Facilities Master Plan

[SIOUXFAN97]

Just now, fightingsioux4life said:

First they have to find fans to fill it up on a regular basis.

didn't say it has to be bigger...just a full bowl all the way around or an upper and lower...but you would think in these days that a true hoceky only facilaity for the big draw on campus would be a no brainer

[cberkas]

It cost $75 million in 1990 the whole Ritchie Center cost $85 million and finished in 1999. Already has two ice sheets. If done today $120 to $140 million (or estimate it on what the Eagles are trying to do in Greeley), also Denver don’t need it. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

6 minutes ago, cberkas said:

It cost $75 million in 1990 the whole Ritchie Center cost $85 million and finished in 1999. Already has two ice sheets. If done today $120 to $140 million (or estimate it on what the Eagles are trying to do in Greeley), also Denver don’t need it. 

gotta keep up with the jones (and cc)

[geaux_sioux]

On 3/30/2026 at 1:39 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

gotta keep up with the jones (and cc)

Their issue is structural integrity of the roof with the rate they hang banners.

[nodak651]

I came accross this article and they talk about an ice climbing wall at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.  I googled it, and there is a similar ice climbing wall in winnipeg, which doubles as a normal climbing wall during the summer.  Something like this outside the wellness center would be pretty cool, and it would complement what they already have inside. 

[The Sicatoka]

Should've kept the smoke stack from the old steam plant.  

[SIOUXFAN97]

is the union ever gonna that rooftop porch facing south?

[SIOUXFAN97]

[forksandspoons]

Cool new video overview of UND 

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

meanwhile in fargo u...

[SIOUXFAN97]

par 34 and all 9 holes will probably be driveable with a 3 wood..wtf we doing.

[Long Snapper 92]

33 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

par 34 and all 9 holes will probably be driveable with a 3 wood..wtf we doing.

Just get rid of it at that point

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 minute ago, Long Snapper 92 said:

Just get rid of it at that point

exactly.

[SIOUXFAN97]

2 minutes ago, Long Snapper 92 said:

Just get rid of it at that point

condos on the south side and a top golf thingy east weest on demers...

[The Sicatoka]

Sounds like Osgood or Prairiewood in Fargo. That kind of course has its place. 

We all ain't @Oxbow6.  

[nodak651]

6 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Sounds like Osgood or Prairiewood in Fargo. That kind of course has its place. 

We all ain't @Oxbow6.  

Seems fine for college students, imo.  I liked golf when I was there but I never had the desire to golf Ray Richards.  If I wan't a longer course I'm going a full track with 18... If I don't have the time for that then a par 34 becomes more appealing than a longer 9, imo.

[Kab]

Wiley Nelson has a course and whatever he gets each hole is par

i need that 

[Big Green]

40 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Sounds like Osgood or Prairiewood in Fargo. That kind of course has its place. 

We all ain't @Oxbow6.  

We already have Lincoln for that.

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

golfing is a big big draw for young professinals....

we need more/better courses...

this ray dick's thing aint helping

[Green Banner]

So grand forks will have 1 "legitimate " public golf course. Laughable

[Oxbow6]

 

2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Sounds like Osgood or Prairiewood in Fargo. That kind of course has its place. 

We all ain't @Oxbow6.  

Truth

 

 

[Oxbow6]

32 minutes ago, Green Banner said:

So grand forks will have 1 "legitimate " public golf course. Laughable

At least you have more movie theaters/cinemas than that in GF......

[jdub27]

1 hour ago, Green Banner said:

So grand forks will have 1 "legitimate " public golf course. Laughable

I don't see shortening Ray Richards changing the golf "landscape" in the Grand Forks area a whole lot.

Two 9 hole courses that are shorter and absolutely perfect for plenty of people along with 2 public 18 hole courses (King's Walk and Valley in EGF) plus a private course.

Fargo has four 18 hole courses (Edgewood and Rose Creek in Fargo and The Meadows and Village Green in Moorhead), two short 9 hole courses (Osgood, par 33 and Prairiewood, par 32) and a par 3 course (El Zagal) plus two privates. If you wanted to count Oxbow as a third private course, I guess you could if you wanted to extend out that far. Don't think I missed any of them. 

Roughly twice as many courses available for a population quite a bit bigger than 2x.

[SIOUXFAN97]

11 minutes ago, jdub27 said:

Two 9 hole courses that are shorter and absolutely perfect for plenty of people along with 2 public courses (King's Walk and Valley in EGF) plus a private course.
I don't see shortening Ray Richards changing the golf "landscape" in the Grand Forks area a whole lot.

so as green banner said....1 legit course?