Just more evidence of Ath. Dept.'s "do the minimum"!!! They have a culture similar to bureaucratic government. Don't make waves, do the minimun and never be creative or go the extra yard. This limited culture iis and always has been supported by a university administration which finds athletics an amusing diversion never to be fully embraced. For example, let's move to 1aa but let's not improve our horrible facilities. Let's put in field turf, but make it as vanilla as possible. It's been said before;a D1 team with DIII facilities and a high school athletic mgmt. team. -- FORDHAM RAMS FOOTBALL FORUM

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Subject: Just more evidence of Ath. Dept.'s "do the minimum"!!! They have a culture similar to bureaucratic government. Don't make waves, do the minimun and never be creative or go the extra yard. This limited culture iis and always has been supported by a university administration which finds athletics an amusing diversion never to be fully embraced. For example, let's move to 1aa but let's not improve our horrible facilities. Let's put in field turf, but make it as vanilla as possible. It's been said before;a D1 team with DIII facilities and a high school athletic mgmt. team.

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Date Posted: 17:33:55 01/11/05 Tue
In reply to: `92 's message, "NEED YOUR VOICE HEARD. details on Field Turf project... disappointing.. No logo at midfield & plain endzones.. no print.. no color ... FU admin. claiming its multipurpose field & will leave field blank... Football is best funded sport (by alumni) at FU.. Footing will be better but our field will look bland & STILL like a High School... FU's response soccer & baseball will see endzone paint when they play.. Ftbl should take priority it is best funded and best attended sport by far (in comparison to soccer and baseball).......email athletic dept. please" on 15:20:49 01/11/05 Tue

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I understand not painting the end zones--this field will be used by many teams, as it should be. Don't get how an "F" in the middle will be a distraction to anyone though. I don't think this is a big deal though...Notre Dame doesn't paint their field and it looks classy. It would be nice if the plans for Jack Coffey included some stonework, a wrought iron fence instead of a chain link fence border, temporary visitors stands that don't look cheesy, and getting rid of what looks to be junk and/or old equipment underneath the stands. Perhaps the new field will allow us to schedule better teams. (NT) JohnG92 20:33:19 01/11/05 Tue

Well stated John. I am a former soccer Ram and can attest that playing on a field with painted endzones ruins the game, not to mention what it can do to the players (particularly the goalkeepers). That said, a logo in the middle should not be that big a deal. What actually concerns me most is all the yard lines that will be on the soccer field. It is a huge distraction and probably is for baseball as well. I don't mind soccer on Field Turf, but on a field shared with football it is less than ideal. (NT) J�Dete93 23:49:17 01/11/05 Tue

The Field Turf is great for soccer to practice on, but given the yardage lines situation I think soccer should continue to play their games on Edwards Parade. (NT) -- J�Dete93, 23:54:38 01/11/05 Tue
Simple solution: keep the soccer games on Eddie's and paint the end zones. (NT) -- CKRAM98, 15:22:16 01/13/05 Thu

GUYS SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT AND SIMPLE SOLUTION BUT YOU NEED TO CONVEY YOUR POINT TO ADMIN.... because right now football field will be as 'bland' as they come... (NT) -- #8, 16:04:17 01/14/05 Fri