Okay, so what was your point when you said "There are better ways to spend a half billion dollars."?
Big money - Ryan family new gift
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I meant literally that there are better ways to spend a half billion dollars. Is that ok with you for me to have that opinion?
Looking at the release, RF will never get done:
I'm sure the neighbors will let this sail right through.........😁
The multi-year construction process will provide an economic boost for the City of Evanston through job creation and increased revenue. Northwestern is committed to transparency and collaboration with Evanston neighbors throughout the construction process. The University will conduct listening sessions with community members before releasing design concepts and more specific plans.
I'm sure the neighbors will let this sail right through.........😁
A urinal is not enough for Smithee - I'd go with a full-blown sit down potty with adjacent bidet.
I was thinking more like the troughs they have at Wrigley.
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Of course. But what's even the point of saying that? I don't think you'll find a single soul on here that would argue against the ideal that there are better things to spend $500 million on than college athletics. Of course, there is. That's not reality though. People spend money on things that really don't matter in the grand scheme of things all the time. We're in the midst of a bunch of billionaire a-holes engaging in a race to space. Talk about a waste of money.
It would be like if my wife said "I just won a free trip to Paris through work!" and I said "I don't know, it sure is going to take a long time to get there". Well, no sh*t, but does that mean you don't go?
At Michigan stadium, the trough is on the ground, or it was when I was there circa 2004. It was wildly efficient…always room for more to squeeze in.
By those standards, nobody should post anything on here as 99% of the comments on this forum are meaningless. Except for yours, of course. I'm sure every post you've ever made is as logically sound as if Socrates himself crafted it.
Or, The Patrick and Shirley Ryan Northwestern University (tPASRNU). That's where this naming thing is going, you know.
The descendants of Mr. Northwestern will be PISSED if this happens.
Good God, look who is jumping to conclusions now.
It is what it is man. Just found it odd that exciting news like this comes down, and a negative comment like yours, which implies it’s not worth it, was out there.
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It's becoming clear, they hired a stand-in DC to reduce attendance so they can build half the stadium at a time, thereby not needing to move the venue during construction.
Instead of expensive boxes for wealthy alums, the uppermost decks will be student dorms, where students can roll out of bed, crack a beer (I mean a book) and to cheer the Cats to victory.
Instead of expensive boxes for wealthy alums, the uppermost decks will be student dorms, where students can roll out of bed, crack a beer (I mean a book) and to cheer the Cats to victory.
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This reminds me of the urinals in the new(ish) music building, where each urinal has a little tag on it, "Do not drink water from the urinals." Football fans may be strange, but concert goers?
I am very excited about this! Hopefully it will be completed by 2026, to mark the 100 year anniversary of the original stadium opening.
Driving three hours to go to a game (as I do) will be more enjoyable when the facilities are nice.
Driving three hours to go to a game (as I do) will be more enjoyable when the facilities are nice.
The Allen Smithee Memorial Urinal will have a sign that says please do not eat the white mint
Here it is, it came to my mailbox instead:
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Also reading the “We Will” letter. Is this going to be a multi purpose arena. Referring to the final sentence of it being an economic engine for Evanston.
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From our AD:
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I didn't read it that way, I was thinking more like how they will be spending a sh1t-ton of money in Evanston during construction, and, of course, 35-45k people x 6 or 7 Saturdays a year spend money in the town. That doesn't count the parking tickets and towing fees that Evanston collects.
As long as you include me for an Alan Smithee share.
From my perspective, I don't give a damn if this is just a vanity project for the Ryan's. Ryan Field needs a facelift pronto!
LFG!
LFG!
Most of that $480 million is going to Feinberg, the economics department and KGSM.
Ryan is smart enough to know that cultivating sports will recruit more alumni support. There is a reason why Arnold Weber went out and hired Gary Barnett 25 years ago. It’s the same reason why Ryan has given to sports at NU.
Been driving 300 miles each way for home games for 20-some years, (No Chores isn't even past Toledo in 3 hours.) Never once have I thought "this would be a lot more enjoyable if they had better restrooms in the football stadium." Though I am getting psyched about the Alan Smithee troughs.
You're gonna enjoy that 300 miles so much more knowing you can pee in luxury when you get there.
They will ensure lower cleaning costs if they place my photo in there for guys to aim at.
As a fan/alum I'm all for this; however, with all of the changes with NCAA and "amateur" sports and the health risks surrounding the game of football, will college football even exist in 20-25 years? Oh well, not my hundreds of millions of dollars...
Wait.... what does that mean? I was sick the day they taught english in kindergarten, so somebody help me out. Or is that klingon for "it is a good day to die?"
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Keeping dancing while the music is playing.
Have to keep investing in the program as long as it exists. We'll have best in class facilities across the board once the stadium project is done.
Also worth noting the timing is critical. Somebody like Pat Ryan has probably made 1-2 billion dollars (at least) in the last year on the Fed pumping equity markets up to these levels.
That's probably a major part of this story that's been left unsaid. He's probably using this donation to lock in investment gains and as a way of estate planning.
One major reason for all the spending around campus the past 10 years has been that our major donor cohort has reached the age of 70s-80s and has to get all of this done while they're around to direct their money and at least enjoy it. We're fortunate to have so many donors with the ability to give and want to leave these kinds of legacy projects in place.
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