Do we need a housecleaning in the athletics dept?

[Trotsky]

MIT reinstated football about 20 years ago.

I thought MIT plays D-III.

Misread you.  I thought you were saying no football at all (which was the case at MIT for a long time).

Chicago also has a football team.  Thjey've played in D III since 1973.

In 20's and 30's movies that have a college football scene the teams that always come up are Army, Cornell, and Chicago.

[billhoward]

In 20's and 30's movies that have a college football scene the teams that always come up are Army, Cornell, and Chicago.

Chicago drops football and now its motto is, "Where fun goes to die."

[Swampy]

MIT reinstated football about 20 years ago.

I thought MIT plays D-III.

Misread you.  I thought you were saying no football at all (which was the case at MIT for a long time).

Chicago also has a football team.  Thjey've played in D III since 1973.

In 20's and 30's movies that have a college football scene the teams that always come up are Army, Cornell, and Chicago.

Where have you gone, Glenn Warner?
Big Red nation turns its lonely eyes to you. (Woo, woo, woo)

[CAS]

The Daily Sun has a story on the destruction of the west stands at Schoellkopf.  There's no mention of any plans to build a replacement.

[KeithK]

Given recent events I'm pretty sure housecleaning in the athletic department is pretty low on the priority list for the Trustees at the moment.

[upprdeck]

there was some internal discussion about SU coming back to cornell for  a fball game if the dome is closed for a year as expected.  cant see that now with the capacity the field has now

[marty]

there was some internal discussion about SU coming back to cornell for  a fball game if the dome is closed for a year as expected.  cant see that now with the capacity the field has now

Well that's a blessing. Is there any reason that Cornell would welcome such an invasion?

[CAS]

It is shocking the university chose to destroy the west stands, rather than fix or replace them.  It's reflective of the crumbling state of some our most visible athletic programs.

[RichH]

there was some internal discussion about SU coming back to cornell for  a fball game if the dome is closed for a year as expected.  cant see that now with the capacity the field has now

Well that's a blessing. Is there any reason that Cornell would welcome such an invasion?

I don't know, offhand, I'd $ay that mayb $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[upprdeck]

cornell did ie before when the dome was built and it was a crazy success.  lots of locals root for SU that dont make the drive normally.

[Ken711]

It is shocking the university chose to destroy the west stands, rather than fix or replace them.  It's reflective of the crumbling state of some our most visible athletic programs.

The article in the Cornell Sun said from disuse and disrepair.  How they could let neglect the maintenance on their facilities is a puzzeling.

[dag14]

You have to have money to maintain your facilities.  Athletics has to prioritize.  The west stands apparently are not a priority.

In their [partial] defense, I seem to recall that an inspection turned up more problems than Athletics believed existed and the stands were condemned as a result.  So they would have been required to make a major investment when they had not planned for it.  I assume no donor came forward to cover the bill so demolition was the alternative.

[upprdeck]

millions were spent on fixing the old concrete stands so it was not available to fix the west stands.. much more important to spend money on Statues for the 150 and small bear cub

[Ken711]

My understanding is they will be working on a long-range plan for the west stands site with the expectation that there will be stands constructed over a mixed-used athletic space housing a weight-room, locker room and athletic offices.

[KeithK]

My understanding is they will be working on a long-range plan for the west stands site with the expectation that there will be stands constructed over a mixed-used athletic space housing a weight-room, locker room and athletic offices.

If so that sounds like a better long term use for the space than just making the existing stands usable.  But it also sounds like something that will take time to plan and fund. So no wonder they simply demolished what was there.