Author Topic: BSFS Expansion Thread (Read 4642292 times)

colsanders718 · « **Reply #900 on:** July 06, 2011, 11:17:20 AM »

Quote from: Limestone on July 05, 2011, 10:32:20 PM

I understand the need for immediate eye hernia attention but KSU just passed over the best sports architecture firm in the world.

Something stinks.

Maybe they dont wanna fork over the cash.. so well get a stadium that looks like a hospital for less...

MadCat · « **Reply #901 on:** July 06, 2011, 01:10:39 PM »

Quote from: Chingon on July 06, 2011, 11:03:30 AM

jeezus aich christ

Henry, FYI

Some dude from Moo told me so.

kougar24 · « **Reply #902 on:** July 06, 2011, 01:16:12 PM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on July 06, 2011, 09:55:26 AM

bunch of butt hurt posters in this thread who think we should be running some kind of good ol' boy network

no joke. i call this "pulling a Wefald."

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wabash909 · « **Reply #903 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:13:31 PM »

Quote from: kougar24 on July 06, 2011, 01:16:12 PM

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on July 06, 2011, 09:55:26 AM
bunch of butt hurt posters in this thread who think we should be running some kind of good ol' boy network

no joke. i call this "pulling a Wefald."

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Considering Heery has a local office right down the road from UT that just so happened to do Pearl’s basketball training facility, this has all the indications of Currie repaying a little favor to his boys back in Tennessee. The comical irony about the “good ol’ boy” thing. FWIW.

steve dave · « **Reply #904 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:15:21 PM »

I DEMAND AN INQUIRY! (if it's not really nice)

DQ12 · « **Reply #905 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:05:17 PM »

Newsflash dumbasses: Currie picked the ATL firm because of their stunning work on Maryland's press box. Sorry we didn't get the local firm to handle this. Bet the people saying that Populous is "the best sports architecture firm in the world" also routinely say that "tallgrass is the best beer in the world."

Give me a break here.

MadCat · « **Reply #906 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:09:54 PM »

Who did ITexTech use? Currie seemed pretty impressed with their stuff.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #907 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:12:37 PM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on July 06, 2011, 03:05:17 PM

Newsflash dumbasses: Currie picked the ATL firm because of their stunning work on Maryland's press box. Sorry we didn't get the local firm to handle this. Bet the people saying that Populous is "the best sports architecture firm in the world" also routinely say that "tallgrass is the best beer in the world."

Give me a break here.

But, but, but. . . We HAVE to spend our money on the K-State grads!

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #908 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:14:49 PM »

Oh come on, it's not like Populous is some little garage based architecture shop, and this time around Currie opted to go with the "big boys" from the ATL.

Populous understands K-State, they're one of the best, they employ a bunch of K-State graduates (and last I checked K-State had a Top 10 Architecture School).

Plus if you want some squawks outed, maybe you should start with one of the lead guys at AECOM.

Yeah I said it . . .

KITNfury · « **Reply #909 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:17:18 PM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on July 06, 2011, 03:14:49 PM

Oh come on, it's not like Populous is some little garage based architecture shop, and this time around Currie opted to go with the "big boys" from the ATL.

Populous understands K-State, they're one of the best, they employ a bunch of K-State graduates (and last I checked K-State had a Top 10 Architecture School).

Plus if want some squawks outed, maybe you should start with one of the lead guys at AECOM.

Yeah I said it . . .

Look, I'm cool with KSU arch's. I'm cool with Populous too. I'm also not sure I want someone that "understands K-State". If this school "gets Texas" and "gets pretty much any SEC school X", then I hope they confuse us with them and does our crap like they would do theirs.

Gooch · « **Reply #910 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:18:13 PM »

TRANSPARENCY!

steve dave · « **Reply #911 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:18:37 PM »

A) If this non-populous place does a bang up job then I salute both them and Currie
B) If they don't, and we can get even circumstantial evidence that Currie was just scratching the back of this non-populous place and maybe torpedoed Populous to do so...we will destroy both of them

Pete · « **Reply #912 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:22:09 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on July 06, 2011, 03:18:37 PM

A) If this non-populous place does a bang up job then I salute both them and Currie
B) If they don't, and we can get even circumstantial evidence that Currie was just scratching the back of this non-populous place and maybe torpedoed Populous to do so...we will destroy both of them

This rough ridin' thing had better be the best god damn football expansion to ever grace an American campus, or Currie's ass is on the airplane banner....

....but my guess is that he's already gone...pick the homeboy's, grab the next smoking ship out of town. Currie Wins.

...hope I am wrong, but you don't just kick out the world leader in sports arch, who happens to have 40 some odd EMAW working there and bring in your old cronies from UT and not get second-guessed about this....

pike · « **Reply #913 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:23:26 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on July 06, 2011, 03:18:37 PM

A) If this non-populous place does a bang up job then I salute both them and Currie
B) If they don't, and we can get even circumstantial evidence that Currie was just scratching the back of this non-populous place and maybe torpedoed Populous to do so...we will destroy both of them

Make or brake for Currie. This could be the "big" resume item he's been looking for

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #914 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:24:42 PM »

Well, I am not even in the business and even I understand that the best architects can't give you Tiffany diamonds when they're given a Coors Light budget to work with.

Like I said earlier, you don't like how the West Side turned out, blame the KSU AD at the time. Plus it was basically mom and pop shops who did the current pressbox and a bunch of stuff on Vanier, and I'll throw a bone to the arch's on the current pressbox because when it was designed and built it was considered one of the nicest in the country, it's just that things of that nature evolved very rapidly after that.

When Populous was given the orders to "to do it right" at K-State they designed the BTF, and unless something happens between right now and when the project is done, that's going to be a very nice facility.

There's a lot of stuff some of you are missing. I hope it turns out fantastic because I want what's best for K-State, but if it doesn't then . . .

DQ12 · « **Reply #915 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:26:09 PM »

My point is that Heery's most recent press box renovation, to my understanding, was Maryland. Our current stadium and Maryland's (pre renovation) are very similar. If ours turns out like Maryland's did, it will look very good. Anyone who disagrees is a butthurt Populoustard.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #916 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:27:14 PM »

Well, looking at the UT practice facility it says "Blankenship Design" but I suspect that's just the local guys/gals Heery hired . . . anybody know??

KITNfury · « **Reply #917 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:29:13 PM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on July 06, 2011, 03:24:42 PM

Well, I am not even in the business and even I understand that the best architects can't give you Tiffany diamonds when they're given a Coors Light budget to work with.

Like I said earlier, you don't like how the West Side turned out, blame the KSU AD at the time. Plus it was basically mom and pop shops who did the current pressbox and a bunch of stuff on Vanier, and I'll throw a bone to the arch's on the current pressbox because when it was designed and built it was considered one of the nicest in the country, it's just that things of that nature evolved very rapidly after that.

When Populous was given the orders to "to do it right" at K-State they designed the BTF, and unless something happens between right now and when the project is done, that's going to be a very nice facility.

There's a lot of stuff some of you are missing. I hope it turns out fantastic because I want what's best for K-State, but if it doesn't then . . .

I'm with you. If it sucks balls, I'll be screaming the loudest (read: hitting lots of keystrokes to upload to BBS places).

MadCat · « **Reply #918 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:31:37 PM »

Hiring architecture firms is almost the same as hiring head coaches for resume-building, right?

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #919 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:33:21 PM »

Look, I think we can all agree that Currie should be strung up if this facility ends up not being top notch, but that would be true regardless of who designed the facility. It makes no sense whatsoever for any of us to care who Currie hires to design the renovations.

steve dave · « **Reply #920 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:33:50 PM »

it could give us more ammo to string him up (if it sucks)

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #921 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:36:17 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on July 06, 2011, 03:33:50 PM

it could give us more ammo to string him up (if it sucks)

If he went with Populous (and it sucked), I would just say that Currie K-Stateo'd it up with the local firm and use that as ammo to string him up.

There's plenty of ammo lying around here, is what I'm saying.

kougar24 · « **Reply #922 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:36:48 PM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on July 06, 2011, 03:14:49 PM

Populous understands K-State

jfc dax, if you're going to act like a tuck, you might as well wear the uniform...

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #923 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:39:14 PM »

Would there be more or less ammo if we didn't have the money for this project in the first place?

ew2x4 · « **Reply #924 on:** July 06, 2011, 04:01:51 PM »

This whole thread is full of

Dax's statement about Populous "getting" KSU is laughable. It's not like it's a small office with the same team doing every job. They have hundreds of employees. Odds are they recommended a team for the job and the team's resume and portfolio sucked. It's happening more and more with Populous. Heery is more than capable and they're a good firm. Acting like Populous is the only way to go is a joke. They've been going down hill for a while now.

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