$2M of Athletic Department Revenue being wasted on an indoor rowing training hut

[Dugout DickStone]

Such a pud move by our athletic department.  I can't see any other BCS program that gives a damn about having an elite football team building a rough ridin' rowing facility right next to the football stadium in a tailgating parking lot.

I would be willing to wager that Kansas State is the only BCS program in America who cares about football and actually has open grass fields right next to the football parking lots.

Depend what you mean by open grass fields.

[sonofdaxjones]

http://www.found.ksu.edu/financials/real_estate/Intercollegiate%20Rowing%20Center-RFQ-Final.pdf

[Rage Against the McKee]

Such a pud move by our athletic department.  I can't see any other BCS program that gives a damn about having an elite football team building a rough ridin' rowing facility right next to the football stadium in a tailgating parking lot.

I would be willing to wager that Kansas State is the only BCS program in America who cares about football and actually has open grass fields right next to the football parking lots.

Depend what you mean by open grass fields.

I mean open, undeveloped land like the grass field between BSFS and the rec center. At least the ag lot gets used for research.

[DeoKat]

http://www.found.ksu.edu/financials/real_estate/Intercollegiate%20Rowing%20Center-RFQ-Final.pdf

The whole purpose of this facility is to simulate water on the paddles. 

[Rage Against the McKee]

That looks nice. It's nice when our non-revenue sports get nice things.

[Belvis Noland]

It's also different when you have an on campus stadium where people can park on the grass to tailgate (Oklahoma State, Auburn), not in a city where cops love to see people parked in a yard because it allows them to collect more revenue.

Yeah, it's pretty much impossible to park on gamedays without getting a ticket.  I mean, it's damn near impossible to find a legal parking spot within a half mile of the stadium.  And, it's going to get a LOT worse when this 9,000sq.ft. building goes in on the northern part of that one field.   

[Belvis Noland]

In related news, I hope it doesn't look like that building in the rendering.  Make it look like the BBTF. 

[sonofdaxjones]

http://www.found.ksu.edu/financials/real_estate/Intercollegiate%20Rowing%20Center-RFQ-Final.pdf

The whole purpose of this facility is to simulate water on the paddles. 

I didn't design it bro.   

[Rage Against the McKee]

In related news, I hope it doesn't look like that building in the rendering.  Make it look like the BBTF.

You get what you pay for.

[star seed 7]

Rower chicks are hot.

[TheHamburglar]

It's also different when you have an on campus stadium where people can park on the grass to tailgate (Oklahoma State, Auburn), not in a city where cops love to see people parked in a yard because it allows them to collect more revenue.

Yeah, it's pretty much impossible to park on gamedays without getting a ticket.  I mean, it's damn near impossible to find a legal parking spot within a half mile of the stadium.  And, it's going to get a LOT worse when this 9,000sq.ft. building goes in on the northern part of that one field.   

You said you wanted to build a lot more out there to bring campus around the stadium.  My response was in response to that.  If they did what you said you want them to do, surround the stadium with campus over time, it would greatly change the gameday experience for the fans.  The biggest impact will be on the students, but then it would get rid of the AD's "problem" area. 

[ksucrcoop]

fools. don't you see where this is going?!?!


boats are elite. can't wait to sail into my tailgate.

venice of the plains muth@#er

[Emo EMAW]

Rower chicks are hot.

Never had a girl eff me with so much effort.  Was almost like she hated me.

[WillieWatanabe]

Rower chicks are hot.

[sonofdaxjones]

You need big pumps for lazy rivers and for rowing training tanks . . . 

Just a matter of time croop.

[CNS]

fools. don't you see where this is going?!?!


boats are elite. can't wait to sail into my tailgate.

venice of the plains muth@#er

Oh man, it will be like that viking ride thing at Worlds of Fun.

Also, they should make the building look like a large pirate ship.

[Rage Against the McKee]

fools. don't you see where this is going?!?!


boats are elite. can't wait to sail into my tailgate.

venice of the plains muth@#er

The sailboat is a very nice, subtle touch.

[GoodForAnother]

lol @ ku building a nice-ass rowing facility years before they even considered removing the track

[wabash909]

Nice to see us actually attempting to build out some sort of unified athletics district.  Give them credit for that.

It's not like we're putting this thing on some developer handout over at Wildcat Creek or something.

[Winters]

 

[DQ12]

fools. don't you see where this is going?!?!


boats are elite. can't wait to sail into my tailgate.

venice of the plains muth@#er

pretty close, but according to the renderings i've seen, the river actually goes around the field.

[meow meow]

that looks rediculous.  tiny pressbox definitely looks 'shopped.

[ksucrcoop]

that looks rediculous.  tiny pressbox definitely looks 'shopped.

super ridiculous. I mean, how would the players get to the field?

plus the players look scared of the water, look how they wont even get close to it.

garbage.

[8manpick]

that looks rediculous.  tiny pressbox definitely looks 'shopped.

super ridiculous. I mean, how would the players get to the field?

plus the players look scared of the water, look how they wont even get close to it.

garbage.

ksucrcoop really doing some self-dumbass outing with that post.  Great renderings dlew!

[Kat Kid]

LOL @ you dummies

One day you'll realize that KSUPKS strongly desires a more attractive corridor for when he's riding with Elite's from the MHK to NBAF (aka destroyer of the world).

KSUPKS wanted the WSC more than anyone in the athletic department did.   KSUPKS doesn't care about you pasty white, cornhole/redneck golf playin hee-haw Country Stampede going crap kickers and your 7 day a year little barbecue cow pasture.   He cares about what the place looks like when you're off repainting your cornhole boards, restringing golf balls and burning another country's greatest hits CD's.

IN.