Practice Facility Just Passed

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Yyyyyes!!!!!!! That is some HUUUUUGE news!
 

Mariucci also got some renovations passed as well for the hockey squad. Big day for athletic facilities.
 





how do we know that it passed?

either way yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 



per the Pioneer Press:

A Board of Regents committee said Thursday the University of Minnesota should break ground on the $166 million Athletes Village next month, despite fundraising struggles.

The U has raised $76.5 million for the football and basketball practice facility, which includes academic and nutrition spaces. President Eric Kaler recommended borrowing the remaining $89.5 million.

The U typically secures 80 percent of a project's funding before breaking ground, but Kaler said fundraising for Athletes Village is outpacing that for TCF Bank Stadium, which opened in 2009.

"I'm confident we have momentum, and this will grow," he said.

Regents voted unanimously to approve the final schematic design for Athletes Village and added the project to their construction budget. The full board is expected to give final approval Friday morning.

Athletes Village will be built next to the existing indoor football practice facility on the site of a track. It is scheduled to open in January 2018.

http://www.twincities.com/education...s-panel-backs-athletes-village-groundbreaking

Go Gophers!!
 




Team Gophers. F*ck yeah!
 

What wronged group will file the next lawsuit to try to stop this?
Nothing is ever easy in Gopherland.
 


beavergopher said:
What wronged group will file the next lawsuit to try to stop this?
Nothing is ever easy in Gopherland.
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Your favorite SNL character was Debbie Downer or just trying to hijack a thread?

Today, we should celebrate. ;)
 


Seemed pretty solid that the facility was going to get approved at some point but nice to finally get something official going. Will be fun to watch the facility go up over the next few years.
 


beavergopher said:
What wronged group will file the next lawsuit to try to stop this?
Nothing is ever easy in Gopherland.
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Was going to say now we just await the news of a Native American burial site at this location that won't allow us to build the facility.
 




This was posted on the BBall side, but I had to share it here:

WindyCityGopher said:
GW will be there for the ground breaking, furiously filling the dirt back into the hole as soon as the dignitaries turn it over. He'll be dragged away by security maniacally yelling "THEY DIDN'T FOLLOW THE PLAN! THEY DIDNT FOLLOW THE PLAN!
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gw wrong again! he had debt levels wayyy off

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