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Post by marchingband1969 on Nov 26, 2017 19:28:43 GMT -5
I like that wish list MB1969 and as stated some of those things are definitely "doable" on the Fan/Booster level. An Indoor Facility would be Epic with the current land we have, I would relocate the Softball field and have the building run along Sullivan street which could connect to the endzone complex. plan B would be a stand alone building where the on the current band practice field (sorry BGMM) Speaking of which anyone have access to rendering of the facility that was presented some time ago by the Athletic Dept? The Machine would definitely use the facility for field practice. Speaking of which, they should be on the list for a new facility on the land behind Brown Hall. I gotta check the BOT notes to make sure. I definitely think an indoor facility would be of value to the A&T marching band but first thing first. Football pays the bills.
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Post by The Professor on Nov 26, 2017 19:44:49 GMT -5
I try never to spend somebody else's money. Plus, I don't know if our athletic department is barely getting by or rolling in cash! That said, here's my wish list: 1. Hire more marketing staff to promote every athletic event. Let's fill up the current Aggie Stadium before we start adding more seats. Plus, the addition of more marketing staff could also promote basketball. As our men's basketball team improves, we should sell out Corbett too. 2. Indoor practice facility. This will help our athletic program and help recruiting. 3. Landscape the "Fanzone." Either replace or paint the chain fense and level and pave the tailgate sections. This is easy to do tomorrow! 4. Put up more ticket booths around the stadium on game days. Make it convenient for fans to buy tickets 5. Add more concession stands in Aggie Stadium. I never buy food or drink in the stadium because the lines are too long. 6. Put 8 -10 foot high championship banners and player posters in the main entrance to the stadium. 7. Build a new entrance to the stadium that includes historical information. Just not a fan of tailgating on concrete but that's just me. I think the most dooable on the list are 4 & 5
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Post by Jesse Jackson's Side eye on Nov 26, 2017 20:53:26 GMT -5
I like that wish list MB1969 and as stated some of those things are definitely "doable" on the Fan/Booster level. An Indoor Facility would be Epic with the current land we have, I would relocate the Softball field and have the building run along Sullivan street which could connect to the endzone complex. plan B would be a stand alone building where the on the current band practice field (sorry BGMM) Speaking of which anyone have access to rendering of the facility that was presented some time ago by the Athletic Dept? The Machine would definitely use the facility for field practice. Speaking of which, they should be on the list for a new facility on the land behind Brown Hall. I gotta check the BOT notes to make sure. Based on the most recent version of the Campus Master Plan, I'm not so sure if they are getting new diggs or what. Frazier is getting expanded and Hines Hall is being converted (to what I'm not sure). There is a large field and building that is in the plans for the new area of campus that would be built in the neighborhood that we are trying to buy out, however that is going to be an intramural field and buildings dedicated to ROTC, Science & Tech & Health & Human Scicences.
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Post by Aggie Monster on Nov 27, 2017 10:22:21 GMT -5
The majority of the schools that have both an indoor track and a football field inside dont have seating and/or all the things needed to actually host an"official" track meet(2 long jump pits, high jump area, shot put area, and pole vault). In order to do that the facility has to be waaaaaaay larger than most think. We dont have the budget for that and honestly cant justify it. I cant think of one school that has something like that. They either have a very nice indoor track that can host events OR they have an indoor football practice field with a track around it that's just for practice.
That being said. I would go with the track facility that you can host meets in. It could also be use for individual workouts for all sports and be a revenue stream. As far as football I would just move the softball field and get some practice turf out there for them.
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Nov 27, 2017 11:15:51 GMT -5
The majority of the schools that have both an indoor track and a football field inside dont have seating and/or all the things needed to actually host a "official" track meet(2 long jump pits, high jump area, shot put area, and pole vault). In order to do that the facility has to be waaaaaaay larger than most think. We dont have the budget for that and honestly cant justify it. I cant think of one school that has something like that. They either have a very nice indoor track that can host events OR they have an indoor football practice field with a track around it that just for practice. That being said. I would go with the track facility that you can host meets in. It could also be use for individual workouts for all sports and be a revenue stream. As far as football I would just move the softball field and get some practice turf out there for them. That's a fair point.
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Post by bseballaggie on Nov 27, 2017 11:49:04 GMT -5
I think we have to be focused about 2 things with a project dream like that: 1. What is accessible to us? 2. What does that realistically get us? The SkyBox was approx $4.5 million. So you're looking at $10-12 million to do a long version on the visitors side. Or $10 million to do the endzone/office facility. And we have the $1.5 million for the track that we're scrapping to finalize. Being real... I'd rather do an 80-100 yard practice/indoor track facility next to Aggie Stadium to keep our football team off the Aggie Stadium turf, keep the T&F program from having to lease the JDL Track in Winston and allow just about every Olympic sport a location to practice in the winter/down periods. And talk about a boon for recruiting! But I can dream just like y'all! The best place for a practice facility that size will be on the newly purchased land behind brown hall. I’d build the facility there or behind war memorial. Either that, or move the softball stadium behind War Memorial to build that facility. I agree that Softball Should be incorporated with the baseball Stadium Complex
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Post by KidHeartless on Nov 28, 2017 10:37:30 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Jackson's Side eye on Nov 29, 2017 20:34:10 GMT -5
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