Outdoor Turf Facility Donation

[kochrab]

Didn't see this anywhere else yet, but the UNI Football program just received a $2 million dollar gift from Doug and Ann Goschke who currently live in Florida. Money will help create a new outdoor turf practice field for the program.

https://kwwl.com/2020/12/21/university-of-northern-iowa-football-program-receives-2-million-gift/

[Blue42]

Exciting for the football program.

This in addition to the team room are two big items on their wish list.

Amazing these both get done in a year like 2020.

Plus a really impressive UNIFight Initiative that has ran over last several months.

Impressive.

[iron panther]

So this is a outdoor field indoors or outdoors, and where will it be located?

[ronfitch]

Didn't see this anywhere else yet, but the UNI Football program just received a $2 million dollar gift from Doug and Ann Goschke who currently live in Florida. Money will help create a new outdoor turf practice field for the program.

https://kwwl.com/2020/12/21/universi...-million-gift/

A bit more of the back story here:

https://unipanthers.com/news/2020/12...a-reality.aspx

On edit - I *think* he played his college ball at Illinois State. A Douglas Goschke from Wellman, Iowa, earned a football letter in 1967 and '68, playing guard.

[Blue42]

So this is a outdoor field indoors or outdoors, and where will it be located?

It's an outdoor artificial turf practice field that will go where the current practice field is.

I believe that is northwest of the Dome.

[vbfan19]

It's an outdoor artificial turf practice field that will go where the current practice field is.

I believe that is northwest of the Dome.

beats busing the team to Wartburg or the Waterloo high school field at Central (don't know if UNI ever actually practiced there since they converted it to artificial turf)

[sevelev711]

Plus, as it mentioned briefly in the article, now there's less scheduling conflicts for other things that could go on in the dome. I don't know how much money one more boat show per year would bring in, but I do know that the number is "more than zero," so I'll take it.

[Blue42]

Plus, as it mentioned briefly in the article, now there's less scheduling conflicts for other things that could go on in the dome. I don't know how much money one more boat show per year would bring in, but I do know that the number is "more than zero," so I'll take it.

Imagine there would be some cost savings for the university in not needing to pay crews to put the dome turf in/out as often.

And less wear and tear on that turf that likely occurs during install/removal.

[ronfitch]

beats busing the team to Wartburg or the Waterloo high school field at Central (don't know if UNI ever actually practiced there since they converted it to artificial turf)

I forgot that West and East play home games at the old Central stadium (haven't lived down there in more than 20 years), so I did a quick web search. From the photos, that stadium looks in good shape at 25 years old, the new turf is a plus. Surprisingly (to me) is that there is an UnTappd page for it (https://untappd.com/v/waterloo-memorial-stadium/1321983).