acf domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/elkabong/dev.ndnation.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131So you think it’s fine ND publicly blows off its basketball programs like this? How’s that going to play next time we need a coach?
]]>Two problems here:
The vast majority of that $26.6m was spent on non-basketball priorities (e.g. the ticket office, the Varsity shop, & the fat-cat club). So to say “the same sport just got $26.4m” isn’t correct. They got very little of it, while non-sport efforts got “rolled in”.
If reasonable donors don’t believe practice facilities are important, how is it that football, golf, fencing and crew all have managed to secure donations for practice facilities, especially given just about all those sports received expensive upgrades to their game facilities in the last 10 years?
]]>I think reasonable donors could conclude that a practice facility is less important than upgrading the actual game facility. As bad and embarrassing as the basketball practice facility is, the old hockey game space in the JACC brought more embarrassment to the hockey program.
I also think that reasonable people would be less interested in upgrading a practice facility just a few years after a somewhat expensive upgrade to the game facility for the same sport (the Purcell Pavilion renovation in 2009 was approximately $24.6M).
Hey, I’d love the basketball team to get a new practice facility too. But I wouldn’t classify the fact that they haven’t as a “you gotta be kidding me” moment.
]]>Cracking me up, Jerrod.
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]]>I’m very happy to see the plans for the expanded football stadium but I agree with you that the basketball commitment ALSO needs to happen.
In my opinion, it needs to happen to help the football program. How many elite universities truly have consistent football/basketball success at the highest levels. We’re joining the ACC now, if we’re competitive in hoops here we can reign in a great era of ND sports.
Don’t get me wrong, ND football is, will always be and should always be the #1 priority. The work Coach Kelly is doing is primarily all that really matters in maintaining an elite football program. But having hoops at a high level helps with recruiting, funds, branding and overall morale boosting for the University.
We have a great opportunity now to recruit football players in ACC territory, we have to represent with a highly competitive basketball program and there is no reason why the University can’t provide the proper resources.
-FightingSon
]]>If you want to see a replay, they sell hand-held televisions that you can use to watch all the replays you want.
You get your replays, I don’t have to put up with a giant television screen blaring ads and kiss cams and “make some noise” bullshit.
]]>Why do some traditionalist say the replay screen is to force senses unto us and, if we need that, we shouldn’t be attending games? How about getting a jumbotron so I can, what do they call it, oh yeah, see a replay!!!! Is that really asking too much? Is that really breaking with tradition to make it offensive? I’m quite OK if it won’t blast music and wild images but I sure would like a jumbotron to get better stats, other scores and, oh yeah, see a replay!
]]>I really feel sorry for you if you need a blaring scoreboard to help you enjoy a game in ND Stadium.
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