(04-24-2017 11:59 PM)vcoog Wrote:  This is on campus or at the stadium site? Either way good to see it needs to be a standard for everyone to have them.

Not at the Liberty Bowl. It's on the south campus about a mile or so from the main campus.

Finally, our decades old quest is realized.

(04-24-2017 11:59 PM)vcoog Wrote:  This is on campus or at the stadium site? Either way good to see it needs to be a standard for everyone to have them.

Park Avenue Campus is property acquired from the Federal Government in the early 70's when the VA decided to leave the Veterans Hospital property established during WW2 in favor of a new VA hospital in the Medical Center area. its about 1.5 miles from the main campus



football, track and baseball moved there from campus in the mid 70's along with graduate student housing and graduate research labs. TVA ran a nuclear reactor operator training facility there for a decade or so. over time the original buildings being used for storage have been removed and new academic buildings moved in, the newest being the Community Heath Building for the School of Nursing



the $40 MM Rise To Shine campaign has been to renovate the track & field, add a fieldhouse for the softball stadium, build a new practice facility for basketball which is currently under construction and the IPF

(04-25-2017 07:46 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-24-2017 09:10 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  No one seems to be thrilled with our facilities upgrade........envy & ego I suppose.

Most of the schools in this conference already have these facility upgrades. In UCF's case, nearly a decade already.

Actually apples & oranges. The Memphis facility is an integrated indoor practice facility. UCF facility is just an enclosed field (Memphis has had such an indoor 50 yd field since mid-70s) & it doesn't house FB offices, have eating facilities, weight rooms or other recruiting & meeting rooms as part of an integrated IPF. Houston's facilites are just now in construction. Temple constructed new IPF in 2013 but it is partial field shared with field hockey, lacrosse, baseball, & soccer. Cincy has a multi-use turf field/locker rooms with a bubble shared with all athletic needs including men & womens competition events, USF doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Tulsa has plans for an IPF, Tulane uses the Saints indoor facility when available & needed, ECU doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Navy football has access to a multipurpose indoor facility shared with other Navy athletics, SMU has announced plans for an IPF, UConn has a 1st class integrated IPF. The Memphis facility, like the UConn facility will be a football indoor practice facility with adjacent outdoor practice fields, coaches offices, permanent football locker rooms, football eating facility, weight rooms, meeting rooms & recruiting areas.

So I think you have not done your homework because most of the schools in the AAC do NOT have such facilities.

(04-24-2017 09:41 PM)shocks21 Wrote:  Is Memphis getting an on-campus basketball arena?

No reason to get one. We play in the Grizzlies home at FedExForum. Sweetheart deal. One of best BB arenas in the country.

Only about 7 miles from campus. Lots of parking, plenty of places to eat and drink on Beale Street. Great place to party before and after games.

What's not to love?

(04-24-2017 09:13 PM)tigerjeb Wrote:  who cares. I've been waiting on this since Rip Scherer was promised it. its finally happening.

Yes, the bulldozers will actually move this time.

(04-25-2017 07:45 AM)wylioats Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 07:31 AM)JHS55 Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 04:21 AM)AtlantaTonyTiger Wrote:  

(04-24-2017 09:51 PM)JHS55 Wrote:  

(04-24-2017 09:10 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  No one seems to be thrilled with our facilities upgrade........envy & ego I suppose.

That's just stupid, everyone in the AAC wants to see everybody get better, we have our Own conference and by the way you got lucky last year, so count your lucky stars, it will never happen again

I guess you didn't get lucky the year before.

Correct, it's was always in the script to make for better TV...

2 years ago, pizzed off and sad. Last year, OMG what just happened, happy. Love the series, always look forward to the games, hard fought, made for TV, good for the conference. GO TIGERS!

Agreed. We have a good rivalry with the Tigers in Football. Your program has improved and I look forward to our yearly matchups. It is great for the teams and great for the conference.

Congrats on your new IPF. This is exactly what everyone in this conference needs to do. We have to keep building to keep up with the P5. Ours is coming along great also. Should be finished no later than Oct.

(04-24-2017 09:41 PM)shocks21 Wrote:  Is Memphis getting an on-campus basketball arena?

They don't need one

(04-25-2017 09:27 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 07:46 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-24-2017 09:10 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  No one seems to be thrilled with our facilities upgrade........envy & ego I suppose.

Most of the schools in this conference already have these facility upgrades. In UCF's case, nearly a decade already.

Actually apples & oranges. The Memphis facility is an integrated indoor practice facility. UCF facility is just an enclosed field (Memphis has had such an indoor 50 yd field since mid-70s) & it doesn't house FB offices, have eating facilities, weight rooms or other recruiting & meeting rooms as part of an integrated IPF. Houston's facilites are just now in construction. Temple constructed new IPF in 2013 but it is partial field shared with field hockey, lacrosse, baseball, & soccer. Cincy has a multi-use turf field/locker rooms with a bubble shared with all athletic needs including men & womens competition events, USF doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Tulsa has plans for an IPF, Tulane uses the Saints indoor facility when available & needed, ECU doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Navy football has access to a multipurpose indoor facility shared with other Navy athletics, SMU has announced plans for an IPF, UConn has a 1st class integrated IPF. The Memphis facility, like the UConn facility will be a football indoor practice facility with adjacent outdoor practice fields, coaches offices, permanent football locker rooms, football eating facility, weight rooms, meeting rooms & recruiting areas.

So I think you have not done your homework because most of the schools in the AAC do NOT have such facilities.

First off, congrats. Our Wayne Densch center with weight room, football offices, trainers, etc is literally next door. The new facilities will be built between those two buildings and connect everything. The new building will include even more facilities. We have the SAL building as part of the stadium and are converting the recruiting lounge currently attached to the stadium as a training table/food area for athletes. As a reminder the stadium is 100 feet or so from the indoor facility. It's just as integrated.

(04-25-2017 09:59 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(04-24-2017 09:41 PM)shocks21 Wrote:  Is Memphis getting an on-campus basketball arena?

No reason to get one. We play in the Grizzlies home at FedExForum. Sweetheart deal. One of best BB arenas in the country.

Only about 7 miles from campus. Lots of parking, plenty of places to eat and drink on Beale Street. Great place to party before and after games.

What's not to love?

The product on the court, currently.

It's about time. Every coach since Rip Scherer was promised a new IPF. In 2011, they started a campaign to raise money for it. Even though they had all the funding they needed to start the project, mysteriously groundbreaking won't start until now.

(04-25-2017 07:02 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 09:27 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 07:46 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-24-2017 09:10 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  No one seems to be thrilled with our facilities upgrade........envy & ego I suppose.

Most of the schools in this conference already have these facility upgrades. In UCF's case, nearly a decade already.

Actually apples & oranges. The Memphis facility is an integrated indoor practice facility. UCF facility is just an enclosed field (Memphis has had such an indoor 50 yd field since mid-70s) & it doesn't house FB offices, have eating facilities, weight rooms or other recruiting & meeting rooms as part of an integrated IPF. Houston's facilites are just now in construction. Temple constructed new IPF in 2013 but it is partial field shared with field hockey, lacrosse, baseball, & soccer. Cincy has a multi-use turf field/locker rooms with a bubble shared with all athletic needs including men & womens competition events, USF doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Tulsa has plans for an IPF, Tulane uses the Saints indoor facility when available & needed, ECU doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Navy football has access to a multipurpose indoor facility shared with other Navy athletics, SMU has announced plans for an IPF, UConn has a 1st class integrated IPF. The Memphis facility, like the UConn facility will be a football indoor practice facility with adjacent outdoor practice fields, coaches offices, permanent football locker rooms, football eating facility, weight rooms, meeting rooms & recruiting areas.

So I think you have not done your homework because most of the schools in the AAC do NOT have such facilities.

First off, congrats. Our Wayne Densch center with weight room, football offices, trainers, etc is literally next door. The new facilities will be built between those two buildings and connect everything. The new building will include even more facilities. We have the SAL building as part of the stadium and are converting the recruiting lounge currently attached to the stadium as a training table/food area for athletes. As a reminder the stadium is 100 feet or so from the indoor facility. It's just as integrated.

Not intended as a downer on UCF who is way ahead of most AAC schools in facilities. More a response to the idea that "Most of the schools in this conference already have these facility upgrades. In UCF's case, nearly a decade already.", which is far from reality.

(04-25-2017 09:58 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 07:02 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 09:27 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 07:46 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-24-2017 09:10 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  No one seems to be thrilled with our facilities upgrade........envy & ego I suppose.

Most of the schools in this conference already have these facility upgrades. In UCF's case, nearly a decade already.

Actually apples & oranges. The Memphis facility is an integrated indoor practice facility. UCF facility is just an enclosed field (Memphis has had such an indoor 50 yd field since mid-70s) & it doesn't house FB offices, have eating facilities, weight rooms or other recruiting & meeting rooms as part of an integrated IPF. Houston's facilites are just now in construction. Temple constructed new IPF in 2013 but it is partial field shared with field hockey, lacrosse, baseball, & soccer. Cincy has a multi-use turf field/locker rooms with a bubble shared with all athletic needs including men & womens competition events, USF doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Tulsa has plans for an IPF, Tulane uses the Saints indoor facility when available & needed, ECU doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Navy football has access to a multipurpose indoor facility shared with other Navy athletics, SMU has announced plans for an IPF, UConn has a 1st class integrated IPF. The Memphis facility, like the UConn facility will be a football indoor practice facility with adjacent outdoor practice fields, coaches offices, permanent football locker rooms, football eating facility, weight rooms, meeting rooms & recruiting areas.

So I think you have not done your homework because most of the schools in the AAC do NOT have such facilities.

First off, congrats. Our Wayne Densch center with weight room, football offices, trainers, etc is literally next door. The new facilities will be built between those two buildings and connect everything. The new building will include even more facilities. We have the SAL building as part of the stadium and are converting the recruiting lounge currently attached to the stadium as a training table/food area for athletes. As a reminder the stadium is 100 feet or so from the indoor facility. It's just as integrated.

Not inteneded as a downer on UCF who is way ahead of most AAC schools in facilities. More a response to the idea that "Most of the schools in this conference already have these facility upgrades. In UCF's case, nearly a decade already.", which is far from reality.

Everything but the training table we have had for a decade. We did it in cusa. Doesn't matter though as hopefully helps keep us moving on a trajectory to separate ourselves as a conference.

(04-25-2017 08:21 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 09:59 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(04-24-2017 09:41 PM)shocks21 Wrote:  Is Memphis getting an on-campus basketball arena?

No reason to get one. We play in the Grizzlies home at FedExForum. Sweetheart deal. One of best BB arenas in the country.

Only about 7 miles from campus. Lots of parking, plenty of places to eat and drink on Beale Street. Great place to party before and after games.

What's not to love?

The product on the court, currently.

I was talking about the arena, not the potential team, lol.

(04-24-2017 09:13 PM)tigerjeb Wrote:  who cares. I've been waiting on this since Rip Scherer was promised it. its finally happening.

Wow, that's been a minute.

He'll be coming back to the Liberty Bowl soon -- he's an offensive asst. with UCLA

(04-25-2017 11:33 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 09:58 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 07:02 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 09:27 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 07:46 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  Most of the schools in this conference already have these facility upgrades. In UCF's case, nearly a decade already.

Actually apples & oranges. The Memphis facility is an integrated indoor practice facility. UCF facility is just an enclosed field (Memphis has had such an indoor 50 yd field since mid-70s) & it doesn't house FB offices, have eating facilities, weight rooms or other recruiting & meeting rooms as part of an integrated IPF. Houston's facilites are just now in construction. Temple constructed new IPF in 2013 but it is partial field shared with field hockey, lacrosse, baseball, & soccer. Cincy has a multi-use turf field/locker rooms with a bubble shared with all athletic needs including men & womens competition events, USF doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Tulsa has plans for an IPF, Tulane uses the Saints indoor facility when available & needed, ECU doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Navy football has access to a multipurpose indoor facility shared with other Navy athletics, SMU has announced plans for an IPF, UConn has a 1st class integrated IPF. The Memphis facility, like the UConn facility will be a football indoor practice facility with adjacent outdoor practice fields, coaches offices, permanent football locker rooms, football eating facility, weight rooms, meeting rooms & recruiting areas.

So I think you have not done your homework because most of the schools in the AAC do NOT have such facilities.

First off, congrats. Our Wayne Densch center with weight room, football offices, trainers, etc is literally next door. The new facilities will be built between those two buildings and connect everything. The new building will include even more facilities. We have the SAL building as part of the stadium and are converting the recruiting lounge currently attached to the stadium as a training table/food area for athletes. As a reminder the stadium is 100 feet or so from the indoor facility. It's just as integrated.

Not inteneded as a downer on UCF who is way ahead of most AAC schools in facilities. More a response to the idea that "Most of the schools in this conference already have these facility upgrades. In UCF's case, nearly a decade already.", which is far from reality.

Everything but the training table we have had for a decade. We did it in cusa. Doesn't matter though as hopefully helps keep us moving on a trajectory to separate ourselves as a conference.

Losing to Furman has already seperated central fla from the conference.

(04-25-2017 08:24 PM)TOGC Wrote:  It's about time. Every coach since Rip Scherer was promised a new IPF. In 2011, they started a campaign to raise money for it. Even though they had all the funding they needed to start the project, mysteriously groundbreaking won't start until now.

Up until this year, we were under the rule of the Tennessee Board Of regents who for what ever reason didn't (wouldn't) give the ok to start construction. Now that we have our own board, and no longer are part of the TBOR (Thank God), we can now (finally) start construction on the new IPF, as approved by our own board.

(04-26-2017 08:17 AM)shere khan Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 11:33 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 09:58 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 07:02 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 09:27 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  Actually apples & oranges. The Memphis facility is an integrated indoor practice facility. UCF facility is just an enclosed field (Memphis has had such an indoor 50 yd field since mid-70s) & it doesn't house FB offices, have eating facilities, weight rooms or other recruiting & meeting rooms as part of an integrated IPF. Houston's facilites are just now in construction. Temple constructed new IPF in 2013 but it is partial field shared with field hockey, lacrosse, baseball, & soccer. Cincy has a multi-use turf field/locker rooms with a bubble shared with all athletic needs including men & womens competition events, USF doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Tulsa has plans for an IPF, Tulane uses the Saints indoor facility when available & needed, ECU doesn't have indoor practice facilities, Navy football has access to a multipurpose indoor facility shared with other Navy athletics, SMU has announced plans for an IPF, UConn has a 1st class integrated IPF. The Memphis facility, like the UConn facility will be a football indoor practice facility with adjacent outdoor practice fields, coaches offices, permanent football locker rooms, football eating facility, weight rooms, meeting rooms & recruiting areas.

So I think you have not done your homework because most of the schools in the AAC do NOT have such facilities.

First off, congrats. Our Wayne Densch center with weight room, football offices, trainers, etc is literally next door. The new facilities will be built between those two buildings and connect everything. The new building will include even more facilities. We have the SAL building as part of the stadium and are converting the recruiting lounge currently attached to the stadium as a training table/food area for athletes. As a reminder the stadium is 100 feet or so from the indoor facility. It's just as integrated.

Not inteneded as a downer on UCF who is way ahead of most AAC schools in facilities. More a response to the idea that "Most of the schools in this conference already have these facility upgrades. In UCF's case, nearly a decade already.", which is far from reality.

Everything but the training table we have had for a decade. We did it in cusa. Doesn't matter though as hopefully helps keep us moving on a trajectory to separate ourselves as a conference.

Losing to Furman has already seperated central fla from the conference.

Kinda like what Tennessee Martin did for memphis.

Deed was done & dirt was turned. one interesting factoid that makes the $40 million campaign unique is that zero university dollars were involved - it was 100% private money

(04-26-2017 10:57 AM)zfred12 Wrote:  

(04-26-2017 08:17 AM)shere khan Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 11:33 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 09:58 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 07:02 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  First off, congrats. Our Wayne Densch center with weight room, football offices, trainers, etc is literally next door. The new facilities will be built between those two buildings and connect everything. The new building will include even more facilities. We have the SAL building as part of the stadium and are converting the recruiting lounge currently attached to the stadium as a training table/food area for athletes. As a reminder the stadium is 100 feet or so from the indoor facility. It's just as integrated.

Not inteneded as a downer on UCF who is way ahead of most AAC schools in facilities. More a response to the idea that "Most of the schools in this conference already have these facility upgrades. In UCF's case, nearly a decade already.", which is far from reality.

Everything but the training table we have had for a decade. We did it in cusa. Doesn't matter though as hopefully helps keep us moving on a trajectory to separate ourselves as a conference.

Losing to Furman has already seperated central fla from the conference.

Kinda like what Tennessee Martin did for memphis.

Don't dis the Skyhawks. There are places in Northwest Tennessee where you can be disappeared......if they were able to access the internet and read your slam.