Worst MDIA Facilities?

by **MinesGoallie45** on Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:42 pm

I would have to say that we have the worst facilities in the MDIA. Our field is 10 yards too short, grass is something as forgien as escargo, and locker rooms? What are those?

Actually while doing scheduling this year, I gave up 2 home games on purpose so we could play in better places. Of our 12 games, 9 are away.

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by **bste_lax** on Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:39 pm

Three years ago, we played at Truman State which I think might have been their back-up field, I hope it was as it was sloped downhill from the side of the box to the sideline. So you could be standing on the sideline and be about a foot or two feet below someone standing on the side of the box. That plus it rained hardcore that weekend so the field was so muddy and just a mess. Can't blame that on them but worse field I ever played on.

by **Danny Hogan** on Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:18 pm

FSU usually has 1/3 of a softball field on some part of the lax field. The composition of the soil is some wierd sticky clay-mud mixture and the grass is patchy.

Tennessee's field is really hard turf , definatley a tough place to play/get used to.

I've never played there but i've heard the legend of the VT cow crap field.

by **Kyle Berggren** on Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:50 pm

When I played at PLU, or home field was notorious for being the best home field advantage in the league. It was in a softball outfield, with a few trees (5ft thick) very close, with no drainage. As the season goes on, anywhere from 4-8 inches of mud is pretty normal, standing water is a given. It's always nice to have the bench in the Softball diamond also, which is nothing but mud, maybe somewhere is worse, but I doubt it. Once, the now PLU coach, was refereeing a game, and threw his flag straignt up, and into a tree that was in play. Sorry, Bubba, I had to say something about the tree incident!

by **TrojanLaxman5** on Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:02 pm

We played at Florida State 2 years ago and their home field was closed due to rain. We ended up playing on the CRAPPIEST "field" I have ever seen. It was in the middle of a swamp, the field was significantly sloped, there were red ant hills all over the place, the mosquitos were on the field in swarms, and it was humid as hell. I don't think anyone can top this, was anyone else at this game and remember it?

by **Downie** on Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:22 pm

I will definitely second the virginia tech experience. Played there twice and the field is downwind from cow fields.......you can imagine how bad it is on a humid day.

by **Vols2** on Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:39 pm

I'll second Danny's opinion of UT's turf. Great home field advantage but gives you killer shin splints practicing on it everyday.

by **TexOle** on Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:35 am

St. Olaf has had some terrible facilities. Every year the St. Olaf team is supposed to start using the soccer practice fields. Instead they line the intramural field. Our field has one side line that is on top of a hill. The other sideline is in a drainage area that in the fall is covered with weeds. Also the north end is going down a hill. There are rocks all over the field. My final year on the team it snowed the day before the games and the field got chewed up really badly. Over night it froze so both teams that were scheduled to use it in the morning agreed to postpone the game. The fear was injuries with all the divots in the field from the day before that were now hard. The St. Olaf game was delayed a little. The St. Olaf Rec Sports chair came down crying b/c the lacrosse team was destroying his flag football field and he could not hold the sport on that field. They tried to charge the lacrosse team for using the field. The final decision was made by facilities who argued that it was field, and it was no big deal. I have heard that they now tell the lacrosse team when the field would be open. Also a sponsor of the team or a representative of the club sports department must be present to clear the field. I think they just try to prevent the lacrosse team from using the facilities at times. Maybe things have changed, but I doubt it.

by **TheLoo** on Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:00 am

Mizzou has the worst facilities I've seen around here. Its hard turf, it has tears in the carpet, and its very unlevel, to the point of being downhill half the game and uphill half the game.

Lindenwood, Wash U and SLU have the best facilities in the area, as Lindenwood has a fantastic stadium, and Wash U and SLU use the AB Soccer Park.

by **bste_lax** on Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:07 am

TheLoo, you have some hate for Mizzou based on all your posts so far?

One time we played at SLU, they weren't able to get Soccer Park and we played on the most divot-ity field ever. Up there for horrible field but doesn't touch the one we played at Truman State. Thank god those St. Lou teams are blessed to have Soccer Park although I heard Wash U is finally getting to play on campus at some decent place.

by **MinesGoallie45** on Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:21 am

I dont know...even hard torn turf sounds better then a field that is 10 yards to short with no grass what so ever......it is an advantage though...most goalies are not used to taking shots off of hard packed dirt that has cleat marks in it.

by **Hugh Nunn** on Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:31 am

TrojanLaxman5 wrote:We played at Florida State 2 years ago and their home field was closed due to rain. We ended up playing on the CRAPPIEST "field" I have ever seen. It was in the middle of a swamp, the field was significantly sloped, there were red ant hills all over the place, the mosquitos were on the field in swarms, and it was humid as hell. I don't think anyone can top this, was anyone else at this game and remember it?

Being that our first two options were rained out, I was glad we even got to play. And the side of that hill was WAY too steep to have been a swamp. The fire ant hill in the crease was definitely a nice touch...but then, a bad day of Lacrosse is better than...

by **DanGenck** on Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:52 am

We played at Western Michigan a few years back. I think we squatted on the field as it was just an open area of grass across from some very "broke" off-campus apartments. There was a beat-up playground nearby and the field was covered in standing water. It was a bummer to say the least.

by **TrojanLaxman5** on Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:07 am

Hugh Nunn wrote:Being that our first two options were rained out, I was glad we even got to play. And the side of that hill was WAY too steep to have been a swamp. The fire ant hill in the crease was definitely a nice touch...but then, a bad day of Lacrosse is better than...

Agreed... any lacrosse is better than none but the fire ants did suck. It sure seemed like a swamp to me, but that's probably because I've lived in CA my whole life and wouldn't know any better...

by **primetime21** on Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:18 am

kyle aka "grandpa" was right about one thing...when it rains in washington plu has a great advantage in having a field of mud. however at least our field is regulation and surrounded by trees. the worst field i have ever played on was USC last year. there field is about 85-90 yards long on a natural grass(in some spots but mostly dirt) field under red lights. making it very difficult to see the ball. very hard conditions to play a good game. very small boxes equaled aggressive defense and low scoring.