Sparky

Cal just recently completed their new facilities upgrades. They have been down for a very long time. I look for Cal to also compete very soon. Give it a couple of years. As far as the coaching aspect, everyone has good coaches. It's recruiting and talent on the field that matters most. Coaching is vastly overrated in every sport.

A lot of P5 schools are still playing catch-up. CU is finally in the picture and competing in the facilities race. Let's see how they do now that there is a more level playing field for them.

The new Colorado facilities are mighty impressive. They definitely have sizzle and will be a huge boost for recruiting. Colorado could be scary good in just a couple of years.

The Notre Dame model: When all else fails, blame academics.

It is damaging to your program to not have an on-campus stadium. Look at the records: Miami Hurricanes --> no on-campus stadium --> conference champions last 10 years: zero Pitt Panthers --> no on-campus stadium --> conference champions last 10 years: one UCLA Bruins --> no on-campus stadium --> conference champions last 10 years: zero UCLA is the Miami of the West

YES ! Absolutely !

It has been 16 years since UCLA has won a conference title. The school is located in the greatest hotbed for recruiting in the nation. Obviously, their poor results have got to be due to more than just mediocre coaching.

Yes

UCLA ?

Good eye ESD. We Sun Devils are very good at spotting those misspellings.

ASU has released an updated rendering for Sun Devil Stadium. The new rendering comes after the Arizona Board of Regents approved the $256 million construction budget and the hiring of Gould Evans/HTNB to design the new stadium which will hold 60,000 people.

It has been 16 seasons since UCLA last won a conference title. The Bruins will never win another Pac-12 championship until they build an on-campus football stadium. Until that happens elite recruits will continue to see that UCLA does not put much importance in its football program.

It appears that USC will not have much problem raising the $600 million for the Coliseum renovations. They once again ranked 3rd among US universities for fundraising. Only Harvard and Stanford had more success. USC also announced that it had raised $4 billion in gifts and pledges toward its ambitious campaign goal of $6 billion by June 2018. In a letter to the campus community Tuesday, USC President C.L. Max Nikias thanked donors and fundraisers but warned against complacency. “We still have $2 billion left to raise, and the final stretch of any campaign is always the most difficult,†Nikias wrote. USC Ranks 3rd In Nation For Fundraising

These Coliseum renderings are from two years ago. The new DLR Group renderings will be out in a couple of months.

USC could spend up to $600 million in LA Coliseum renovation Athletic Director Pat Haden has the DLR Group plans for the renovation of the Coliseum. Construction will begin in two years. USC will keep the outer shell of the Coliseum, and they will rebuild the inside of it. The Fred Roggin Show

Sun Devil Stadium Phase 1 Demolition Phase 1 Rendering

Sun Devil Stadium south end zone bleacher demolition:

The canopy idea was cut. I hope we start a new plan for a roof/canopy after the current project is completed in 2017. The new capacity will be 60,000

The Arizona Board of Regents released a rendering this week of what Sun Devil Stadium should look like after Phase 1 renovation. Some highlights of Phase 1 include: Moving and renovating student sections to the South End Zone Demolition of four corner upper level sections Extensive infrastructure and structural modification https://temperises.com/az-board-regents-releases-sun-devil-stadium-renovation-phase-1-rendering/

The project is now expected to cost $256 million after new buildings were added to the redesign in September. The goal is to have the project done in time for the start of the 2017 season.

Phase 1 demolition is now underway at Sun Devil Stadium

USC is considering building high-end Founders Suites along both sidelines of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as part of a long-term plan to renovate the historic stadium. High-end suites for Coliseum?