Rhoads Interview on Yahoo! Sports

[weR138]

i'm almost starting to think we would be better off right now to "bowl" in the NORTH endzone with "wings" added onto each side of the Jacobsen. kind of similar to Indiana's i believe, only without seating above. do this with the scoreboard and the north would be sweet. then worry about the south at a later date when we have more resources. these added wings would give us the extra meeting rooms/etc that we need, and add to the look of JTS.

I like this idea. If more, better meeting and training facilities outweighs seating (south end zone) and we can enclose the north side we should do it. This option will be expensive, however.

[SC Cy]

By the way, the "Yahoo Buzz" is working, it's one of the most viewed articles on Yahoo Sports right now.

[GoShow97]

i'm almost starting to think we would be better off right now to "bowl" in the NORTH endzone with "wings" added onto each side of the Jacobsen. kind of similar to Indiana's i believe, only without seating above. do this with the scoreboard and the north would be sweet. then worry about the south at a later date when we have more resources. these added wings would give us the extra meeting rooms/etc that we need, and add to the look of JTS.

This could work. I like the thought.
At least all the facilities would be located on the same end of the field. I don't buy the idea that bowling in the South endzone is required in order to build/add on to the football complex. It's clear to me they are going to move in the direction of increasing the football complexes outside of any bowling of JTS. The two are mutually exclusive. One is not contingent with the other. Not to mention splitting the facilities on either side of JTF is not a good idea.

[Al_4_State]

I only have to listen to what JP and PR are saying in multiple interviews on the subject and it's pretty clear to me - by going from their comments - spending millions by bowling in the endzone is not a wise use of limited budget dollars and there are more pressing issues at hand with regards to the overall football facilities that need to be addresed first. It's just not me saying this - it is the ISU athletic department.

Those facilities are part of the bowl. The plan was to put visitor locker rooms under the bowl, and have the Jacobson entirely devoted to Iowa State Football, which essentially accomplishes the same goal.

You could add on to the Jake, creating the more space that's needed, and add onto the end zone later, or you could build the endzone, killing 2 birds w/1 stone.

[CYinPA]

Why not expand the Jake by building a tower/3 story on each side of the Jake? Put the large new video board in-between, and the current south endzone style bleacher seating in front, and that would enclose the North side very well...creating a pretty good atmosphere. Depending on how tall the "towers" were, perhaps there could either be seating or patio like fan-zone on top.
If they moved the AD to the East tower/wing, the football program could use the west side and all of the Jake and Olsen.

The South Endzone project and the Football Office project are not coupled. The South Endzone is waiting on a large amount of money to come in. Regardless of the space the South Endzone may clear up in the Jake, a Football building has been on the plate. There have been rumors of it being attached to the indoor practice facility.

[cyhiphopp]

Slow down their chief, you are making a lot of assumptions there. It is a lot cheaper to add on to the Jacobson building (or Bergstrom) than it is to bowl in the end zone. This could be done with the extra TV revenue without the need for a lead donor to put up 10 or 20 million to kick it off.

Second, I have to agree with the others that having kick-*** facilities will mean a lot more to recruiting and player development than bowling in the end zone. Putting in the bowl is important, yes, but not as important as giving our coaches and players everything they need to be the best they can.

i'm almost starting to think we would be better off right now to "bowl" in the NORTH endzone with "wings" added onto each side of the Jacobsen. kind of similar to Indiana's i believe, only without seating above. do this with the scoreboard and the north would be sweet. then worry about the south at a later date when we have more resources. these added wings would give us the extra meeting rooms/etc that we need, and add to the look of JTS.

I only have to listen to what JP and PR are saying in multiple interviews on the subject and it's pretty clear to me - by going from their comments - spending millions by bowling in the endzone is not a wise use of limited budget dollars and there are more pressing issues at hand with regards to the overall football facilities that need to be addresed first. It's just not me saying this - it is the ISU athletic department.

Honestly, I think this is why we should let JP and CPR make the real decisions on facilities upgrades.
From a fan standpoint bowling in the South seems like the biggest concern for most of us and should be one of the most important upgrades.
Sounds like from a coaching and player development standpoint, improving the complex is more important.

In the end JP and the Athletic Department know a lot more about the financial status of ISU Athletics than we do. They have a better idea if and when they can get a big donor for the endzone project and they seem to have a real plan for facilities upgrades.

So, let's not get into an internet battle every time the endzone gets brought up and let JP and CPR take care of everything in time.

[Al_4_State]

i'm almost starting to think we would be better off right now to "bowl" in the NORTH endzone with "wings" added onto each side of the Jacobsen. kind of similar to Indiana's i believe, only without seating above. do this with the scoreboard and the north would be sweet. then worry about the south at a later date when we have more resources. these added wings would give us the extra meeting rooms/etc that we need, and add to the look of JTS.

This isn't a bad idea at all. Then, you could take the south endzone of JTS, and do what Mizzou has on their north endzone. It would look sharp, have plenty of seating, make JTS look legitimate, etc.



We could have a rock I-State up there and sell overflow seating there. Fill the wings of the Jake in first, and then sell seating there.

[Tornado man]

i'm almost starting to think we would be better off right now to "bowl" in the NORTH endzone with "wings" added onto each side of the Jacobsen. kind of similar to Indiana's i believe, only without seating above. do this with the scoreboard and the north would be sweet. then worry about the south at a later date when we have more resources. these added wings would give us the extra meeting rooms/etc that we need, and add to the look of JTS.

I agree - enlarge the Jake, add on the sorely-needed office space/meeting rooms for football. As far as the south end, just widen the bleacher seating, and with more rows. Lots of stadiums do this. Wouldn't cost much.

[CYVADER]

I like this idea. If more, better meeting and training facilities outweighs seating (south end zone) and we can enclose the north side we should do it. This option will be expensive, however.

More expensive then the south? i would think it would be much cheaper then estimates for south endzone seating, and apparantly our upper level guys in the program think it necessary, so bang for the buck would be there. i would think they could do this for half the cost of the south, maybe around 25 mil? i have no idea, and it's probably not even an idea on the table, just something i was thinking out loud about.

[Palmer]

either way...something needs to done....with any of the above plans.

JT is so far behind it is not funny.

[GoShow97]

Those facilities are part of the bowl. The plan was to put visitor locker rooms under the bowl, and have the Jacobson entirely devoted to Iowa State Football, which essentially accomplishes the same goal.

You could add on to the Jake, creating the more space that's needed, and add onto the end zone later, or you could build the endzone, killing 2 birds w/1 stone.

I'm not aware nor have I heard or seen any plans from ISU that support this. I would like to see them if they exist. Having the visitors locker rooms at the South end might sound great but from a logistics stand point of the teams having access to the South end of JTS - it is not a good idea.

The thing of it is, if ISU waits until they have the money to bowl in the South and it results in the delay of improving the football complex - ISU falls farther behind. These two items should not be treated and put together as one. They should be treated seperately and from the statements made by both JP and PR ISU is going to treat them that way where one is not contengent on the other.

[CYinPA]

This could work. I like the thought.
It's clear to me they are going to move in the direction of increasing the football complexes outside of any bowling of JTS. The two are mutually exclusive. One is not contingent with the other. Not to mention splitting the facilities on either side of JTF is not a good idea.

I agree with this. The Football Building has been emerging as a top project for awhile, regardless of what space is freed up by the South Endzone. 5-10 years ago maybe it was different.

Imo, what should couple them is they both could enhance JTS. One is waiting on a huge money, while the other can get done in the interim.

[CYVADER]

I'm not aware nor have I heard or seen any plans from ISU that support this. I would like to see them if they exist. Having the visitors locker rooms at the South end might sound great but from a logistics stand point of the teams having access to the South end of JTS - it is not a good idea.

The thing of it is, if ISU waits until they have the money to bowl in the South and it results in the delay of improving the football complex - ISU falls farther behind. These two items should not be treated and put together as one. They should be treated seperately and from the statements made by both JP and PR ISU is going to treat them that way where one is not contengent on the other.

i'm almost positive the original plan was to do this-bowl in the south and put the visitor locker room under it. no link or anything, just seem to remember this being the case

[Al_4_State]

I'm not aware nor have I heard or seen any plans from ISU that support this. I would like to see them if they exist. Having the visitors locker rooms at the South end might sound great but from a logistics stand point of the teams having access to the South end of JTS - it is not a good idea.

The thing of it is, if ISU waits until they have the money to bowl in the South and it results in the delay of improving the football complex - ISU falls farther behind. These two items should not be treated and put together as one. They should be treated seperately and from the statements made by both JP and PR ISU is going to treat them that way where one is not contengent on the other.

I'm just saying that they aren't mutually exclusive. They could be, but they don't have to be. Perhaps this pressure on the lead donor to get off of the pot? I don't know for sure, but all I'm saying is that these 2 projects can be combined of a lead donor is ready to step up. Otherwise, you're right, we can wait to do the endzone if we only have the money to expand the Jake and no one is waiting to donate.

[CYinPA]

i'm almost positive the original plan was to do this-bowl in the south and put the visitor locker room under it. no link or anything, just seem to remember this being the case

I think there were plans/rumors about that and/or having the AD there as well. In the past couple of years there have been "signs" that plans may have changed.