Post by Jesse Jackson's Side eye on Oct 8, 2020 19:08:54 GMT -5
The end zone complex is a revenue stream. TSU has an indoor facility and it hasn’t helped them🤷🏾♂️.
TSU might not rent out their facility or use it beyond practice for athletics. I've been lookin at programs on the FBS, FCS and DII levels that have indoor facilities and came across an article on athleticbusiness.com which talks about what goes into designing these facilities and it mentions the following
FROM PRACTICE TO PROFIT CENTERS
Other sports practices aren't the only use for such a large space. Many schools are taking note of the success of the University of Oregon's Moshofsky Center, which converts from a practice facility to a massive tailgate party on gamedays, a concept Syracuse plans to employ, according to Fatovic. "Syracuse plays in the Carrier Dome, where there isn't much room to tailgate, so the notion was they would use the facility for tailgating for the boosters before the game, then they would all get on the bus and head to the game."
Opening up a facility as a public assembly space, however, requires some work, especially during the design stage. "There are typically negotiations that have to take place with the building authority for the use of it," Cowart says. "If it's a standalone facility, it will require a significant number of restrooms and other amenities that it doesn't need as a practice space."
Such potential uses are best addressed during the design phase, when the decision to forego air conditioning might be given a second thought, as well as other key elements. "We're helped and hurt because we typically use an insulated metal panel as a liner for the interior walls, which will tend to reverberate noise," says Cowart, a plus for simulating the roar of the crowd on gameday. "If you're doing some other event in there — a fundraising gathering, for example — then the acoustics are a disadvantage."
Other sports practices aren't the only use for such a large space. Many schools are taking note of the success of the University of Oregon's Moshofsky Center, which converts from a practice facility to a massive tailgate party on gamedays, a concept Syracuse plans to employ, according to Fatovic. "Syracuse plays in the Carrier Dome, where there isn't much room to tailgate, so the notion was they would use the facility for tailgating for the boosters before the game, then they would all get on the bus and head to the game."
Opening up a facility as a public assembly space, however, requires some work, especially during the design stage. "There are typically negotiations that have to take place with the building authority for the use of it," Cowart says. "If it's a standalone facility, it will require a significant number of restrooms and other amenities that it doesn't need as a practice space."
Such potential uses are best addressed during the design phase, when the decision to forego air conditioning might be given a second thought, as well as other key elements. "We're helped and hurt because we typically use an insulated metal panel as a liner for the interior walls, which will tend to reverberate noise," says Cowart, a plus for simulating the roar of the crowd on gameday. "If you're doing some other event in there — a fundraising gathering, for example — then the acoustics are a disadvantage."
There is a related article which goes into more detail about hour Oregon does and what the numbers look like as well (here)
again, I would love to have both and in an ideal world, we have the resources to build out Truist Stadium and all our facilities. however give me the indoor facility