NU needs new facilities soon...Dinardo..

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

https://journalstar.com/sports/husk...cle_6338d7de-e19e-51ed-bd56-477fd8f2524f.html
5. Nebraska needs new football facilities, DiNardo said.

"But they know that," he said. "They used to have the best, and now they don't. I mean, Purdue has a better facility than Nebraska. It isn't close."

He added, "I think Nebraska and Wisconsin are pretty similar. Nebraska doesn't have a standalone building. Their weight room isn't big enough right now. The team room isn't big enough right now."

Bottom line, he said, Nebraska's football facilities are at best tied with Wisconsin for fifth-best in the Big Ten West Division.
That's sort of ridiculous, if you think about it.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

5th best facilities in the West isn't gonna cut it. We shouldn't be behind teams like Purdue and Iowa. Sounds like it's already in the works. Rumors out there that people have already seen the architects rendering of the new football facility. Needs to be built in the next year. Get it done. GBR

 

[Ki113rSk3r69]

Winning cures all, and can potentially open pocket books.

 

[Redscarlet]

5th best facilities in the West isn't gonna cut it. We shouldn't be behind teams like Purdue and Iowa. Sounds like it's already in the works. Rumors out there that people have already seen the architects rendering of the new football facility. Needs to be built in the next year. Get it done. GBR

The Sooner the Better..

No question SF wants something as soon as possible..

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

Winning cures all, and can potentially open pocket books.

With our full cut of Big 10 money the money is there. Spend it and invest in the future of this program. GBR

 

[Ki113rSk3r69]

How do you justify 15million In facility upgrades for a team that’s won 8 games in the last 2 years. Not saying the team won’t improve this year, I just think if we wait and show it on the field this year, they can get a percentage from the boosters to help make it 20 million or so.

 

[Redscarlet]

Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue all have just built new facilities with in the last year and so has Iowa a couple of years ago..

So if you don’t count Illinois, Nebraska and Wisconsin have been the last in making up grades on football facilities in the B1G West..

 

[Nebraska Fan]

How do you justify 15million In facility upgrades for a team that’s won 8 games in the last 2 years. Not saying the team won’t improve this year, I just think if we wait and show it on the field this year, they can get a percentage from the boosters to help make it 20 million or so.

I think it will be well over 100 million

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

How do you justify 15million In facility upgrades for a team that’s won 8 games in the last 2 years. Not saying the team won’t improve this year, I just think if we wait and show it on the field this year, they can get a percentage from the boosters to help make it 20 million or so.

Mainly because football is king around here and it pays the bills for the majority of other sports. Basketball has a shiny new everything and what have they ever done in the grand scheme of things? It's been 16 years and we have fallen behind in the Big 10. We can't afford to not have what a Purdue, NW or Iowa have. Strike while the iron is hot and build for the next 20 year's of success!

 

[Blackshirt316]

How do you justify 15million In facility upgrades for a team that’s won 8 games in the last 2 years. Not saying the team won’t improve this year, I just think if we wait and show it on the field this year, they can get a percentage from the boosters to help make it 20 million or so.

It's incredibly easy to justify.

Nebraska makes about $6M in revenue each home football game and I estimate $2M more for the spring Game on fan expenses. (Tickets, Concessions, Merch etc)

Extrapolated over the season that is just under $45M a year in revenue that ONLY counts game day fan spending.

You 1000% better be reinvesting a bulk of that right back into the program if you want to keep that revenue from falling off.

Because that revenue stream is NOT fixed income it will drop if you don't protect it. Which you do by most effectively by spending money on coaches, recruiting and facilities needed to win more games.

Waiting to be successful before you reinvest into your business is by far the easiest way to completly destroy your future profit potential.

Dropping $100M every 10 years to upgrade yor facilities is a no brainer when it protects the $400M+ the other 9 years creates.

 

[huskerssalts]

It's incredibly easy to justify.

Nebraska makes about $6M in revenue each home football game and I estimate $2M more for the spring Game on fan expenses. (Tickets, Concessions, Merch etc)

Extrapolated over the season that is just under $45M a year in revenue that ONLY counts game day fan spending.

You 1000% better be reinvesting a bulk of that right back into the program if you want to keep that revenue from falling off.

Because that revenue stream is NOT fixed income it will drop if you don't protect it. Which you do by most effectively by spending money on coaches, recruiting and facilities needed to win more games.

Waiting to be successful before you reinvest into your business is by far the easiest way to completly destroy your future profit potential.

Dropping $100M every 10 years to upgrade yor facilities is a no brainer when it protects the $400M+ the other 9 years creates.

Exactly, you don’t wait for success to rebuild and upgrade. Sometimes upgrading can help flip some of those recruits that where close to picking us but didn’t. If we want the big boy recruits...we have to have the big boy toys and all the bells and whistles. They don’t want to play for a team with bottom tier facilities, weight rooms and so on.... GBR

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

Has anyone on here heard anything concrete on a build date or is it still just rumors?

 

[TruHusker]

Well, so much for all those on here who have been saying we still have some of the best facilities in the nation. Fifth best in our own league, "at best." As I have said a hundred times, they are great if that is the only place you have been, only those who have seen more of them would have a clue.

Here is a question, if someone said they would donate $20 million if the fans matched it, not coming from big donors, but just the average fan, would you be in for ???

 

[obobbo]

I bet they could of done some nice up grades if they did'nt have to pay all the loser *** coaches they had to pay off to get rid of them.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

Well, so much for all those on here who have been saying we still have some of the best facilities in the nation. Fifth best in our own league, "at best." As I have said a hundred times, they are great if that is the only place you have been, only those who have seen more of them would have a clue.

Here is a question, if someone said they would donate $20 million if the fans matched it, not coming from big donors, but just the average fan, would you be in for ???

I donated last time. Not a huge amount but enough to get your name on the wall. I and many other Husker fans would be willing to kick in some cash for the new build again. GBR

 

[Redscarlet]

Well, so much for all those on here who have been saying we still have some of the best facilities in the nation. Fifth best in our own league, "at best." As I have said a hundred times, they are great if that is the only place you have been, only those who have seen more of them would have a clue.

Here is a question, if someone said they would donate $20 million if the fans matched it, not coming from big donors, but just the average fan, would you be in for ???

Count me in.. But I couldn’t match 20 Million myself..

 

[Redscarlet]

I donated last time. Not a huge amount but enough to get your name on the wall. I and many other Husker fans would be willing to kick in some cash for the new build again. GBR

I also have my name on the wall and donated the last time..

 

[Redscarlet]

I bet they could of done some nice up grades if they did'nt have to pay all the loser *** coaches they had to pay off to get rid of them.

Don’t forget the Bums who hired them..

 

[JohnRossEwing]

It isn't that it is better it is that it is newer.

Things Would add...a scooter/golf cart area...50 scooters and 20 golf carts that they can use to go to class..

A church/worship area (not super into that but some players are and so are families)

A Day care center.

And in a perfect world...a dinner with bar.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

I also have my name on the wall and donated the last time..

If fans like us were donating back in the Pederson days I'm more than sure many many more would contribute if Frost, Moos and T.O came calling.Winking

 

[RedCap_rivals330392]

I bet they could of done some nice up grades if they did'nt have to pay all the loser *** coaches they had to pay off to get rid of them.

Oh please, having the money is NOT the issue here. Politics is the issue. The powers that be are worried about how it will look to be spending money (they clearly have) on football facilities when the University academic programs face budget cuts. That's been the whole issue holding things back.

P.S. Dinardo most likely was coached and encouraged to say how much Nebraska needs new football facilities. It's another step to soften up the opposition.

 

[TruHusker]

Oh please, having the money is NOT the issue here. Politics is the issue. The powers that be are worried about how it will look to be spending money (they clearly have) on football facilities when the University academic programs face budget cuts. That's been the whole issue holding things back.

If true, and I have no reason to doubt it, it is valid. All the more reason to get outside money from a wider audience.

How many can remember the Daveny Center being built with tax on cigarettes?

 

[JohnRossEwing]

Oh please, having the money is NOT the issue here. Politics is the issue. The powers that be are worried about how it will look to be spending money (they clearly have) on football facilities when the University academic programs face budget cuts. That's been the whole issue holding things back.

P.S. Dinardo most likely was coached and encouraged to say how much Nebraska needs new football facilities. It's another step to soften up the opposition.

This is pretty much the case...you have to announce this **** at just the right time...

Like if Game Day is here and NU beats OSU...come Monday...there will be an announcement about all the new ****.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

Oh please, having the money is NOT the issue here. Politics is the issue. The powers that be are worried about how it will look to be spending money (they clearly have) on football facilities when the University academic programs face budget cuts. That's been the whole issue holding things back.

I'll answer that with a great quote from the coach in "The Program" James Caan. When was the last time 80,000 people showed up to watch a kid take a damn chemistry test?? Stick that bowtie up your ***!!Laughing

 

[SOHusker11]

Oh please, having the money is NOT the issue here. Politics is the issue. The powers that be are worried about how it will look to be spending money (they clearly have) on football facilities when the University academic programs face budget cuts. That's been the whole issue holding things back.

P.S. Dinardo most likely was coached and encouraged to say how much Nebraska needs new football facilities. It's another step to soften up the opposition.

Have heard this several times.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

If true, and I have no reason to doubt it, it is valid. All the more reason to get outside money from a wider audience.

How many can remember the Daveny Center being built with tax on cigarettes?

I remember my parents both smokers bitching about it. Lol

 

[JohnRossEwing]

I'll answer that with a great quote from the coach in "The Program" James Caan. When was the last time 80,000 people showed up to watch a kid take a damn chemistry test?? Stick that bowtie up your ***!!Laughing

It is a great line...because it is true.

Profs love to ***** about the money that goes into sports...but the reason that Profs at UNL make 6 figures, work 15 hours a week, have TA's grade their **** and cover their classes is because of sports

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

It is a great line...because it is true.

Profs love to ***** about the money that goes into sports...but the reason that Profs at UNL make 6 figures, work 15 hours a week, have TA's grade their **** and cover their classes is because of sports

As much as I hate Miami football those teams in the 80s built that University. One of the reasons Jimmy Johnson left was butting heads with President Tad Foote over sports and academics.

 

[kaz36_rivals189319]

Has anyone on here heard anything concrete on a build date or is it still just rumors?

Some think that it will officially be announced the week of the Ohio St game and could end up being $140M+ when it’s done.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

Some think that it will officially be announced the week of the Ohio St game and could end up being $140M+ when it’s done.

Damn, that would put us back on top in the Big 10 but probably be top 5 or 10 in the country.

 

[SnohomishRed]

I will give Moos a pass and I am sure he is working to correct if its 140 plus great. He was not known to be a miser at WSU.

How in the world did the previous AD even have a job how do we always end up last on this stuff

 

[huskergal99]

Some think that it will officially be announced the week of the Ohio St game and could end up being $140M+ when it’s done.

And rumors are they have the donations/pledges in hand already to pay for it. No outside revenue needed.

 

[SnohomishRed]

It is a great line...because it is true.

Profs love to ***** about the money that goes into sports...but the reason that Profs at UNL make 6 figures, work 15 hours a week, have TA's grade their **** and cover their classes is because of sports

These college professors are grossly overpaid

 

[SOHusker11]

Some think that it will officially be announced the week of the Ohio St game and could end up being $140M+ when it’s done.

Damn, not effin around. Get it done.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue all have just built new facilities with in the last year and so has Iowa a couple of years ago..

So if you don’t count Illinois, Nebraska and Wisconsin have been the last in making up grades on football facilities in the B1G West..

Illinois just opened up a new 80 million dollar facility. So don't tell me NU can't top freaking Illinois!! LolLaughing

 

[phoenix4nu]

Illinois just opened up a new 80 million dollar facility. So don't tell me NU can't top freaking Illinois!! LolLaughing

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/col...cle_6b944b59-3b35-5e58-8060-380b6eab7877.html

"The Illinois football social media pages were full of player reactions to the facility, which includes a state-of-the-art sports medicine suite, nutrition center, strength and conditioning complex, recruiting lounge, NFL alumni locker room, a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen, mini golf course, bowling alley, massive locker room, game room, barber shop, revamped position rooms and the Levenick Autidorium with a view over the practice field, Memorial Stadium and the State Farm Center."

 

[WoodRiverJennings]

Don’t forget the Bums who hired them..

Didn't TO hire Bo-zo? Are you calling TO a bum?

 

[Hawkeye_311]

It's incredibly easy to justify.

Nebraska makes about $6M in revenue each home football game and I estimate $2M more for the spring Game on fan expenses. (Tickets, Concessions, Merch etc)

Extrapolated over the season that is just under $45M a year in revenue that ONLY counts game day fan spending.

You 1000% better be reinvesting a bulk of that right back into the program if you want to keep that revenue from falling off.

Because that revenue stream is NOT fixed income it will drop if you don't protect it. Which you do by most effectively by spending money on coaches, recruiting and facilities needed to win more games.

Waiting to be successful before you reinvest into your business is by far the easiest way to completly destroy your future profit potential.

Dropping $100M every 10 years to upgrade yor facilities is a no brainer when it protects the $400M+ the other 9 years creates.

Don't forget to subtract out the 60-70 million you owe Frost and his staff over the next 10 years.

 

[TruHusker]

I had a friend who was a long time AD at a NAIA school here in Kansas. They had a big meeting with faculty on how to increase enrollment for the school. This went on for months with English and science teachers and all academics and no one came up with any solid ideas. He finally said I can have 40 new students immediately. How they asked, start a wrestling program he said. They jeered him, more sports, etc. A year later they had 40-50 new kids and the first team in the league with wrestling. Those profs had to eat their words.

 

[WHCSC]

NFL alumni locker room

Why?