(10-25-2017 11:38 AM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(10-24-2017 07:28 PM)correcamino Wrote:  Looks good. I like that the exterior matches Apogee.

If I really sit down and think about it I always come to the conclusion that this arms race is really f'n stupid though. Shiny, pimped out lockers and IPFs (in TX atleast) are completely unnecessary. Not trying to hate, as I'm sure I'd be thrilled if UTSA got one but it just seems like a case of keeping up with the Jones rather than something thats truly needed. What UAB and USA got seems more practical.

Gotta disagree with you on this one. Teams practice outdoors in middle school and high school, as well as D2. It's not unreasonable for a recruit at the FBS level to expect something more. And if your school has that something more, which basically puts you on a somewhat more level playing field with the P5's, you're putting yourself in a great position to pull in some of those recruits you may not have gotten otherwise.

Understand also, a football stadium basically gets used 6 days in the year for football, and a small handful of other days for other possible events. An indoor practice facility gets used daily throughout the course of a football season, so I think it's a very good investment in that respect.

Idk man, we practiced in beat up grass that was used for all outdoor sports when I was in HS. It's still a step up to practice on a nice, probably not cheap, football-only outdoor turf like our guys at UTSA do. Or like i said, what UAB and USA got also seems very nice and more practical.

But maybe times are just changing if even TX high schools have them. I get that they help recruiting (just like shiny locker rooms do) they just don't seem practical to me.