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Kill: Biggest story is that we’re eating in a hallway right now & competing for div
per the STrib:
Lobbying for facility
While reflecting on how far his program has come in four years, Kill said, “We’re not there yet. You know, we’re not.”
Kill said success has helped the Gophers recruit better players but noted the importance of getting a new training facility. The current one, built in 1985, is widely considered the worst in the Big Ten.
While Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and other schools have built nutrition centers that could pass as three-star restaurants, the Gophers still hold team meals in the lobby of their football complex.
“The biggest story of all is that we’re eating in a hallway right now, and we’re competing for the championship of our division,” he said. “That is unbelievable.”
The athletic department is working to raise funds for a $190 million training facility for several sports teams, and football is the main priority. Land O’Lakes pledged $21 million toward the project as part of a $25 million gift to the university in September.
Kill said he’s pushing to have ground broken on the new football facility in April.
“Like we told our recruits, ‘We’ll get this thing, get the shovel in the ground quickly, certainly before the summer is out,’ ” Kill said. “That’s the stride that we’ve been missing that we’ve had to overcome.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/283653561.html
Go Gophers!!
per the STrib:
Lobbying for facility
While reflecting on how far his program has come in four years, Kill said, “We’re not there yet. You know, we’re not.”
Kill said success has helped the Gophers recruit better players but noted the importance of getting a new training facility. The current one, built in 1985, is widely considered the worst in the Big Ten.
While Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and other schools have built nutrition centers that could pass as three-star restaurants, the Gophers still hold team meals in the lobby of their football complex.
“The biggest story of all is that we’re eating in a hallway right now, and we’re competing for the championship of our division,” he said. “That is unbelievable.”
The athletic department is working to raise funds for a $190 million training facility for several sports teams, and football is the main priority. Land O’Lakes pledged $21 million toward the project as part of a $25 million gift to the university in September.
Kill said he’s pushing to have ground broken on the new football facility in April.
“Like we told our recruits, ‘We’ll get this thing, get the shovel in the ground quickly, certainly before the summer is out,’ ” Kill said. “That’s the stride that we’ve been missing that we’ve had to overcome.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/283653561.html
Go Gophers!!