Tearing up the field

[thebluehatman]

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Standing by the end zones might be a bad deal if i don't bring a poncho along so i think im gonna drag my blue poncho along to the game.

Forcast Last Update: 2:06 pm CDT Sep 2, 2006

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

And in spanish.

Esta Tarde: Lluvias dispersadas. Nublado, la máxima alrededor de 59. Viento del noroeste alrededor de 10 mph. La probabilidad de precipitación es 30%.

Esta Noche: Una probabilidad de 50 por ciento lluvias. Nublado, la mínima alrededor de 50. Viento del nor noroeste de 5 a 10 mph.

[jackmd]

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Mother Nature, what an interesting lady. No rain all growing season and now 4.5 inches before the Jacks kickoff the season. Oh well, get our you mudders and lets kick some Lacrosse tail.

[1bunnies]

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Kid Dakota,

I gave my opinion. Did you even read Sioux Foo Jacks post. Tell me where the question is. He stated that BHS should be kicked off of CAS. That is not a question. Maybe if you and Sioux Foo understood how different parties work together, you wouldn't make stupid posts.

[SiouxFooJack]

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haha... i play for the bobcats, we destroyed the field last night. this is why artificial turf would be decent in coughlin.

(destroyed is meant to be a hyperbole for effect and not the real truth.)

A young lad that has no respect for a venue like CAS. Son, you should feel priviledged to step foot on that field. Instead, you come here shooting your mouth off like a spoiled brat. Hyperbole or not, you just presented one good example of why your sorry Bobcats shouldn't be playing at CAS. And, you just lost my support for BHS football.

Go Jacks... Beat Wisconsin LaCrosse

[filbert]

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Let's cool the rhetoric a bit, OK?

[thebluehatman]

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let's not worry about the field conditions. most of these guys have played in worse. i know doblar, simet, paula and wagner have played on icy snowy fields in sioux falls and won games in that type of setting. They will admit it is sort of fun to do but its risky. maybe we will see mud angels tonight. :P

[MID-CON_JACK]

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The Jacks are too good for LaCrosse and on good field conditions, with everyone seeing playing time, will win by 40 or more points. Sometimes that can be a little boring. However, with less-than-optimum field conditions due to the rain, the game may be a little more entertaining. Mud tends to even things up a bit.

I'll be there, prepared for more rain and liking it anyway

because

JACKS WILL WIN AND

WE'RE IN A CONFERENCE.

[jackmd]

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haha... i play for the bobcats, we destroyed the field last night. this is why artificial turf would be decent in coughlin.  

(destroyed is meant to be a hyperbole for effect and not the real truth.)

A young lad that has no respect for a venue like CAS.  Son, you should feel priviledged to step foot on that field.  Instead, you come here shooting your mouth off like a spoiled brat.  Hyperbole or not, you just presented one good example of why your sorry Bobcats shouldn't be playing at CAS.  And, you just lost my support for BHS football.

Go Jacks...   Beat Wisconsin LaCrosse

Now boys, we prefer grown-up interactions here. Lets not act like Jackrabbits not jackasses. The Jackrabbits and Bobcats both call CAS home and both should have equal respect for its hallowed ground. Now, lets kick UW-L right out of the stadium!

[Jacks99]

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Looks like SooFooJack's concerns were warranted. Even Stig said the field was the worst he has ever seen. Granted the timing wasn't good with the recent rains, but this has to be solved in the future. Would think some tarps will be in line next time rather than booting the high school. However scheduling will be more important.

[91rabbit]

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We have been down this road before (BHS at CAS) and most know where I stand on the matter (this weekend should have made true believers out of the pro-BHS crowd even if too timid to state it on the board). Can anyone show where another D1 school allows the local high school to play on their field? Given the financial constraints on the program right now, I think that field turf is out of the question for the immediate future. Once that is in place, BHS at CAS is no big deal. But given reality, a Friday night turf beating does the Jacks no good, concession sales or not.

[Haldersham]

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With the field being as Jerry Oster decribed a cattle feed lot, how can you begin to establish the run. Other than the play of the game, by Koening, the run was often stopped before it started. There is no question in my mind the run would be easier to stop on a field like this than say on astro turf.
Apparently keeping the ball dry held fumbles to a minimum for both sides.

To LaCrossee credit they did stop the run. They seem to have very good receivers and they did not score their 17 pts on running offense by any means. The pasing game was on for them got their two TD and set up the FG.

I am sure Fred Oien will certainly be having discussions with a number of people about the field that will include the city and park people and BHS. I am not a Bobcat Backer btw, but I do recognize their financial efforts in procurring the lights for CAS.

Maybe the turf option will rise a position or two on the project board.

As far as naming another D1 institution that allows high school play there maybe some.  The closest to D1 that does is North Alabama. I got to know one of the guys on the D2Football board and was touring through, Florence Alabama. I was given a tour of the staduim that the D2 championship has been played at the last 20 years or so. This staduim is bigger than CAS, and owned by the City of Florence. In that case UNA pays the City for use of the staduim that is on the edge of the UNA campus. I wonder if that is what got the folks in Fargo to choosing their location of the FargoDome.

The FargoDome I suppose does not count, but they have a ton of HS games played there. Its a source of revenue. I think town and gown arrangements are very important when the higher ed institution is located in a community less than 50,000.

[West_River_Jack]

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Given the financial constraints on the program right now, I think that field turf is out of the question for the immediate future.  Once that is in place, BHS at CAS is no big deal.  But given reality, a Friday night turf beating does the Jacks no good, concession sales or not.

According to the Rapid City Journal the new football surface at O'Harra Stadium in Rapid City (SDSM&T Campus) which will be used next weekend for the first time cost about $720,000.  It is Field Turf.  The football field is inside of a track in pretty much the same layout as Howard Wood Field.

If might be nice to consider such a surface at CAS.  Such consideration begins with where to get three quarters of a million dollars.

[West_River_Jack]

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Should we get it in blue like Boise State University?

http://www.broncosports.com/ViewArti...;ATCLID=530470

[Rabbitlivinginverm]

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I think field turf is a great idea. Anyone know if it's in the cards? It has solved a lot of problems down in Sioux Falls at Howard Wood.

[jackphd]

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Should we get it in blue like Boise State University?

http://www.broncosports.com/ViewArti...;ATCLID=530470

That blue field always makes me want to jump up and adjust my television set.

I'm trying to remember the cost for Howard Wood. For some reason the number $700,000 is in my head. Whatever the exact figure, it's expensive. That's almost 1/20 of the endowment we're trying to build. It's not like a scoreboard where you can borrow from the foundation and pay it back through advertising revenues.