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  1. Thanks for the video. My thoughts: 1. The Dal Ward Center is 92,000 square feet and it appears that 35,000 square feet of that was renovated. That means with the 212,000 square feet Champions Center and the 108,000 square feet IDF, that's 412,000 square feet of facility space dedicated to all CU sports except basketball and volleyball which has their own practice facility. I think you cannot say that CU isn't serious about athletics but at the same time, this was a long time in the making especially with Title IX factoring in. 2. The new facilities will be very efficient for CU's student athletes. I posted an article showing that CU's football players are doing way more voluntary practices than in the past. I'm still not joking about expecting a better Buffs football team this fall. It took CU's full football team 15 minutes to make the trek to the old practice fields or the trek back to the DWC. That has been eliminated. That means more time to study but it appears that CU's athletes are using the time to hone their crafts. 3. CU has won four national championships as a member of the Pac-12. Before long, CU will have more national championships than both Washington schools combined.
  2. I don't recall seeing an IPF on UA's athletic website. That certainly has to be the top priority right now IMO.
  3. CU has raised $83 million for this so far on top of $150 million of bonds sold. It's the same idea as the new CSU football stadium in Ft. Collins, if the stadium at least breaks even on the stadium expenses which includes the bonds, CSU doesn't have to touch $50 million of money they already collected. If CU can make the bond payments, that $83M and rising in cash wouldn't have to be touched. And the CU system has $1.5 billion in endowments. Before CU joined the PAC, CU didn't have even $500 million worth of endowments. Money isn't a problem for CU these days. This was a big project and big projects are prone to cost overruns. That FasTracks project which has been originally budgeted at $4.7 billion now is around $6 to $7 billion. Rising costs of materials and salaries (due to skyrocketing rental prices in the Denver area) are some of the factors that causes projects to go over budget.
  4. http://www.buffzone.com/ci_29538720/cu-teams-getting-acquainted-new-practice-digs CU's new IPF is done and even CU HC MacIntyre admitted that some players in CU's recent class wouldn't have signed with CU without the IPF being near completition.
  5. Reason why I was asking since CU had those old aluminum style seats in the north endzone and they were replaced with chairback seats and loge seating. I was wondering if OSU could go down that path.
  6. I like what they are going to do with the baseball stadium. As for that endzone, will they be putting in new seats or not?
  7. Just saw this on Twitter...what's coming to Corvallis?
  8. At least USC won't be as broke as Cal.
  9. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/14005424/usc-announces-plan-270-million-losangeles-memorial-coliseum-renovation USC announces $270M Coliseum renovation which must be approved by commission. Official website: http://coliseumrenovation.com/
  10. WHEN will the Beavers FINISH the other half of Reser?
  11. http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=210440302 Larry Scott praised CU's new football facilities and called them STATE OF THE ART. Scott called the 100% ownership of the Pac-12 Network an ADVANTAGE. I agree with him on that and I'm wondering when the Pac-12 Networks will be available to buy for Internet streaming only. When that happens, I will be following college sports far more than what I am doing today. No DirecTV deal I guess. No expansion anytime soon. Scott said that only the Big 12 is discussing it at this point. Fantasy Sports and the likeness of student athletes. Compensation to student athletes. Pac-12 Parity. It's good for business and the Pac-12 continues to move towards that. Once CU finally gets caught up on the football field, there will be fans of any Pac-12 team that will have to accept some disappointing seasons due to the nature of conference play.
  12. That field is going to be nice
  13. I think that would be excellent given that Utah used to have "UTAH" where CU has "COLORADO" at Folsom Field before they razed the old stadium and built up RES for the 2002 Winter Olympics. I believe CU fans had no idea another school had a similar design until the Buffs made the move to the P12. I'm sure when Popular Mechanic watches the game, they will remember who UTAH is.
  14. Probably the same type of rock as the flatirons which are red of course. Or that is the blood of Cornhuskers after some beat downs in Boulder. We'll eventually line them with Ute blood. When it comes to that EPA spill, everyone should be ticked off.
  15. Twitter photo from about three weeks ago: http://www.cubuffs.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=4267993&db_oem_id=600 Yesterday was moving day of the football offices into that new facility (not the new IDF). The new facility has indoor pools but there's the natural way just steps away...
  16. http://www.buffzone.com/ci_28448047/cu-football-new-rooftop-terrace-proves-be-hot Tickets to the rooftop terrance are sold out for the season. Folsom Field's new capacity is now 50,183 which means about 3,000 seats were removed.
  17. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/article21612270.html Outside of the P12 stuff but the Hurricanes could be sharing a MLS stadium with the Miami MLS team owned by David Beckham. The Canes just haven't been the same since the Orange Bowl was demolished.
  18. It's still early when it comes to the impact of the South schools having the LA schools but the South looks like the stronger division this year and perhaps for the foreseeable future. The Big 12 North was stronger than the Big 12 South at first until 2000 (fifth season) and 2015 is the fifth season of the Pac-12 so the balance of power in the Pac-12 is probably going to shift from the North to the South this year. I was hoping that what happened in the Big 12 wouldn't repeat itself in the Pac-12 but it's happening. At least the Pac-12 has its equal revenue sharing plan that the Big 12 never had. It's not much of a surprise that UO and UW has kept up so far while OSU & WSU are going to really fall behind. Facilities do matter in that case. That is why CU fell behind in the Big 12 and is at where it is today as a program.
  19. You are right to a degree about the Big 12/Pac-12 comparison. I have said at times on this board that CU basically shot themselves in the foot by not getting with the times during the later part of Barnett's tenure and the Hawkins tenure. That is how teams like Iowa State, Kansas, and Missouri caught up to the Buffs and then passed them. But again, you have to be built a specific way in other conferences. Nebraska was able to get off to a decent start in the Big Ten because they were more of a lightweight team and could out run the slower Big Ten defenses. But when Nebraska was forced to play the typical Big Ten football, they got whipped. Maryland was able to use their speed last season to a bowl game in their first season in the Big Ten but they are probably going to be tested hard this upcoming season. It's not the same as playing in bowl games and that is something Utah fans should be telling you about. If UCLA was to join the Big Ten, they will have to change the type of players they recruit plus more of a manager at QB and a strong running back instead of a future NFL QB and a more faster running back. You talk about the distance not giving CU an advantage...you still forget that those Texas kids would have longer plane rides to the west coast than to the Mountain schools. CU will have advantages over the other South schools in that regard and ESPN did an article on that back in February 2010 where CU will have the advantage when it comes to recruiting Texas. It's something that is going to happen thanks to the new facilities that will come online this year. It's going to be a game changer. When the Dal Ward Center was still new, future NFL players were coming to Boulder in droves. Facilities do matter and so does location. CU will actually have more competition in Texas due to Texas A&M being in the SEC. It's already having an effect on the Texas teams in the Big 12. If you want a good job in the defense industry, and they pay well, CU also receives the most money from NASA and has one of the top aerospace engineering schools in the country. Those very same people are the ones that could be designing missles and bombs for our military. Texans also don't mind getting away from Texas for at least a few years as well. Try taking a trip to central Texas in late July to August and tell me how much you enjoyed the heat and humidity. CU is able to go to California and Texas and tell the kids that if they want to prep for the NFL, CU is a good place to start since Boulder weather will not be much different from NFL Playoff weather. That is something that the SoCal and AZ schools cannot provide. Utah does produce some good DL players but Utah isn't the only place in the country to do so. But do not forget that some of those kids take Mormon missions and they start as 20 year old freshmen instead of 18 year old freshmen. That means they graduate as 24 to 25 year olds compared to 21 to 23 years old. Big difference there. CU has one such player on a mission and he will come to Boulder next year if he still wants to be a Buffalo. Texas is another state that can produce future NFL DL players and CU is also making some inroads into that state as well. CU has a great recruiter from Texas in Jeffcoat (that former ASU and Dallas Cowboy DE) and he will eventually land some solid Texas DL talent. Colorado has provided some good OL and TE prospects over the years. When CU has a good OL and good TE, that is usually when the Buffs are good. It has been awhile since the Buffs had a good TE. Every once in awhile, there will be some good skill position kid. But CU hasn't recruited that many CO kids over the last 20-25 years so it's pretty normal by now. And you say USC is a middle of the road South team...it sure sucks not having a full allotment of scholarships to offer. Last time I heard, USC is getting back to full strength...can't be good news for UCLA. If you were to compare both LA schools to the big Texas schools, USC would easily be the University of Texas while UCLA is Texas A&M and the Aggies have a history of not performing as well as they should be. UCLA isn't that much different from Texas A&M. And when CU was decent, the Buffs always beat Texas A&M. That should be a telling sign of how a decent CU team will handle UCLA and last season's game in Boulder would be a good clue of what is to come. When CU was decent in the early 2000's, CU swept the home and home with UCLA.
  20. http://www.cubuffs.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=4119401&db_oem_id=600 Construction Update. Locker room is coming along nicely. Team should be able to move into their new digs before the season kicks off. MacIntyre will be getting a very nice office with a view of the stadium and the Flatirons. http://www.cubuffs.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=4119401&db_oem_id=600 Updated Virtual Tour...finally a team store for the Buffs.
  21. YES. If CU could win like that in the Big 8/12 with the handcuffs on, the question is how much higher can CU go in the Pac-12 than it did in the Big 12? CU had the advantage of being able to easily recruit California while in the Big 8 and Big 12 in addition to the Texas kids. In order for CU to be successful in ANY conference, recruiting both California and Texas is a must. When CU started to lose under Dan Hawkins, the Texas kids basically looked elsewhere because he was too goofy for them. Under MacIntyre, the Texas kids are coming back to Boulder and CU also has the advantage of being the closest Pac-12 school to Texas (you can get to the Texas panhandle in about 5-6 hours from Denver). CU also got a few good Arizona kids in the past as well and now CU plays in California & Arizona every season so that helps on the recruiting front. You need to take the time and look at Oklahoma's struggles when moving from the Big 8 to the Big 12 South. Winning in cold weather locations is not quite the same as winning in warmer weather locations. Just look at Ohio State's struggles against the SEC in the BCS Title games as a good starting point. It took OU a few years to turn things around and they win it all in 2000. I'm not saying CU will win it all like Oklahoma did but the transition from cold weather football to warm weather football is a very difficult one to make. The running game did play a huge role in defining Colorado football and the Buffs are now a pass heavy team like the former Big 12 South teams are. CU basically is starting scratch but is getting there as evidenced by last season. CU has had good QBs but CU Buff fans didn't realize that there is a difference between a good Big 8/12 and good Pac-12 QB. The difference is that you have to be a pretty good passer in the Pac-12. The money that CU gets as Pac-12 member versus Big 12 member will help as well especially when it comes to donations. The attrition is gone and CU should finally have an SR/JR heavy two deep in 2016 which isn't something that CU has had in nearly 10 years due to attrition under Hawkins. As for the Pac-12 South, the only team that has a clear talent advantage over the Buffs would be USC. Right now, CU's biggest to do item is to start beating UCLA, UA, ASU, and Utah. There is one last item on the to do list before CU football is back and that is to patch up that leaky rush defense. If the Buffs do that, the Buffs can contend in the South. Once that happens, we'll turn our focus onto USC like we did with Nebraska & Oklahoma in the past and will require another full recruiting cycle. This time around, the handcuffs will not be on CU's hands and the same old negative recruiting tactics that the Big 12 rivals used on CU's facilities will not work anymore. Just think of it as this way. The big Buff truck spewed diesel for that extra power & was heavier and then to comply with the Pac-12 way of football, the big Buff truck had to go into the big truck shop for an extreme makeover, lose some pounds, be environment friendly, and more technologically advanced. That big & new Buff truck is on the entrance ramp back onto the highway of success. Quite some work had to go into that effort and that work is done and it's time to get some mileage on that new big Buff truck. It's possible that CU finally gets out of the South basement this season with a JR/SO heavy depth chart this season. We'll see about that. CU fans are past being ready to see winning football again in Boulder.
  22. http://www.denverpost.com/hochman/ci_28226221/hochman-colorado-grows-up-and-grows-its-facilities Looking good in the Buffs locker room. Next to the parking structure that will be placed right next to the new IPF. This is one massive project.
  23. From a CU Buffs Reddit site. This gives you an idea of how handcuffed CU was in the Big 8 and Big 12 despite winning a National Championship and contending for at least three more NCs during that time. Those figures are money that was raised while CU has been at its lowest point during that same time period. Just imagine what CU can do when football starts winning again. Just imagine how happy CU's former Big 12 rivals are for not having to face a CU that no longer has the handcuffs it once had. If you say CU was a monster (albeit a handcuffed one) in the 1990's, just imagine the monster CU can be in the Pac-12. That's why I say enjoy your wins over CU while you still can.
  24. It seems like we haven't heard much about Utah expanding RES of late. Any movement on that despite declining attendance across the country At least it isn't half complete like OSU's stadium.
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