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Griz til I die

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Since there’s been a lot of talk about facilities at msu lately, I figured we should talk about or own. When I was the GSA golf tournament in Butte a month ago, Greg Sundberg was talking about how they’ve raised $4.9 million out of $5 million for phase 2 which he said includes renovating the old football locker room and putting the basketball team in it, but I can’t remember what else he said was included in the project. Did anybody else hear his same speech or know what’s included in phase 2?
 
Griz til I die said:
Since there’s been a lot of talk about facilities at msu lately, I figured we should talk about or own. When I was the GSA golf tournament in Butte a month ago, Greg Sundberg was talking about how they’ve raised $4.9 million out of $5 million for phase 2 which he said includes renovating the old football locker room and putting the basketball team in it, but I can’t remember what else he said was included in the project. Did anybody else hear his same speech or know what’s included in phase 2?

The B.O.R. already approved the project. The men's and women's BB teams are getting brand new lockerrooms, in the exact mold of the football team's LR in the Champions Center, which was always the goal when the Champions Center was first announced. I think a players lounge and full-sized team meeting/film room is included in the project. I was told when they were here for the spring tour that the new basketball locker rooms will be state of the art and be nicer than MW and WCC schools.

I believe they will move on to the indoor facility, but it's a BIG DREAM, and I doubt will hear anything about it for a longgggg time. I also think there is a Phase III to the softball stadium they want to do.

The soccer stadium just got a brand new field, new sprinkler system ect, thanks to Pearl Jam!
 
https://mus.edu/board/meetings/2019/May2019/AdminBudget/183-1007-R0519.pdf

https://mus.edu/board/meetings/2019/May2019/AdminBudget/183-1007-R0519_A1.pdf
 
George Ferguson said:
Griz til I die said:
Since there’s been a lot of talk about facilities at msu lately, I figured we should talk about or own. When I was the GSA golf tournament in Butte a month ago, Greg Sundberg was talking about how they’ve raised $4.9 million out of $5 million for phase 2 which he said includes renovating the old football locker room and putting the basketball team in it, but I can’t remember what else he said was included in the project. Did anybody else hear his same speech or know what’s included in phase 2?

The B.O.R. already approved the project. The men's and women's BB teams are getting brand new lockerrooms, in the exact mold of the football team's LR in the Champions Center, which was always the goal when the Champions Center was first announced. I think a players lounge and full-sized team meeting/film room is included in the project. I was told when they were here for the spring tour that the new basketball locker rooms will be state of the art and be nicer than MW and WCC schools.

I believe they will move on to the indoor facility, but it's a BIG DREAM, and I doubt will hear anything about it for a longgggg time. I also think there is a Phase III to the softball stadium they want to do.

The soccer stadium just got a brand new field, new sprinkler system ect, thanks to Pearl Jam!


Rock on !
 
fanofzoo said:
George Ferguson said:
Griz til I die said:
Since there’s been a lot of talk about facilities at msu lately, I figured we should talk about or own. When I was the GSA golf tournament in Butte a month ago, Greg Sundberg was talking about how they’ve raised $4.9 million out of $5 million for phase 2 which he said includes renovating the old football locker room and putting the basketball team in it, but I can’t remember what else he said was included in the project. Did anybody else hear his same speech or know what’s included in phase 2?

The B.O.R. already approved the project. The men's and women's BB teams are getting brand new lockerrooms, in the exact mold of the football team's LR in the Champions Center, which was always the goal when the Champions Center was first announced. I think a players lounge and full-sized team meeting/film room is included in the project. I was told when they were here for the spring tour that the new basketball locker rooms will be state of the art and be nicer than MW and WCC schools.

I believe they will move on to the indoor facility, but it's a BIG DREAM, and I doubt will hear anything about it for a longgggg time. I also think there is a Phase III to the softball stadium they want to do.

The soccer stadium just got a brand new field, new sprinkler system ect, thanks to Pearl Jam!


Rock on !

There’s a separate soccer stadium?
 
AZGrizFan said:
fanofzoo said:
George Ferguson said:
Griz til I die said:
Since there’s been a lot of talk about facilities at msu lately, I figured we should talk about or own. When I was the GSA golf tournament in Butte a month ago, Greg Sundberg was talking about how they’ve raised $4.9 million out of $5 million for phase 2 which he said includes renovating the old football locker room and putting the basketball team in it, but I can’t remember what else he said was included in the project. Did anybody else hear his same speech or know what’s included in phase 2?

The B.O.R. already approved the project. The men's and women's BB teams are getting brand new lockerrooms, in the exact mold of the football team's LR in the Champions Center, which was always the goal when the Champions Center was first announced. I think a players lounge and full-sized team meeting/film room is included in the project. I was told when they were here for the spring tour that the new basketball locker rooms will be state of the art and be nicer than MW and WCC schools.

I believe they will move on to the indoor facility, but it's a BIG DREAM, and I doubt will hear anything about it for a longgggg time. I also think there is a Phase III to the softball stadium they want to do.

The soccer stadium just got a brand new field, new sprinkler system ect, thanks to Pearl Jam!


Havn't been in Missoula in a looong time, have you? :lol:

Rock on !

There’s a separate soccer stadium?
 
maroonandsilver said:
AZGrizFan said:
fanofzoo said:
George Ferguson said:
The B.O.R. already approved the project. The men's and women's BB teams are getting brand new lockerrooms, in the exact mold of the football team's LR in the Champions Center, which was always the goal when the Champions Center was first announced. I think a players lounge and full-sized team meeting/film room is included in the project. I was told when they were here for the spring tour that the new basketball locker rooms will be state of the art and be nicer than MW and WCC schools.

I believe they will move on to the indoor facility, but it's a BIG DREAM, and I doubt will hear anything about it for a longgggg time. I also think there is a Phase III to the softball stadium they want to do.

The soccer stadium just got a brand new field, new sprinkler system ect, thanks to Pearl Jam!


Rock on !

There’s a separate soccer stadium?
Haven’t been in Missoula in a looong time, have you? :lol:

Was there about 45 days ago. But I certainly haven’t been to a soccer game in Missoula in 50+ years... :lol:
 
We received some pretty cool mockups of the locker/meeting/training rooms. One of the big things they are also expanding is the laundry/storage rooms. Nothing sexy but much needed. A cost that they were not expecting, but had to take care of, was repairing the ceiling between the Adams Center and the stadium. Near where you walk into the Hall of Champions. Wasn’t done correctly initially so was leaking and caused damage. Cost a few hundred thousand to fix.
 
AZGrizFan said:
fanofzoo said:
George Ferguson said:
Griz til I die said:
Since there’s been a lot of talk about facilities at msu lately, I figured we should talk about or own. When I was the GSA golf tournament in Butte a month ago, Greg Sundberg was talking about how they’ve raised $4.9 million out of $5 million for phase 2 which he said includes renovating the old football locker room and putting the basketball team in it, but I can’t remember what else he said was included in the project. Did anybody else hear his same speech or know what’s included in phase 2?

The B.O.R. already approved the project. The men's and women's BB teams are getting brand new lockerrooms, in the exact mold of the football team's LR in the Champions Center, which was always the goal when the Champions Center was first announced. I think a players lounge and full-sized team meeting/film room is included in the project. I was told when they were here for the spring tour that the new basketball locker rooms will be state of the art and be nicer than MW and WCC schools.

I believe they will move on to the indoor facility, but it's a BIG DREAM, and I doubt will hear anything about it for a longgggg time. I also think there is a Phase III to the softball stadium they want to do.

The soccer stadium just got a brand new field, new sprinkler system ect, thanks to Pearl Jam!


Rock on !

There’s a separate soccer stadium?

Of course. It’s Dornblazer. Quite nice actually.
 
BDizzle said:
...was repairing the ceiling between the Adams Center and the stadium. Near where you walk into the Hall of Champions. Wasn’t done correctly initially so was leaking and caused damage. Cost a few hundred thousand to fix.

Not knowing the contract, rules, and laws, I would hope that the cost of repairs would be the responsibility of the contractor, not the University and, therefore, the taxpayer.
 
tourist said:
BDizzle said:
...was repairing the ceiling between the Adams Center and the stadium. Near where you walk into the Hall of Champions. Wasn’t done correctly initially so was leaking and caused damage. Cost a few hundred thousand to fix.

Not knowing the contract, rules, and laws, I would hope that the cost of repairs would be the responsibility of the contractor, not the University and, therefore, the taxpayer.
Not if the contractor executed the plan provided to him and the plan was the problem.
 
kemajic said:
tourist said:
BDizzle said:
...was repairing the ceiling between the Adams Center and the stadium. Near where you walk into the Hall of Champions. Wasn’t done correctly initially so was leaking and caused damage. Cost a few hundred thousand to fix.
Not knowing the contract, rules, and laws, I would hope that the cost of repairs would be the responsibility of the contractor, not the University and, therefore, the taxpayer.
Not if the contractor executed the plan provided to him and the plan was the problem.
Yep. I went through the same thought process. Do we even know who paid for the repairs?
 
kemajic said:
tourist said:
BDizzle said:
...was repairing the ceiling between the Adams Center and the stadium. Near where you walk into the Hall of Champions. Wasn’t done correctly initially so was leaking and caused damage. Cost a few hundred thousand to fix.

Not knowing the contract, rules, and laws, I would hope that the cost of repairs would be the responsibility of the contractor, not the University and, therefore, the taxpayer.
Not if the contractor executed the plan provided to him and the plan was the problem.

Then that would be the civils liability.
 
Insurance companies are in the business of collecting premiums, not paying claims. Jeez, looks like someone's never played the game
 
UM athletics wants:
1.New, updated athletic training/injury rehab facility (preferably connected to Champions Center)
2. Indoor practice/track facility.

But first we need more assess in the seats (students in classrooms). And then we need more and NEWER donors to both UM and the GSA. Yes, older more frequently relied upon donors to either UM and/or the athletic department will hopefully be counted on, but we need more young (45-year-old and younger) alums/fans to be engaged and, quite frankly, open to giving some money. Can it be done? Yes. But it ain't gonna sell itself. Hope UM and the athletic department continue to reach out to younger alums to generate interest and money.
 
So why are UM and MSU looking to complete all of these upgrades in all honesty?

UM has or will have facilities on par with a good many MWC schools. If MSU follows they will as well and I wonder why?

To be able to compete in the BSC? If that’s the case then that’s sad deal. Especially when you take all of the other schools in the BSC into consideration. No offense to those schools.

I could understand building all new facilities the the Champions Center and all the other upgrades if it was done so with some sort of a plan moving for. Maybe like if you had certain things in place the MWC would extend invitations to join their conference.

But if the plan is to stay in the BSC at the FCS level, then why not just complete remodels and upgrades and not build new buildings.

Heck we may very well see Central Washington and or other current DII programs move into the BSC. Which in my opinion would water it down even more.
 
ORGUNGRIZ said:
So why are UM and MSU looking to complete all of these upgrades in all honesty?

UM has or will have facilities on par with a good many MWC schools. If MSU follows they will as well and I wonder why?

To be able to compete in the BSC? If that’s the case then that’s sad deal. Especially when you take all of the other schools in the BSC into consideration. No offense to those schools.

I could understand building all new facilities the the Champions Center and all the other upgrades if it was done so with some sort of a plan moving for. Maybe like if you had certain things in place the MWC would extend invitations to join their conference.

But if the plan is to stay in the BSC at the FCS level, then why not just complete remodels and upgrades and not build new buildings.

Heck we may very well see Central Washington and or other current DII programs move into the BSC. Which in my opinion would water it down even more.

Because right now we’re in the BSC and play FCS football. That’s where we’re at. Why not do things to try and make us the best. Why not try to get the best players, coaches and facilities we can get?

If the argument is we’re wasting time and money because we don’t play in the mountain west or something; then why bother doing anything? May as well not run any promotions, upgrade uniforms, have events throughout the state or do anything to promote the brand. :?
 
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