Big AZZ bird set for Stroh Center

BGSU33 · Post by **BGSU33** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:10 pm

This is more great news! I love the looks and sounds of this addition to the project and I can't wait to hear more about the location and what all it will consist of.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:45 pm

UnFALCONbelievable! That beautiful bird is going to be HUGE! A B!G thanks to Mr. Belk and everyone else making this possible. Perhaps someone could find contact info for him so that we can send out thanks personally?

And, if we're going to have a spirit plaza, what better place could there be for the Doyt statue that we've all wished for for so long? Perhaps Doyt on one side, Anderson on the other? Hmm...

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:47 pm

ZiggyZoomba wrote:
Redwingtom wrote:Thought I would post this for comparison sake:

Yeah... that's close....

Perhaps we could point the statue so that if the bird "were to" take off it would take a 23-foot dump all over the glASS bowl?

jacojdm · Post by **jacojdm** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:04 pm

Thanks, Ike!
Do you think that the city will now bill itself as the home of the World's Largest Falcon Statue?

KeyWestParrot · Post by **KeyWestParrot** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:16 pm

That will add so much to the new basketball arena. All we need now is a Doyt Perry statue at the Doyt. A Harold Anderson at the Stroh would certainly be apprpriate as well.

BourbonFalcon · Post by **BourbonFalcon** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:50 pm

quote: Originally posted by BourbonFalcon:
Do we have any other info on what this Falcon Spirit Plaza will consist of? I assume a location has been determined for the Stroh Center. Can someone who is privy to the info shed some light on either of these subjects?

I know a little bit more about it, but I think there are going to be some more announcements along the line and I don't want to rob anyone of their thunder, so let's just say it's going to be what we've all hoped BGSU would have for quite some time...

Thanks for the info. I hope they keep it coming!

falconfan1999 · Post by **falconfan1999** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:20 pm

Cool news! I can't wait for the rest of the details to be made public!

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:52 am

This is incredible news. Hooray for donors giving us money to do stuff.

I suppose we'll get a lot of people complaining that this money isn't going toward rebuilding University Hall, or repaving parking lots. F 'em. This is going to be the most awesome thing ever. Most BCS schools don't even have statues in front of their stadiums, most certainly not 23-foot ones! And I agree, if we could build the statue of Doyt Perry on the other side of Falcon Plaza, our world would be much more complete.

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:22 am

bgsufalcon24 wrote: I suppose we'll get a lot of people complaining that this money isn't going toward rebuilding University Hall, or repaving parking lots. F 'em.

Hear Hear! After 45 years, it's about time athletics gets their turn.

At the risk of offending 95% of the people on the board, I think we should just enjoy and appreciate this incredibly unique opportunity without getting greedy and demanding additional goodies. This was a specific individual with a passion for building sculptures, not necessarily BGSU, and he's already maxed out.

We can't afford to channel the limited resources of our regular donors into relics when our athletic department budget is $2 million dollars behind the next lowest budget in the MAC. We have to prioritize, and luxuries like statues should take a back seat to things that can immediately help our programs win, like recruiting budgets and coaches salaries.

Also, the last time I checked, we still have Anderson Arena and Doyt L. Perry stadium, so it's not like these great men are being ignored or forgotten.

Redwingtom · Post by **Redwingtom** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:02 am

Some personal information on the donor, Mr. Belk:
http://www.uncp.edu/map/belk_ath_complex.htm

BGorDeath · Post by **BGorDeath** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:15 am

Some dude with no connections to BG drops this major donation on the university. I hope some alums who won't even join the Falcon Club for $100 take notice.

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:03 pm

BourbonFalcon wrote:Do we have any other info on what this Falcon Spirit Plaza will consist of? I assume a location has been determined for the Stroh Center. Can someone who is privy to the info shed some light on either of these subjects?

http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/ot/bgu-stro ... ction.html

If I was a betting man I'd say site location #6 is the first choice with #7 being the 2nd. The "new entrance" to the university was supposed to be Mercer street, however.

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:15 pm

I'd take 7, then 3. But then again, what do I know?

BGFalconfromCincy · Post by **BGFalconfromCincy** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:19 pm

Metz wrote:I'd take 7, then 3. But then again, what do I know?

I would also take 7, but then 5 as the next choice

Peregrinner · Post by **Peregrinner** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:19 pm

Metz wrote:I'd take 7, then 3. But then again, what do I know?

Ditto.

And am I seeing it right that one of the choices is in exactly the same spot where we already have a baseball stadium? I may have missed it, but are there plans to build a new field somewhere else?