Nice digs, eh? It's the new indoor practice palace at Georgia Tech, and it's much further along than the architect's rendering stage. In fact, it's scheduled to open in August (here's a photo gallery of construction progress), just in time for the Yellowjackets to use when those summer showers threaten.
Meantime, Florida State will be dodging lighting bolts again when pre-season practice starts.
You've probably heard that site preparation has begun for the Noles' own indoor facility. But the program is still waiting for one (or more) Boosters to write a check with lots of zeroes before the walls start going up.
A.D. Randy Spetman made that clear in April when he said "we are still in the fund raising process. We have not raised the money to begin phase 2 of the project."
The Chairman of Coca-Cola's $3.5 million check is making Tech's new building a reality.
Not having an indoor practice facility is one more reason for FSU to schedule gimme games early in the season. Imagine trying to prepare for, say, a season kickoff with Miami or another tough opponent when lightning storms (and Florida is the lightning capital of the U.S.) curtail practice on an almost daily basis. That could literally be a game changer.
With a little luck, Boosters will step up and the Noles will have a first class indoor practice place by 2013, the next time FSU lines up against Georgia Tech.
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