(02-20-2019 08:09 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  

(02-20-2019 07:15 PM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  

(02-20-2019 09:29 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  I laughed at the gender equity comment - if this is being primarily funded by outside donors, Rice should take the money and run. Plus, women's swimming, soccer, track, volleyball, tennis have all had significant upgrades to their facilities in the last decade - football had not until the Patterson Center came along, and that is a multi-sport facility already. If alumni want to donate a new facility to the swim team every 5 years, I wouldn't want football complaining about their lack of upgrades, either.

Hahahahahahahahahahaha

I agree that it's disingenuous to argue that the Patterson center is a multi-sport facility. It's a football facility-donated by a former football player, connected to the football field, etc, etc...

But, I think it's important to separate the two. I have no reason to believe that an IPF wouldn't be used by all sports at Rice just like at most schools... In the same way that at most schools, the athletic office/locker room building attached to the football stadium is meant for the football team..

I don't think it's disingenuous unless the football program actively keeps other teams from using those facilities, I don't see how it isn't a multi-sport facility. Even the swimmer who wrote the article mentioned that they go in there for training...

It is connected to the stadium and focused on the football team, but it was stressed during the opening of the facility that it was open to all athletes on campus. Just because it's primary focus is the football team, does not mean it doesn't provide value to other teams - with the obvious stipulation being that it is actually open to use by other athletes.

(02-21-2019 03:22 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(02-20-2019 08:09 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  

(02-20-2019 07:15 PM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  

(02-20-2019 09:29 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  I laughed at the gender equity comment - if this is being primarily funded by outside donors, Rice should take the money and run. Plus, women's swimming, soccer, track, volleyball, tennis have all had significant upgrades to their facilities in the last decade - football had not until the Patterson Center came along, and that is a multi-sport facility already. If alumni want to donate a new facility to the swim team every 5 years, I wouldn't want football complaining about their lack of upgrades, either.

Hahahahahahahahahahaha

I agree that it's disingenuous to argue that the Patterson center is a multi-sport facility. It's a football facility-donated by a former football player, connected to the football field, etc, etc...

But, I think it's important to separate the two. I have no reason to believe that an IPF wouldn't be used by all sports at Rice just like at most schools... In the same way that at most schools, the athletic office/locker room building attached to the football stadium is meant for the football team..

I don't think it's disingenuous unless the football program actively keeps other teams from using those facilities, I don't see how it isn't a multi-sport facility. Even the swimmer who wrote the article mentioned that they go in there for training...

It is connected to the stadium and focused on the football team, but it was stressed during the opening of the facility that it was open to all athletes on campus. Just because it's primary focus is the football team, does not mean it doesn't provide value to other teams - with the obvious stipulation being that it is actually open to use by other athletes.

It's just as critical to inquire as to when the facility is open to athletes from other sports.

(01-12-2019 02:38 PM)Grungyl Wrote:  Have you ever been to Beer-Bike, or any race on an oval track?
Things do happen on the other side of the track.
Some people might want to see that.

While I agree, I'd rather put up some large TV screens and use cameras for the +/- 115 yard back stretch where the view would be obstructed. I suspect it would cost a lot less than $30,000... and we could then use the facility as PART of beer/bike i.e. instead of a tiny tent or two for injuries/heat.

Think horse racing. It's really hard to see the back stretch even without obstructions

Probably cost 5k or less for a days rental on some big screens and what COULD be 'fixed' cameras

Also I see no reason why we couldn't have real restrooms. Even if we took down the inflatable part, we could have some fixed portions.

Does anyone actually watch the races at Beer Bike? Only 2 colleges care about the results. Alums just go to drink in the alumni tent and talk to people they haven’t seen in a year. This is just something for people to complain about.

(02-21-2019 02:40 PM)Grungy Wrote:  

(02-21-2019 12:36 PM)Ourland Wrote:  

(02-20-2019 08:49 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(02-20-2019 08:23 PM)Antarius Wrote:  

(02-20-2019 08:21 PM)Ourland Wrote:  It'll look comete with the grass and landscaping around it. I doubt it's going to look like a bubble on a parking lot. We need this. Recruiting.

This is what the Texans one looks like. A bubble on a parking lot.

No way man. That is a bubble NEXT to a parking lot. And another parking lot. And another one. Totally different.

ETA: I’m not really worked up about the appearance. If it really does service outdoor sports beyond football while also helping intramurals? That’s a win. And the campus has plenty of “visual outliers” at this point. One more isn’t gonna hurt.

+1. It's not beautiful, but it's a practical solution. It serves it's purpose. If it's good enough for NFL teams, it's good enough for Rice. At least it's on the west side of the stadium.

I wouldn't waste 30k deflating it for beer bike. It doesn't look like it would interfere in any way, and that's a lot of money to throw away once a year. Save that money for the next hurricane.

Have you ever been to Beer-Bike, or any race on an oval track?
Things do happen on the other side of the track.
Some people might want to see that.

I would think some cameras and a couple giant TV screens could be set up much more cheaply than a $30k deflation.

(02-21-2019 04:06 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  

(01-12-2019 02:38 PM)Grungyl Wrote:  Have you ever been to Beer-Bike, or any race on an oval track?
Things do happen on the other side of the track.
Some people might want to see that.

While I agree, I'd rather put up some large TV screens and use cameras for the +/- 115 yard back stretch where the view would be obstructed. I suspect it would cost a lot less than $30,000... and we could then use the facility as PART of beer/bike i.e. instead of a tiny tent or two for injuries/heat.

Think horse racing. It's really hard to see the back stretch even without obstructions

Probably cost 5k or less for a days rental on some big screens and what COULD be 'fixed' cameras

Also I see no reason why we couldn't have real restrooms. Even if we took down the inflatable part, we could have some fixed portions.

Or.....relocate beer bike to the soccer stadium and build a permanent indoor facility. You could build it on the South Side of the stadium and make it more accessible to other sports.

I'm sure it would be cheaper to cover the track with a temporary surface that can be utilized for beer bike.

(02-21-2019 04:06 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  

(01-12-2019 02:38 PM)Grungyl Wrote:  Have you ever been to Beer-Bike, or any race on an oval track?
Things do happen on the other side of the track.
Some people might want to see that.

While I agree, I'd rather put up some large TV screens and use cameras for the +/- 115 yard back stretch where the view would be obstructed. I suspect it would cost a lot less than $30,000... and we could then use the facility as PART of beer/bike i.e. instead of a tiny tent or two for injuries/heat.

Think horse racing. It's really hard to see the back stretch even without obstructions

Probably cost 5k or less for a days rental on some big screens and what COULD be 'fixed' cameras

Also I see no reason why we couldn't have real restrooms. Even if we took down the inflatable part, we could have some fixed portions.

Yep

Rear projection live video on to the inside of the bubble. The “screen” will already be there.

It’s a bubble bike!
A bubble bike?
It’s a bike, projected on to a bubble!

(02-20-2019 05:56 PM)mrbig Wrote:  If this happens, I really hope they can get a branding deal for the facility with Stay Puft. That would make it awesome.

Choose or perish!

(A giant Rick Greenspan waddles down the outer loop destroying Autry Court with fiery breath)

(02-21-2019 04:18 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  This is just something for people to complain about.

You’ve captured the essence of the modern university.

(02-22-2019 09:44 AM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(02-21-2019 04:18 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  This is just something for people to complain about.

You’ve captured the essence of the modern life.

Fixed that for you.

Given the news coming out of Jupiter Florida maybe we could use the new social science building going up next to Tudor as an indoor practice facility instead.

(02-22-2019 12:44 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Given the news coming out of Jupiter Florida maybe we could use the new social science building going up next to Tudor as an indoor practice facility instead.

Slippery slope to strip building names because of the actions of their family members.

(02-22-2019 12:44 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Given the news coming out of Jupiter Florida maybe we could use the new social science building going up next to Tudor as an indoor practice facility instead.

All I can say is

unprecedented stupidity.

With the recent series of news stories which turned out not to be true or least not what they originally were reported to be, I'd suggest we let the investigation fully play out before jumping to conclusions and making any hurried decisions.

(02-20-2019 10:01 AM)Grungy Wrote:  Someone pasted an OER on it, but I doubt we're getting the Harlem River, the Broadway Bridge, or the hospital as part of the package.

That's the last straw! If we're not willing to route the Harlem River and move the bridge and Hospital to campus, then we should just shut the program down!

(02-20-2019 03:55 PM)Antarius Wrote:  Am I the only one who thinks this is so ugly that it makes Sid Rich look beautiful by comparison?
This is game changingly ugly.

Put Houston's art car community to work on it. Something like this...


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(02-22-2019 01:08 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  

(02-22-2019 12:44 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Given the news coming out of Jupiter Florida maybe we could use the new social science building going up next to Tudor as an indoor practice facility instead.

Slippery slope to strip building names because of the actions of their family members.

No one has seriously suggested that. Don’t stoke flames that don’t need to be stoked.

(02-22-2019 01:13 PM)Antarius Wrote:  

(02-22-2019 12:44 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Given the news coming out of Jupiter Florida maybe we could use the new social science building going up next to Tudor as an indoor practice facility instead.

All I can say is

unprecedented stupidity.

There’s a joke about the Patriots, south Florida, and getting ****** in 2018 in there somewhere.

Isn’t this just the giant version of what they used at Fyre Festival?

(02-22-2019 02:01 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(02-22-2019 01:08 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  

(02-22-2019 12:44 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Given the news coming out of Jupiter Florida maybe we could use the new social science building going up next to Tudor as an indoor practice facility instead.

Slippery slope to strip building names because of the actions of their family members.

No one has seriously suggested that. Don’t stoke flames that don’t need to be stoked.

It was a joke. All of the hand wringing over a bubble in the parking lot was to good to pass up.