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Topic: Ball State’snew IPF

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colobobcat66
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Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/6/2019 7:28:39 PM

I see that Ball State has announced that they are building a indoor practice facility, the last team to have one in the MAC . They’ve raised $12.7 million so far and will built it entirely with donations, something we couldn’t do for a less expensive facility. Makes you wonder why not.

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/6/2019 8:36:14 PM

I question your math. I believe ours ended up costing close to $13 million, and close to $12 million was donated. Plus, we got a track.

Last Edited: 5/6/2019 8:46:01 PM by SBH

colobobcat66
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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/6/2019 9:00:17 PM

SBH wrote:

I question your math. I believe ours ended up costing close to $13 million, and close to $12 million was donated. Plus, we got a track.

Well theirs will be $13.4 million per the article and they say it will be built entirely with donations. I’m not seeing any problem with my math, just yours my friend.

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/6/2019 9:17:39 PM

Fair enough, though ours cost 13M seven years ago.

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/6/2019 9:20:16 PM

All other factors aside, IMHO, from the pictures I've seen of their planned new facility, I like ours better.

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/6/2019 10:17:39 PM

With all the rising costs in Higher Ed, these sorts of building projects are going to be harder to get done for non-Power Conference schools. All of this super conference sports talk radio buzz isn't going to make this any easier.

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/7/2019 8:32:42 AM

Here's an interesting story.

https://campusrecmag.com/ohio-university-opens-new-recrea... /

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/7/2019 8:59:57 AM

Alan Swank wrote:

Here's an interesting story.

https://campusrecmag.com/ohio-university-opens-new-recrea... /

Usage shows the facility is more an ROTC facility than athletic. IMHO money very well spent.

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/7/2019 9:04:04 AM

Bcat2 wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Here's an interesting story.

https://campusrecmag.com/ohio-university-opens-new-recrea... /

Usage shows the facility is more an ROTC facility than athletic. IMHO money very well spent.

That ariicle is almost 4 years old so I wonder what the percentage breakdowns are today. The lady quoted in the aricle is still employed by campus rec so she might know.

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/7/2019 9:29:57 AM

Alan Swank wrote:

Bcat2 wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Here's an interesting story.

https://campusrecmag.com/ohio-university-opens-new-recrea... /

Usage shows the facility is more an ROTC facility than athletic. IMHO money very well spent.

That article is almost 4 years old so I wonder what the percentage breakdowns are today. The lady quoted in the article is still employed by campus rec so she might know.

Please, to be clear, I intend no sarcasm. I am very glad the facility is widely used.

"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men." JFK

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/7/2019 9:47:19 AM

I never knew that it has "daylight harvesting lighting systems."

While obviously a great way to limit man-made energy consumption, I just cannot hear the word "harvest" outside of say farming and not think of this episode of The Office:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmb1tqYqyII

Ohio-The State University

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/7/2019 11:33:34 AM

Alan Swank wrote:

Bcat2 wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Here's an interesting story.

https://campusrecmag.com/ohio-university-opens-new-recrea... /

Usage shows the facility is more an ROTC facility than athletic. IMHO money very well spent.

That ariicle is almost 4 years old so I wonder what the percentage breakdowns are today. The lady quoted in the aricle is still employed by campus rec so she might know.

Facility is ran by rec, if the numbers have went anywhere they have increased in the amount of time for non-ICA usage.

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/7/2019 12:26:52 PM

Interesting to see that less than 1/5 of the usage is for Athletics. It kind of makes me recall some of the discussions from from when it was being built regarding whether it should be built, how it should be paid for, who should run it, and whether it was appropriate for student fees to pay some of the operating costs.

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/7/2019 3:00:32 PM

Interesting item from the rec department website today:

The Walter Fieldhouse will be closed summer 2019 and reopen in the fall. However, the fieldhouse will be available for private reservation. Please call (740)-593-9926 for inquiries.

Budget cuts?

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/8/2019 4:50:37 PM

L.C. wrote:

It's possible the facility wouldn't be shared as much as it is unless somebody questioned what exactly the plans were for the facility.

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/8/2019 9:35:35 PM

Brian Smith wrote:

L.C. wrote:

It's possible the facility wouldn't be shared as much as it is unless somebody questioned what exactly the plans were for the facility.

It's possible. It's also possible that it didn't change things at all. The one thing that's clear is that they are trying to get the maximum usage out of it, which is a good thing. If it's there, it should be used.

“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/9/2019 6:43:27 AM

Brian Smith wrote:

It's possible the facility wouldn't be shared as much as it is unless somebody questioned what exactly the plans were for the facility.

The fact that the IPF would be available/used for other then athletics was one
of the things that was touted in the fundraising requests I got.

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RE: Ball State’snew IPF

Posted: 5/9/2019 6:54:17 AM

Brian Smith wrote:

L.C. wrote:

It's possible the facility wouldn't be shared as much as it is unless somebody questioned what exactly the plans were for the facility.

Was the plan from day 1

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