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Roos Field Renovation
- Thread starter NickEag
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EWUeag said:
I agree. It's instant advertising. I mean, can you imagine the immediate effect that it will have on even people that are just passing through town, not to mention students and the people that already live there. It's going to get the word out in a great way. I really hope we can get this done for next year. I'd be willing to donate money towards it. I think the turf has already been paid off of, so does anyone know if the capital campaign for the jumbo-tron has been has been started yet?
eaglesfootball
Active member
i have heard that the fund raising for the new score board is going well and that it should be installed some time this summer !
Same deal - I'm reposting from another thread to keep this in mind ...
If you've been keeping an eye on what's been going on over at MSU, then you may realize that they started a fundraising campaign this fall with the goal of raising 4 million dollars before the Cat/Griz game. They were successful and then some. Check out the link to their site (and I would note that their blog was very active in the process).
http://www.montana.edu/EZ/
If you've been keeping an eye on what's been going on over at MSU, then you may realize that they started a fundraising campaign this fall with the goal of raising 4 million dollars before the Cat/Griz game. They were successful and then some. Check out the link to their site (and I would note that their blog was very active in the process).
http://www.montana.edu/EZ/
eaglesfootball
Active member
Are they going to put the new video board where the current one stands or on the opposite side of the field?
Found the information re: Husky Stadium rennovation:
Demolish: The construction of the new stadium will begin at the end of of the 2011 football season with the demolition of the majority of the current structure. This includes:
The 2012 football season will be played at Qwest Field. The six home games will be against Portland State, Nevada, Stanford, Oregon State, UCLA, and Arizona State.
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Looks like they won't be done using it until the end of next season. Kind of a bummer. Assuming we could raise the funds in the next year, the soonest we'd have it would be the start of the 2012 season.
Demolish: The construction of the new stadium will begin at the end of of the 2011 football season with the demolition of the majority of the current structure. This includes:
The 2012 football season will be played at Qwest Field. The six home games will be against Portland State, Nevada, Stanford, Oregon State, UCLA, and Arizona State.
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Looks like they won't be done using it until the end of next season. Kind of a bummer. Assuming we could raise the funds in the next year, the soonest we'd have it would be the start of the 2012 season.
BLACKFALKIN1
Active member
BRILLIANT IDEA FOR THE 1,000 FANS - 1,000 $. We can get that started in the next few days. Have someone with the website making abilities create the site and we can give it a jumpstart by donating the FIRST. WHY TALK ABOUT IT IF WERE NOT WILLING TO DO IT. We cant count EWU to do this, bc at the end of the day its gonna be private donations making this happen ANYWAY. I think we can nail this EASILY IN one year and have construction start immediately after the 2011 season.
Just think, at the start of the 2012 season Roos Field could have, Red Turf, New Video Board, & roughly 13k seats! ( not to mention the current east side is a MAJOR eyesore & hindrance
) Ive seen fundraiser efforts secure a 1/4 Million bucks in 40 days. And you think we cant get this done in 12 months!?
Example East Side Expansion
Goal = 1,140,000
Seats= 5,700
Tot Cap = 13,500
Contributers (in order)
Alumni
EWU Fans
BSC Fans
EWU Parents & Friends
Students & Staff
Timeline
December 2010|"Eagle Stadium @Roos Field" Website Launch.
December 2010|First Donations Made.
February 2011 | 25% of Goal Met.
May 2011 | 50% of Goal Met.
September '11 |75% of Goal Met.
December '11 |100% of Goal Met.
Februrary '12 |Contructions Starts.
August 2012 |Contruction Complete.
Just think, at the start of the 2012 season Roos Field could have, Red Turf, New Video Board, & roughly 13k seats! ( not to mention the current east side is a MAJOR eyesore & hindrance
) Ive seen fundraiser efforts secure a 1/4 Million bucks in 40 days. And you think we cant get this done in 12 months!? Example East Side Expansion
Goal = 1,140,000
Seats= 5,700
Tot Cap = 13,500
Contributers (in order)
Alumni
EWU Fans
BSC Fans
EWU Parents & Friends
Students & Staff
Timeline
December 2010|"Eagle Stadium @Roos Field" Website Launch.
December 2010|First Donations Made.
February 2011 | 25% of Goal Met.
May 2011 | 50% of Goal Met.
September '11 |75% of Goal Met.
December '11 |100% of Goal Met.
Februrary '12 |Contructions Starts.
August 2012 |Contruction Complete.
marceagfan5
Active member
Here is my 2 cents on the renovation.
I am 100% in favor of the renovation, but we need to get a lot more people involved. I am not sure as to the university's stance, but I'm sure if the $$ was there, they would have no problem with the renovation. The biggest issue is that we have a large Alumni base in the northwest, and a HUGE alumni base in Spokane, but we have little Alumni involvement for such a large Alumni base. Just look at our fans in the stands during this years season, we had a top 10 team throughout most of the year, but couldn't fill the stands. We are ranked #1 in the nation, but something like 53rd in attendance. Based on the attendance at the games, we are not going to raise money through the university, it is going to have to be through private donations.
Blackfalkin makes a great suggestion and the goals posted are actually attainable with enough participation. Look at Montana State, their goal was to raise $4 Million in private donations and it took them 5 weeks to do so. We are just looking at raising $1 million, it shouldn't be a problem. I know we compete with a lot more schools and other attractions in Spokane, than Montana or MSU do, but we should be able to raise $1 million for renovations to the field.
The teams success this year will help with motivating people to donate as well as come to the games. A playoff run will help as well. The team will also be really good next year, which will also help.
It took a group of Bobcats to get the fund raising started for MSU and then others followed, it would be the same with us. I am more than willing to assist and participate in helping to start a campaign, we just need a group of us to get things started.....
I am 100% in favor of the renovation, but we need to get a lot more people involved. I am not sure as to the university's stance, but I'm sure if the $$ was there, they would have no problem with the renovation. The biggest issue is that we have a large Alumni base in the northwest, and a HUGE alumni base in Spokane, but we have little Alumni involvement for such a large Alumni base. Just look at our fans in the stands during this years season, we had a top 10 team throughout most of the year, but couldn't fill the stands. We are ranked #1 in the nation, but something like 53rd in attendance. Based on the attendance at the games, we are not going to raise money through the university, it is going to have to be through private donations.
Blackfalkin makes a great suggestion and the goals posted are actually attainable with enough participation. Look at Montana State, their goal was to raise $4 Million in private donations and it took them 5 weeks to do so. We are just looking at raising $1 million, it shouldn't be a problem. I know we compete with a lot more schools and other attractions in Spokane, than Montana or MSU do, but we should be able to raise $1 million for renovations to the field.
The teams success this year will help with motivating people to donate as well as come to the games. A playoff run will help as well. The team will also be really good next year, which will also help.
It took a group of Bobcats to get the fund raising started for MSU and then others followed, it would be the same with us. I am more than willing to assist and participate in helping to start a campaign, we just need a group of us to get things started.....
I hate to be a buzzkill, but EWU doesn't even have 1000 EAA members (at least last i had heard), let alone 1000 people willing to donate 1000 dollars. I know i would personally donate to this goal, but they will not want to cannibalize the EAA scholarship fund for donations for new hardware.
The idea of a dedicated fund is a great idea, but we would need EWU to setup that fund, people would want to use the donations to be tax deducible, and that can only happen if it's a nonprofit we give the money to directly. I'm not sure I'd be up for donating another 1000 bucks on top of what i'm already giving the university.
The idea of a dedicated fund is a great idea, but we would need EWU to setup that fund, people would want to use the donations to be tax deducible, and that can only happen if it's a nonprofit we give the money to directly. I'm not sure I'd be up for donating another 1000 bucks on top of what i'm already giving the university.
BLACKFALKIN1
Active member
1. EWU would have to be OFFICIALLY running it/in charge of it.
2. EWU BOD would have to approve it.
3. EWU has their Goeags.com website, other univ sites & the alumni mag to advertise it.
Having said all that, our job would be to show EWU that its feasible, & inform them of all the ppl willing to help. We could also have someone draw up a 3d model to get an example. The example i always go with is Mackay Stadium in Reno.
IMO, this stadium is a great example of what RF could be.
~Mackay & Roos both have tracks|
~Both have endzone seating before the track
~It has what RF is missing which is the visitors side grand stand.
An FCS stadium which has made the improvent RF should make is KBS at ASU.
Maybe not a second deck, but a perm, 5,500 seat grandstand on the visitors side, plus the endzone seating, red turf & video board would REALLY change RF for the better.
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http://www.myuploadedimages.com/images/43830198027454252462.jpg
If EWU could avg 13.5k they'd be 13th instead of 53rd. If u build it, they will come!
2. EWU BOD would have to approve it.
3. EWU has their Goeags.com website, other univ sites & the alumni mag to advertise it.
Having said all that, our job would be to show EWU that its feasible, & inform them of all the ppl willing to help. We could also have someone draw up a 3d model to get an example. The example i always go with is Mackay Stadium in Reno.
IMO, this stadium is a great example of what RF could be.
~Mackay & Roos both have tracks|
~Both have endzone seating before the track
~It has what RF is missing which is the visitors side grand stand.
An FCS stadium which has made the improvent RF should make is KBS at ASU.
Maybe not a second deck, but a perm, 5,500 seat grandstand on the visitors side, plus the endzone seating, red turf & video board would REALLY change RF for the better.
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http://www.myuploadedimages.com/images/43830198027454252462.jpg
If EWU could avg 13.5k they'd be 13th instead of 53rd. If u build it, they will come!
EWURanger said:Looks awesome. Now we just need a shit load of money.
Kidd Brewer is very nice, those of you who went to the playoff game with me know that
I would love to see us get rid of the track though, especially since we have room for it around the practice field. We could always start out one more phase by widening the existing main grandstand, if you look carefully, you can tell you could probably add another 20% to it without having to round the corners.
