I'll admit that I don't know the full extent of what Rutgers, but I think we have a ways to go. Michigan has individual, beautiful buildings not only for football, basketball and hockey, but also for field hockey, soccer, tennis, gymnastics, wrestling, baseball and others that I am sure I did not see. Tennis, for example, has its own small stadium with seating. The soccer complex was huge. I really like Yurcak, but the players have to walk over to the Sonny Werblin Center to shower and change their clothes.
I can't imagine all Big Ten schools make this level of commitment to sports - or should I say, I least hope the rest don't/can't do this.
A sample description from the UM website about baseball:
"The architecture includes brick and stone, consistent with that of the central athletic campus. The stands are barrier-free and include 2,500 seats, of which 1,700 have seatbacks. A three-story addition includes administrative offices, a state-of-the-art press box, improved public restrooms, concession areas and a ticket office. Adjacent to the stadium is a 1,600-square foot locker room that features 30-inch lockers, two plasma television screens and a lounge area. The locker room connects directly to the 5,750-square-foot indoor hitting facility that includes retractable doors for ventilation during the summer months and is heated for year-round use. The hitting facility includes two dirt mounds, pitching machines, three indoor batting cages and a state-of-the-art video hitting system. Along the leftfield line are three outdoor hitting cages, in addition to four down the rightfield line."
I can't imagine all Big Ten schools make this level of commitment to sports - or should I say, I least hope the rest don't/can't do this.
A sample description from the UM website about baseball:
"The architecture includes brick and stone, consistent with that of the central athletic campus. The stands are barrier-free and include 2,500 seats, of which 1,700 have seatbacks. A three-story addition includes administrative offices, a state-of-the-art press box, improved public restrooms, concession areas and a ticket office. Adjacent to the stadium is a 1,600-square foot locker room that features 30-inch lockers, two plasma television screens and a lounge area. The locker room connects directly to the 5,750-square-foot indoor hitting facility that includes retractable doors for ventilation during the summer months and is heated for year-round use. The hitting facility includes two dirt mounds, pitching machines, three indoor batting cages and a state-of-the-art video hitting system. Along the leftfield line are three outdoor hitting cages, in addition to four down the rightfield line."
