'08 PNCLL Final Fours in Missoula
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:41 amAs tournament host, I thought I'd try and get some information out there for people to start to digest before their trip to Missoula. First off is hotels/lodging... please PM me if you need help booking rooms in town or are just looking for suggestions. There is no official tournament hotel (no 1 hotel had 200 rooms available) though there are areas that work better than others.
Next are fields and schedules. The main field for this year's tournament will be Washington-Grizzly Stadium on the UM campus. Both D1 semi's will be played there Saturday and both D1 and D2 championships will be played there Sunday. The field is sprin-turf and we are asking that all teams adhere to the strict no gum/sunflower seeds/ basically anything that goes into your mouth rules. One other thing to note (especially for large teams... ie UO) is that our sidelines are a bit narrow. This makes for an intense feeling at the sides, but it is a little annoying IMO... nothing we can do about it though. Saturday's field for the D2 semi's is located right outside the stadium at Riverbowl Field, which is grass. If your D2 team has a tent you might want to bring it so your fans can have an area to congregate on the sidelines.
The next issue is parking... due to some stadium construction and an event in the Adams Center, we are going to send all of our parking to the Stadium South Lot. To get there, follow the signs for UM off I-90, when you cross the bridge and see the signs to turn left to the stadium resist the urge. Instead, go straight on Arthur until you hit Beckwith at the end of campus. Turn left there and follow until the road ends on the south end of the stadium... behind the scoreboard. People going to Riverbowl will have a 1 block walk, but it's going to be easier than finding parking in the Adams Center lot.
Next up is schedules... Friday night we are going to have a "meet & greet" time for tournament staff and visiting coaches to come pick up some goodies, ask any last minute questions, and drink some beers. This will be held at The Press Box (across the river from the stadium) from 8-12 PM, so stop by any time... they've got good food too. Here is the game schedule for Saturday:
Riverbowl Field 11:00 AM Div 2 Semi #1
Wash-Griz Stadium 11:30 AM Div 1 Semi #1
Riverbowl Field 3:30 PM Div 2 Semi #2
Wash-Griz Stadium 4:00 PM Div 1 Semi #2
On Sunday the D2 Championship will begin at 11 AM and the D1 Championship at 2:30 PM... both in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Saturday night we have space available back at The Press Box for anybody who wants to come... though a little more informal than the banquet, it should be a great time for guys to get together, unwind a bit and make some new friends.
The real magic of this years PNCLL Final Four will take place up in the press box where Will Moss has been given free range. We will be broadcasting all games in the stadium live on www.GrizLax.com with commentary by Jason Stockton and Ryan Hanavan. We will also have a crew working the various websites posting live game reports for all games on collegelax.us. Please help spread the word now to family and friends who won't be making the trip to Missoula.
T-Shirts/ LS Shirts/ Hoodies and concessions will be available for purchase throughout the weekend... the concessions are football style gross stuff mostly, but there is also a grocery store across the street for people who are picky (like me).
That's about all I got for now (still kinda waking up...) but I'm sure I'll think of more later this week. If you have any questions you think everybody might like to know, post them here, if you've got a private question about your team just PM me.
It's been a great season so far and I know it's going to be an exciting conference tournament. We are pumped to be able to host for the first time and are planning on putting on a show... hope you all can make it out! I'd really like to get at least a car of representatives from every team to make the trip, not just the guys who qualify. See you all soon.
Next are fields and schedules. The main field for this year's tournament will be Washington-Grizzly Stadium on the UM campus. Both D1 semi's will be played there Saturday and both D1 and D2 championships will be played there Sunday. The field is sprin-turf and we are asking that all teams adhere to the strict no gum/sunflower seeds/ basically anything that goes into your mouth rules. One other thing to note (especially for large teams... ie UO) is that our sidelines are a bit narrow. This makes for an intense feeling at the sides, but it is a little annoying IMO... nothing we can do about it though. Saturday's field for the D2 semi's is located right outside the stadium at Riverbowl Field, which is grass. If your D2 team has a tent you might want to bring it so your fans can have an area to congregate on the sidelines.
The next issue is parking... due to some stadium construction and an event in the Adams Center, we are going to send all of our parking to the Stadium South Lot. To get there, follow the signs for UM off I-90, when you cross the bridge and see the signs to turn left to the stadium resist the urge. Instead, go straight on Arthur until you hit Beckwith at the end of campus. Turn left there and follow until the road ends on the south end of the stadium... behind the scoreboard. People going to Riverbowl will have a 1 block walk, but it's going to be easier than finding parking in the Adams Center lot.
Next up is schedules... Friday night we are going to have a "meet & greet" time for tournament staff and visiting coaches to come pick up some goodies, ask any last minute questions, and drink some beers. This will be held at The Press Box (across the river from the stadium) from 8-12 PM, so stop by any time... they've got good food too. Here is the game schedule for Saturday:
Riverbowl Field 11:00 AM Div 2 Semi #1
Wash-Griz Stadium 11:30 AM Div 1 Semi #1
Riverbowl Field 3:30 PM Div 2 Semi #2
Wash-Griz Stadium 4:00 PM Div 1 Semi #2
On Sunday the D2 Championship will begin at 11 AM and the D1 Championship at 2:30 PM... both in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Saturday night we have space available back at The Press Box for anybody who wants to come... though a little more informal than the banquet, it should be a great time for guys to get together, unwind a bit and make some new friends.
The real magic of this years PNCLL Final Four will take place up in the press box where Will Moss has been given free range. We will be broadcasting all games in the stadium live on www.GrizLax.com with commentary by Jason Stockton and Ryan Hanavan. We will also have a crew working the various websites posting live game reports for all games on collegelax.us. Please help spread the word now to family and friends who won't be making the trip to Missoula.
T-Shirts/ LS Shirts/ Hoodies and concessions will be available for purchase throughout the weekend... the concessions are football style gross stuff mostly, but there is also a grocery store across the street for people who are picky (like me).
That's about all I got for now (still kinda waking up...) but I'm sure I'll think of more later this week. If you have any questions you think everybody might like to know, post them here, if you've got a private question about your team just PM me.
It's been a great season so far and I know it's going to be an exciting conference tournament. We are pumped to be able to host for the first time and are planning on putting on a show... hope you all can make it out! I'd really like to get at least a car of representatives from every team to make the trip, not just the guys who qualify. See you all soon.
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