Germainfitch1 wrote:I can't figure out how to copy the N. Illinois picture. I guess what i really like about theres is the circular flow with the field and the balcony that extends. Add that and I am happy.
It's only the stands and some fluff decorations which are curved. Everything else is square and fall outside of the natural flow of the stadium.
I like the SEBO and I believe i"m going to like it a lot more once it's completed.
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Germainfitch1 wrote:I can't figure out how to copy the N. Illinois picture. I guess what i really like about theres is the circular flow with the field and the balcony that extends. Add that and I am happy.
It's only the stands and some fluff decorations which are curved. Everything else is square and fall outside of the natural flow of the stadium.
I like the SEBO and I believe i"m going to like it a lot more once it's completed.
In fact, if you look at the NIU complex from outside the stadium, it looks very rudimentary and rectilinear in appearance. I'll take the Sebo center and its architecture anyday. The Sebo is unique and is the first step toward updating the Doyt.
I guess I could just let everything the department throws at us be alright. Let me try. What a great building the SEBO center is. There is not or never will be another building as good as this one. I love the colors on the floor in Anderson Arena. Different shades of the same color and different types of font are the latest style. The vidoe board is the perfect size. Bigger boards are just too much for anyone. And I LOVE keeping the party line and preserving the status quo. So there you go.
But thats just not me. And I really don't care if I am the winner of whatever award. This board is for questioning and exchanging ideas and that is what I will continue to do. The only way to keep the department moving forward is to keep asking what we can do better. I'll keep this up until Grant either kicks me off the board or asks me to leave.
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It's the Journey... wrote:I guess I could just let everything the department throws at us be alright. Let me try. What a great building the SEBO center is. There is not or never will be another building as good as this one. I love the colors on the floor in Anderson Arena. Different shades of the same color and different types of font are the latest style. The vidoe board is the perfect size. Bigger boards are just too much for anyone. And I LOVE keeping the party line and preserving the status quo. So there you go.
But thats just not me. And I really don't care if I am the winner of whatever award. This board is for questioning and exchanging ideas and that is what I will continue to do. The only way to keep the department moving forward is to keep asking what we can do better. I'll keep this up until Grant either kicks me off the board or asks me to leave.
No one thinks you should fall in love with everything coming out of the athletic dept.
Let me put it this way:
There are people who like everything regardless. Their spects are rose tinted.
There are people who like and accept some things but see improvement in other areas. They are the critical thinkers who see both good and bad.
Then there are people who like nothing at all. it isn't a matter of the glass being half full or half empty. It's the inadequacies of the drinking vessel.
You basically fall into the final category.
"Science doesn’t know everything? Well science KNOWS it doesn’t know everything… otherwise it’d stop."
Dara O'Brian - Comedian
I feel the Sebo Center will be top notch. The Doyt will be going thru renovations in the coming years. One thing I think that works in our favor is the simple design of Perry Stadium. Some folks across the MAC think we have the most boring place...nothing stands out. They may be right. The Doyt was completed almost 40 years ago and has basically looked the same the whole time. With the Sebo Center, I believe we will have an opportunity to renovate the Doyt in different ways. How? I don't know at this point but I have to believe that is being discussed by the athletic dept.
The scoreboard is fine. Sure it could have a bigger screen....but it is a HUGE improvement over "Old Yeller"...Maybe there will be an additional scoreboard with video capabilites located on the Sebo Center.
Dollars are tight these days. We'll do the best we can with what we have.
GO FALCONS!
Michael W.
BGSU-12 TIME MAC CHAMPION
FALCON FOOTBALL ROCKS!
freak,salsa, others, you are right on. The Sebo Student-Athlete Center will be a tremendous addition to Bowling Green State University athletics- all sports- and will give the whole university another source of pride in our march forward.
This building will put us at the top of the MAC. Our coaches (all sports) are tremendously excited about the structure. I think nearly all the details/drawings have been released. For BG athletics, this will be a transformational building.
I am not one to question the smallest of details or worry unnecessairily about some small perceived flaw or slight design matter. I am one to say to my fellow Falcon supporters that we can all contribute to this project- right now. If you are able, now is the time to step up. Make this building "yours"; I know Bob Sebo would welcome the chance to have you join him. Many other Falcon fans have stepped up at many levels- you don't need to be a big giver to be a valued contributor. All amounts are welcome.
This is not a paid promotional announcement; it IS a statement that now is the time to do what we can to move BG athletics forward- and with it the entire university.
Falconfreak90 wrote:With the Sebo Center, I believe we will have an opportunity to renovate the Doyt in different ways. How? I don't know at this point but I have to believe that is being discussed by the athletic dept.
I said at the outset that I believe that the SEBO is just the tip of the iceburg when it comes to the Doyt. I believe further renovations are in the works.
The scoreboard is fine to me. However, I'm typing on a 12" powerbook and my TV is only 38" (small in comparison to the other drive in movie sized TV out there). My opinion may be a tad skewed.
"Science doesn’t know everything? Well science KNOWS it doesn’t know everything… otherwise it’d stop."
Dara O'Brian - Comedian
falconfan1 wrote:freak,salsa, others, you are right on. The Sebo Student-Athlete Center will be a tremendous addition to Bowling Green State University athletics- all sports- and will give the whole university another source of pride in our march forward.
This building will put us at the top of the MAC. Our coaches (all sports) are tremendously excited about the structure. I think nearly all the details/drawings have been released. For BG athletics, this will be a transformational building.
I am not one to question the smallest of details or worry unnecessairily about some small perceived flaw or slight design matter. I am one to say to my fellow Falcon supporters that we can all contribute to this project- right now. If you are able, now is the time to step up. Make this building "yours"; I know Bob Sebo would welcome the chance to have you join him. Many other Falcon fans have stepped up at many levels- you don't need to be a big giver to be a valued contributor. All amounts are welcome.
This is not a paid promotional announcement; it IS a statement that now is the time to do what we can to move BG athletics forward- and with it the entire university.
Go Falcons!
This statement right here leads me to believe that we are still short a lot of jack to get this project under way. This leads me to one question. My dad is an Alum of BG and he has not been contacted once on giving to the Sebo Center. Shouldn't the university contact you instead of you contacting the university? He attendeds some alumni functions so it's not like they don't have his name. I was always under the impression that if you want something you have to ask for it.
Enough on that rant, FF1 is there any timeline for this project besides the one on bgsufalcons.com stating summer of '05? Any exact date?
Here's one more vote for the Sebo Center. I've seen NIU and Ohio's proposed designs and like the SEBO much better.
Combine this with the existing indoor facility and you've got quite a combination. Retaining the award-winning natural grass surface at the Doyt tops off the deal.
No one thinks you should fall in love with everything coming out of the athletic dept.
Let me put it this way:
There are people who like everything regardless. Their spects are rose tinted.
There are people who like and accept some things but see improvement in other areas. They are the critical thinkers who see both good and bad.
Then there are people who like nothing at all. it isn't a matter of the glass being half full or half empty. It's the inadequacies of the drinking vessel.
You basically fall into the final category.
Ha! I am glad you know me so well. I must have forgotten all of the times we knocked back a beer and talked, my bad. If you knew anyting about my opinions you would know that I am elated we are getting a building like the SEBO. I am glad it is a Student Athlete Center and not just a football building. This re-affirms the departments commitment to the student athlete side of things. But, I want to make sure we are gett the biggest bang for our buck. We have a nice new scoreboard, and I love that. But when you compare it to what other schools have purchased (Miami) we could have done better. I too feel that the SEBO is just the beginning in a series of steps to bring Doyt Perry stadium into the future, and I am excited about that. Our dollars are tight and until we have the coin OSU and U of M have we must make sure it is spent in the best possible way. That is where I am comming from. If only someone would have questioned the BWC investments.
"If all do not join now to save the good old ship of the Union this voyage nobody will have a chance to pilot her on another voyage."
A. Lincoln
The BGSU Men's Chorus
America's Finest Singing Machine
BGSU Brothers Sing On
falconman, thanks for that reply. As you are aware and basically state, the Building Dreams campaign has been and is under way, but just entered its "public phase" on April 30. Perhaps every alum has not been contacted directly yet. I know that at every alumni/athletic/Falcon Club event I have been to in the past five months, the Sebo SAC has been mentioned at the meeting or event as an opportunity that can be supported through donations now. I guess these meetings could be considered asking.
A lot of money has been raised beyond the Sebo gift (I am not sure how much) from interested alums and Falcon fans. I agree 100% that being asked is always good- I appreciate that myself. I simply am saying that any Falcon friend or fan can give to this campaign/specifically to the Sebo SAC right now by simply contacting the BGSU Athletic dept (see BGSU website and click on Sebo Center for contact info on questions or a gift) or the BGSU Development dept (see BGSU Alumni website). Again, I am not running an ad here; I just want to see the facility be fully funded ASAP for the good of BGSU. I am glad you are concerned about the process; it's important to the university.
Like other posters have stated, I believe this building is an absolute key to our future success in many sports.
falconman, I forgot to add in answering your question (or not) that I know of no other time line than the stated time frame. I do know when you take down bleachers, when you have several very large gifts in hand (led by Bob Sebo), and when you have a public commitment to a project of this magnitude that the building will be as "on time" as possible. And it will be a great, great unveiling when it does happen- the equivalent of the the B-T Student Union for athletics. Becuase it is privately funded, all gifts count.
But I would be in the dark on specifics as to timing.
We all know the stadium has some issues, but unless you've got the bankroll to support the demolition and reconstruction of a new one, or at least the cash to make it "un-suck", how about a little more substance to the posts and what could be done (feasibly, maybe stretching feasibility a little) to make it better.
I know there are many dozen threads filled with negative comments on the Doyt, and it starts to wear on all of us, but I'd rather read a million "why can't they get the concession stands right?" posts with suggestions, ideas, whatever to fix it than read one "the doyt sucks" post.
"I don't believe I can name a coach, anywhere, anytime, anyhow, who did it better than Doyt Perry."
-1955 BG Assistant Bo Schembechler
So there you go.
