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Author Message SBH General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 4,695 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 4/9/2026 6:14:42 AM  The biggest project is creating a football ops building with locker room on the student side. This will house entire program. Freshening up of student side is part of this project. Back to Top Athens General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Alexandria, VA Post Count: 5,460 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 4/11/2026 7:26:33 PM  Peden tower has the football ops now so if they are going to build another and with those objectives I could see a student athlete cafeteria in the ops building. A gold plated style locker room to keep up with the ones Miami and Buffalo put in their ops building. With the limited amount of space behind Peden its natural to build it multi-story then the question from their is do you design it to be a tower of equal height to what is on the home side? Can you slip in new premium seating to meet the stated goal of strengthening revenue generation? A tower with box seats could do that and freeing up some ot the existing tower for boxes. They might as well squeeze in 2000 to 2500 more premium seats if they are going to the length of adding another structure to the stadium. Most Memorable Bobcat Events Attended 2010 97-83 win over Georgetown in NCAA 1st round 2012 45-13 victory over ULM in the Independence Bowl 2015 34-3 drubbing of Fiami @ Peden with 25,086 fans 2023 10-7 near shutout of Iowa State @ Solich Field 2025 17-10 defeat of WVU @ Peden in front of 26,740 Back to Top SBH General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 4,695 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 4/11/2026 8:06:42 PM  Yes, transitioning the current Tower space into premium seating/hospitality is also part of the plan. Back to Top FlyerCat1517 General User Member Since: 4/3/2026 Post Count: 3 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 5/8/2026 10:03:42 AM  I think Ohio fans need to be realistic here. There isn't an appetite from the University to fund a building JUST to be used by football. The cost, looking at CMU who completed their football ops building in 2020 at $22 million. This doesn't say anything to the cost of renovating Peden Tower to make it less office focused and more fan focused, likely doubling the cost or at least 50%. I would think the idea of a football operations building is a pipe dream at this point. Unless somebody has $20 million laying around somewhere. But given Donny is one of the largest cash gifts in University history, I don't see 10-20 new people coming together to donate $1-$2 million. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,798 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 5/8/2026 10:45:32 AM  For the record here are the top five donations to OHIO in its storied history: *$124 million, Fritz and Dolores Russ (plus later gift of $5.8 for Russ Prize) *$64 million, Violet Patton *$46.8 million, Jeffery D. Chaddock and Mark A. Morrow *$10 million, Larry A. and Mary A. Gates *$8 million, estate of Beth Stocker The above does not include the $105 million from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations, since it was not an gift from an individual or individuals but from a foundation. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Mike Johnson General User Member Since: 11/11/2004 Location: North Canton, OH Post Count: 1,760 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 5/8/2026 3:06:02 PM  OhioCatFan wrote: For the record here are the top five donations to OHIO in its storied history: *$124 million, Fritz and Dolores Russ (plus later gift of $5.8 for Russ Prize) *$64 million, Violet Patton *$46.8 million, Jeffery D. Chaddock and Mark A. Morrow *$10 million, Larry A. and Mary A. Gates *$8 million, estate of Beth Stocker The above does not include the $105 million from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations, since it was not an gift from an individual or individuals but from a foundation. With two buildings bearing his name, where does Walter fit in? http://www.facebook.com/mikejohnson.author Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,798 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 5/8/2026 3:34:20 PM  Mike Johnson wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: For the record here are the top five donations to OHIO in its storied history: *$124 million, Fritz and Dolores Russ (plus later gift of $5.8 for Russ Prize) *$64 million, Violet Patton *$46.8 million, Jeffery D. Chaddock and Mark A. Morrow *$10 million, Larry A. and Mary A. Gates *$8 million, estate of Beth Stocker The above does not include the $105 million from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations, since it was not an gift from an individual or individuals but from a foundation. With two buildings bearing his name, where does Walter fit in? With further review in booth, the call on the field is overturned and Robert D. Walter and Margaret Walter clock in at $10 million and take over 5th place from Beth Stocker's estate. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top SBH General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 4,695 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 5/8/2026 4:40:25 PM  FlyerCat1517 wrote: I think Ohio fans need to be realistic here. There isn't an appetite from the University to fund a building JUST to be used by football. The cost, looking at CMU who completed their football ops building in 2020 at $22 million. This doesn't say anything to the cost of renovating Peden Tower to make it less office focused and more fan focused, likely doubling the cost or at least 50%. I would think the idea of a football operations building is a pipe dream at this point. Unless somebody has $20 million laying around somewhere. But given Donny is one of the largest cash gifts in University history, I don't see 10-20 new people coming together to donate $1-$2 million. FlyerCat visiting w lots of untruths today. Donnie's $2mm is nowhere close to being one of largest gifts. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,798 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 5/8/2026 6:45:05 PM  SBH wrote: FlyerCat1517 wrote: I think Ohio fans need to be realistic here. There isn't an appetite from the University to fund a building JUST to be used by football. The cost, looking at CMU who completed their football ops building in 2020 at $22 million. This doesn't say anything to the cost of renovating Peden Tower to make it less office focused and more fan focused, likely doubling the cost or at least 50%. I would think the idea of a football operations building is a pipe dream at this point. Unless somebody has $20 million laying around somewhere. But given Donny is one of the largest cash gifts in University history, I don't see 10-20 new people coming together to donate $1-$2 million. FlyerCat visiting w lots of untruths today. Donnie's $2mm is nowhere close to being one of largest gifts. Didn't I just say the same thing, a little more delicately? Last Edited: 5/8/2026 6:45:53 PM by OhioCatFan The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top cbarber357 General User Member Since: 9/9/2012 Location: Pickerington, OH Post Count: 1,170 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 5/29/2026 11:11:07 AM  I just received an email about the Stand Up For Ohio Football initiative, which seems to be the big announcement. The email says we’ve raised $3 million already and hope to get $2 million more in the next year. It ain’t much but I threw in $30, $10 for each bucket. https://www.ohio.edu/ohio-bobcat-club/stand-ohio-football... Back to Top GoCats105 General User Member Since: 1/31/2006 Location: Seattle, WA Post Count: 7,841 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 5/29/2026 1:39:34 PM  cbarber357 wrote: I just received an email about the Stand Up For Ohio Football initiative, which seems to be the big announcement. The email says we’ve raised $3 million already and hope to get $2 million more in the next year. It ain’t much but I threw in $30, $10 for each bucket. https://www.ohio.edu/ohio-bobcat-club/stand-ohio-football... That link should be pinned to the home page. Back to Top SBH General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 4,695 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 5/31/2026 9:35:47 PM  cbarber357 wrote: I just received an email about the Stand Up For Ohio Football initiative, which seems to be the big announcement. The email says we’ve raised $3 million already and hope to get $2 million more in the next year. It ain’t much but I threw in $30, $10 for each bucket. https://www.ohio.edu/ohio-bobcat-club/stand-ohio-football... Transformative gift. Our future is secured. Last Edited: 5/31/2026 10:05:57 PM by SBH Back to Top cbarber357 General User Member Since: 9/9/2012 Location: Pickerington, OH Post Count: 1,170 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 6/1/2026 9:14:51 PM  SBH wrote: cbarber357 wrote: I just received an email about the Stand Up For Ohio Football initiative, which seems to be the big announcement. The email says we’ve raised $3 million already and hope to get $2 million more in the next year. It ain’t much but I threw in $30, $10 for each bucket. https://www.ohio.edu/ohio-bobcat-club/stand-ohio-football... Transformative gift. Our future is secured. I’m looking forward to getting a building named after me on campus. Back to Top M.D.W.S.T General User Member Since: 12/23/2021 Post Count: 3,718 Status: Offline     RE: The BIG annoucement -- when, what, where?    Posted: 6/2/2026 1:10:25 PM  cbarber357 wrote: SBH wrote: cbarber357 wrote: I just received an email about the Stand Up For Ohio Football initiative, which seems to be the big announcement. The email says we’ve raised $3 million already and hope to get $2 million more in the next year. It ain’t much but I threw in $30, $10 for each bucket. https://www.ohio.edu/ohio-bobcat-club/stand-ohio-football... Transformative gift. Our future is secured. I’m looking forward to getting a building named after me on campus. CBARBER357 COURT at the Convocation Center. Rolls off the tongue. 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