How to get top MAC recruits to Akron

[Dr Z]

When you hear "$4 million locker room," you probably think: "Neato!" Or you think, "Man, $4 million for a locker room? That seems grossly unnecessary!" After this "MTV Cribs"-style tour of Oklahoma State's recently finished basketball locker room facilities, it's safe to say both reactions are valid. Those facilities were privately funded -- which, in OSU Cowboys-land, roughly translates to T. Boone Pickens -- so there's no complaint about taxpayer money to be had here.

Peek this:

So which one of you are going to step up and kick in the coin to put us over the top? Email KD directly.

[akzipper]

I'm sure our locker rooms are sweet, ask someone on the team...

[Zip Watcher]

This is one of the biggest hurdles in the Zips hoops teams taking the next step forward. Having facilities in the JAR to support the teams is very important. We have this type of stuff for some other programs on campus. But we don't for hoops. While incremental changes have been made recently .. this type of improvement would go a long way to getting the next Zeke level recruit.

This is the capital improvement that the hoops programs need. An arena is secondary.

Go Zips!

[Spin]

We have a saying in car racing. "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch."

[Dave in Green]

This is one of the biggest hurdles in the Zips hoops teams taking the next step forward. Having facilities in the JAR to support the teams is very important. We have this type of stuff for some other programs on campus. But we don't for hoops. While incremental changes have been made recently .. this type of improvement would go a long way to getting the next Zeke level recruit.

This is the capital improvement that the hoops programs need. An arena is secondary.

Go Zips!

Obviously everyone who follows Zips basketball would like to see better facilities. It just needs to be understood that the more money that's invested in upgrading the JAR, the further a new arena gets pushed into the future. It would be economically difficult to justify building a new arena anytime soon after investing millions to upgrade the old facility.

[Dr Z]

Obviously everyone who follows Zips basketball would like to see better facilities. It just needs to be understood that the more money that's invested in upgrading the JAR, the further a new arena gets pushed into the future. It would be economically difficult to justify building a new arena anytime soon after investing millions to upgrade the old facility.

I was told they invested $30,000 in the restrooms at the Rubber Bowl two years before it's last home game. (no joke)

[Zip Watcher]

This is one of the biggest hurdles in the Zips hoops teams taking the next step forward. Having facilities in the JAR to support the teams is very important. We have this type of stuff for some other programs on campus. But we don't for hoops. While incremental changes have been made recently .. this type of improvement would go a long way to getting the next Zeke level recruit.

This is the capital improvement that the hoops programs need. An arena is secondary.

Go Zips!

Obviously everyone who follows Zips basketball would like to see better facilities. It just needs to be understood that the more money that's invested in upgrading the JAR, the further a new arena gets pushed into the future. It would be economically difficult to justify building a new arena anytime soon after investing millions to upgrade the old facility.

The point being missed here is that any upgrades to the team facilities in the JAR aren't lost if / when the Zips or Akron build an arena. If done correctly, that would turn the JAR into a lights out practice facility in the middle of campus, which would remain so after the team has moved on to the Don Dome. (Jake sighting in 5 .. 4 .. ). In a hypothetical arena across from Canal Park, the teams would likely still use the arena for practices (volleyball practice and matches as well), so pimping out the lockerroom facility at the JAR is a needed improvement, new arena or not.

Go Zips!

B)

[scottditzen]

Any improvements to the locker room wouldn't be lost on a much needed move.

They could be beneficial for the students via intramurals or sports classes.

We've lost a lot of formerly publicly accessible green space on Lee Jackson. It would be nice to have some more opportunities for the general student body.