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[TheRevSFA]

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I would assume that it was due to november and December games, plus basketball was there...Doesn't it also host other things coming to CF?

Also don't you guys do high school football championships there too?

Im sure theres a ton more and would love to hear about it

[Panther-at-Arms]

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with 10K-17K people in the Dome, then yes, it can get warm and humid real fast. not so sure that it would with just the football team in there without the crowd. Plus, I rather doubt that the coaches would go to that much trouble to recreate "weather" conditions.

I'm sure the team got plenty of experience with heat and humidity during camp, so I don't see that being an issue any more than it is with any other team, especially this early in the season.

I can't remember if it was SFA or McNeese we were getting ready to play, but I know they cranked the heat up in the dome and sprayed down the bleachers with water. It was like Amazon in there. So yes, they do recreate weather conditions in the dome.

[Panther-at-Arms]

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Rev, do you have a link to the SFA message board?

[TheRevSFA]

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www.Lumberjackfans.com is the main page. Click on forum to get to the boards

[Panther-at-Arms]

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Cool, thanks.

[TheRevSFA]

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My write up for SFA's first game has the headline "SFA narrowly defeats McMurry 82-6.". I couldn't resist...

[JayJ79]

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We play in a dome just to give Cap'n Cat something to gripe about. ;op

[Cat80]

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I would assume that it was due to november and December games, plus basketball was there...Doesn't it also host other things coming to CF?

Also don't you guys do high school football championships there too?

Im sure theres a ton more and would love to hear about it

Initially, the reason was $$$$$$$$. Big surprise, eh? UNI had a small outdoor stadium, a fieldhouse that sat no more than 3,000, and no large space for university events. The AD and FB coach at the time learned about this air-supported domed arena in Japan, and the dome was built with the first football game in September, 1976. There's a long history of the dome at the UNI website, but I'm too lazy to look it up for you.

So. We play in a dome because we could also play basketball in there, and have a space for large university events. It's also a great place for indoor track and field and softball. With the basketball/volleyball arena next door, there will be less stress on the dome and it will last much longer. Yes, the Iowa HS FB playoffs are held there due to intelligence regarding late November football outdoors in Iowa. I was also at at Fleetwood Mac concert in 1978 at which the attendance was about 25,000. I don't know, but the prospect of indoor football and a recruiting tool might have been on the mind of the AD at the time, but it was sold as multi-purpose facility. As a student, I ran on the track and played basketball on the inlaid courts under the turf that have now been removed. UNI are sissies, we just couldn't afford an arena and a stadium back then.

[JayJ79]

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With the basketball/volleyball arena next door, there will be less stress on the dome and it will last much longer.

did hosting bb/vb really put STRESS on the building itself?

I'm no engineer, but I would think that any significant stress on the structure comes more from the weather (and just aging itself) than from the events inside it.

[Panther-at-Arms]

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You are seriously an idiot.

[JayJ79]

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You are seriously an idiot.

who, me?

(I may very well be an idiot, but I take very few things seriously)

[Cat80]

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did hosting bb/vb really put STRESS on the building itself?

I'm no engineer, but I would think that any significant stress on the structure comes more from the weather (and just aging itself) than from the events inside it.

From seeing the condition of the inside of the dome with the other events to the McLeod it is my opinion there less stress on the building due to less use. It's cleaner and probably easier to keep clean and shiny due to less use for events. That's what I meant by less stress on the building.

[Purrrrrfect]

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Those of you traveling down, I wish safe travels.

Saturday - looking at a high of 94 degrees as of right now...hopefully something changes and it cools off a few degrees.

lot better than the 107ish we had all last week

[Purrrrrfect]

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Sounds about like Iowa.


Summer....Winter.

There is about a 2 or 3 week break between the two.

oh hush...we have 4 seasons in iowa. As a resident of texas....and a native of iowa...i was resistant to admit it was "hotter" here in texas...but this summer has been brutal. When I went to iowa in july, (it was still high 90s in iowa at the time)...it honestly felt like a 20 degree cool down compared to here.

I'm just excited this weekend was the first time in 40some odd days the temp didn't break 100, but the humidity was still high70%s with the index well over 100. 94 at the hottest point of the day saturday will be nice for us Texas people, game time...it'll still be humid for our guys tho and not many players on our team have prob. played in 6pm 80-90 degree weather with high humidity. just saying. Gotta side with Rev on this one.

[Purrrrrfect]

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but on other notes..im pumped, i got my tickets, panther gear, interlude, fight song, bags, and cooler ready for a great weekend in Nacadooooches I'll have the panther tailgate ready for any of you are coming down!