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I believe the bowl of Cassell is basically one giant slab. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how feasible it would be to convert the current facility to an all-purpose like you're proposing, especially when you consider how close to the court those walls already are, and how you'd need to widen the ends even further to accommodate a rink.
Did the men at least win the gold?
Any thoughts from anyone on the game tomorrow? I know Canada will be tough, but I think our boys will put up a good show. Hopefully they won't fart it away like the women did to Canada today.
What did I say? What did I tell you? I hate to say it, but
The US Women simply can't hold and maintain a lead against the Nadians.
Minus legs for bringing up him!
I picked a hell of a day to be in Orlando.
I have gone to several of the hockey games in Roanoke and there has always been a good crowd. I think if there was a way to have a facility on campus and make it a varsity sport that it would boom. Sadly, I don't see that happening in the near to mid future but I hope I am wrong. Also, this may be a dumb question but I am going to ask it. Would there be a way to give the Cassell a major overhaul and allow it to support hockey or would the easiest way be to build a new multi-purpose facility? I am guessing that the cost would be more upgrade than just build a new one.
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Man that is a disgusting way to lose. No excuses for that at all!
And its over
Canada wins 3-2 in OT after the US was winning 2-0 with 3:30 to go in the game.
This will go down as one of the most ridiculous collapses in US hockey history. Absolutely no excuses. The entire coaching staff deserves to be fired over that one.
Congrats USA on blowing the game. Here's a silver medal for your consolation prize.
These ladies are doing everything they can to lose this game... its unreal the amount of bad passes we're seeing in wide open ice
Those would all still be available, but it would no longer be the Student Services building. All of those offices and the bowing alley would be removed from what I understand. Granted thse were plans that I heard about 3 years ago so things could have changed now that the Center for the Arts is constructed.
Dual Purpose > Basketball > Music Department....as we have said, right now Cassell only gets used 70 days a year roughly, so any additional facilities incorporated into a Squires tear down could take into account the need for sound rooms, and the other needs of the music department in that size space. Ideally a build like this would also allow for retail space along the street area's similar to Verizon having Green Turtle open from the street than straight into the facility.
You can always go deeper too so that those spaces were available regardless of games going on.
I think that's ridiculous. What about the auditoriums and gymnasiums that they hold dances, and job fairs in?
TO, and then 14 seconds after TO, a score? Really? What happened? I can't watch live, I've been watching the box score.
That post on the Candaian net is the mvp right?
Ugh... awful collapse by the US team these last 3 minutes
Absolutely no excuse for this to be going to OT with the US up 2 with 4 minutes to go. Horrible collapse.
Whenever someone asks me what it's like for a game in Lane, I always show them this video, and the 2011 Miami game. They're always amazed.
The current plan is for Squires to be turned over to the Music Department since they currently use about 80% of it an to build a nw Student Center closer to the residential side of campus, potentially on Dietrick Lawn between East AJ and Pritchard.
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They could probably keep the Arena in the same general location. You would lose the extended white arches from the old Cassell and connect the new facility directly to the Basketball practice facility and the Merriman Athletic Facility and if they take a page from Mason, they could build an adjoining parking garage that is attached to the practice facility at four levels which could likely hold at least 200 cars a level, so 800 cars at full capacity. Looking at Google Maps, Cassell is currently about 200 feet wide and 400 feet long. The space there, taking into account sidewalks etc, could probably accomadate expanding to almost 600 feet wide assuming you are connecting it to the practice facility. The length likely wouldn't be able to change much, so the design would probably turn the court from its current position on a 90 degree turn so that it runs parallel to Washington Street. I know this is simplistic but its what I can see from here. This wouldn't encroach on the New Indoor Football Facility/practice field behind Cassell either and if done correctly could even be designed to be all one large facility to maximize office spaces, tutoring areas, classrooms etc for the athletic department.
You would lose the tennis courts that are currently there but you wouldn't encroach on the woods behind all of the facilities either which has been one of the challenges to the Indoor Practice Facility. The other parking lots wouldn't necessarily have to change over to garages at this point but it might be something down the line. I know that's not as popular for tailgating for football but with how the school has put the facilities in, it might be a reality at some point. One last thing for parking, and the football practice facility would be to take a page from the Arizona Cardinals on how they can move their football field, and on game days park on the field area because the field moved inside, engineer something similar where the indoor area is astrograss and the outdoor area is grass on a sliding track that could be brought inside the practice facility in winter, keeps the grass growing and gives you another parking lot for the basketball arena.
Another option that might be considered but would take more work to integrate all its functions is to demolish Squires Student Center and the other smaller brick buildings and build it on that site. Biggest concern there would be the width of the facility and scheduling with the new Performing Arts center for parking utilization. I know closing the Alumni Mall road might not be popular but it might also be something to consider if this project were undertaken. You could integrate the basketball arena directly to the heart of downtown Blacksburg at this point but the parking/traffic would be the challenge.
I agree with the KHL sentiment. You have to remember that they originally left Semin off the roster for a KHL player. Granted, Semin has not had the best year so far - but he is markedly better than the KHL players.
the '06 clemson game is how I fell in love with VT football...the game that got me hooked