I see expansion annoucement is now public

[upprdeck]

the papers article on campus expansion is the first public confirmation of the expansion planned for the spring to Lynah..  funding must have been approved

[imafrshmn]

link?

[upprdeck]

it was in yesterdays Sun.  

http://www.cornellsun.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/11/03/4369b63cbd17f?in_archive=1

not sure how to attach links

[KeithK]

I missed the Lynah mention in my first scan of the article.  Only one sentence.

I don't think this mention means anything other than they were  putting together an article on construction.  I think it's been an official project for a while now.

[upprdeck]

I know its been a project. its also been waiting approval\\signatures and an official start date.. but its the first i have seen in discussed by school officals out in the open.. if the full plans were approved if means some interesting changes. more than just adding locker rooms..

[KeithK]

I could've sworn Schafer has talked about it on the record before.  But I could be wrong.

[Trotsky]

I believe Schafer stated specifically that it had been delayed from this winter to next winter.  Seems pretty public to me.

[billhoward]

Lynah addition of ~500 seats is to start a year later than expected. The plan, the delay, not new news.

As Cornell keeps expanding and pushing the athletic fields farther away from center campus, question might be: How long does Hoy Field have to live?

[jy3]

[Q]billhoward Wrote:

 Lynah addition of ~500 seats is to start a year later than expected. The plan, the delay, not new news.

As Cornell keeps expanding and pushing the athletic fields farther away from center campus, question might be: How long does Hoy Field have to live? [/q]

and in the same line of thinking, would "moving" the rink be a possibility. or other words, will football and lacrosse be enough to justify the new facility across from site of the current rink if the rink moves...i dont think so -> i doubt moving hockey will follow moving everything else

[billhoward]

Has anyone else heard of Lynah moving? I don't think that's in the cards at all. Or did I misread your post.

Schoellkopf at some time - 2025? - might need to come down and you could see a smaller 20,000-25,000 seat stadium elsewhere being adequate and also more compact if it didn't have a running track. That (no track) would only affect regional HS track meets and even then what do they draw?

[upprdeck]

after spending 5-10 million over the last few years on the football complex i dont see it moving soon.. and hockey isnt moving until we get a new coach..

i only posted the news because as of 2-3 weeks ago there were issues as to any of it happening this year.. the life scienes building put a serious crimp on things..

[evilnaturedrobot]

I doubt they would spend money to expand lynah only to move it a few years later.  

and I know it's never going to happen, but has anyone ever thought about how cool it would be to put a rink on top of the football field and have a game outside?  The NHL did it in edmonton 2 years back and seemed to go over very well.  I guess it would have to be a non-conferance game, but I'm sure it would sell out.

[jim]

As long as Schafer is coach they will be at Lynah, he just needs a better room for recuriting.  Look at North dakota adn Boston

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]evilnaturedrobot Wrote:
and I know it's never going to happen, but has anyone ever thought about how cool it would be to put a rink on top of the football field and have a game outside?  The NHL did it in edmonton 2 years back and seemed to go over very well.  I guess it would have to be a non-conferance game, but I'm sure it would sell out.[/q]

Michigan and Michigan State did it first.  It's a dumb gimmick that has hijacked the
2010 Frozen Four.

[evilnaturedrobot]

Well of course it's a gimmick, but I think it could be alot of fun if you do it under the right circumstances.  It shouldn't be a league game, and certainly not somthing as important as a Frozen Four.  But your telling me that a game outside against niagara wouldn't be fun?

edit: there's also a huge differance between Schoellkopf and Ford Field.  Schoellkopf has a capacity of 25,597.  Ford Field holds 65000 and is a domed stadium, it's an entirly differant animal.