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

["storm"nut]

Great addition to the athletic complex, and the combine is fantastic.

Dax, can you explain why we're using this architecture firm?  Their sports portfolio consists of 5 YMCAs and 2-3 highschool football stadiums.  I understand wanting to save some money, but if we're building an athletics campus, don't we want some sort of continuity of design?  this building appears to be bland and boring, like most of our campus buildings designed in the 50s and 60s.   

 

Note-Nothing coming out of the athletic department on this, besides mentioning it on the Capital Projects page of the Ahearn Fund.   Bid was put out by the KSU Foundation.

http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/w-rowing/spec-rel/rowingcenter.html

[Belvis Noland]

Great addition to the athletic complex, and the combine is fantastic.

Dax, can you explain why we're using this architecture firm?  Their sports portfolio consists of 5 YMCAs and 2-3 highschool football stadiums.  I understand wanting to save some money, but if we're building an athletics campus, don't we want some sort of continuity of design?  this building appears to be bland and boring, like most of our campus buildings designed in the 50s and 60s.   

 

Note-Nothing coming out of the athletic department on this, besides mentioning it on the Capital Projects page of the Ahearn Fund.   Bid was put out by the KSU Foundation.

It's being reported on the front page of kstatesports.com.

http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/w-rowing/spec-rel/rowingcenter.html

["storm"nut]

Great addition to the athletic complex, and the combine is fantastic.

Dax, can you explain why we're using this architecture firm?  Their sports portfolio consists of 5 YMCAs and 2-3 highschool football stadiums.  I understand wanting to save some money, but if we're building an athletics campus, don't we want some sort of continuity of design?  this building appears to be bland and boring, like most of our campus buildings designed in the 50s and 60s.   

 

Note-Nothing coming out of the athletic department on this, besides mentioning it on the Capital Projects page of the Ahearn Fund.   Bid was put out by the KSU Foundation.

It's being reported on the front page of kstatesports.com.

http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/w-rowing/spec-rel/rowingcenter.html

Belvis NoLUKE 

[Pete]

Great.  An exact replica of Denison Hall.

[Pete]

This rough ridin' rowing hut reminds me of someone who spends a bunch of coin on some land, and then runs out of money for the house, and then throws a rough ridin' pre-fab on it.

[sonofdaxjones]

Well if some of you MF'ers want a replica of the BTF for the freaking women's rowing team, you better 

[TheHamburglar]

75% of the people driving by will be wondering why they moved a 1960s dentist office to right next to the football stadium.

[Pete]

Well if some of you MF'ers want a replica of the BTF for the freaking women's rowing team, you better 

First, I want NOTHING for the women's rowing team.  NOTHING.

Second, if we HAVE to spend money on it, don't take up prime real estate.

Third, at least make the facade look good, and skimp on the interior.


Look, if you are a woman and want to be a rower or whatever, don't go to KSU.  Go to KU. They have a gorgeous facility and river to row in.   Lake rowing?  LOL, only for poors.

[DQ12]

yeah if they're going to make the building look like that i'm firmly against it. 

[michigancat]

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.

Whoa, this was a boss post by a boss poster.

[Emo EMAW]

#teampete

[Rage Against the McKee]

#teamdax

I hope they fill in that entire grass lot with athletic buildings.

[Cartierfor3]

#teamKSU

Whatever is best for the university

[steve dave]

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.

Whoa, this was a boss post by a boss poster.

yes. just blew this up poster sized, framed it and threw it up on my 6 year old's bedroom wall.

[ksucrcoop]

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.

oh please...it's a waste of $ and real estate. The building looks like crap and won't add anything aesthetically.

Put a Sports bar there like what ND does http://www.legendsofnotredame.org

Landscape the crap out it and make it look less crappy.

DO SOMETHING besides putting a crappy building there.

[8manpick]

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.

oh please...it's a waste of $ and real estate. The building looks like crap and won't add anything aesthetically.

Put a Sports bar there like what ND does http://www.legendsofnotredame.org

Landscape the crap out it and make it look less crappy.

DO SOMETHING besides putting a crappy building there.

The sports bar at Jardine isn't close enough?

[michigancat]

When in doubt, build a sports bar. You can't lose.

[Belvis Noland]

Hey guys, a little perspective please......



 

[star seed 7]

 

[Belvis Noland]

For reference, and to illustrate how our stadium is in the middle of rough ridin' nowhere and how the pastures and gravel lots surrounding it are not "prime real estate," please see the rest of BigXII stadiums per google maps.

[ksucrcoop]

My Dream...

[PoetWarrior]

I'm behind anything that wipes the filth of tailgating from our eyes.

[DQ12]

I'm behind anything that wipes the filth of tailgating from our eyes.

[Kat Kid]

I'm behind anything that wipes the filth of tailgating from our eyes.

[Brock Landers]

My Dream...

Oh man, would love to have Chipotle directly adjacent to fOOD/BSFS.  Probably enough room for an Olive Garden or a mini-Cabelas up in the sheep lots.