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The Bubble is down!

CDAGRIZ said:
Hold on. Are you saying that all this talk about inability to withstand extreme weather was an ill/under-informed overreaction because the bubble was indeed taken down on purpose? The F?
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Is the second scenario any better than the first though? The consistent failures of this product are a problem.
 
Allezchat said:
If you zoom in on the picture on the left, that does not look like its a okay and just a staffer noticing a noise and a precaution deflating. That looks like its ripped from off at the seams.
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I have no reason to doubt your bubtech bona fides, so I’ll take your word.
 
MontanaGrizSoccer said:
It’s a safety issue. What if the bubble collapsed on a team while practicing, school would go bankrupt, why are the engineering reports not available, MSUs are for there facility.
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Are you suggesting bubbles aren't safe? You make so many assumptions without actually knowing anything about the specifics on pretty much every thing you complain about.
 
MontanaGrizSoccer said:
It’s a safety issue. What if the bubble collapsed on a team while practicing, school would go bankrupt, why are the engineering reports not available, MSUs are for there facility.
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Agree with this. AD should look at the Taylor Sports Complex on WSU campus. (A school with significant financial challenges of its own.)

It is a permanent IPF that was constructed in about a year. They took down their 10 yo bubble in Oct 2023 and it was available for use in September 2024. Cost was $27 million & completely donor funded- all public record.

Seems reasonable if we paid $10 mil for the current POS eyesore.
 
Good lord. How many chicken littles does it take to devour any good karma? Give the athletic department and AD a break. The weather was ridiculous and shit happens. I am pretty sure the company will either completely replace or repair the inflatable bubble. The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Oh no, teams might have to practice outdoors like they have since - forever! The bubble will be back up in the near future and then Q3 bubble watching and bitching can commence again.
 
I'm so tired of hearing this "a permanent facility was too expensive" crap when we are D1 and NAIA Valley City State is almost done with a permanent IPF, and they're in the same conference as Tech and Carroll and are in a town of ~6500. This is just embarrassing for UM. It cost $13M, aka just north of the cost of the faulty bubble.

June construction update: https://www.vcsu.edu/construction-progress-continues-on-tharaldson-family-athletic-center/

Some renders: https://www.vcsu.edu/forwardtogether/
 
GoldenMonte said:
I'm so tired of hearing this "a permanent facility was too expensive" crap when we are D1 and NAIA Valley City State is almost done with a permanent IPF, and they're in the same conference as Tech and Carroll and are in a town of ~6500. This is just embarrassing for UM. It cost $13M, aka just north of the cost of the faulty bubble.

June construction update: https://www.vcsu.edu/construction-progress-continues-on-tharaldson-family-athletic-center/

Some renders: https://www.vcsu.edu/forwardtogether/
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You think UM can get some of that oil related money?
 
HelenaHandBasket said:
You think UM can get some of that oil related money?
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We have the Washingtons (among other boosters) and a stadium and fanbase that are 10x the size. It's embarrassing that we couldn't get a permanent facility while the school 3 levels beneath us could. If Haslam would actually fundraise to the community at large like fricking MSU did, we wouldn't be having this stupid conversation.

The bubble is ugly, tears seemingly every couple months, and is well behind MSU's permanent structure (and now they have a national title as well as a functioning facility to recruit against us with). Stop defending our AD's stupid decisions. They f'd up, end of story
 
GoldenMonte said:
We have the Washingtons (among other boosters) and a stadium and fanbase that are 10x the size. It's embarrassing that we couldn't get a permanent facility while the school 3 levels beneath us could. If Haslam would actually fundraise to the community at large like fricking MSU did, we wouldn't be having this stupid conversation.

The bubble is ugly, tears seemingly every couple months, and is well behind MSU's permanent structure (and now they have a national title as well as a functioning facility to recruit against us with). Stop defending our AD's stupid decisions. They f'd up, end of story
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Washington's aren't currently doling out cash and it would seem the fanbase wasn't coughing up the bag either. There is nothing inherently wrong with bubbles, and this one being a lemon will work itself out one way or another. On the record, I would find it great to have a permanent structure, but currently UM isn't in the financial position and this isn't only an issue within the athletic department.
 
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