New Turf on Cajun Field

[Just1More]

And... this forum is for speculation, conjecture and inuendo. Remember, the rumor starts here! Let me see... why would our athletic department not announce the rock solid plans for so many tremendous developments? Maybe they haven't reached "rock solid" yet.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with someone sharing a little insider crystal balling on here. Again, on "here". Oh, but why wouldn't we announce it to the world thru our local media channels so that we can market and energize our following with these fantastic plans? Even if they were moving along well... a planned schedule gets mentioned... a little time passes... no action... here come the professional keyboard critics... all negatives... no positives.

"Yes, it's nice... but I found the colors a tad wounded and the sentitive spot on my underworked, flattened-out middle-aged blubber-butt wasn't real comfortable when it landed on the unpadded crapper lid. Did I mention it was noisy too... "

...would you like a little cheese with that whine sir?

I'm fired up that someone threw out some pretty cool projects that are in a variety of funding and developmental formations. I equally enjoy reading the "profound sincereness of the absolutely guaranteed possibilities" coupled with the "desperate demand of instantaneous validiation of these shadowy enigmas". It's a blast.

[DrumRoll]

Change is a comin...

[rhineaux]

_ Why hasn't anyone publicized this? Because, very simply, it's all conjecture right now. There has been talk of doing all of what drumroll said, but until they get all the money in place, it's just a pipe dream. It will all happen eventually, but no way for 2009.

You could, however, be hearing a major announcement soon concerning something else. But it won't happen til all the i's are dotted and t's are crossed.

No one in their right mind would announce something large like this without having all the answers for the questions that are bound to come. _

I don't guess that you'd be willing to elaborate, huh BOP?

This makes a lot more sense. Its not like I didn't believe some of the stuff that drumroll was saying, but I figured that it hadn't been announced because it wasn't set in stone yet.

I do think that it would be a good thing to announce when the start of the Athletic Foundation is announced. That list of wants is a nice set of preliminary goals to sell to people to let them know what the purpose of the AF is. i.e., have these things listed on the AF's website WITH PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS (words do nothing, picture is worth a 1000 words, etc.), or have them listed in a pamphlet WITH PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS, that's handed out to people at games and so forth, when they are trying to amp up membership.

I think that having some of these drawings would help with garnering support from those alumni outside of Lafayette, who don't get to make it back all that much, especially are successful former players. Especially if there was a well done before and after image, drawn by a great computer program, to really show how great some of these things could look.

[DrumRoll]

Why hasn't anyone publicized this? Because, very simply, it's all conjecture right now. There has been talk of doing all of what drumroll said, but until they get all the money in place, it's just a pipe dream. It will all happen eventually, but no way for 2009.

PIPE DREAM AND CONJECTURE SCHEDULE

Weight room overhaul UNDERWAY

Old hotel 4th floor renovation UNDERWAY

Stadium seating refresh and paint SUMMER 2008

Terraced patio seating 2009

Pressbox structure - luxury skyboxes DEMOLITION WILL BEGIN AT THE END OF 2008 SEASON

_t_l_t_c _e_r _o_t_a_t Under negotiation, aikdasaedndni in the lead.

[rhineaux]

_ PIPE DREAM AND CONJECTURE SCHEDULE

Weight room overhaul UNDERWAY

Old hotel 4th floor renovation UNDERWAY

Stadium seating refresh and paint SUMMER 2008

Terraced patio seating 2009

Pressbox structure - luxury skyboxes DEMOLITION WILL BEGIN AT THE END OF 2008 SEASON

_t_l_t_c _e_r _o_t_a_t Under negotiation, aikdasaedndni in the lead. _

What is this old hotel that you speak of? And what is it being renovated for?

[cypremort]

My bet he is referring to the Conference Center on Rex Street (former Agnes Edwards Dorm). CACS/Computer Science moved out of the 4th floor earlier this year into their new building. The university has been renovating the floor to turn into additional student housing (like the 2nd and 3rd floors).

[ulforlife]

_ PIPE DREAM AND CONJECTURE SCHEDULE

Weight room overhaul UNDERWAY

Old hotel 4th floor renovation UNDERWAY

Stadium seating refresh and paint SUMMER 2008

Terraced patio seating 2009

Pressbox structure - luxury skyboxes DEMOLITION WILL BEGIN AT THE END OF 2008 SEASON

_t_l_t_c _e_r _o_t_a_t Under negotiation, aikdasaedndni in the lead. _

Nike and Adidas in the lead? Nice. But what about the Field Turf? Didn't you say this would begin soon?

[CajunProud]

Sometimes, I like my broccoli with cheese, and sometimes, I like it without cheese.

[CajunProud]

Oh, I forgot, I have a secret, but I can't tell any of you what it is. Trust me when I say that it could quite possibly be sweet, although I am not sure and do not want to speculate.

[DrumRoll]

But what about the Field Turf? Didn't you say this would begin soon? _

They want to have it completed for Spring Practice, but since that is scheduled early this year, mid-summer may be more realistic.

[ulforlife]

_ They want to have it completed for Spring Practice, but since that is scheduled early this year, mid-summer may be more realistic. _

Thanks for the response, I look forward to seeing this put into place.

[ulforlife]

_ They want to have it completed for Spring Practice, but since that is scheduled early this year, mid-summer may be more realistic. _

P.S. can you make sure there is no flaming pepper on this field? oh and you can leave out the lafayette too. oh and light and dark shades on green every 5 yards would look wonderful. but first and foremost, NO PEPPER. thanks