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Dimethyltryptamine · February 1st, 2012, 04:51 AM

I don't think so. It's these sorts of facilities that will produce some of the best football players in the country, and no doubt, will draw people to the University of Tennessee.

mattec · February 1st, 2012, 04:56 AM

After some digging, it's a $40mil facility and Peyton Manning put up $30mil

joezierer · February 1st, 2012, 05:59 AM

If you think College Football is amateur Do I Have News For You.

JYDA · February 1st, 2012, 06:18 AM

They forgot something! Where's the academic study room? lol

WesTexas · February 1st, 2012, 06:49 AM

"THUNDER DOME OF POWER!!!!" This might be a little over the top.

Marbur66 · February 1st, 2012, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joezierer

If you think College Football is amateur Do I Have News For You.

Well, it's officially amateur. But that's about it.

JYDA · February 1st, 2012, 07:11 AM

Clearly it's more of a recruiting tool than anything else. The same thing happened in college basketball. Florida built an over the top practice facility with all the bells and whistles that wowed recruits and now everyone's building them.

mattec · February 1st, 2012, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joezierer

If you think College Football is amateur Do I Have News For You.

notice the ' '

mattec · February 1st, 2012, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JYDA

Clearly it's more of a recruiting tool than anything else. The same thing happened in college basketball. Florida built an over the top practice facility with all the bells and whistles that wowed recruits and now everyone's building them.

with the recruiting wars going on as they are, eventually college athletes could be taking a step down -in terms of facilities- when they go to the pros....

KingmanIII · February 1st, 2012, 07:51 AM

Is this?

image hosted on flickr

rantanamo · February 1st, 2012, 09:09 AM

There has been an arms race of college football and basketball facilities for while. While that video looks nice, I don't see anything special or unique that most larger FBS schools don't have already have. Especially the locker room, weight room and training facilities. The indoor field looks nice, but only because its longer than their current indoor facility which is damn impressive itself. Then the video lies. Players will not be overlooked by the best coaching staff in the country........................LOL.

bd popeye · February 2nd, 2012, 05:39 AM

image hosted on flickr

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Originally Posted by Darloeye

What stadium is that picture from ?

Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh PA 1970-2001. Check the link below for verfication.

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/432...7624218926901/

ihav3nofri3ndzz · February 2nd, 2012, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rantanamo

While that video looks nice, I don't see anything special or unique that most larger FBS schools don't have already have. Especially the locker room, weight room and training facilities.

Except the part where Tennessee IS one of the larger FBS schools in terms of football and they basically already have all of that stuff. They are just paying $40mil to add to it all. This is all an addition to an already massive training complex.

robbery4774 · February 2nd, 2012, 10:43 AM

1. If you are a talented youngster, but didn't make your graduation in school, is it still possible to join a college?

2. Is it possible to join a proffesional team of NFL or NBA without the path of playing at a college?

3. is it true, that the good athletes on the college don't need to learn for their marks and get automatically good marks to focus on the games, because it is very important for the college to succeed in these games?

GunnerJacket · February 2nd, 2012, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbery4774

1. If you are a talented youngster, but didn't make your graduation in school, is it still possible to join a college?

Technically no. Universities and colleges are only supposed to admit students who have successfully completed primary and secondary education. If a student failed to graduate High School then he would need a GED (graduate equivalency diploma) in order to be eligible for college.

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2. Is it possible to join a proffesional team of NFL or NBA without the path of playing at a college?

Yes, but the athlete would need to wait 3 years (NFL) or 1 year (NBA) to participate in either league per the agreement between those leagues and their players' unions.

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3. is it true, that the good athletes on the college don't need to learn for their marks and get automatically good marks to focus on the games, because it is very important for the college to succeed in these games?

If we assume the student isn't cheating, then there are incidents of where student athletes are so good and it's assumed they'll be a highly paid pro someday that they take only the minimum amount of classes, take only easy classes with marginal workloads, and the also take full advantage of any study assistance provided to scholar athletes. The result is that athlete taking token classes merely to maintain their status as a student of that school.

Topher51 · February 2nd, 2012, 07:38 PM

Tennessee is my alma mater and I have lived and breathed Big Orange since I could crawl, so I can't help but be a homer about this. Yes, it is entirely necessary to have a facility like this if you want to compete in the SEC. You don't draft your players, you have to make them want to play for you. Have the nicest facilities is key in that. This video is purely propaganda to make 18 year old want to come to Tennessee, so I would expect it to be over the top.

As was stated earlier, this is just a $40 expansion and renovation of the existing facility. I graduated in 2001 and this is the second expansion since then. I used to go to summer camp at Neyland-Thompson and even back in the mid 1990's it was pretty amazing.

They don't mention an academic center in the video because that is in a seperate building next to the track. That is for all the student atheletes though, not just the football players. They also have their own dorm and cafeteria.

UT has amazing facilities for all their sports. The athletes live like kings there.
http://www.utsports.com/facilities/index.html

rantanamo · February 3rd, 2012, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ihav3nofri3ndzz

Except the part where Tennessee IS one of the larger FBS schools in terms of football and they basically already have all of that stuff. They are just paying $40mil to add to it all. This is all an addition to an already massive training complex.

point I was making is that its not unusual for larger FBS schools to have such facilities, which is the question that was asked. And yes, its pretty much necessary if you even want to even be competitive in one of the top conferences.

en1044 · February 3rd, 2012, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joezierer

If you think College Football is amateur Do I Have News For You.

For most of the players it is very much an amateur sport.

Of the 200 or so players that get drafted every year, there are thousands of other people who stop playing after college and go on to a regular life.

iamawesomezero · February 3rd, 2012, 07:50 AM

how are they going to build it without interrupting the season?

it overlaps Busch Stadium

WesTexas · February 3rd, 2012, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingmanIII

Is this?

image hosted on flickr

Awesome arena, sad name. I cant believe they didnt call it the KenTaco Hut Arena!

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February 1st, 2012, 04:56 AM	#4742
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February 1st, 2012, 04:51 AM	#4741
Dimethyltryptamine Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 10,765 Likes (Received): 592	I don't think so. It's these sorts of facilities that will produce some of the best football players in the country, and no doubt, will draw people to the University of Tennessee.

February 1st, 2012, 05:59 AM	#4743
joezierer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 192 Likes (Received): 0	If you think College Football is amateur Do I Have News For You.

February 1st, 2012, 06:18 AM	#4744
JYDA Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,010 Likes (Received): 1	They forgot something! Where's the academic study room? lol

February 1st, 2012, 06:49 AM	#4745
WesTexas Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Dallas/Amarillo Posts: 481 Likes (Received): 2	"THUNDER DOME OF POWER!!!!" This might be a little over the top.

February 1st, 2012, 07:11 AM	#4747
JYDA Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,010 Likes (Received): 1	Clearly it's more of a recruiting tool than anything else. The same thing happened in college basketball. Florida built an over the top practice facility with all the bells and whistles that wowed recruits and now everyone's building them.

February 1st, 2012, 07:51 AM	#4750
KingmanIII Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Killa City, Misery Posts: 2,040 Likes (Received): 7	Is this? image hosted on flickr

February 1st, 2012, 09:09 AM	#4751
rantanamo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,872 Likes (Received): 9	There has been an arms race of college football and basketball facilities for while. While that video looks nice, I don't see anything special or unique that most larger FBS schools don't have already have. Especially the locker room, weight room and training facilities. The indoor field looks nice, but only because its longer than their current indoor facility which is damn impressive itself. Then the video lies. Players will not be overlooked by the best coaching staff in the country........................LOL.

February 2nd, 2012, 10:43 AM	#4754
robbery4774 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 163 Likes (Received): 7	1. If you are a talented youngster, but didn't make your graduation in school, is it still possible to join a college? 2. Is it possible to join a proffesional team of NFL or NBA without the path of playing at a college? 3. is it true, that the good athletes on the college don't need to learn for their marks and get automatically good marks to focus on the games, because it is very important for the college to succeed in these games?

February 2nd, 2012, 07:38 PM	#4756
Topher51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: TN, DC, Pittsburgh Posts: 323 Likes (Received): 9	Tennessee is my alma mater and I have lived and breathed Big Orange since I could crawl, so I can't help but be a homer about this. Yes, it is entirely necessary to have a facility like this if you want to compete in the SEC. You don't draft your players, you have to make them want to play for you. Have the nicest facilities is key in that. This video is purely propaganda to make 18 year old want to come to Tennessee, so I would expect it to be over the top. As was stated earlier, this is just a $40 expansion and renovation of the existing facility. I graduated in 2001 and this is the second expansion since then. I used to go to summer camp at Neyland-Thompson and even back in the mid 1990's it was pretty amazing. They don't mention an academic center in the video because that is in a seperate building next to the track. That is for all the student atheletes though, not just the football players. They also have their own dorm and cafeteria. UT has amazing facilities for all their sports. The athletes live like kings there. http://www.utsports.com/facilities/index.html

February 3rd, 2012, 07:50 AM	#4759
iamawesomezero BANNED Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 78 Likes (Received): 0	how are they going to build it without interrupting the season? it overlaps Busch Stadium