Best part about this is this can be done almost immediately. With the portal for men's and women's basketball opening up Sunday, the news is a great recruiting tool for not only incoming transfers but retaining players.
They're part of the Haas family. It's great to have benefactors associated with some of our most notable buildings (The B-school, Pavilion, Koshland with MCB).
there’s been chatter of turning the Blue Gym into a dedicated practice facility ever since i was a student manager in 2012, wonder how they finally convinced the RSF to relinquish control/access to the space. realize there’s footprint issues, but it also feels like a cheap compromise to creating a proper state-of-the-art facility like UofA and other former Pac schools. not to mention it’s still a logistical nightmare transporting practice equipment to/from the basketball office/Haas area to the third floor of the RSF.
Cal is too busy building new structures to satisfy the academics to spend any significant dollars on upgrading the mostly ancient athletic structures (e.g. the baseball stadium lioks almost exactly like it did 100 years ago). The only exceptions have been a new softball stadium and a new “beach” volleyball stadium (both meant to appease Title 9 concerns). So the only way to upgrade or add new structures is to take money from Meg wealthy donors who direct their money to a certain specific sport. Football got a massive upgrade back in the days of Sandi Barbour, but she left the University in massive debt with no realistic plan to retire that debt: fortunately she faulted in her attempt to cut 5 sports without due process. All the cut men’s sports had to raise many millions from their alums to save their sport. All the cut women’s sports have not been required to raise a single fine from their alums. It’s all unsustainable, and the academic community loves that. Within 5-8 years the only men’s sports remaining will be football, basketball, rugby, golf and swimming…..the latter 3 only due to massive endowment donations from a couple of mega wealthy alums of those sports. All the women’s sports (none of whom are revenue producing and none are significantly subsidized by their alums) will survive. Welcome to Title 9s unconstitutional one way street favoring women, NIL and the transfer portal.
Ok...
How about an upgrade for the fan experience at Haas...
Inside the court area, IMO, is fine.. but depressing clinical flourescent lighting in the corridors, long lines at concessions ...can they
do better..?? I know the footprint is limiting but....
Fantastic news! Go Bears!
Can normal people still play in the blue gym
Go Bears to even greater heights!!!
Best part about this is this can be done almost immediately. With the portal for men's and women's basketball opening up Sunday, the news is a great recruiting tool for not only incoming transfers but retaining players.
Indeed! And be ready for summer workouts and next season.
Point of clarification: Women's portal opens Monday and men's portal on Tuesday. It's one day after their respective national championship games.
Go Bears!!
There is a palpable sense that our revenue sports are heading in the right direction across the board. Let’s keep it coming.
They're part of the Haas family. It's great to have benefactors associated with some of our most notable buildings (The B-school, Pavilion, Koshland with MCB).
there’s been chatter of turning the Blue Gym into a dedicated practice facility ever since i was a student manager in 2012, wonder how they finally convinced the RSF to relinquish control/access to the space. realize there’s footprint issues, but it also feels like a cheap compromise to creating a proper state-of-the-art facility like UofA and other former Pac schools. not to mention it’s still a logistical nightmare transporting practice equipment to/from the basketball office/Haas area to the third floor of the RSF.
Cal is too busy building new structures to satisfy the academics to spend any significant dollars on upgrading the mostly ancient athletic structures (e.g. the baseball stadium lioks almost exactly like it did 100 years ago). The only exceptions have been a new softball stadium and a new “beach” volleyball stadium (both meant to appease Title 9 concerns). So the only way to upgrade or add new structures is to take money from Meg wealthy donors who direct their money to a certain specific sport. Football got a massive upgrade back in the days of Sandi Barbour, but she left the University in massive debt with no realistic plan to retire that debt: fortunately she faulted in her attempt to cut 5 sports without due process. All the cut men’s sports had to raise many millions from their alums to save their sport. All the cut women’s sports have not been required to raise a single fine from their alums. It’s all unsustainable, and the academic community loves that. Within 5-8 years the only men’s sports remaining will be football, basketball, rugby, golf and swimming…..the latter 3 only due to massive endowment donations from a couple of mega wealthy alums of those sports. All the women’s sports (none of whom are revenue producing and none are significantly subsidized by their alums) will survive. Welcome to Title 9s unconstitutional one way street favoring women, NIL and the transfer portal.
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