I presume they'll do it early on in the Spring before the season gets underway.  What point is there to repair it quickly before it is needed. Sure, the odds are low, but what if it were to be damaged again before the season began?

At this point, I'm just excited the IPF isn't going to be a circus tent type building like the lame Glidden Tennis Court structure.  Can't believe that huge zit on the nose of this campus still exists.

Fair points, forgot about the Copperheads and such.

I know I know.  Played in 'em for a long time.  But, 200+ years of predominantly brick buildings and one bizarre rubber tent.  Uhg.  Every time I'm waiting for my tee time I stare at that thing and chuckle.  Amazing its there.

Well seeing how you have #1 a safety liability issue #2 the Copper Heads are affiliated with the University, from it's Managers to its lab environment for the Sports Administraion program. Fixing the fence should not have taken 7+ months. #3. The Copperheads were not at fault for tearing up and hence not liable for repairs. The facility is University property.

Pretty ridiculous not to fix the baseball field fence already.  The local high school/community park fields where I live does these type of field repairs every few years when needed.  Wouldn't  think it would be that big of a deal for a college to get done.  A few thousand dollars maybe?

Back on topic, I think the IPF is going to really going help recruiting when it's done.  But do you think it will be used as a primary practice facility during the season, or will we still mostly practice outdoors?

I wouldn't mind what Penn has.

HA.....  let me comment on all of the prior buildings of mention as I have experienced all of them.

Old Baker -  The downstairs and Front room were what made Old Baker the place to go.  With the bowling alley and pool tables in the basement, usually able to hear the band or music upstairs it just had a feel to it. 

Go look at any picture of the pool table area downstairs and it will make you think of the movie "Color of Money". 

Grover -   To see Grover now and know what Grover was is just amazing.. The largest rectangular room in exsistance (to me at least) with 5 basketball courts in the middle.  A 15-20 foot hall way around 3 sides that got very narrow at the far end with the racquet ball courts.  Weight room was crazy in that building.  It also had 2 ping pong tables that you could test your wills against some pretty good international students.

Aquatic building - I don't feel this building is beyond its years.  crazy to hear that its 20 years old, but like some have said it was only 8 years old when they started the talk of the Ping center and 11 when it was done.

Ping Center - I actually worked in the Ping Center for a while while at Ohio.  Great building for what it is meant to be, but could have been so much more in some areas. 

New Athletic building they are going to build - The reason they just now went out asking what the students would like in there is because they know that in the end the students are going to pay for that building. I think it already came out that it was going to cost the next years students more because of it.

So really all the talk of improving buildings and needing new stadiums is a fun 'What if?" type game...but unless the folks posting that information just sold Dell back to Mr. Dell for $24 billion and feel like paying for it all...remember the cost of improvements, most of the time, falls on the students.  And some students who won't even get to use the buildings.

When was Grover Center renovated? Having known five courts wasn't enough in Grover, why did they build ONLY FIVE COURTS IN PING???? I have to say that Ping needs at least seven basketball courts, one or two dedicated volleyball courts, a swimming pool...., and a bigger free weight room. Last night I went to play basketball, and only two courts were open as two courts were used for intramural basketball and one for volleyball. If they built three more courts on the west side, plus building a second free weight room on the west side, none would ever complain about Ping.

They have "seven courts". Four are Basketball courts at all times. One of the basketball courts that's hardwood has a volleyball net in the middle that is up all the time. the two all-purpose courts, one has goals for indoor soccer, and the other has three badminton nets up at all times in which they never lower the hoops or allow basketball to play in them. Plus some intramural team is using them constantly. The problem is just intramural taking up courts. 

Not true. If no one is using the court you can ask an employee to lower the hoops for you and they will happily oblige. My friends and I did it all the time. 

Not many bricks, but it sounds like some detail depends on bids.