No...the Stroh family donated almost $8 million to start construction of the arena that bears their name....

(01-19-2011 04:11 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(01-19-2011 03:05 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(01-19-2011 02:46 PM)El Grande Flippero Wrote:  We are your superiors, Nowicki..deal with it...

And that was certainly on display this year when the Falcons rolled into the Glass Bowl and gave the Rockets a sound thrashi...Oh, wait....

1 outta 4 waterboy...must I continually remind you of this fact?

Or 6 in a row in Fall sports, cardinalpropulsiondeviceboy- must I remind you of THAT?

(01-20-2011 12:07 AM)El Grande Flippero Wrote:  No...the Stroh family donated almost $8 million to start construction of the arena that bears their name....

The beer business must be going well.

(01-20-2011 08:47 AM)BrianNowicki Wrote:  

(01-20-2011 12:07 AM)El Grande Flippero Wrote:  No...the Stroh family donated almost $8 million to start construction of the arena that bears their name....

The beer business must be going well.

Wrong family, & you can thank the propane gas industry... Oh yeah, hope BG enjoys their new arena...My inheritance paid for it!!!!

(01-20-2011 09:35 AM)astr083 Wrote:  

(01-20-2011 08:47 AM)BrianNowicki Wrote:  

(01-20-2011 12:07 AM)El Grande Flippero Wrote:  No...the Stroh family donated almost $8 million to start construction of the arena that bears their name....

The beer business must be going well.

Wrong family, & you can thank the propane gas industry... Oh yeah, hope BG enjoys their new arena...My inheritance paid for it!!!!

Of course it's the wrong family, which is why I winked. Doh!

The recent Sebo, Stroh and Frack donations to BGSU athletics total over $20 million. They've paved the way for the Sebo Center (football offices and training facility), the Stroh Center (new arena) and....I'm not sure what Mr Frack's gift will lead to..but I'll bet it's going to be pretty fricking awesome.

(01-20-2011 12:18 PM)El Grande Flippero Wrote:  The recent Sebo, Stroh and Frack donations to BGSU athletics total over $20 million. They've paved the way for the Sebo Center (football offices and training facility), the Stroh Center (new arena) and....I'm not sure what Mr Frack's gift will lead to..but I'll bet it's going to be pretty fricking awesome.

Now see, if you would have said pretty fracking awesome then your post would have been very well done. If only.....

(01-20-2011 12:44 PM)BrianNowicki Wrote:  

(01-20-2011 12:18 PM)El Grande Flippero Wrote:  The recent Sebo, Stroh and Frack donations to BGSU athletics total over $20 million. They've paved the way for the Sebo Center (football offices and training facility), the Stroh Center (new arena) and....I'm not sure what Mr Frack's gift will lead to..but I'll bet it's going to be pretty fricking awesome.

Now see, if you would have said pretty fracking awesome then your post would have been very well done. If only.....

Yeah! With a little more practice maybe flip can be as witty as you.

Sounds like Frick and Frack.

(01-20-2011 03:28 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(01-20-2011 12:44 PM)BrianNowicki Wrote:  

(01-20-2011 12:18 PM)El Grande Flippero Wrote:  The recent Sebo, Stroh and Frack donations to BGSU athletics total over $20 million. They've paved the way for the Sebo Center (football offices and training facility), the Stroh Center (new arena) and....I'm not sure what Mr Frack's gift will lead to..but I'll bet it's going to be pretty fricking awesome.

Now see, if you would have said pretty fracking awesome then your post would have been very well done. If only.....

Yeah! With a little more practice maybe flip can be as witty as you.

He's got a long way to go for that TOM!

That's a boat load of cash. If you can get your attendance up the Big 12 might be calling in a few years.

Great to be back on the site...been awhile. Awesome gift from Mr. Frack. GO FALCONS!

(01-19-2011 09:59 AM)MacLord Wrote:  It's interesting. Being that they have the shiny new arena, what, my internet friends, can we guess would be the best way to spend that money (assuming that, as reported it has to be spent on men's hoops only)?

Recruiting budget. Seems like an obvious choice. Can anyone speak to what you could do qualitatively with that much money towards recruiting?

I know the coaches at Kent and they'll tell you that even $250,000 would be a huge help in recruiting. The more recruiters and time these recruiters can spend on the road (watching a recruit, building a relationship w/ recruits, building relationships with HS coaches, etc) all goes in to landing a recruit. In the MAC, one great player can get you in the big dance (Majerle, Sczerbiac, Kaman, etc). Big recruiting $$ can help bring 'em for sure.

Most coaches in the MAC say a practice facility is #1 priority but since BG already has that (inside it's new arena), recruiting and "buying" big name home games seem to be the only logical ways to spend that $10MM. Sure wish we had that at KSU!

BG's overall atheltic program has really had it rough these past few years with both a fair amount of losing and financial problems. Now things look pretty bright!