Facilities and Arena discussion

[mkaufman1]

MKaufman, someone needs to be kicked because of vulgarity!

 

[Falco]

The mascot should be Gunston.

We all should get Oscar the Grouch costumes and custom Gunston Mason jerseys and wear them to the games, haha.

https://a.co/d/hXwSBos

 

[ProfessorCFK]

We all should get Oscar the Grouch costumes and custom Gunston Mason jerseys and wear them to the games, haha.

https://a.co/d/hXwSBos

I have never wanted to do anything more in my life than this.

 

[GunstonsGhost]

I have never wanted to do anything more in my life than this.

Gunston squad, mount up!

 

[MasonSAE4]

lol the practice facility was listed as “over budget” before shovels are even in the ground in this weeks BoV report. And that’s before tariffs. This thing doesn’t get done for five years or your money back.

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

lol the practice facility was listed as “over budget” before shovels are even in the ground in this weeks BoV report. And that’s before tariffs. This thing doesn’t get done for five years or your money back.

How much of the basketball greatness fund do you think they'll siphon to it now?

If it doesn't get done in 5 years I think Tony won't be happy.

Make the Virginia Governor come up with a list of "made in America" construction companies to help make the Men's and Women's basketball practice facility.

 

[GMU79]

How much of the basketball greatness fund do you think they'll siphon to it now?

If it doesn't get done in 5 years I think Tony won't be happy.

Make the Virginia Governor come up with a list of "made in America" construction companies to help make the Men's and Women's basketball practice facility.

Thanks. I figured that would get flagged.

 

[MasonSAE4]

How much of the basketball greatness fund do you think they'll siphon to it now?

If it doesn't get done in 5 years I think Tony won't be happy.

Make the Virginia Governor come up with a list of "made in America" construction companies to help make the Men's and Women's basketball practice facility.

Lol I’m sure that’s on the top of Youngkin’s priority list.

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

Lol I’m sure that’s on the top of Youngkin’s priority list.

Can’t win with you bums. No matter what I post I’m ridiculed.

 

[mkaufman1]

Can’t win with you bums. No matter what I post I’m ridiculed.

I’m going to tell you the same thing I’ve told @GMU79 who has learned and gotten better. Don’t take everything to heart. Nobody is ridiculing you.

And if you can’t handle that, then maybe this isn’t the best place for you.

Moving the conversation back to facilities and arena discussion.

 

[MasonSAE4]

I’m going to tell you the same thing I’ve told @GMU79 who has learned and gotten better. Don’t take everything to heart. Nobody is ridiculing you.

And if you can’t handle that, then maybe this isn’t the best place for you.

Moving the conversation back to facilities and arena discussion.

No no, he’s right. I was ridiculing him.

 

[phoenix-arizona]

Schools in the district area should combine funds to create a common area practice facility on neutral ground and save everyone some money on practice facilities.

 

[GMU79]

No no, he’s right. I was ridiculing him.

Glad I'm doing better!
Still just waiting for it to circle back to me, though.

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

Schools in the district area should combine funds to create a common area practice facility on neutral ground and save everyone some money on practice facilities.

We're not sharing with small potatoes high school sports.

 

[GMU79]

We're not sharing with small potatoes high school sports.

I do agree. Mason needs its own state of the art facility.

 

[mkaufman1]

The 30m facility is still happening. Target is 2026.

Yes, I too will believe it when I see it. But shovels should be in the ground this summer until I hear otherwise.

 

[DRK331]

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[2011WinOverVillanova]

This is what football could look like at GMU

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1. We would get squeezed by the Commanders, Ravens, Terrapins and to a much further extent but they still have a following in our region VA Tech for fan support, media coverage and money.

2. No guarantee the fans would come once the novelty of 1AA wore off. That's what we would start at. The basketball programs are starting to build up fan attendance and even they have a ways to go in terms of filling the building.

3. The locals defeated a cricket stadium/partnership thing which Gregory Washington botched. You don't think they would feel confident that they could defeat an 8500 seat stadium? (The 1AA Spiders football stadium holds 8400 so I used them as the comparable one). I'm very skeptical/pessimistic that Washington can execute ANY big on campus athletic project after the locals launched a William Wallace revolt.

Thank God at least the practice facility is somewhat progressing.

4. Football isn't the cash king or doesn't always work at every school. Old Dominion has had a choppy go of it.

5. Football would siphon away money from basketball. We're already kinda positioning ourselves/banking on operating in that same "space" the big east schools will be in once the House settlement clears and we can start paying players. We want all the resources we can get for them.

The 30m facility is still happening. Target is 2026.

Yes, I too will believe it when I see it. But shovels should be in the ground this summer until I hear otherwise.

30 million is a great level of commitment… I wonder if there’s some or any features that are comparable to that Liberty one. I know the Liberty one is a pro one but it would be cool if on some features we were comparable.

 

[bravesfan]

You can tell it's AI generated because there's no way the Mason cops would let people tailgate like that.

 

[phoenix-arizona]

It would take a solid 40-50 years to get a stadium that nice for GMU and to fill it up that much. When GMU eventually joins the ACC in 2070.