tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783919656736552601.post2569101715662324820..comments2023-10-26T05:08:38.930+03:30Comments on The Hoosier Report: Field problems.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783919656736552601.post-51185707241494107222008-06-11T04:18:00.000+04:302008-06-11T04:18:00.000+04:30Anyone hear any updates from today's inspections? ...Anyone hear any updates from today's inspections? Are the damages extensive, or can they be corrected without too much drama?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783919656736552601.post-62825047189225463622008-06-09T17:52:00.000+04:302008-06-09T17:52:00.000+04:30I would think Purdue would be an option, but the b...I would think Purdue would be an option, but the biggest problem is that marching band/DCI-type competitions are absolutely hell on grass fields. There have been many turf wars, no pun intended, between high school band directors and football coaches about use of the football field, and it's one of the reasons that high schools are increasingly tending to eat the up front cost of artificial fields. This is, if I recall correctly, a three day competition. In the heat of August, and let alone if it rains, it could do permanent damage to the turf at Ross-Ade. And that doesn't even cover the absence of permanent lights with no TV network to pay for hauling them in.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904933804078748933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783919656736552601.post-9746931440156928592008-06-09T16:43:00.000+04:302008-06-09T16:43:00.000+04:30I beleive the stadium's first "official" events no...I beleive the stadium's first "official" events now are a series of High school football games whent he high school season starts on August 22nd. They are using them as a dual purpose "Let some kids have hte unique honor of opening the place/shakedown for the first Colts game." Unfortuantely that's still a little short for DCI. I am wondering if they will look toward Purdue as a third option if Lucas Oil and IU aren't ready to go.T-Millhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658800030850579943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783919656736552601.post-57628670158218599132008-06-08T21:12:00.000+04:302008-06-08T21:12:00.000+04:30What a mess. A word on karst: there is at least on...What a mess. A word on karst: there is at least one small cave in the neighborhood across the bypass just north of the stadium, so lots of groundwater is surely etching through limestone across north campus.<BR/><BR/>That said, the problem might be settling of fill under the field. It's safe to assume the field level is not the original surface pre-stadium construction, and whatever is under there might be mobile, given enough water infiltration. If so, karst may have nothing to do with it.<BR/><BR/>That said, I've often played football on less level surfaces than that, and I'm not nearly as tough as your standard scholarship football player! Call it home field advantage....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783919656736552601.post-82294968414928698152008-06-08T02:38:00.000+04:302008-06-08T02:38:00.000+04:30The Colts play their first home preseason game on ...The Colts play their first home preseason game on August 24. I think it's a pretty good chance that the stadium will be ready two weeks before that, but probably not a good enough chance to plan such a large event. I would guess that within a week or so IU will know whether it can get a new field in there by August 1. If IU started construction by mid june they should be ready for both DCI and fall practice.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904933804078748933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783919656736552601.post-18060970547372825232008-06-08T02:32:00.000+04:302008-06-08T02:32:00.000+04:30What's the current status of the Lucas Oil Stadium...What's the current status of the Lucas Oil Stadium? Could they potentially beef up the work crews there to have that stadium ready for the DCI Finals, or is that a lost cause as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com