Oregon's New “Football Performance Center” Is A Decadent Monstrosity

Tom LeyTom Ley|published: Wed 31st July, 11:05 2013
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The University of Oregon just opened a brand new $68 million, 145,000-square foot football facility that would make Ozymandias—but not Phil Knight—blush. It is completely bananas. Let's take a look at some pictures.

Here's what the locker room looks like. Those look less like lockers and more like hyperbaric sleeping chambers, meant to house imperial clone soldiers.

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The facility has its own barbershop:

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And a swanky-ass grotto just for the coaches:

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Here is where the team will hold press conferences, and where the Galactic Security Council will be meeting to discuss interstellar politics:


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And here is the head coach's office. College football is so stupid:

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Here's the "war room," which looks way more intense than an actual war room:

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And we can't forget about the players' lounge, which boasts six "gaming stations" and hand-woven rugs:

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That's just a sampling of how crazy this place is. You can check out the rest of the pictures here. Patrick Hruby wasn't playing around when he wrote about the gold-plating of college sports.

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