Post by Aggie Monster on Dec 14, 2018 9:15:37 GMT -5
We really need to partner with Greensboro if we want a facility that is capable of hosting indoor track meets and football practices. Have any of you guys even been in one that does? I have, thats a HUGE facility. I been in indoor tracks with minimal seating and ones with lots of seating. Both types are huge. We laughed at the "Glorified Shed" comments, but its a gloried shed because adding football size and height to an indoor track facility with seating would be REALLY expensive. To tell you the truth if we build one that houses both it NEEDS to be a glorified shed because anything else would straight up bust our budget.
So find a way to partner with Greensboro. We already host National track meets, so convincing them that track is big enough to partner with A&T on an indoor facility for football and track may not be as hard as you think. Thats how North and South Dakota got their domes. And we dont need a full dome. Just half of one. When pitching this to Greensboro though it has to be a mixed use facility of some sort. Football practice and indoor track cant be the options.
Full backing from the cities that they are located in and they also have the backing from the state and the Gas , Oil and Power cooperations located near regions. And that doesn't include there support from Alumni and deep pocket donors . With that being said , I can see and indoor track facility because it could pay for it's self over time with the proper management . But indoor track has to be promoted and marked properly . But just and indoor football facility with out that Financial backing that North & South Dakota has A&T will be just throwing money away for just a few days/ weeks use in a season . Now correct me if I'm wrong Dallas had and inflatable indoor practice facility at one time and it worked great but something caused it to implode but those types of facilities just came a long way in their Construction it may be possible to invest in one of those for both Indoor Track and Football .
I agree, and thats why I said find a way to partner with Greensboro. Their facilities are city backed and host a lot of other stuff. I'm picturing Youngstown State's facility with slighty more seating to view meets. I dont like how you have to stand inside the track to view the meet.