BSFS Expansion Thread

[Dr Rick Daris]

CC said that non major construction parts of Phase III might get fast tracked.   Otherwise 

i heard the same thing. no actual date though and it seemed more "it will" and not "it might".

[pissclams]

i've built limestone walls in my sleep. 

[scottwildcat]

CC said that non major construction parts of Phase III might get fast tracked.   Otherwise 

i heard the same thing. no actual date though and it seemed more "it will" and not "it might".

Okay...so we'll wait a lil while for the Varsity Club, Recruiting Lounge and new Strength Facility, but Limestone, video boards, ribbon boards, and new sound system should be a go? Sounds good to me

[eastcat]

Isn't our endowment about 400 million now? Compared with 2 hundred something a couple of years ago. How did that happen?

Koch bros writing checks?

[ben ji]

hmmm, 200 million a couple of years ago to 400 million....hmmmm....stock market from 7,000 a couple of years ago to 13,000....hmmmm

[steve dave]

hmmm, 200 million a couple of years ago to 400 million....hmmmm....stock market from 7,000 a couple of years ago to 13,000....hmmmm

yeah, it's quite the mystery

[EMAW4life-JHL]

the difference between ksu and ku is our expansion put us in debt, they are already in debt. last year they announced they werwe 60 million plus in debt just the AD alone.

[Panjandrum]

the difference between ksu and ku is our expansion put us in debt, they are already in debt. last year they announced they werwe 60 million plus in debt just the AD alone.

KU fans on the WVU site are saying that they are going to announce a $200 million stadium improvement plan because they have a $1 billion capital campaign that they're currently halfway through (?), and it was increased to $1.2 billion. 

They also state that they are way ahead in paying off their AD debt, and cash flow is not a problem at KU.

Dax?  Thoughts?

[06wildcat]

To keep things simple for those confused by Jayhawk claims:

KU leveraged the eff out of non-revenue projects. K-State is issuing some debt for non-revenue projects but it's tiny compared to the debt issued for revenue projects ... and all projects have significantly more equity involved through donations than KU could ever dream of.

Now back to the regularly scheduled expansion of BSFS.

[MadCat]

the difference between ksu and ku is our expansion put us in debt, they are already in debt. last year they announced they werwe 60 million plus in debt just the AD alone.

KU fans on the WVU site are saying that they are going to announce a $200 million stadium improvement plan because they have a $1 billion capital campaign that they're currently halfway through (?), and it was increased to $1.2 billion. 

They also state that they are way ahead in paying off their AD debt, and cash flow is not a problem at KU.

Dax?  Thoughts?

My thoughts: schools will include all sorts of past campaign amounts to make the average donor think they are almost at the goal and they just need a little extra help to "get there".  Just based on those numbers...the $0.2 billion is the $200 million tacked onto the arbitrary capital campaign amount and they are no more nor less close to achieving their goal.

[sonofdaxjones]

If you pay attention long enough you find all of these campaigns have fun with numbers or better yet, fun with words.   

At the end of the day, all that matters is that K-State is moving dirt, pouring concrete, and raising steel.   ku is just talking about it. 
For years our favorite ku detractors tried to say, "K-State just doesn't have the financial horsepower to keep up".    Well, apparently we do.   They've got an old, crumbling football stadium.  By 2013 there won't be one piece of our football stadium that will be more than 13 years old, except the concrete in the lower seating bowl. 

You think after all that has transpired in K-State and ku from a financial perspective in the last 4 or 5 years.   That K-State could just walk into the Board of Regents (these projects and bond offerings have to be approved by the Regents), the Legislature (most on campus projects have to be approved at some point within the state legislature), the financial institutions that sell the bonds, the Kansas Development Finance Authority, and the ratings agencies and say, "Hey, uh, we don't really have a plan, but let us borrow $72 million"?

Come on now. 

[bucket]

Tomorrow will be the first time i've seen the stadium and construction since idiot, John Currie ordered they shut down the cameras. You would not believe how long the days drag on at work now.

SO EXCITED!!!   

[SkinnyBenny]

By 2013 there won't be one piece of our football stadium that will be more than 13 years old, except the concrete in the lower seating bowl. 

pathetic mini-tron above Vanier   


Quick replacement by 2013 to fulfill this dax prophecy? 

[sonofdaxjones]

By 2013 there won't be one piece of our football stadium that will be more than 13 years old, except the concrete in the lower seating bowl. 

pathetic mini-tron above Vanier   


Quick replacement by 2013 to fulfill this dax prophecy? 

That one was replaced when they put in the large on the South end.   Thank Tim Weiser for not being willing to spend the money on a real support structure and a larger board on the North End.

["storm"nut]

By 2013 there won't be one piece of our football stadium that will be more than 13 years old, except the concrete in the lower seating bowl. 

pathetic mini-tron above Vanier   


Quick replacement by 2013 to fulfill this dax prophecy? 

That one was replaced when they put in the large on the South end.   Thank Tim Weiser for not being willing to spend the money on a real support structure and a larger board on the North End.

Although if the support structure would have looked anything like Iowa States new video board, I think Tim made the right call.

[sonofdaxjones]

By 2013 there won't be one piece of our football stadium that will be more than 13 years old, except the concrete in the lower seating bowl. 

pathetic mini-tron above Vanier   


Quick replacement by 2013 to fulfill this dax prophecy? 

That one was replaced when they put in the large on the South end.   Thank Tim Weiser for not being willing to spend the money on a real support structure and a larger board on the North End.

Although if the support structure would have looked anything like Iowa States new video board, I think Tim made the right call.

They could have built a support structure any number of ways when they re-did the North Endzone.   

[SkinnyBenny]

It's pronounced End Zone Fun Zone, guys.

[ArchE_Cat]

New image(probably Revit rendering) on the West Stadium Center site showing a limestone wall. 

[bubbles4ksu]

New image(probably Revit rendering) on the West Stadium Center site showing a limestone wall. 

  LukE_Cat

[EMAMFW]

hmmm, 200 million a couple of years ago to 400 million....hmmmm....stock market from 7,000 a couple of years ago to 13,000....hmmmm

I'm seeing a pattern...  a resemblance.

[sonofdaxjones]

I want the construction cams back.   

Oh, wait .  . .    But only half, but still 

[SkinnyBenny]

I miss my daily bobcat updates.

[mocat]

 

[wes mantooth]

Have they been working at all since the season started?

i heard the workers took the cams down so they wouldn't have to show up following nights of pounding high lifes at bushwackers.

[CyberToothCat]

3 solid weeks to get some work done before the next home game.  Any chance we see some steel girders when we get to the stadium for the KU game on 10/6?