Light The Tower Master Plan Update

MeanGreen22 · January 22, 2023

This might have been talked about and I just missed it but lightthetower.com got an update. Features what looks like an updated Athletic Center expansion plan.

Edited January 22, 2023 by MeanGreen22

MeanGreen22 · January 22, 2023

https://lightthetower.com

This link should take you to the home page rather than the AC PDF

NorthTexan95 · January 22, 2023

The change I noticed is the softball field isn't moving, but they are building around it. I hate that it faces the evening sun.

NT80 · January 22, 2023

4 hours ago, MeanGreen22 said:

https://lightthetower.com

This link should take you to the home page rather than the AC PDF

Excellent Master Plan updates. I like all the future concepts. Leaving space for a baseball stadium too!!

When is the City of Denton going to improve and widen Bonnie Brae in that area?

Jonnyeagle · January 22, 2023

Good news for baseball fans as they have a spot reserved for it in the plans.

MeanGreenDan · January 22, 2023

I'm confused, I thought Light the Tower was our NIL collective, which gathers funds to pay student athletes.

This now seems to be more of an athletic department funding initiative.

Has the goal of it changed?

NT80 · January 22, 2023

1 hour ago, MeanGreenDan said:

I'm confused, I thought Light the Tower was our NIL collective, which gathers funds to pay student athletes.

This now seems to be more of an athletic department funding initiative.

Has the goal of it changed?

Not sure. I thought it involved donations for anything? But I think someone posted recently Athletics had a position open for head of donation acquisitions too.

MeanGreen22 · January 22, 2023

1 hour ago, MeanGreenDan said:

I'm confused, I thought Light the Tower was our NIL collective, which gathers funds to pay student athletes.

This now seems to be more of an athletic department funding initiative.

Has the goal of it changed?

Light The Tower . com is operated by the school/Athletic Department for the funding of various improvement projects.

The Light The Tower Collective is operated by RV and crew for the purpose of compensating players for their Name, Image, and Likeness.

Green with Envy · January 22, 2023

2 minutes ago, MeanGreen22 said:

Light The Tower . com is operated by the school/Athletic Department for the funding of various improvement projects.

The Light The Tower Collective is operated by RV and crew for the purpose of compensating players for their Name, Image, and Likeness.

That won’t confuse potential donors at all. 🥴

MeanGreenDan · January 22, 2023

1 hour ago, MeanGreen22 said:

Light The Tower . com is operated by the school/Athletic Department for the funding of various improvement projects.

The Light The Tower Collective is operated by RV and crew for the purpose of compensating players for their Name, Image, and Likeness.

If I'm confused, and I follow this stuff way more than what would be considered healthy, then this is going to be a beautiful mess.

Side.Show.Joe · January 22, 2023

On 1/21/2023 at 6:43 PM, NorthTexan95 said:

The change I noticed is the softball field isn't moving, but they are building around it. I hate that it faces the evening sun.

That was De Long's choice. He chose to improve on Lovelace Field, instead of waiting for a new stadium later. Since he chose to stay at the Lace, the program has a new field, walls & outfield fence, batting cages, bullpen, and video board. The athletic department wouldn't have added those facilities if it was just going to be a temporary home for the softball program. The choice was obviously smart, because the girls are ranked #24 heading into the season.

Edited January 24, 2023 by Side.Show.Joe

Side.Show.Joe · January 22, 2023

12 hours ago, MeanGreenDan said:

I'm confused, I thought Light the Tower was our NIL collective, which gathers funds to pay student athletes.

This now seems to be more of an athletic department funding initiative.

Has the goal of it changed?

They are two different initiatives. The Light the Tower Master Plan has been around since 2016, and this is just the updated version that has been revised in the wake of COVID-19 (Some of our needs were adjusted).

The NIL collective just adopted the same name.

Edited January 23, 2023 by Side.Show.Joe

Side.Show.Joe · January 22, 2023

3 hours ago, Green with Envy said:

That won’t confuse potential donors at all. 🥴

Totally agree. Let's change the name of the NIL collective to "Show Me the Green!". 🤑

Edited January 22, 2023 by Side.Show.Joe

Green with Envy · January 22, 2023

3 minutes ago, Side.Show.Joe said:

The NIL collective just adopted the same name.

That’s lazy.

Side.Show.Joe · January 22, 2023

Just now, Green with Envy said:

That’s lazy.

It certainly lacks creativity, which I find troubling.

UNTLifer · January 22, 2023

1 minute ago, Green with Envy said:

That’s lazy.

RV

Side.Show.Joe · January 22, 2023

3 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

RV

I always liked RV. He really was a nice guy and truly cared about UNT. But for about 10 years, I tried to convince him to place a car dealership sized battle flag out by Fouts, and he never saw the protentional of doing so. Too often leadership is dominated by number crunchers. I'm glad Wren was able to see the bigger picture. I believe Mosley will too.

GMG_Dallas · January 22, 2023

Wonder what UTSA has in place to get away from this. Alamodome ranked 9th biggest eyesore in the US of A.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/alamodome-makes-list-of-ugliest-buildings-in-the-us-san-antonio-texas/273-38be36f4-b9dc-47f6-8a85-f36437e4f75f

Side.Show.Joe · January 22, 2023

37 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Wonder what UTSA has in place to get away from this. Alamodome ranked 9th biggest eyesore in the US of A.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/alamodome-makes-list-of-ugliest-buildings-in-the-us-san-antonio-texas/273-38be36f4-b9dc-47f6-8a85-f36437e4f75f

The Alamodome looked like 💩 when they built it 30 years ago, and it hasn't gotten any better looking over the years.

Edited January 22, 2023 by Side.Show.Joe

El Paso Eagle · January 22, 2023

43 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Wonder what UTSA has in place to get away from this. Alamodome ranked 9th biggest eyesore in the US of A.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/alamodome-makes-list-of-ugliest-buildings-in-the-us-san-antonio-texas/273-38be36f4-b9dc-47f6-8a85-f36437e4f75f

Based on looking at their basketball facilities it is safe to say, that at least up to this point in time, investing in facilities is not one of their priorities.

Matt from A700 · January 23, 2023

18 hours ago, Side.Show.Joe said:

That was De Long's choice. He chose to improve on Lovelace Field, instead of waiting for a new stadium later. Since he chose to stay at the Lace, the program has a new field, walls & outfield fence, batting cages, and bullpen. The athletic department wouldn't have added those facilities if it was just going to be a temporary home for the softball program. The choice was obviously smart, because the girls are ranked #24 heading into the season.

Are they going to add on to the bleachers at Lovelace? Those ladies and that program deserves a bigger stadium.