First, the roll-up turf was necessary for the multi-use concept. They still want multi-use but with field turf in sections that can be stacked in a corner. The first concept was late-90's and was based on pressure put on the then AD (do the math and you can figure who that was...) by the then president (again, do the math...). That all led to an unaffordable structure.
The other part of the IPF that's really bad is the lighting. It's really pretty dark in there and there are weird shadows. Add to it that the bubble itself is a sown product with constant internal pressure and the stitching will, inevitably, fail. With all that's bad about that place, it's still the current best option we have for indoor practice; far and above the Field House where the team used to practice before.
As for our current success on the field, I only hope we don't squander it like what happened 13 years ago. We were on a roll, which is what the IPF was supposed to capitalize on but we lost our way. Had Price stayed, had we continued to be competitive, had we garnered further support and not gotten big heads over it, thinking we had arrived, we'd probably have all this by now. But, that's crying over spilled milk. Hopefully lessons were learned and we can do a better job of maintaining some consistency. We need donors and sponsors and to get there, we need to win.
