TIGUE UPDATE?

[no1cajunfan]

Could be, but the actual amount of the project once Dr Savoie approved the brick façade is supposedly around $17 million. We were all told this during the presentation at the Diamond Club announcement. So even if you buy that explanation, $7 million is not 70% of the total cost of the project.

ok now im totally confused....Scott Farmer said and everything else i heard and read said the reno to the Tigue was set firm at 10mil. Maybe a tad bit higher now your saying this reno is around 17 mil????

[cajun_lannister]

ok now im totally confused....Scott Farmer said and everything else i heard and read said the reno to the Tigue was set firm at 10mil. Maybe a tad bit higher now your saying this reno is around 17 mil????

Was always 16-18 mill that's what the UL board approved

[no1cajunfan]

Was always 16-18 mill that's what the UL board approved

"The budget for the baseball project will not exceed $10 million, Farmer said."

This was published in the advocate by Luke Johnson April 2015

[Rougarou]

People keep saying that. Though the explanations are hazy on the alternative funding methods. What are they? Do we have 10 mill (or whatever) stashed away? Do we have the ability to borrow that much? Where do we think it will come from? We not including me because I clearly have no idea.

Discover card brah

[CajunEXPRESS]

"The budget for the baseball project will not exceed $10 million, Farmer said."

This was published in the advocate by Luke Johnson April 2015

That's over a year ago. You need to believe Robe at diamond club this year.

[CajunAmos]

What I remember was Robe saying they were taking the $1M originally planned for locker room renovations and adding that to the $10M for the stadium allowing them to add some finishing touches. The new locker room would be a separate project down the road a little.

Then again, my wife says I don't hear her all the time so I got that going for me.

[anhil8tor]

Don't be confused, they only have 3 million.

I believe the 5 mill was $1 mill a year for 5 years.

[CharlieK]

Discover card brah

Can we use the points to build the Cajun field upper deck?

[Dad04]

He will get his stadium. As it was proposed. Seems like most everyone is in agreement in that point....the issue is how it will be funded, and how SF has handled the whole thing.

This project, and Robe and the baseball program, has far too high a profile for it not to go through.

The program has national profile. Fumbling on the one yard line would be a YUUUUUGE setback.

[CajunT]

"The budget for the baseball project will not exceed $10 million, Farmer said."

This was published in the advocate by Luke Johnson April 2015

There were three sets of plans drawn up with Dr. Savoie's approval, one with everything Coach Robichaux wanted which would cost $21 million, the first set without the brick façade and a few other amenities for $10 million and another with the brick façade around the entire grandstand and bleachers for $17 million. All three were revealed at the fall Diamond Club announcements long after April. Not sure were you've been during that time, but Dr. Savoie approved the $17 million plans or at least that is what I understood because the $10 million did not include the brick façade. If I'm wrong someone can correct me.

[LaCajunsFan]

There were three sets of plans drawn up with Dr. Savoie's approval, one with everything Coach Robichaux wanted which would cost $21 million, the first set without the brick façade and a few other amenities for $10 million and another with the brick façade around the entire grandstand and bleachers for $17 million. All three were revealed at the fall Diamond Club announcements long after April. Not sure were you've been during that time, but Dr. Savoie approved the $17 million plans or at least that is what I understood because the $10 million did not include the brick façade. If I'm wrong someone can correct me.

Man....would it really cost $7 million 'just' to have a brick facade? That blows me away. Also, I hope the final product will allow for the $4 million that Ribe is not getting.
Which brings me to what really blows: are they NEVER going to end the 'silent' phase, and reach out to us regular folks?

[jaxmc1023]

There were three sets of plans drawn up with Dr. Savoie's approval, one with everything Coach Robichaux wanted which would cost $21 million, the first set without the brick façade and a few other amenities for $10 million and another with the brick façade around the entire grandstand and bleachers for $17 million. All three were revealed at the fall Diamond Club announcements long after April. Not sure were you've been during that time, but Dr. Savoie approved the $17 million plans or at least that is what I understood because the $10 million did not include the brick façade. If I'm wrong someone can correct me.

Are these plans available for public viewing? It baffles me that the University keeps this stuff close top secret. You have to go to the diamond club 8:30 meeting with an armband from artwalk to get in

Put the most impressive and ambitious set of plans in the newspaper, and tell fans and students that "this is what you can have if you forknow over some dough"