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[BSLMikeLowe]

So if they can get this done according to the timeline, a recruit for the 2015 class will be able to enjoy the finished product for his 4th (and perhaps 5th) year at MD. That could have immediate dividends before the shovels hit the dirt. I hope they end up with something just like, or very close to, the renderings, because based on them it looks absolutely badass.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Totally agree... this should be a real game-changer. I'm so excited... and believe that we need a new, dynamic head coach to put the finishing touch on this remarkable endeavor.

These things don't just come in handy when recruiting players. Coaches that may not have had much interest in UM might suddenly want to listen. Not only does it make their job of recruiting and training players easier, but it shows them that the university and administration is serious about wanting to give them the resources to succeed.

And with the medicine/performance/entrepreneurial component, it will have the same impact on recruiting the best students and faculty. A lot of people decry this sort of money being spent on lavish buildings....not just for college sports, but universities as a whole. And they make some fair points as to why it ideally shouldn't be that way. But in the end, it is what it is, and you can either join the race or watch everyone else blow by you.

[DJ MC]

I still think they should disassemble Cole and rebuild it in a place that needs a real arena. Like Baltimore.

[Greg Pappas]

These things don't just come in handy when recruiting players. Coaches that may not have had much interest in UM might suddenly want to listen. Not only does it make their job of recruiting and training players easier, but it shows them that the university and administration is serious about wanting to give them the resources to succeed.

And with the medicine/performance/entrepreneurial component, it will have the same impact on recruiting the best students and faculty. A lot of people decry this sort of money being spent on lavish buildings....not just for college sports, but universities as a whole. And they make some fair points as to why it ideally shouldn't be that way. But in the end, it is what it is, and you can either join the race or watch everyone else blow by you.

As usual, I agree across the board. 

[BSLChrisStoner]

Testudo Times: Maryland spent 2.3 times more on their football facility than Oregon did

http://www.testudoti...ity-than-oregon

[BSLChrisStoner]

Testudo Times: How Maryland's indoor facility could take the football program to the next level

http://www.testudoti...ng-under-armour

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Diamondback: Cole Field House renovations could bring sports medicine center

http://www.diamondba...73b21ce4f6.html

[BSLZackKiesel]

Testudo Times: Maryland approves $155 million indoor facility project

http://www.testudoti...ole-field-house

 

The Maryland Board of Regents formally approved the $155 million dollar plan to renovate Cole Field House, turning the former home of Maryland's basketball teams into a new indoor football facility and sports medicine research center. The school formally submitted the plans back on November 17th. After a hearing today, the project was given the full approval of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents.

[Greg Pappas]

Testudo Times: Maryland approves $155 million indoor facility project

http://www.testudoti...ole-field-house

Expected, but great to read regardless!

[BSLMikeLowe]

Wall Street Journal (via Testudo Times): Study estimates Maryland football program worth $105 million

 

To compile the numbers, [the study] analyzed each program’s revenues and expenses and made cash-flow adjustments, risk assessments and growth projections for each school. The resulting figures represent what the teams might fetch if they could be bought and sold on the open market like professional teams.

 

MD was #56 overall in FBS, #13 in Big Ten in intrinsic valuation. Perhaps coincidentally, they also were #56 in FBS in revenues generated at $35.5 million. Ohio State was #1 in the country in valuation ($1.1 Billion) and Texas was #1 in revenues ($129 million).

[BSLZackKiesel]

ESPN: Maryland Terrapins hope facilities upgrades help recruiting

http://espn.go.com/b...es-help-recruit

 

Solid article from Tom VanHaaren here.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Shared via Testudo Times....gotta say, that photo is kind of tough to look at, as someone who cheered for a lot of teams that played in that building.

 

[DJ MC]

Shared via Testudo Times....gotta say, that photo is kind of tough to look at, as someone who cheered for a lot of teams that played in that building.

 

 

At least it's indoors and not showing the roof half-torn down

[BSLChrisStoner]

IMS: New Renderings
http://maryland.247s...m_content=Image

[BSLMikeLowe]

Holy shit....that shell-shaped tunnel entrance to the field.

[DJ MC]

IMS: New Renderings
http://maryland.247s...m_content=Image

 

That last photo makes me want to cry.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Washington Post: Maryland releases new plans, photos for Cole Field House project

[You Play to Win the Game]

Washington Post: Maryland releases new plans, photos for Cole Field House project

Pretty badass.

[BSLZackKiesel]

 

Coming together really well. That glass will also serve as a video board, and when the team runs underneath Fieldhouse Drive and into the stadium, there will be video and graphics shown on the back of Cole there.

 

Sounds like everything is on time, and the team will be able to start practicing inside once summer practice starts this year.

[BSLZackKiesel]

 

It's so beautiful.