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Post by kchoya on Jul 21, 2015 12:51:42 GMT -5
To be fair, look at all the space that RPI has to build. A quick check of Google Earth shows they have a football field (with a track around it), a field house, another full size T&F field, an artificial turf field for soccer and lacrosse, two more grass fields, plus this new arena and stadium. That doesn't include all the baseball and softball fields, and tennis courts. |
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Post by gmhoya1987 on Jul 21, 2015 20:36:33 GMT -5
"We are updating our building plans for the Multi-Sport Field and hope to have some very exciting news to share in the very near future relative to the completion of that project." Lee Reed Director of Intercollegiate Athletics November 2018 Fingers crossed... |
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Post by lichoya68 on Jul 27, 2015 10:01:03 GMT -5
we will see need to support that field and the football program too
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jul 27, 2015 12:10:51 GMT -5
July 27, 2015 marked day 3,600 since construction was "temporarily" halted.
Think about that for a moment.
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Post by dundermifflinhoya on Sept 20, 2015 20:40:32 GMT -5
Expect news homecoming weekend regarding the MSF. Its good!
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 20, 2015 21:15:35 GMT -5
Expect news homecoming weekend regarding the MSF. Its good!  |
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Post by HometownHoya on Sept 20, 2015 23:00:43 GMT -5
New port-a-potties?
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 21, 2015 6:16:28 GMT -5
Expect news homecoming weekend regarding the MSF. Its good! Russky, heard the same. Hope it's true! |
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Post by strummer8526 on Sept 26, 2015 11:43:37 GMT -5
Cutting the grass behind the home team bleachers? |
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Post by lichoya68 on Sept 30, 2015 8:57:52 GMT -5
ten million dollar gift rumored SOON hope its true HOPE ITS TRUE alot time to GET IT DONE right DFW  Cant wait till they get the check NEED THAT CHECK not just the pledge GO HOYAS THompson Center and the new XXXXXXXXXX stadium NOW> |
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Post by Problem of Dog on Sept 30, 2015 23:26:54 GMT -5
Man, a ten million dollar gift could be used in so many better ways. It's a facility that hosts two middling non-revenue sports. One that I guess has the potential to compete, since there isn't a huge funding gap between lacrosse and its peers and due to the school's location in the heart of a fertile lacrosse recruiting area, albeit in a third tier sport in terms of upside, and another that probably won't ever be very competitive, since there is and will continue to be a huge funding gap between football and its peers.
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Post by kchoya on Oct 1, 2015 0:08:16 GMT -5
Man, a ten million dollar gift could be used in so many better ways. It's a facility that hosts two middling non-revenue sports. One that I guess has the potential to compete, since there isn't a huge funding gap between lacrosse and its peers and due to the school's location in the heart of a fertile lacrosse recruiting area, albeit in a third tier sport in terms of upside, and another that probably won't ever be very competitive, since there is and will continue to be a huge funding gap between football and its peers. Honestly why dont you do everyone a favor and edited off? You obviously detest this program. Why expend energy being such a jerk about it? Dont you have anything better to do? |
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Post by RusskyHoya on Oct 1, 2015 13:46:27 GMT -5
Man, a ten million dollar gift could be used in so many better ways. It's a facility that hosts two middling non-revenue sports. One that I guess has the potential to compete, since there isn't a huge funding gap between lacrosse and its peers and due to the school's location in the heart of a fertile lacrosse recruiting area, albeit in a third tier sport in terms of upside, and another that probably won't ever be very competitive, since there is and will continue to be a huge funding gap between football and its peers. The field hockey team plays at the MSF as well, so that's four teams that use it as their home field. "Non-revenue sport" is sort of a meaningless term in this context, unless you want to argue that the vast majority of college athletics is not worth spending money on. There is exactly one net-profitable sport at Georgetown, and there are very few, if any, instances of a school having more than two sports in that category. The MSF is also used heavily as a practice facility by a number of sports, as well as on occasion by club sports, student events, etc. It gets a TON of use, which is why the field has had to be replaced ahead of schedule due to wear and tear. Moreover, the MSF is a highly-visible structure in the heart of campus, so there is a strong aesthetic interest in not having it be a continued eyesore. To the extent that it currently actively detracts from the campus, remedying that is absolutely worthwhile, irrespective of the fortunes of the football program. |
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Post by Problem of Dog on Oct 1, 2015 20:29:01 GMT -5
Man, a ten million dollar gift could be used in so many better ways. It's a facility that hosts two middling non-revenue sports. One that I guess has the potential to compete, since there isn't a huge funding gap between lacrosse and its peers and due to the school's location in the heart of a fertile lacrosse recruiting area, albeit in a third tier sport in terms of upside, and another that probably won't ever be very competitive, since there is and will continue to be a huge funding gap between football and its peers. The field hockey team plays at the MSF as well, so that's four teams that use it as their home field. "Non-revenue sport" is sort of a meaningless term in this context, unless you want to argue that the vast majority of college athletics is not worth spending money on. There is exactly one net-profitable sport at Georgetown, and there are very few, if any, instances of a school having more than two sports in that category. The MSF is also used heavily as a practice facility by a number of sports, as well as on occasion by club sports, student events, etc. It gets a TON of use, which is why the field has had to be replaced ahead of schedule due to wear and tear. Moreover, the MSF is a highly-visible structure in the heart of campus, so there is a strong aesthetic interest in not having it be a continued eyesore. To the extent that it currently actively detracts from the campus, remedying that is absolutely worthwhile, irrespective of the fortunes of the football program. All fair points. I guess I was just arguing against the scale of the donation, which is why I invoked the "revenue sport" issue. Didn't know Field Hockey used it now. |
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Post by thebin on Oct 4, 2015 13:50:10 GMT -5
[/quote] Moreover, the MSF is a highly-visible structure in the heart of campus, so there is a strong aesthetic interest in not having it be a continued eyesore. To the extent that it currently actively detracts from the campus, remedying that is absolutely worthwhile, irrespective of the fortunes of the football program.[/quote]
This. Big time. There could not possibly be a better pound for pound campus improvement than a $10mm permanent stadium replacing high school bleachers and porta johns in what is now the heart of campus.
I also have to think a c. 6k seat stadium (anticipating a grassy hill for overflow crowds in the Business building endzone) would be a fantastic option for commencements, graduations, spring concerts, etc. heck if there is room put in a track and get that great program in there as well.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Oct 4, 2015 18:26:07 GMT -5
The going long-term vision for Track & Field is to add a regulation track around the rebuilt Shaw Field for soccer once it trades places with the current location of Yates. So no chance of a track at the MSF. And commencement (or rather, the man ultimately in charge of commencement, one JJD) seems pretty wedded to Healy Lawn.
Even with that, though, everything else still holds true, and the possibility of concerts and other activities in an unsucked MSF (or whatever it will eventually be named. Presumably not the John Reagandome or Problem of Dog Memorial Field) should not be dismissed. Depending on what the final design is and what ancillary facilities are included with it, it could free up even more space in the eventually-renovated McDonough for other athletic pursuits.
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Post by Problem of Dog on Oct 4, 2015 19:44:50 GMT -5
The going long-term vision for Track & Field is to add a regulation track around the rebuilt Shaw Field for soccer once it trades places with the current location of Yates. So no chance of a track at the MSF. And commencement (or rather, the man ultimately in charge of commencement, one JJD) seems pretty wedded to Healy Lawn. Even with that, though, everything else still holds true, and the possibility of concerts and other activities in an unsucked MSF (or whatever it will eventually be named. Presumably not the John Reagandome or Problem of Dog Memorial Field) should not be dismissed. Depending on what the final design is and what ancillary facilities are included with it, it could free up even more space in the eventually-renovated McDonough for other athletic pursuits. Why did I have to die? |
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Post by DFW HOYA on Oct 4, 2015 20:32:05 GMT -5
Presumably not the John Reagandome or Problem of Dog Memorial Field) should not be dismissed. That name was publicly dismissed at a recent Georgetown event, but I appreciate the thought. A view from the...um, visiting side:  |
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Post by RusskyHoya on Oct 4, 2015 22:15:37 GMT -5
The going long-term vision for Track & Field is to add a regulation track around the rebuilt Shaw Field for soccer once it trades places with the current location of Yates. So no chance of a track at the MSF. And commencement (or rather, the man ultimately in charge of commencement, one JJD) seems pretty wedded to Healy Lawn. Even with that, though, everything else still holds true, and the possibility of concerts and other activities in an unsucked MSF (or whatever it will eventually be named. Presumably not the John Reagandome or Problem of Dog Memorial Field) should not be dismissed. Depending on what the final design is and what ancillary facilities are included with it, it could free up even more space in the eventually-renovated McDonough for other athletic pursuits. Why did I have to die? It's a requirement of all Shakespearean tragedies. |
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Post by thebin on Oct 5, 2015 7:46:40 GMT -5
What is the long term plan with Yates? Totally rebuilt where Shaw is now? Presumably that is a 9 figure project decade(s) away from being funded if I know Gtown?
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Cant wait till they get the check NEED THAT CHECK not just the pledge GO HOYAS THompson Center and the new XXXXXXXXXX stadium NOW> 