CSU's Athletic Expansion
How important are facilities to the success of athletic programs? Colorado State athletics director Paul Kowalczyk seems to think they are the golden ticket.
CSU unveiled the details of its $20 million expansion yesterday with Kowalczyk saying, "This will help us re-establish our dominance in the Mountain West Conference and nationally in all of our sports."
The expansion will include a $13 million indoor practice facility that has more than 48,000 square feet for a 70-yard football field and 8,827 square feet for a basketball and volleyball area.
CSU is expected to break ground on the project in late July and hopes to finish by the fall of 2009.
"It's not keeping up with the Jones, it's making a statement about ourselves," Kowalczyk said in comparing CSU’s project to the facilities at other MWC schools.
"There's no more inferiority complex here at CSU," Kowalczyk added.
No. But apparently there is some ego.
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Bowling for dollars:
BYU wants to reach a BCS bowl game to prove the program is a national contender worthy of attention. But a nice byproduct will be some extra money for the athletic coffers.
Hawaii will receive a nearly $4.4 million for playing in last season's Allstate Sugar Bowl. The payout is the largest ever received by a non-Bowl Championship Series school. Boise State received about $4.3 million from its victory over Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
CSU unveiled the details of its $20 million expansion yesterday with Kowalczyk saying, "This will help us re-establish our dominance in the Mountain West Conference and nationally in all of our sports."
The expansion will include a $13 million indoor practice facility that has more than 48,000 square feet for a 70-yard football field and 8,827 square feet for a basketball and volleyball area.
CSU is expected to break ground on the project in late July and hopes to finish by the fall of 2009.
"It's not keeping up with the Jones, it's making a statement about ourselves," Kowalczyk said in comparing CSU’s project to the facilities at other MWC schools.
"There's no more inferiority complex here at CSU," Kowalczyk added.
No. But apparently there is some ego.
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Bowling for dollars:
BYU wants to reach a BCS bowl game to prove the program is a national contender worthy of attention. But a nice byproduct will be some extra money for the athletic coffers.
Hawaii will receive a nearly $4.4 million for playing in last season's Allstate Sugar Bowl. The payout is the largest ever received by a non-Bowl Championship Series school. Boise State received about $4.3 million from its victory over Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
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3 Comments:
Can someone clarify the BCS payouts? Why are the payouts for the BCS games 12 or 13 million or so but Hawaii and BSU only get 4 million?
CSU has never been dominant in the MWC or nationally so it will be difficult for them to "re-establish" dominance but kudos to them for doing something about their facilities.
Regarding BCS payouts, most conferences (including the MWC and the WAC) have bowl revenue sharing agreements. The team that actually goes gets the biggest share, but the other teams also benefit.
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