Construction Cam APC ( Athletic Performance Complex )

[Boomer]

The tunnel isn't going anywhere! They'll walk out of the APC and into the tunnel. Nothing will change with that.

The Cox building needs to be demolished ASAP!

---Well yea --I get that they will come down the tunnel but it is a sealed area and about 20 feet to walk now to the tunnel----when they come out of the APC it will be a much longer route and don't know if it will be fenced in!!!

[CajunAmos]

---Well yea --I get that they will come down the tunnel but it is a sealed area and about 20 feet to walk now to the tunnelwhen they come out of the APC it will be a much longer route and don't know if it will be fenced in!!!

The original plan was to have this as a plaza with limited parking spaces closer to the IPF if I'm remembering the drawings correctly.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Same here, the bricks would make it look and cost a lot more. But would definitely make it a better looking facility.

The same could be said about the facade on the end zone facility too.

IMO a facade with Hardie cement panels would improve it a lot and be within a reasonable cost.

[basinbear]

----As I look at the design 0f the new building and the location, I am wondering just where and how the players and band will enter! Again , hating to see a building just be done with, I wonder if part of the cox could be salvaged as say an athletic museum or welcoming center after a fix up!

the Athletic Museum will be a part of the phase II renovation and expansion of Cajun Field

[Zeebart21]

I will withhold judgment until they are finished. Touch-ups and landscaping can make things look dramatic. Oh, demolishing the cox building is enough for me to smoke a cigarette afterwards, IMO.

Don't be negative.

Lol

[Zeebart21]

I don't like all the grey siding. I would rather all red brick.

You're being negative.

[Zeebart21]

Same here, the bricks would make it look and cost a lot more. But would definitely make it a better looking facility.

The same could be said about the facade on the end zone facility too.

You're being negative.

[CajunRebel]

I think money had a lot to do with the looks of the APC building. After looking at the what they put out a couple of years back, mainly the interior, I think some will be disappointed. They have not pulled the video for the athletic site showing the interior which in my opinion looked first class. That is why I am trying to get inside to take pictures to compare. The showcase was the entrance with the trophy cases the spiral stair case, ceiling height, coaches office, weight room and team theater. When I mention some of these comments to anyone, most say, "it's better than what we got now". IMO the exterior is plain and a no show. They say when you sell your house be sure the entrance is appealing. Land scape and paint. What I see here is lacking.

It's a facility built for a water hose boy. Lets face it, we don't have the money to build a palace like the P5 boys have. But this is 10x better than what we had and will be better than what most G5 schools have. Rome wasn't built in a day.

I know everyone crapped on me for complaining about spending money on the end zone expansion, but this is why. An extra $8,000,000 would have gone a long way toward making that APC a truly first class facility.

[Boomer]

It's a facility built for a water hose boy. Lets face it, we don't have the money to build a palace like the P5 boys have. But this is 10x better than what we had and will be better than what most G5 schools have. Rome wasn't built in a day.

I know everyone crapped on me for complaining about spending money on the end zone expansion, but this is why. An extra $8,000,000 would have gone a long way toward making that APC a truly first class facility.

----Saw the first inside photos of the APC today and they look great ----It is gonna be very nice---oh saw them in the AD's newsletter----Can't the outside be bricked up a bit to get a better look???

[Zeebart21]

Saw the first inside photos of the APC today and they look great

It is gonna be very nice---oh saw them in the AD's newsletter

Can't the outside be bricked up a bit to get a better look???

Is it in the budget?

[HoustonCajun]

It's a facility built for a water hose boy. Lets face it, we don't have the money to build a palace like the P5 boys have. But this is 10x better than what we had and will be better than what most G5 schools have. Rome wasn't built in a day.

I know everyone crapped on me for complaining about spending money on the end zone expansion, but this is why. An extra $8,000,000 would have gone a long way toward making that APC a truly first class facility.

I don't know what the interior will be like, but the exterior seems to be a blend of the IPF and the End Zone expansion so it all fits together. Presumably, the completed stadium will fit that look too. We haven't seen the completion of the entrance yet, which will make a huge difference in the final appearance. And sitting next to the current athletic building doesn't help. When that is torn down and an athletic quadrangle is built, this will have a totally different look.

[Turbine]

For a rather large percentage, Cajun Dome Blvd. will provide the first viewing angle of The Louisiana A.P.C.