knapplc Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Quote NU to unveil $150 million football facility plan Friday Nebraska is set to unveil plans this week on a new training facility that will jump NU to the cutting edge of a national arms race, multiple sources tell the Journal Star. A news conference is expected to take place Friday afternoon to lay out the initial details of the project, which is expected to come with a price tag in the neighborhood of $150 million. The facility is expected to sit where the Ed Weir Track and Field Stadium is currently located, off the Northeast corner of Memorial Stadium, allowing the building to work in concert with both the Hawks Championship Indoor facility and the north end of Memorial Stadium. The NU track and field program is expected to relocate to a new venue on UNL’s Innovation Campus. Nebraska is teaming with HNTB, a national architecture and design firm, on the project, two sources told the Journal Star. An HNTB spokesperson declined comment on the project's status. HNTB has a long history in designing these types of jobs. It worked on recently completed complexes at LSU and Illinois and has worked with Purdue, Iowa, Ohio State, Michigan and many others in recent years. HNTB has also worked on projects at Nebraska like the East Stadium upgrades and the new gymnastics complex. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
schriznoeder Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 There's no mention of a dome. I say back to the drawing board! 3 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 Just now, schriznoeder said: There's no mention of a dome. I say back to the drawing board! It's clearly an oversight. It'll be a massive dome covering the entire stadium structure, with an LED screen replacing the north stadium jumbo screen. 1 Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Can't wait to see what this ends up being/looking like. Given other top tier schools facilities it's nice to see NU/Moos knew it was finally time to follow suit. Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Imagine looking at South Stadium looking like this 1 Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 OR just dome that thing 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post desertshox Posted September 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 minute ago, BIG ERN said: Imagine looking at South Stadium looking like this guess that ends the sellout streak. 2 8 Quote Link to comment
4skers89 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I wanted to hear details about the dome. Strange that it wasn't mentioned. 1 Quote Link to comment
spurs1990 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 What are some of the $ numbers on the other major projects lately? I think I saw Clemson's was $55 mil, LSU was $28 mil. $150 seems like a monstrous number compared to those. Quote Link to comment
WyoHusker56 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, spurs1990 said: What are some of the $ numbers on the other major projects lately? I think I saw Clemson's was $55 mil, LSU was $28 mil. $150 seems like a monstrous number compared to those. Georgie just did $174 mil Quote From $174 million in facility upgrades, to spending more money on recruiting than any other FBS program, to paying Smart and his assistant coaches more than $13 million per season, the Georgia athletic department is making the financial investment many believed it needed to compete with Alabama in the SEC and with other traditional powers nationally. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27647608/inside-georgia-200-million-quest-take-alabama 1 Quote Link to comment
spurs1990 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 minute ago, WyoHusker56 said: Georgie just did $174 mil Gotcha, thanks! If Georgia is right at about the top for spending that puts our number pretty close to there too I'd imagine. Quote Link to comment
MyBloodIsRed16 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 If Georgia did $174 why didnt we just do $175? 6 Quote Link to comment
WyoHusker56 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 minute ago, spurs1990 said: Gotcha, thanks! If Georgia is right at about the top for spending that puts our number pretty close to there too I'd imagine. That was the largest I could find, so ya I think we're pushing near the top. Clemson's $55 mil was part of $222.4 mil "athletic facility upgrades" so that includes more than just football. Looks like Georgia's number included some stadium stuff too, so the $150 for NU may not be just football. Quote Link to comment
10_point_buck Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 The price tag, I imagine, will also include the move and building of a new track at Innovation Campus. Probably going to be out near the soccer/tennis complex (if it fits) Quote Link to comment
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