72 Roo Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Caleb Porter has sent out his soccer newsletter to alumni and friends. In it was this statement on the much needed soccer stadium:Stadium PlansFor those of you who have not heard, we are in the process of developing a new soccer only stadium here on campus. The plans call for a brand new playing surface with new lights and a state of the art grand stand. Off the field, new game day locker rooms, restrooms and concessions will all be added. You can view the initial stadium plans online at http://www.osborn-eng.com/sports_akron.html. Groundbreaking is expected following the fall of 2009. We are currently in the development process for what looks to be one of the top facilities in all of college soccer.This is exciting news. It is coming faster than I thought it would. Caleb must be making headway on lining up major donors to make it happen. I've seen the plans for the stadium and they are better than what the website shows. With this facility and a better conference (CUSA ? affiliated membership) we will win that national championship one day.Kudos to Caleb and Mac for moving this program to the top of the national pecking order. I can see weekends where we go to Infocision for a game and then see top ten competition at our new soccer stadium. The campus will be the place to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Now we just need a new baseball stadium and we will be set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigham78 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 That great news as UofA is going to be 2nd none in the MAC in the near future facilities wise.I agree a new baseball stadium would be in order and renovated or replaced JAR Arena and UofA will be set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipseuph Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I look forward to the day that the UofA isn't under construction. hell I might even be able to graduate by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 It's funny you guys mention a baseball stadium. I watched quite a bit of the College World Series this year and for the first time it really struck me how behind-the-times our baseball facility is. IMO Both Walsh and Malone's baseball facilities are as nice, if not nicer than ours. I'm hoping we have plans to put a new baseball stadium on acquired property SOUTH of Exchange. I know it'd be nice having the football stadium, soccer stadium, softball stadium and baseball stadium all adjacent to each other but it's getting awfully crowded in there. I don't think there is really much room for a grandstand where the baseball facility is presently located.Again, perhaps I'm regionally biased or myopic, but I think there is a lot of high school baseball talent in NEO. If we'd have a nice facility who knows what we could do, because our team is pretty good now! If we could simply sign most of the best players from Summit & Stark I think we'd be pretty good! I don't know, that may be naive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Awesome! It should get started just as the outdoor living room is getting finished up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziptrumpet87 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Why not play more games at Canal Park? I know it would take some work coordinating schedules and working with the city, but it might work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 It would be nice if we could work out a lease to play all of our home baseball games at Canal Park and free up the baseball space on Lee Jackson for student recreation and tailgating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Why not play more games at Canal Park? I know it would take some work coordinating schedules and working with the city, but it might work.That would be the best answer. It's a breath taking facility and right across the street from the future LeBron/Nike Akron Arena!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-zip Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 This topic is about the WELL DESERVED soccer stadium for our elite soccer team and Caleb. Congrats Caleb and team, this should further progress the soccer program and get us to our first National Championship. I am anxious to see the real plans for the stadium.Maybe someone should start a separate thread on a baseball stadium... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 This topic is about the WELL DESERVED soccer stadium for our elite soccer team and Caleb. Congrats Caleb and team, this should further progress the soccer program and get us to our first National Championship. I am anxious to see the real plans for the stadium.Maybe someone should start a separate thread on a baseball stadium...Exactly, and this new soccer stadium is long overdue. Too long has the soccer team been the best program the school has had, and for too long has the plight of the team gone ignored. It's an elite program and deserves elite facilities.On that note so too does the Rifle team need elite facilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 This topic is about the WELL DESERVED soccer stadium for our elite soccer team and Caleb. Congrats Caleb and team, this should further progress the soccer program and get us to our first National Championship. I am anxious to see the real plans for the stadium.Maybe someone should start a separate thread on a baseball stadium...Maybe if the baseball stadium were configured correctly, it could also be used as the new soccer field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 This topic is about the WELL DESERVED soccer stadium for our elite soccer team and Caleb. Congrats Caleb and team, this should further progress the soccer program and get us to our first National Championship. I am anxious to see the real plans for the stadium.Maybe someone should start a separate thread on a baseball stadium...Maybe if the baseball stadium were configured correctly, it could also be used as the new soccer field.it's about time we had a soccer stadium. Soccer has been the most winning sport for UA for as long as I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottditzen Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Great news. The rumors finally have some support!!!!GO ZIPS SOCCER!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipsrifle Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 This topic is about the WELL DESERVED soccer stadium for our elite soccer team and Caleb. Congrats Caleb and team, this should further progress the soccer program and get us to our first National Championship. I am anxious to see the real plans for the stadium.Maybe someone should start a separate thread on a baseball stadium...Exactly, and this new soccer stadium is long overdue. Too long has the soccer team been the best program the school has had, and for too long has the plight of the team gone ignored. It's an elite program and deserves elite facilities.On that note so too does the Rifle team need elite facilities. YES! A new range would be great, but we've been trying to get one for about 15 years now. Not a high profile sport and very few people see the range so it always gets pushed down on the list. I think there was something tossed around quite a few years ago that would have built a world-class shooting range at UofA and some national NRA events and likely the NCAA championships would have been hosted here. It never materialized. The real problem is that the range is an academic facility, so the police academy gets priority. The result is that I used to get up at 3:00 AM so I could go to practice before the first academy class in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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