Little worried for them when the AD has said they are working on phased plans and that 'rendering' is all that has come from this. Seriously, I could do better than this with my left hand in MS paint in 5 minutes. Remember when we released our phased planning? This looks like the intern hired an intern to do it.
Here is what I bet happened. KU AD, KU pres, Chaz, and Bill Self are all sittting around drinking some beers. Talk drifts towards football.
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"We got some great facilities coming up, really appreciate all the support and big pockets AD and Prez"
"No problem Bill"
"Yeah, always happy to help"
"Those are pretty nice, wish we had some" mumbled Chaz, wiping away crumbs falling from his mouth. "Ill bet soon we'll have nice things!"
"Don't worry Chaz, we got BIG plans for ya!"
"I know Prez, but you said that last year!"
Prez and AD gave each other sly looks and smiled.
"Ah don't worry we'll remove the track and move from there"
Chaz was starting to pout,"Come on AD, you said that last month!"
"Aww come on Chaz, don't be that way! We've got people in KC drawing pretty pictures for your stadium!"
Bill saw the poor guy was clearly on the verge of tears once again."Don't worry, I've seen them and they look great!"
"R-really?"
Prez and AD shot Bill dirty looks, but cornered Bill had no choice but to solider on. "Sure! You think the oscar Center looks good?
Wait to you see Memorial stadium with more grass!"
Smiling like a
small large child about to be handed a Spiderman Popsicle from an ice-cream truck on a sweltering Kansas summer day Chaz bleated out "Gee wiz that sound super! When can I see them?!"
"Uh soon." AD and Prez looked nervously away, anywhere but at Chaz.
"Monday." Bill knew enough was enough and the time was nigh to save KU football. If the students, players, coaches, administrators, Athletic Department, President, Chancelors, Alumni, Rich Alumni, Trustees, KU Endowment, Koch Brothers, Mark Mangino, LHC Bill Snyder putting in his third string in, MU + NU leaving and West Virginia joining couldn't save KU football he knew the one ever present beacon of stability and power at KU that could possibly to turn things around: the T-Shirt fans.
"We've got a great picture of the stadium with turf. Prez and AD showed it to me the other day. You look *soooo* close to the field. Having a track in the way is just an optical illusion that makes you *think* you are farther away, but in reality you are between 30 and 43.5 paces closer than at KSU!"
"Wow! Thanks Bill"
"No problem Chaz. Fans will be flocking to the games in no time."
Prez and AD finally were catching on. "Chaz we even have articles in newspapers lined up explaining how great this will be. KSU replaced their turf a few years ago. This will put us on more than equal footing since we will have way more turf in the stadium. Its a new era for KU football."
Meanwhile in the background Bill could be heard on the phone with his son.
"Tyler? Yeah. I know its confusing. Yes, corn is a vegetable, but you can't use the frozen vegetable setting on the microwave for popcorn. Hey, shut up and listen. I need you to get out the crayons markers..."
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And that is how you end up with this:
