Temple IPF

[MaxwellCuse]

Temple University has announced it is building a "new" (sort of) Indoor Practice Facility for its football team. Expected to be ready by August 1. How's things going on the announcement of our new IPF? Renderings almost ready?

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/owlsinq/Temple-building-indoor-football-practice-facility.html

 

[44PRIDE]

My view of the IPF has changed.

Initially, my thought is we needed to get one up ASAP. Anything would be an improvement over what we had. It could have been a cookie-cutter design, but that wouldn't matter.

However, I now think we should wait to build up the pot with some ACC money. Use the funds to build a facility that can at least be considered a state of the art, "top tier" facility.

While SU will never catch Alabama, Texas, Ohio State in the Arms Race, at least we can be in the upper eschelon.

 

[ImperialOrange]

My view of the IPF has changed.

Initially, my thought is we needed to get one up ASAP. Anything would be an improvement over what we had. It could have been a cookie-cutter design, but that wouldn't matter.

However, I now think we should wait to build up the pot with some ACC money. Use the funds to build a facility that can at least be considered a state of the art, "top tier" facility.

While SU will never catch Alabama, Texas, Ohio State in the Arms Race, at least we can be in the upper eschelon.

I would just like ours to be on par with, or better than upper level Texas HS facilities.

 

[44PRIDE]

I think we can all agree that the IPF is a recruiting tool. What good is a new IPF if its already outdated before a single brick has been laid?

 

[Ozcuse]

My thoughts are if we drag our feet talking about the If and When we lose out on the Here and Now.

I sincerely hope my donation is not going to sit in an account for 10 years collecting a pitiful amount of interest and dust.

 

[Ernj]

Ollison was interviewed on TOS and said: "They are building a brand new indoor facility, practice facility a bubble and stuff like that..."
Certainly hope it is not abubble. May just be a kid who doesn't know the specifics and just assumes it is a bubble.

 

[xc84]

Temple University has announced it is building a "new" (sort of) Indoor Practice Facility for its football team. Expected to be ready by August 1. How's things going on the announcement of our new IPF? Renderings almost ready?

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/owlsinq/Temple-building-indoor-football-practice-facility.html

Is this the same one they announced on June 3, 2012? http://articles.philly.com/2012-06-...door-practice-practice-facility-steve-addazio

From a recent article:

"Construction of an indoor practice facility inside the vacated student recreation center across from Geasey Field on 15th Street will be completed on Aug. 1."

Sounds like a Manley-type conversion and at 32,000 square feet, it's rather small.

 

[MaxwellCuse]

Is this the same one they announced on June 3, 2012? http://articles.philly.com/2012-06-...door-practice-practice-facility-steve-addazio

Sounds like a Manley-type conversion and at 32,000 square feet, it's rather small.

Well, definitely not the size or sophistication of the rumored SU IPF. And that is a good thing. We are ACC, not AAC.

 

[xc84]

Well, definitely not the size or sophistication of the rumored SU IPF. And that is a good thing. We are ACC, not AAC.

Not even as large as Manley I believe...and it's taken them quite a while to get there.