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Re: Clemson's new FB faciilty obscene waste of $ (article)
Dec 29, 2015, 4:45 PM
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> Saw an opinion article in a local paper from the
> Washington Post about Clemson's new football
> facility being an obscene waste of money. Also
> included is the link to the original story about
> college athletics spending that appeared in the WP.
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> I think all of this money involved in college
> football is a bubble that is soon to burst. With ESPN
> losing $$ and subscribers hand over fist (cable and
> satellite companies as well), the revenue pie from
> contracts is bound to get smaller.
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> https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/for-col
> lege-athletic-departments-building-the-best-is-never-e
> nding-task/2015/12/21/e8384dd4-a558-11e5-9c4e-be37f668
> 48bb_story.html
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> http://www.heraldonline.com/opinion/article51808485.ht
> ml#wgt=trending
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CU Guru [1270]
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The planners were addressing a few mini-golf issues!
Dec 29, 2015, 5:33 PM
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1. Windmill motor size with variable speeds.
2. Cement pond filtration systems for the flowing water.
A. Bridge structure for walkways over the flowing water.
3. Number system for the Orange and Purple golf balls to be used.
4. Customized NIKE Golf Clubs with Tiger paw and Nike logos.
NOTE: That's just a few of the things that have to be addressed before breaking Ground, I am sure a few change orders will creep up during the actual Construction.
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110%er [6238]
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CU Medallion [54011]
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Not sure if he regrets the post so much as Clemson's success this year.
Dec 29, 2015, 5:24 PM
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I guess if you can't find a reason to hate on Clemson's head coach then you just show your jealousy by saying they are spending too much money.
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Rock Defender [54]
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Football generates revenue. Good football generates more
Dec 29, 2015, 4:56 PM
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revenue. Championship football generates even more revenue.
It also leads to more high schoolers applying which allows the university to admit more students without lowering academic standards.
These may be the worst two articles I've ever read.
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Oculus Spirit [97750]
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What was the WEZ built for then?
Dec 29, 2015, 5:40 PM
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Good luck getting $55 million in new revenue from that facility. Assuming you can use that facility to bring in the #1 recruiting class each year for the next 10 years, and say we win 5 national championships, you will still not see a $55 million increase in revenue jacking up the prices of the already expensive seats. This is SC you know.
Now if you sink that into additional seats and season tickets, and you can make that money back in 10 years easily. And let's not forget about parking spaces. You can make a mint building premium parking spaces for those wealthy enough to afford them.
I think it's a waste, but for a different reason. Financially, we could invest smarter IMO.
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Rock Defender [54]
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If you fall behind it goes away. The FOC won't be the last
Dec 29, 2015, 6:51 PM
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major expenditure by this football program. I would expect to see more upgrades in DV on the near horizon.
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Orange Blooded [2929]
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Seems some are butthurt
Dec 29, 2015, 4:58 PM
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over being permanently passed on recruiting. Another whiney a$$ed post from you. Fock off !
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CU Guru [1335]
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Re: Seems some are butthurt
Dec 29, 2015, 5:04 PM
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The Rules committee is meeting on FGF to determine if what we are doing is a violation ,.,
Its pure comedy to think some of them went to school .,
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Re: Clemson's new FB faciilty obscene waste of $ (article)
Dec 29, 2015, 5:02 PM
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The real obscene waste of money is that $63 million on a re-hash of Littlejohn for one of the most pitiful basketball teams in all of the land. Now, that's the real shame.
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DIAF***
Dec 29, 2015, 5:46 PM
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They hate us cuz they ain't us***
Dec 29, 2015, 5:03 PM
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Re: They hate us cuz they ain't us***
Dec 29, 2015, 6:05 PM
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Yep, a Boston College grad and a VT guy that have seen their team lose to Clemson one too many times I guess. I wonder what their thoughts would be if their football team had that type of support.
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Irony or Hypocrisy?
Dec 29, 2015, 5:04 PM
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That a newspaper in WASHINGTON, DC has the stones to write an article on a university spending money, when they could dedicate 24/7/365 to writing about the idiotic spending of the President & Congress putting our nation trillions of dollars in debt at this time.
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Re: Clemson's new FB faciilty obscene waste of $ (article)
Dec 29, 2015, 5:09 PM
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Tell em coot
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Orange Blooded [2429]
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Re: Clemson's new FB faciilty obscene waste of $ (article)
Dec 29, 2015, 5:12 PM
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This BS coming from a paper from a place that wastes more money than any place else on earth.
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Orange Blooded [3439]
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Re: Clemson's new FB faciilty obscene waste of $ (article)
Dec 29, 2015, 7:31 PM
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That's for ###* certain.
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Orange Blooded [2783]
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When you are out front, you become a target
Dec 29, 2015, 5:17 PM
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for every BS, butthurt pseudo-writer who wants to blog their way into infamy. I'm not going to succumb to the click-bait and give them any revenue. We have donors who want to pay for the facilities, which will bring in better recruits, which will increase our draw/TV money, which will improve our recognition, which will help the university and city both academically and financially.
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Re: When you are out front, you become a target
Dec 29, 2015, 5:22 PM
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Yep. U r right on. Can't climb to the top without crap on your boots. Everyone is slinging it.
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My problem is, they didn't say anything about the programs that started it
Dec 29, 2015, 5:50 PM
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Somehow, Clemson ends up singled out on this when it's basically somehjbg that's now required to be an elite program. And this from the same people who brought about pyibg players for "cost of attendance," which is the real arms race.
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Re: Clemson's new FB faciilty obscene waste of $ (article)
Dec 29, 2015, 5:25 PM
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Did the idiots right the same article about bammer.Oregon facilities as well?
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All-TigerNet [11200]
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These young men bleed on the field of battle for us.
Dec 29, 2015, 5:50 PM
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I look forward all year until we spot the d@mn ball.
In return they receive an education and plush facilities. I'm fine with that.
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So we are the only school doing this,GTFO..
Dec 29, 2015, 5:56 PM
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I will admit athletic facilities are getting far to extravagant, but the money for these facilities comes from revenue raised by the AD. None of the money comes from the academic side. And if this writer is so concerned about academics, shouldn't the article be on UNC's cheating scandal that went on for 18 years, and how the NCAA has refused to punish UNC and UNC hasn't lost its accreditation
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Re: So we are the only school doing this,GTFO..
Dec 29, 2015, 6:01 PM
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I don't really think this is a 'clemson' issue. It's more just a criticism of college football in general.
I think we've reached the point where it's silly you can get a tax right off on your contribution to the gamecock club or iptay.
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All-TigerNet [11200]
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With that in mind, how do you feel about the nfl
Dec 29, 2015, 6:47 PM
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Being a non profit?
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Re: Clemson's new FB faciilty obscene waste of $ (article)
Dec 29, 2015, 6:00 PM
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This completely ignores Dabo’s huge emphasis on players graduating, the academic support center at Vickery Hall (vs. the made-up Af-Am studies program at Chapel Hill) and the exceptional academic results of our athletic program (and the University as a whole). Clemson’s GSR is 4th among Power 5 public institutions (1st among public schools in the ACC and 4th overall), and New America (the Washington think tank) ranked Clemson’s academics 4th behind Northwestern, Notre Dame and Stanford among top 25 football programs. Sounds defensive, I know, but I would just like to see a little more balance, perspective and intellect reflected in these kinds of stories rather than the usual simplistic and superficial hatchet job on college football programs.
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