facilities arms race topic

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by Taques, Jul 12, 2022.

  1. 1

    1 A real fan. GBR!
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    Not to purposely one up, but...ever heard of Warren Buffett?
     
  2. WC

    WC Bad Company, ‘til the day I die.
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    no
     
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    1 A real fan. GBR!
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    He owns a candy company
     
  4. Boo MFer!

    Boo MFer! No longer a cog in some powerhouse machine
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    You’re thinking of Willie Wonka.
     
  5. repoocs

    repoocs Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
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    The margarita guy?
     
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    1 A real fan. GBR!
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    He's fictional

    No, that's Jose Cuervo
     
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  7. WC

    WC Bad Company, ‘til the day I die.
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    He’s a drink mogul, I’m sure he’s got lots of hobbies
     
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  8. Pokes

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    New turf looks good so far. Wish they’d have changed the design up a bit though
    [​IMG]
     
  9. 42yard

    42yard don't you wanna scram
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    who wouldn't want to play in the natural settings of the big 12

    bsfs.jpg
     
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  10. Pokes

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    Nothing like a crisp fall morning in the shadows of the Manhattan range
     
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  11. junior5

    junior5 @TrustyPatches’ granddaddy

    A&M spending all that cash and their campus is still a piece of shit
     
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  12. Taques

    Taques sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit
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  13. Boo MFer!

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    :pffft:
     
  14. Thoros of Beer

    Thoros of Beer Academy Award-Winning Actor, Tim Allen
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    Looks too big imo
     
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  15. texasraider

    texasraider thanks
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    I can feel the humidity from here
     
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  16. 20/20/20/20

    20/20/20/20 running thru the house with a pickle in my mouth
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    Looks nice to me.
     
  17. WC

    WC Bad Company, ‘til the day I die.
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    I do at least appreciate them populating the stands as if Miami was playing
     
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  18. NineteenNine

    NineteenNine Divers are, in fact, wankers. It's science.
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    lol wut?
     
  19. $P1

    $P1 Ball State #1
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    Looks like a lot of other things to do around there
     
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  20. CF3234

    CF3234 Fan of: Bandwagons
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    It does. It’s never gonna happen though.
     
  21. southlick

    southlick "Better Than You"
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  22. IowaHuskerFan3

    IowaHuskerFan3 I hardly husk.
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    35-40k capacity? That’s BIG
     
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  23. Jimmy the Saint

    Jimmy the Saint The future is a benevolent black hole
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    I'm sure they can find some high schools to approximate the current Ryan Field experience.
     
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  24. honestlee

    honestlee Well-Known Member

    That looks awesome
     
  25. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    You need a mega booster like Bret Favre to make something like this happen
     
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  26. VaxRule

    VaxRule Mmm ... Coconuts
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    Ooooo … a conference room!
     
  27. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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    Sir, it’s an epicenter.
     
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  28. infected donkey

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    Jackson State already had this under Deion. Bama just following on a D2 schools coattails.
     
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  29. Red Rover

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    ND has had a dedicated NIL center ever since NIL became a thing
     
  30. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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  31. DrTomOsbourne

    DrTomOsbourne Fully Husked
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    Didn't see this posted



    :fratzy:
     
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  32. i am a bammer

    i am a bammer Ben Eblen>Jamychal Green
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    Do collegiate golf teams take turns hitting the same ball?
     
  33. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    Captains choice, shotgun start, one free mulligan but you have to buy string after that.

    Join our SEC Calcutta next year
     
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  34. Tommy Callahan

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    Hell Alabama is building its own course at the tune of 38 million. I know this is just an addition to an already badass course for Vandy so not the same comparison
     
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  35. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    How far from campus?
     
  36. Tommy Callahan

    Tommy Callahan Well-Known Member
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    1 mile from the softball field?
     
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  37. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    I am jealous of Clemson having their own on campus. Ours is a 30 minute drive
     
  38. sc_chant

    sc_chant Be A Dog
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    Clemson's course is nice and fun, but also a bitch to walk
     
  39. steamengine

    steamengine I don’t want to press one for English!
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    I can’t imagine how it must feel to not already have a Tom Doak course on campus.
     
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  40. Fran Tarkenton

    Fran Tarkenton Hilton Honors VIP
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    Wake Forest's golf practice facility is on campus and very nice

    Old Town Club is adjacent to campus. Good setup.
     
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  41. NineteenNine

    NineteenNine Divers are, in fact, wankers. It's science.
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    Only the poors can relate.
     
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  42. Pokes

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    Exciting stuff, but sounds like none of it is funded yet. Anybody want to pool up some money for TMB.com stadium?
     
  43. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    T Boone Pickens, you on here?
     
  44. Pokes

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    Just a fraction of Charlie Kelly’s cam girl spend would probably cover half of it
     
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  45. Taques

    Taques sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit
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    tech, ksu, osu, and isu really stepping up athletics investments in the wake of realignment
     
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  46. Where Eagles Dare

    Where Eagles Dare The Specialist Show On Earth
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    His embezzlement restitution will cover half of it
     
  47. theregionsitter

    theregionsitter Well-Known Member
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    Does it include a studio for OAN?
     
  48. NineteenNine

    NineteenNine Divers are, in fact, wankers. It's science.
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    Are they going to turn the football field 90*?