Indoor practice fieldhouse

[Bullshutter]

Per Woolard, it looks like its next on deck

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/content/woolard-indoor-practice-fieldhouse-next-list

[Mama_Bull]

APRIL 18, 2012

Woolard: Indoor practice fieldhouse next on list

USF is just days away from completing a massive wave of faciliity upgrades with the Sun Dome renovations nearly finished, and USF athletic director Doug Woolard said Tuesday night that the next project on his list is an indoor practice facility, intended not only for Skip Holtz's football program but for other Bulls athletic teams as well.

"That's certainly on my radar screen, and I know it's on Skip's and our other coaches," Woolard said in Clearwater at the "Around the Horns" booster gathering at Island Way Grill. "Just so you know, we're not finished. We're going to continue. We've been on certainly a fast track, and we're not going to hit the pause button very long. We're going to continue to do this."

USF isn't looking for a "bubble" facility as many schools have, but an actual fieldhouse, big enough to house an entire 120-yard football field but also give an indoor practice option for other teams like soccer, softball and baseball during inclement weather. Such a facility, done the right way, would likely cost in the neighborhood of $14 million, and Woolard and his staff are now challenged with raising the funds to make that happen. The fieldhouse would likely go on the current site of USF's soccer practice fields, which are directly east of USF's Morsani Football Practice Complex, which opened in fall 2010.

"It could be utilized by all our sport programs," Woolard said. "The reason we want to do that is to

make sure we don't miss days of practice during the season because of inclement weather. Other institutions are doing that."

Posted by Greg Auman at 11:08:41 am on April 18, 2012

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/content/woolard-indoor-practice-fieldhouse-next-list

[Southshore26]

If he's talking about it that means their already moving forward on it sooner than later. Freaking Awesome!!!!

[Bullshutter]

started a thread on this also, can the mods merge or delete mine

[Mama_Bull]

started a thread on this also, can the mods merge or delete mine

Sorry. I was in process of posting mine, when you apparently posted your thread.

[CousinRicky]

Ahhhhh, more fundraisers.

[Bullshutter]

since we are on the topic, I saw last week this article about Syracuse's new indoor facility:

http://www.archdaily.com/225348/syracuse-university-practice-football-facility-bernheimer-architecture/

[usfbullrider]

Well I guess that will put the OCS back another 5 years or so.

[Mama_Bull]

since we are on the topic, I saw last week this article about Syracuse's new indoor facility: http://www.archdaily.com/225348/syracuse-university-practice-football-facility-bernheimer-architecture/

FB | Plans to construct practice facility remain stalled

...There is currently no timetable for when the project will begin to break ground, Beattie said, as the decision to move forward is up to the athletic department.

Beattie did not release the cost of constructing such a facility.

http://www.dailyorange.com/news/fb-plans-to-construct-practice-facility-remain-stalled-1.2850530

[Southshore26]

Well I guess that will put the OCS back another 5 years or so.

We need this before we need an OCS.... I'm a huge OCS supporter but this is a must!!