PiPress: Gophs making progress, even if modest, toward building practice facility

[BleedGopher]

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_17231287

Go Gophers!!

 

[Go4]

so in other words, we're not even close. sheesh, i honestly thought we'd be further along than this.

 

[USAFChief]

so in other words, we're not even close. sheesh, i honestly thought we'd be further along than this.

Not even close??!! Pshaw.

They've ALREADY spent money on a feasibility study that has ALREADY determined they'll need lots of money!

 

[GoAUpher]

On the plus side, at we now know for sure where the thing is going. That's pretty much it though.

 

[Friend Of Tubby]

The Key Part Of The Article

The fundraising process also has started with the university looking for lead donors who can contribute $5 million to $6 million or more and would have a portion of the facility named after them.

In the next six to nine months, the Gophers hope to finish that stage and move to the next two phases of fundraising, including the major gift phase of donations of more than $100,000 with no naming rights and the grassroots fundraising phase with donations of less than $100,000.

"But if someone comes in tomorrow with a $15-20 million gift, then we're going to put the wheels in motion to get this thing built," Crum said.

 

[Section201]

FOT

Come on FOT. Kick-in! I can see it now,

"Friend-of-Tubby Practice Facility"

That would be classic.

 

[station19]

The fundraising process also has started with the university looking for lead donors who can contribute $5 million to $6 million or more and would have a portion of the facility named after them.

In the next six to nine months, the Gophers hope to finish that stage and move to the next two phases of fundraising, including the major gift phase of donations of more than $100,000 with no naming rights and the grassroots fundraising phase with donations of less than $100,000.

"But if someone comes in tomorrow with a $15-20 million gift, then we're going to put the wheels in motion to get this thing built," Crum said.

FOT, are you stating your intentions?

 

[Friend Of Tubby]

Come on FOT. Kick-in! I can see it now,

"Friend-of-Tubby Practice Facility"

That would be classic.

I'm waiting on my wife's OK.

And on coming up with $5 million somewhere.

 

[matt]

I'm waiting on my wife's OK.

And on coming up with $5 million somewhere.

 

[Section201]

FOT

I'm waiting on my wife's OK.

And on coming up with $5 million somewhere.

I promise to never argue with you again if she ok's it!

 

[Minnesconsin fan]

for the $15-20 million donation we could maybe rename the whole forum to "Friend of Tubby's Barn Basketball Forum"

 

[howeda7]

WHERE ARE THE GOPHERS?

Athletics director Joel Maturi said item X would begin in a year ago, but the athletic department still hasn't done anything

This, paraphrased, could be on Joel's epitaph as A.D.