That's cool and I can help! In the mid-80s I helped restore this barn. Had a great time

Posted by ibdoc on June 26, 2026, 11:42:55, in reply to "Round barns will sidejackily double that!"

Had amazing craftmanship and was something I enjoyed everyday over two summers going in and working on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Round_Barn Previous Message https://ipmnewsroom.org/u-of-is-historic-round-barns-set-for-renovatio

I remember them from when I was on campus*

Posted by TarheelIllini on June 26, 2026, 11:02:23, in reply to "Round barns will sidejackily double that!"

Previous Message https://ipmnewsroom.org/u-of-is-historic-round-barns-set-for-renovatio Recrudescence

^^Nobby, look here for inspiration^^

Posted by DocWalk20 on June 25, 2026, 20:37:12, in reply to "Round barns will sidejackily double that!"

Do you have a 10 million dollar donor for your project? Previous Message https://ipmnewsroom.org/u-of-is-historic-round-barns-set-for-renovatio

the dugouts are sad

Posted by digs on June 25, 2026, 17:53:07, in reply to "I think they need to not spend money on it"

we got to a solid amount of games its super accessible and free i can get to a third row seat in like 8 minutes from my house kids love it i wouldnt be mad at some concession upgrades.... Previous Message but if you got a donor and that's what they want, whatever. and even though I'm not a fan of baseball as a whole I have a history of liking our baseball program.... but the reality is it's just not worth investing in in this environment. Sucks, but that's what it is. It's extra not worth spending any money on unless they move the season from April to July

That's actually a great idea. Has it ever been proposed?

Posted by complainant on June 25, 2026, 17:16:34, in reply to "I think they need to not spend money on it"

$5M probably isn’t enough to do what is really needed, but we play at a glorified high school field

Posted by OB25 on June 25, 2026, 11:36:27, in reply to "Are we going to improve the talent or the coach?"

A lot of the Big Ten is pretty shit in this regard and it’s never going to be like the warm weather stadiums where college baseball has a real fanbase and can attract fans throughout the season. But I think to attract talent you have to at least try to make it seem less low-rent, and maybe this ultimately sets them up for the necessary step of at least charging SOMETHING for admission to get some revenue coming in. Obvious issue would be that you’re then needing to convince people to pay for something that they had no interest in doing even when it was free. Previous Message If not, who cares. In an arms race (not just baseball) why are we focusing on facilities? Previous Message Not sure if it will make a difference in the long run but they needed to show some kind of investment in the program/facilities. https://fightingillini.com/news/2026/6/25/baseball-illinois-field-to-undergo-5-million-transformation When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

Can him, perhaps?*

Posted by complainant on June 25, 2026, 11:26:52, in reply to "They just opened a new baseball training center a couple years ago"

Previous Message But the biggest changes probably won’t take place until the switch out the head man.