Pauley Renovation update

Bidding process for the construction is done. Time for them to get to work...

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Boooooo

I want an update titled Project Canceled"

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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Feb 19, 2010 2:59 PM PST reply actions

This is really insane. If .0001% of the funds is coming from the university, this is a bad idea. Based on the illustrations, I’d have to agree with BruinDadandGrad. The amount of money being spent to do moderate renovations is truly apalling.
This isn’t the right time, and they should go back to the drawing board.

But ultimately we all know this will go ahead as planned and probably take an extra year longer than they expect right now. These kinds of massive, delicate projects always seem to have something go wrong that pushes back the reopening date. Oh well.

by longbordr52 on Feb 19, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions

This project is a waste

Yes it will be better….but not good enough for the money.

Start the planning over!

by Bruin Dad and Grad on Feb 19, 2010 4:09 PM PST reply actions

agree with the first three posters

this is an unmitigated disaster.

by silverlakebruin on Feb 19, 2010 5:56 PM PST reply actions

Even if a new arena was built at a new location,

Pauley still has to be renovated because its infrastructure is in such sad shape. So do you think the Athletic Department can get $100 million for a facility that will only be used by non-revenue and intramural sports teams? If you think that number is high, UCLA spent $70 million to renovate Royce Hall in 1997. So you better find a really rich alumni if want your state of the art facility.

by Gen2Bruin1987 on Feb 19, 2010 10:34 PM PST reply actions

Money for Royce

IIRC, much of the money for Royce was federal $, disaster relief from Northridge. I took a few Korean classes at UCLA extension in 94-95. The last class I took we had two aftershocks during our final. We moved outside to finish after the second one.

Geezer in training.

by 10amla on Feb 20, 2010 4:52 PM PST up reply actions

It would be nice

If UCLA acted as if it genuinely cares about how to make an intimidating home stadium against our competitors. We need a packed student section right on the floor, towering over the players. Unfortunately we will just have to wait and see what happens…

by UCLABRU1 on Feb 20, 2010 12:35 AM PST via mobile reply actions

It would be even nicer

if we had a team worth seeing regularly…

But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.

by tasser10 on Feb 20, 2010 9:17 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

we've had those

Even just three years ago we had those teams.
But the fan-base at Pauley, collectively (meaning both students AND alumni/other fans), have never brought the intensity that the most storied program in the history of the game deserves.

by longbordr52 on Feb 22, 2010 7:26 AM PST up reply actions