FB/BB Stadium Projects

[UL Ragin Cajun]

_ Nice field! I spoke with an ex cajun player about 1 month ago, (I don't remember his name), he has a notary office on Jefferson St in Lafayette. This player told me that a private donation (3 MILLION DOLLARS...WOW!) was given to the baseball program by another cajun player (I don't remember his name either...) who played in the 70's for the cajuns and in the pro's for a small amount of years. This donation was given in December... I wonder where this money could be applied? HMMMM? Sorry for the lack of details, but I believe him...he's got cajun baseball picks all over his office and pictures of him with pro's as well as autograph's from some pretty big names. I'm sure he would be happy to talk baseball all day... _

He will be donating 5mil and getting another 3mil to 5mil from some of his friends. There will be 3 different renovation proposals given to coach Robe....one for 5mil, one for 8mil and one for 10mil.

[Cajunbander]

Ok guys, I just can't keep it a secret any longer...

UL is building a BIO Dome over the swamp, it will be sponsored by SUBZERO, and will be the world's only cryogenic swamp. Grace's Arctic Curling Swamp, is set to open February 30th, 2009, and will feature live penguins and polar bears, and serve as UL's very own indoor curling arena. This will be the largest facility of it's kind, in the world. Ms. Grace has been retained to lead the training program in UL's newest sport, and has been granted extensive leeway in both the design and training aspects of the project. Please pay careful attention as she shares some technical terms and expert advice concerning the project:

I've been wondering this since this became a sport, but what the hell is curling, and how is it a sport?!?

No offense to anyone that plays.

[rhineaux]

_ I've been wondering this since this became a sport, but what the hell is curling, and how is it a sport?!?

No offense to anyone that plays. _

Man, haven't you ever been to a gym? All of those people holding those metal bars with the big round things at the ends, and then bending their elbows??? That's curling. Competitively, contestants are separated into groups, by body weight of course, and try to out lift their opponents. They must perform lifts with both arms, and the average of both lifts makes for their score. You should check it out at the Olympics.

http://www.usacurl.org

[DrumRoll]

_ Man, haven't you ever been to a gym? All of those people holding those metal bars with the big round things at the ends, and then bending their elbows??? That's curling. Competitively, contestants are separated into groups, by body weight of course, and try to out lift their opponents. They must perform lifts with both arms, and the average of both lifts makes for their score. You should check it out at the Olympics.

http://www.usacurl.org _

Here is a link to some expert curlers for the 2008 season...
http://www.easycurls.com/

And also, here is a video of a new curling technique, this may revolutionize the sport...

[Zeebart21]

Here is a link to some expert curlers for the 2008 season...
http://www.easycurls.com/

And also, here is a video of a new curling technique, this may revolutionize the sport...

you're killing me, Smalls!

[rhineaux]

_ you're killing me, Smalls! _

I love The Sandlot reference...One of my most favorite movies of all time. I never noticed how much cursing was in that movie until I worked for the YMCA and showed that movie to my afterschool group. After the 3rd or fourth GD-bomb or S-bomb, a few of which occured while parents were picking up their kids, I decided it was time to mix in some kickball.

[rhineaux]

_ I've been wondering this since this became a sport, but what the hell is curling, and how is it a sport?!?

No offense to anyone that plays. _

Also kinda funny is that you said that you've been wondering about it since it became a sport. According to a history of the sport, it was first documented in the 1500s. This begs the questions, are you older than dirt? and do you know him? :-)

[Zeebart21]

I love The Sandlot reference...One of my most favorite movies of all time. I never noticed how much cursing was in that movie until I worked for the YMCA and showed that movie to my afterschool group. After the 3rd or fourth GD-bomb or S-bomb, a few of which occured while parents were picking up their kids, I decided it was time to mix in some kickball.

Even with the cursing, it is a great movie.

Z

[Ewhite]

_ Even with the cursing, it is a great movie.

Z _

A double feature of Sandlot and The Origianl Bad News Bears, Tanner Boyle is my hero.

EW

[Zeebart21]

A double feature of Sandlot and The Origianl Bad News Bears, Tanner Boyle is my hero.

EW

BRAVO!!!

Z

[rhineaux]

_ He will be donating 5mil and getting another 3mil to 5mil from some of his friends. There will be 3 different renovation proposals given to coach Robe....one for 5mil, one for 8mil and one for 10mil. _

$5, $8, or $10 Million??? That's really a phenominal amount. Take a look at the pictures on the USM site and what they did to their baseball stadium for about $2.3 million, it really means that the sky is the limit for the possibilities. (Then again, maybe not since LSU is putting about $30 Million into the new Alex Box, granted it is an entirely new site). I think that ours will probably take a little more work than USM's as we'll need to improve the actual playing surface and the lighting and so forth, whereas they might not have needed those improvements. And, their old press box was merely an elevated metal structure, so maybe ours will take some extra work to either replace the current grandstand or add onto it, and either build the structure down the 1st/3rd baselines and replace the newer bleachers (I can't see them getting rid of those since they are so new, but you gotta do what you gotta do, can't not make an improvement just because another one was just made), OR build it so the grandstand will connect somehow with the bleachers. Either way, I can't wait to see it or at least see what it will look like.

I feel that we have one of the better stadiums in all of college baseball, from the outfield pine trees, to the short brick wall around the field, to the first rows of seats being on field level, to the cooking club, and so forth. Hopefully the new design will help to enhace all of those things and add to them as well.

[ulforlife]

I don't know if I like the idea of a turf baseball field. That to me is not baseball.