[amar0819]

I've heard that the entire FOC will be torn down and a new one built. It is now the most dated athletic facility on campus

[Ewglenn]

The FOC looks tiny compared to the other buildings. Something has to be in the works.

[tyndal23]

Ian and JFJR will get it right. Really impressed with the vision and execution of the facilities campus wide.

[Dirty 30]

Ian and JFJR will get it right. Really impressed with the vision and execution of the facilities campus wide.

I agree with you Tyndal. The facilities are top notch! Beautiful!

[tyndal23]

This was an option Troy was looking at ( not what they finalized ) but closest example of something that fits Liberty Stadium Architecture - imposing, but wont give appearance of a bunch of empty seats

http://tropnews.com/wp-content/uploads/ ... dZone1.jpg

[thepostman]

I'm a pretty big fan of the idea of the next FOC completely closing that end of the stadium in.

[prototype]

This was an option Troy was looking at ( not what they finalized ) but closest example of something that fits Liberty Stadium Architecture - imposing, but wont give appearance of a bunch of empty seats

http://tropnews.com/wp-content/uploads/ ... dZone1.jpg

LOVE that... And they could simple add on to what we have and not completely redo. That would be a shame to tear down that nice building.

[jinxy]

Its actually not true that construction costs are still low. Really hasnt been for a couple years. The steel tariff has steel prices varying as much as 20 percent. Im working on a project now that required 1.7 mil. If it was ordered 1 week later it was 1.9. 2 months later was like 2.1 and they wouldnt quote any further out.

[Ewglenn]

This was an option Troy was looking at ( not what they finalized ) but closest example of something that fits Liberty Stadium Architecture - imposing, but wont give appearance of a bunch of empty seats

http://tropnews.com/wp-content/uploads/ ... dZone1.jpg

LOVE that... And they could simple add on to what we have and not completely redo. That would be a shame to tear down that nice building.

This is exactly what should be done. Their current expansion looks terrible in my opinion. They should have stuck with this.

[olldflame]

This was an option Troy was looking at ( not what they finalized ) but closest example of something that fits Liberty Stadium Architecture - imposing, but wont give appearance of a bunch of empty seats

http://tropnews.com/wp-content/uploads/ ... dZone1.jpg

LOVE that... And they could simple add on to what we have and not completely redo. That would be a shame to tear down that nice building.

This is exactly what should be done. Their current expansion looks terrible in my opinion. They should have stuck with this.

This, or some variation thereof, has basically nothing to do with what they are doing now. It would be at the other end, replacing the existing FOC as part of the next phase.

[tyndal23]

He was talking about what Troy is currently doing ( which is ugly compared to the option posted they were considering ) not what Liberty is doing...

[Class of 20Something]

And thus why ambiguous pronouns are counter productive.

[Ewglenn]

He was talking about what Troy is currently doing ( which is ugly compared to the option posted they were considering ) not what Liberty is doing...

Thanks for clarifying for me. I didn’t think I would have to spell that out lol.

[Ewglenn]

Just some sizes of end zone/football operations facilities in FBS: (LU FOC 48k)

CCU 55.4k sqft
Troy 70k sqft
Boise St 70k sqft
App State 87.4k sqft (planned)
Oklahoma 132k sqft
Mizzou 200k sqft

[Man_the_kay]

If we were build new FOC, It has to be a flat-shape like Troy university stadium, or may be like Harvard stadium. Since we don't have enough space between a indoor practice facility and FOC, it might be "D" shape of entire stadium. All of this is my guess.

http://www.daedalusprojects.com/project ... y-stadium/

[olldflame]

Just some sizes of end zone/football operations facilities in FBS: (LU FOC 48k)

CCU 55.4k sqft
Troy 70k sqft
Boise St 70k sqft
App State 87.4k sqft (planned)
Oklahoma 132k sqft
Mizzou 200k sqft

I believe a lot of the equipment is state of the art, but it does look like it is time to upgrade when CCU's is bigger than ours . I know there is a tendency to say expand on what we have because it is relatively new, but that is seldom the efficient way to go unless the original building was specifically designed to be expanded. I'm pretty sure that's not the case here. They will probably tear it down and start from scratch.

[Jonathan Carone]

One question that needs to be asked when comparing facilities to other schools is if those buildings are football only. If I recall correctly, Coastal’s facility is used by multiple sports. I’d imagine many other schools are similar.

[Ewglenn]

One question that needs to be asked when comparing facilities to other schools is if those buildings are football only. If I recall correctly, Coastal’s facility is used by multiple sports. I’d imagine many other schools are similar.

This is true but its not just the size that is a difference. The bells and whistles are much more abundant in these facilities (minus CCU) also another thing I didn’t look into was locker rooms.

[ballah09]

Weight room is top notched but if you look at the locker room a lot of FBS schools blow them apart. The players lounge is basically non existent as well.

[Jonathan Carone]

Weight room is top notched but if you look at the locker room a lot of FBS schools blow them apart. The players lounge is basically non existent as well.

When the FOC was originally built, the players voted for a larger weight room in replace of the player’s lounge. Things have obviously changed in 13-14 years.

The locker room definitely isn’t big enough for FBS rosters.

[ballah09]

Agreed.

Now its a must to have gaming stations, barber shops and all the fancy stuff in most recruits eyes. Times have definitely changed.

[olldflame]

At the risk of setting Sly off, Texas has set the new mark for locker room/player lounge extravagance. Personally, I hope we don't get that ostentatious.

[Ewglenn]

I would say on the inside Troy has a pretty good look to it. I just don’t like the look from inside the stadium.

http://www.troytrojans.com/news/2016/11 ... h=football

[Class of 20Something]

The concrete is poured all the way around. Archways are taking shape. I see absolutely no way to fit food trucks inside the venue on game day.

Unpictured. The north tower is almost completely wrapped in brick. The steps on the upper deck all all poured and the railings are being staged.

Old red, to update on the cores being taken, they were actively acquiring one from the field side of the FOC this weekend.

[tyndal23]

Thx for the pics!!!! Looks grear