Suh eyes agility area, TVs, with donation

[carlfense]

http://huskerextra.com/articles/2010/04/19/football/doc4bccf3cf6a0b8648386156.txt#3

What to do with a $2 million gift?

 

Ndamukong Suh has some ideas that come along with his prodigious donation to the Nebraska athletic department.

 

Among them: a designated agility area inside Nebraska’s weight room and TV monitors at each stall in the football locker room.

 

Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne said Monday those are a couple of the enhancements Suh hoped his recent $2 million donation to the athletic department might allow.

 

Osborne said Suh spoke to him last week about his recent training experience in Texas for the NFL combine.

 

Suh trained at the Michael Johnson Performance Center in the Dallas area and was impressed that it had a space in its weight room where a player could conduct agility work and stretching.

 

“And he thought that would be really important in our weight room,” Osborne said.

 

Right now Nebraska has so many weights it doesn’t have room for an agility space.

 

“So we’re thinking about moving some of the weights which a lot of our players don’t use into another area,” Osborne said. “And there’s got to be a domino effect where some things happen that free up that space and on and on. But we’re planning to do that.”

 

As for the locker room monitors?

 

When Suh arrived at Nebraska, the football team still had its locker room in the South Stadium.

 

Initial drafts for the new locker room in the North Stadium included monitors at each stall. Suh didn’t forget the idea.

 

“He would like that, and of course we’ll honor that request and make some adjustments and alteration to the weight room itself,” Osborne said.

 

Osborne said he was “kind of amazed” at Suh’s gift, which also included $600,000 for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering to endow a scholarship.

 

“This is somewhat unprecedented that a former athlete would do this,” Osborne said.

 

On Saturday, former Husker Barrett Ruud said he never heard of such a donation being made by someone who just graduated. Suh is 23.

 

On Monday morning, Nebraska’s newest big donor was on the set of ESPN’s radio show “Mike & Mike In the Morning.” Asked about his gift, Suh made a passing mention about naming rights being part of his donation to a facility in the strength and conditioning center.

 

Anything being named after Suh?

 

As that goes, Osborne said: “There’s nothing official yet because naming rights have to be run through the administration and the Board of Regents. I really can’t say anything more than that right now.”

 

But Osborne can say plenty about Suh, who on Thursday figures to be taken somewhere in the first three picks of the NFL Draft.

 

“He’s very well-grounded,” Osborne said. “So many young people at this age, when they have a chance to sign for potentially a lot of money, they lose a certain amount of perspective. I think Ndamukong’s family has really valued education.

 

“Even though he would have been a late first-round, maybe early second-round pick a year ago, he decided to come back and finish his education. And I know that he has long-range plans beyond football when many people really aren’t thinking that far ahead.”

[Nexus]

What to do with a $2 million gift?

 

Ndamukong Suh has some ideas that come along with his prodigious donation to the Nebraska athletic department.

 

Among them: a designated agility area inside Nebraska’s weight room and TV monitors at each stall in the football locker room.

 

Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne said Monday those are a couple of the enhancements Suh hoped his recent $2 million donation to the athletic department might allow.

 

Osborne said Suh spoke to him last week about his recent training experience in Texas for the NFL combine.

 

Suh trained at the Michael Johnson Performance Center in the Dallas area and was impressed that it had a space in its weight room where a player could conduct agility work and stretching.

 

“And he thought that would be really important in our weight room,” Osborne said.

 

Right now Nebraska has so many weights it doesn’t have room for an agility space.

 

“So we’re thinking about moving some of the weights which a lot of our players don’t use into another area,” Osborne said. “And there’s got to be a domino effect where some things happen that free up that space and on and on. But we’re planning to do that.”

 

As for the locker room monitors?

 

When Suh arrived at Nebraska, the football team still had its locker room in the South Stadium.

 

Initial drafts for the new locker room in the North Stadium included monitors at each stall. Suh didn’t forget the idea.

 

“He would like that, and of course we’ll honor that request and make some adjustments and alteration to the weight room itself,” Osborne said.

 

Osborne said he was “kind of amazed” at Suh’s gift, which also included $600,000 for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering to endow a scholarship.

 

“This is somewhat unprecedented that a former athlete would do this,” Osborne said.

 

On Saturday, former Husker Barrett Ruud said he never heard of such a donation being made by someone who just graduated. Suh is 23.

 

On Monday morning, Nebraska’s newest big donor was on the set of ESPN’s radio show “Mike & Mike In the Morning.” Asked about his gift, Suh made a passing mention about naming rights being part of his donation to a facility in the strength and conditioning center.

 

Anything being named after Suh?

 

As that goes, Osborne said: “There’s nothing official yet because naming rights have to be run through the administration and the Board of Regents. I really can’t say anything more than that right now.”

 

But Osborne can say plenty about Suh, who on Thursday figures to be taken somewhere in the first three picks of the NFL Draft.

 

“He’s very well-grounded,” Osborne said. “So many young people at this age, when they have a chance to sign for potentially a lot of money, they lose a certain amount of perspective. I think Ndamukong’s family has really valued education.

 

“Even though he would have been a late first-round, maybe early second-round pick a year ago, he decided to come back and finish his education. And I know that he has long-range plans beyond football when many people really aren’t thinking that far ahead.”

 

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[carlfense]

You're slipping, Nexus. I posted this a minute before you.

 

I couldn't believe you hadn't already found it. Turns out . . . you had.

[Nexus]

You're slipping, Nexus. I posted this a minute before you.

 

I couldn't believe you hadn't already found it. Turns out . . . you had.

 

 

Good one.

 

MODS feel free to delete this thread.

[Nexus]

Mods feel free to delete my thread. Hats off to Carl for beating me to the punch on this one.

[sd'sker]

part of me thinks, "holy cow! 2 million for an already outstanding weight facility! that is a lot of money, what are they going to do with it." but then i also think, "man, with the new technology and equipment, that 2 million is going to go fast." which one is it? or is it somewhere in between?

 

edit: also, are we going to reach nfl standards with our facilities? i mean, if SUH ends up at detroit, will he be taking a step back facility-wise? maybe he should be donating his money to them?

[GMoose]

I think the mods are afraid of you Nexus. They (and myself ) fear what would happen to this sight if they ever got angry...

[Nexus]

I think the mods are afraid of you Nexus. They (and myself ) fear what would happen to this sight if they ever got angry...

 

Check your PM Mooseknuckle.

[whateveritis1224]

I don't think they'll name the whole weight room after Suh (but it depends on if someone else put more money towards it), but I'll guarantee if they do build an agility room they'll put Suh's name on it.