bills16 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 billionaire oklahoma state alumnus boone pickens will donate 165 million dolars to help osu build an athletic village near boone pickens stadium and just north of lthe campus. pickens donation is the largest single gift ever given to an ncaa collegiate athletic program. the money will be used to complete the upgrade of the football stadium and pay for a proposed 20- year plan that includes an indoor practice facility for football, baseball, track and other sports. the plan also calls for better facilities for track, tennis and soccer and for a new research building, a n new classroom building and updating of other academic facilities. pickens graduated in 1951 from osu with a degree in geology. this is taken from an ap wire story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrlandoStewart Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Why don't we ask Kim Tucci, oh never mind he was the one that came up with the stupid brick program. Cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Speaking for all sane, rational, and decent, people everywhere, You are a flaming moron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrlandoStewart Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I know you are but what am I Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBand Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 My dad graduated with a degree in Geology from OSU in the 50s as well. worked for the government as a cartographer. obvioulsy, i dont have access to that kind of money. boy would that be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 The Brick Program was a success and still is since purchases are still coming in. It raised well over $700,000 as reported by the University. That is a tidy sum that probably would not have come in from many without some kind of motivational tool like the Brick Program. Now no name calling - I am only trying to be rational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSLU68 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 If the Appelby deal falls through do you think that Laurie will give the Savvis to SLU; he did something big like that for Mi$$ou and they are way over in Columbia. In exchange we could all sign promissory notes saying we promise to leave in time for the center to be cleaned for Blues games; did anyone else notice that when the Blues were not playing the Savvis did not bother to clean between Billiken games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gister Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Geology = oil & gas T. Boone Pickens = renowned oil tycoon, struck it rich for himself On the other hand, gister, a geophysicist(same business at one time) struck it rich for somebody else, as in Mobil Oil. If only..... Oh yes, then there is that rich geophysicist over in Wichita, a former SLU All American, that's in some kind of legal/financial trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrlandoStewart Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 You call that a success, $400,000 will go to Brad for his salary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Brad's salary has to be paid whether we had the brick program or not so it's still an extra 750K ... I hope you were kidding Official Billikens.com sponsor of H. Waldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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