Or maybe just that fact that they some of them were missing actual hoops and the court is full of pot holes. Could just be they are repaving and improving the courts.
If that is the case, that would be quite unfortunate. I've been wanting them to get rid of those courts for years. They need to move those courts to somewhere else on campus, closer to the dorms.
Walked by there today. They've resurfaced the entire court and have installed some new goalposts (no backboards yet)
Awful decision to me. Oh well. Thanks for the update.
Man,
A lot of people are jumping the gun on this.
Woolard mentioned that an indoor practice facility is NEXT on the list, he didn't say that they are already or about to start it.
It takes a while to come up with the plans AND THE FUNDS to build a new facility. I think people might be comparing it to the golf building, but that one had a particular donor willing to shell out the $$$ to get it started NOW (perhaps partially to be able see his son using it)
Woolard just mentioned the indoor building being next on April. As Greg Aumen said in his article:
"Such a facility, done the right way, would likely cost in the neighborhood of $14 million, and Woolard and his staff are now challenged with raising the funds to make that happen" That may take a couple of years given our economy (which hurts donor support)
They need to know how much money they will get before they can start planning the building, much less start breaking ground on it. In the mean time, they aren't going to let a particular portion of land, especially one as visible and used, as the basketball courts just get run down. It doesn't cost too much to keep it maintained, given that there's current budgets lines for such issues.
I dont think you understand what I was saying that was disappointing. I'm not disappointed that they have not begun work on the fieldhouse, Im disappointed that they are not moving those public basketball courts. I would like to see them somewhere else on campus other than where they are currently located.