Feasibility

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11:09
[Comment From Mark]
Can you tell us about the basketball practice facility? Any new updates.
11:10
[Comment From johns]
Can you give us some insight on how fund raising is going for the next facilities expansion?
11:10
[Comment From Norm]
Regarding the design of the basketball practice facility, will it “blend in” with Bramlage? Will expansion occur on the east and west sides of Bramlage? It would be nice to avoid the final product looking “uneven”. Will locker rooms and basketball offices be expanded with this project?
11:10
[Comment From John]
Do you expect to break ground on BB practice facility this year?
11:10
[Comment From Chris]
How much progress is being made towards the ground breaking of the new basketball practice facility?
11:13
Thanks Mark, John, Norm, John and Chris... well, everyone, for your questions re basketball practice facility!
The good news is that we are continuing to work on the feasibility of this project. In my mind it is our top facility priority at this moment in time. The initial discussions we have had are very encouraging.
Currently we anticipate that the facility would go on the east side of Bramlage- the master plan would include two courts, offices, lockerrooms, etc.
i'm excited about the progress.



12:12
[Comment From Jack]
You have publically commented about adding additional seating to Bramlage as an additional revenue generating avenue. I think I speak for many, when suggest filling a substantial portion of the large South tunnel with retractable seating in basketball configuration. This would add at least 150+ ticketed seats and eliminate the unsightly grey tarp that acts as a shooting backdrop for our opponents in the second half. Thanks, John. EMAW!
12:14
Thanks Jack- that is a suggestion that has been discussed- -there are some fire code and cost issues with that but it isa good idea - Not sure that'll happen this year but we'll continue to evaluate feasibility.
JC

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[steve dave]

I miss Bob Krause

[kso_FAN]

I miss Bob Krause

Do you forget that Krause actually thought Prince was a good football coach?  Just sayin'.

[catzacker]

I miss Bob Krause

qft.  krause would've been looking at the feasability to construct the practice facility in solid gold.

[steve dave]

I miss Bob Krause

Do you forget that Krause actually thought Prince was a good football coach?  Just sayin'.

You are confusing Krause (who I love) with Wefald (who I hate)

[chum1]

How many years has this been going on, anyway?  Is there an inexpensive route we can go?  Like a modular practice facility?  I wonder if they've considered that.

Ultimately, this lends more support to my longstanding argument that we should be in the Mountain West.

[kso_FAN]

I miss Bob Krause

Do you forget that Krause actually thought Prince was a good football coach?  Just sayin'.

You are confusing Krause (who I love) with Wefald (who I hate)

Meh.  I love your Krause talking point, but he was as big of a headcase as Wefald at the end.  The Krause/Prince secret LLC was ridiculous.  Granted, it was Wefald who moved in with Snyder while Krause was working Patterson.  At least Wefald had the excuse of being partially senile.  JMHO.  

[WillieWatanabe]

He's a fracking politician. Love it. 

[mcmwcat]

what's the feasibility of putting a bubble over the outdoor courts next to the rec center?

[steve dave]

I miss Bob Krause

Do you forget that Krause actually thought Prince was a good football coach?  Just sayin'.

You are confusing Krause (who I love) with Wefald (who I hate)

Meh.  I love your Krause talking point, but he was as big of a headcase as Wefald at the end.  The Krause/Prince secret LLC was ridiculous.  Granted, it was Wefald who moved in with Snyder while Krause was working Patterson.  At least Wefald had the excuse of being partially senile.  JMHO.  

LOL at thinking Wefald wasn't behind the Prince agreement.  

[kso_FAN]

LOL at thinking Wefald wasn't behind the Prince agreement. 

FWIW, I think he was involved.  His "I didn't know about this" was very LOL as well.  Amazing what a mess K-State was at the time.

[pissclams]

what's the feasibility of putting a bubble over the outdoor courts next to the rec center?

what's the feasibility of dropping the idea of building a practice facility that we don't need, that every k-state fan in the country has convinced themselves that we do need.

[chum1]

what's the feasibility of dropping the idea of building a practice facility that we don't need

Does merely talking about it while not actually doing anything count as dropping the idea?  

Krause was hired in the first place because he's a puppet and not a decision maker.

[sys]

krause's one weakness was his inability to tell wefald no.  a beautiful monster, killed by his own kindness.

[steve dave]

krause's one weakness was his inability to tell wefald no.  a beautiful monster, killed by his own kindness.

^

[captaincrap]

LOL at thinking Wefald wasn't behind the Prince agreement. 

FWIW, I think he was involved.  His "I didn't know about this" was very LOL as well.  Amazing what a mess K-State was at the time.

And yet, despite all of the mess, the FBI was never involved. Would take a truly messy mess to be a FBI mess.

[kso_FAN]

LOL at thinking Wefald wasn't behind the Prince agreement. 

FWIW, I think he was involved.  His "I didn't know about this" was very LOL as well.  Amazing what a mess K-State was at the time.

And yet, despite all of the mess, the FBI was never involved. Would take a truly messy mess to be a FBI mess.

True.  There is a big difference between incompetence and entitlement.  At least incompetence is fairly easy to clean up.

[pissclams]

we need cheap materials and cheap labor, and cheap designs.  LET'S GET IT DONE.   

-KATSHOOPSFACILITY2010-

[sonofdaxjones]

From what I hear there's not much left to "study" on the facility itself, now it's just the money part, and from what I hear Currie is playing it close to the vest . . . because as I have said there's likely going to be some haters on campus come unhinged when this is announced given the overall financial situation at K-State (and all state schools in Kansas).   They'll be convinced that they're somehow robbing academic endeavors blind to build this thing.

Then again, we are talking about a school that built a brand new $12 million dollar building to support an academic minor program, and are paying a former school pres $255K a year to "work" in that building.  

[Dr Rick Daris]

i vote that we just give the basketball team the chester e peters recreation center and build a skywalk from it to bram.

[_33]

because as I have said there's likely going to be some haters on campus come unhinged when this is announced given the overall financial situation at K-State.

Academic Policy Wonks?

[FHSU92]

we need cheap materials and cheap labor, and cheap designs.  LET'S GET IT DONE.   

-KATSHOOPSFACILITY2010-

we made the E8 without one (cheap or golden), not sure why the big deal  

[waks]

I second Daris's motion. Only loser frat guys go to the rec.

[Dr Rick Daris]

I second Daris's motion. Only loser frat guys go to the rec.

knock knock
whos there
chester e peters
chester e peters who
chester e peters rec complex
do the e stand for eats? i bet it does. rofl. rofl. lmao.

[sonofdaxjones]

Yes 33 . . . the academic policy wonks.  

You know, I'll probably get ripped by a couple of people I know who read this forum.  But I am at the point where I'd rather see one really nice practice court built next to Bramlage on the East side , then build all new nice looking athletic administration offices and ticket offices on the West Side, and let basketball take over the entirety of the old athletic adminitration offices and just renovate and expand the dressing room areas on the lower level.  
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