Best/Worst Facilities in the LSA

by **Gary Robinson** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:48 pm

Here is a picture from the homeside of the bleachers where you can see the campus in the background.

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by **LaxC21** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:50 pm

So...will all the games be played on the turf this weekend? That will make for some interesting lacrosse.

by **Gary Robinson** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:20 pm

No, only about half of them.

by **the lax** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:43 pm

Which games are on that field?

Only UTA is a turf team of the teams attending.

by **monkeylax** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:43 pm

What kind of turf is that? The "real grass" type with those little black rubber pellets? If so, that is quite impressive. Do you know which games are being played in the stadium this weekend? Just curious how that will change the diffenent teams gameplan. Thanks

by **the lax** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:49 pm

In terms of changes and adjustments, the goalies will face true bounces rather than on bumpy intramural grass fields. I'm sure they won't mind.

More importantly, the play will be faster. Some defensives might have to switch to a zone if they can't keep up. Hopefully the coaches have implemented a zone defense this early in the season.

That looks like astroturf rather than the next turf, or as I like to call it, gurf.

by **Grant Neeley** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:54 pm

My favorite comment heard when I coached at Tech.

Visting player, "where did y'all get all the straw to put on the field?"

My reply, "umm, that's the grass."

I also loved that we had to line the brown field with blue paint.

Classic.

Go Raiders.

by **monkeylax** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:56 pm

We'll see how CSU legs handle four games in three days, especially on some "gurf" :lol:

by **OldBalls** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:00 pm

I don't think that CSU will have any problem w/ 4 games in 3 days...Remember, they do play in the upper atmosphere of Colorado where oxygen is at a premium. Not to mention the fact that they travel with a whole army of players that could maybe start on most any team in the USLIA.

by **Gary Robinson** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:17 pm

This will be the first time we have played on the turf too! Its too expensive for us to play on regularly. It is "old school" turf so it will be very fast. These games are on the turf:

12-Feb Sat. 4:00 p.m. UT-Austin vs Auburn
12-Feb Sat. 7:00 p.m. Texas A&M vs Colorado State
13-Feb Sun 8:30 a.m. UCI vs Austin College
13-Feb Sun 11:00 a.m. St. Johns-Minn. vs Stephen F Austin
13-Feb Sun 1:30 p.m. UT-Austin vs Colorado State
13-Feb Sun 4:00 p.m. Trinity vs UT-Arlington

by **LaxC21** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:27 pm

Well...this will be interesting. Colorado State with Farquhar will be breaking some ankles out there. Hopefully someone from the LSA can return the favor (not literally of course).

by **jessexy** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:38 pm

last time i stepped foot on that UTA turf, it was pretty hard and hadnt been used in a few years so it was dried out also.

are they gonna charge admission for the games at the stadium? or any of the games, for that matter.

Dust, ill be there for the CSU game on Sat. night. you coming out?

by **LaxC21** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:44 pm

It looks that way. I would love to be there for the whole weekend but I'm not sure I can pull that off.

by **Gary Robinson** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:50 pm

They just replaced the turf a couple of years back and it sees regular use from high school football and soccer games. Admission is $5 for one day or $10 for the entire weekend.

by **Rw526** on Thu Feb 10, 2005 7:06 pm

A&M has a really nice new soccer stadium, Ive always thought it would be a great venue for lacrosse assuming its dimesnions are big enough. Im sure they wouldnt want lacrosse using it but it would be great to host a big matchup game there like the Texas game at the end of the season

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