if we are going to renovate or even tear down DNF in a year or two - was the $$$ spent on the brick wall needed?
Discuss amongst yourselves.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
Speaking of new things on campus - the new brick wall at DNF...
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How much a brick job like that cost if it was in the 10's of thousands to do I say yeah glad it's a minor thing to spend on for the time being for whatever may come next for the long term
How much a brick job like that cost if it was in the 10's of thousands to do I say yeah glad it's a minor thing to spend on for the time being for whatever may come next for the long term
I assume the money spent on the brick isn't close to the amount that will be spent on the rebuild/renovation. The flooring in our guest bathroom was peeling. We're going to totally redo that bathroom within the year, but we went ahead and put down laminate squares for the time being. Minimal cost, looks okay, not the final solution, but gets us by for now.
Exactly.
Don't look too deep into this- we just have a lot of games on TV over the next couple of years, so they just threw some bricks behind home plate for the time being to make DNF look a little better for the camera. It's not part of any "final solution."
Considering they stopped putting down bricks at the dugouts and didn't go down the line pretty much backs this up- it's all for TV.
If there was some sort of brick ledge for a base there to start with, I bet that cost no more than $5K. The CMUs (concrete masonry units) scattered about tell me they probably used those to create a base. That's still probably less than $10K total.
Don't they usually have padding on the
wall in that area? If they cover the brick w/ a pad then yeah it's an epic dubmass move. If left exposed then let the bitchin begin if a catcher head butts it chasing a foul ball. Looks good though...
wall in that area? If they cover the brick w/ a pad then yeah it's an epic dubmass move. If left exposed then let the bitchin begin if a catcher head butts it chasing a foul ball. Looks good though...
Pretty sure it was covered by padding, hence his point. Why brick it if we are going to pad it?
After 5 years of building this program to mimic his personally, John Cohen's catchers no longer require padding.
you're probably looking at between $9,000 - $12,000 for that brick wall. not much in the grand scheme of things, quick make-up job that will look nice until we demo the place.
I think I have seen most of the discussion about DNF and it's renovation and/or rebuild. Has there ever truly been anything from Cohen or the AD that a rebuild is a possibility or is that message board talk? I can see a big renovation but a tear-down, rebuild, not so much, unless there is an approximately equal cost between the two.
Look, we've got a "shed" like the one the Bears had. I remember that covered grandstand, made those Feb games even colder when the sun couldn't help warm you. Check out the fence, looks like a little league field w/ all those sponsor signs on it. Some of them were "SEC W. Div. Champ" signs etc but too many colors there for just those kind
Think that I recall the ...
Right field signs, starting from the foul pole were one each for the SEC teams with the Championship signs starting more toward center and moving to left field. Thus the 'multi colors.'
Right field signs, starting from the foul pole were one each for the SEC teams with the Championship signs starting more toward center and moving to left field. Thus the 'multi colors.'
I can see it now
So if they do demolish the place....
Alumni,... buy a piece of the Dude!
Put it next to your Cowbell...
So if they do demolish the place....
Alumni,... buy a piece of the Dude!
Put it next to your Cowbell...
It is very widely known that Stricklin was against a tear down until sometime this past fall- in fact, he was quoted in a "This Is Our Show" interview saying that a tear down was not going to happen.
Soon after that, rumors began to circulate that some big money boosters had gotten in his ear about building the "Best stadium in college baseball." Then we had the Dudy Noble listening sessions, in which Stricklin said "Improve, renovate, update, start over, there's nothing off the table, so long as it's the best in the country"- again, this was very different from what he was saying a couple of months prior. The idea of starting over gained even more traction when the design/architecture team was announced, because you don't hire the best college baseball architecture team ever and hand cuff them with something second-rate and outdated.
Now there are supposed rough sketches of a potential new DNF going around to big money people confirming that we will in fact start over and build a new grandstand. At this point, it's pretty much assumed that the current grandstand is coming down.
I really can't wait to see what the architects come up with, because it's going to be awesome.
I've been told that as of today, there is still 2 proposals on the table -- one is a major renovation and the other is a total rebuild -- both at the current location. I've been told that the cost difference isn't dramatic -- and all architects are beating the drum that the stadium needs a full rebuild. I've been assured that Stricklin fully understands the weight of this decision -- and how it will probably be the single largest lasting symbol of his legacy at MSU.
Excellent. That's step 1 towards the LFL having a good shot of surviving in something like it's current form, no matter what other choices we make.
It is not going to be a tear down and rebuild.
I spoke to "him" about a week ago or so...."he" also reads this board......it is not going to be a total rebuild. Off the table all together. It was originally on the table but now is not.
there are now two options on what exactly is going to be completely rebuilt at the current stadium/location.
LFL isn't going anywhere, but will be "cleaned up"
I look personal look for bleachers completely gone.
I spoke to "him" about a week ago or so...."he" also reads this board......it is not going to be a total rebuild. Off the table all together. It was originally on the table but now is not.
there are now two options on what exactly is going to be completely rebuilt at the current stadium/location.
LFL isn't going anywhere, but will be "cleaned up"
I look personal look for bleachers completely gone.
Yeah Scott has definitely made up his mind. From the chat today. Doesn't read like a total rebuild is off the table.
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I'm not sure I follow what you are saying here. You said that a total rebuild is off the table -- then basically say otherwise in the second statement?
There are 2 options still on the table -- both at the current location. In one, the grandstand comes down. In the second, the grandstand stays in some capacity while the skyboxes/press box/foul lines are redone. The difference in price is pretty minimal -- and all architects involved are pushing for the removal of the current grandstand to the AD.
As for the bleachers statement -- that's a 100% foregone conclusion no matter what we do. We were going to do that even before we got serious about making Dudy Noble the best again. I've watched alot of college baseball -- and I've never done it from anywhere more uncomfortable than those bleachers.