Big announcement coming?

gorp512 said:
It will probably take at least 2 years? 
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I would think so.  If the rumors are true they'll have to move the track facilities before they even start working on the football building so I can't imagine they'd even break ground until next summer at this point.

 
 
Landlord said:
It's not exactly an apt comparison because Northwestern's facility also houses a lot of stuff for other athletics programs as well.
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I think it's as apt as any, considering it's still  130 million more than NU is rumored to spend.  The post I was responding to was making it sound like $140 million was so far above a really nice facility at Purdue costing $65 million, that it would be a Mecca.  I was simply pointing out the arms race to him. 

 
runningblind said:
I think it's as apt as any, considering it's still  130 million more than NU is rumored to spend.  The post I was responding to was making it sound like $140 million was so far above a really nice facility at Purdue costing $65 million, that it would be a Mecca.  I was simply pointing out the arms race to him. 
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$140 million might put it far above Northwestern, considering our foundation was better. I don't know enough about the details of either place though.

 
Moiraine said:
$140 million might put it far above Northwestern, considering our foundation was better. I don't know enough about the details of either place though.
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I hear what you are saying about existing stuff.  

I see a range of dollar amounts for recent upgrades to facilities:

https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/athletics-arms-race-how-and-why-clemson-is-spending-more/article_3c53d6c9-ec1d-5734-b936-9424ee7cc335.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports.com/LongFormArticle/Alabama-football-Clemson-Tigers-Nick-Saban-Ohio-State-Buckeyes-LSU-college-facilities-rankings-2019-134061740/Amp/

I would expect $140 million to include stadium upgrades,  not just team facilities. 

 
Guessing the $140mm includes a new track if their moving that, plus a football facility and stadium upgrades. LSU's recent upgrade was $28mm and we aren't exactly starting from scratch so gotta think there's a lot in there. Moos knows how to spend some serious money though. 

 
Yeah if you look at @runningblind's second link, the pricetag on other schools' elite football only complexes/projects range from 20-70 million. Oregon's was 68 million, Clemson's was 55 million, A&M's was 20 million, South Carolina's was 50 million, etc. 

So that price tag would obviously include a lot more than only that. It'll be a much more comprehensive sort of approach it seems.

 
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