’re used to. We go to their fields and it’s harder for us. 

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

On 5/15/2023 at 9:17 AM, Deej said:

Didn't watch the Super Bowl, I take it. 

Don’t let imbeciles manage your turf. 

[YGIFS 19449]

8 hours ago, B00M said:

It’s a disadvantage playing on turf in football and baseball. The surface is too perfect. Teams that play on grass come to our fields and it’s easier than what they’re used to. We go to their fields and it’s harder for us. 

This is certainly true for football because you play literally 50% of your games on your home field and 50% of your games at neutral/opponent fields.  so yeah, we should really level out and play on grass for football.

For baseball though, you can very much make your schedule lopsided when you're a Texas.  You can go 75% home and 25% away in your overall 56-game program.  Plus 2-8 games in the post-season rounds before Omaha.  So yeah, once you get there---may be an issue of assimilation but you're there.  You've exploited your turf to your opponent's detriment and boosted your RPI to secure the berth to begin with.