FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Flying Dutch Fan]

The field now definitely belongs to Hope!!

   

Full set of new pics:

http://www.hope.edu/pr/campusdev/fbstadiumfive.html

[NCF]

The field now definitely belongs to Hope!!

   

Full set of new pics:

http://www.hope.edu/pr/campusdev/fbstadiumfive.html

It looks great!

[Cousin Eddie]

The Detroit Lions posted a little piece about Chris Greenwood on their website this afternoon.

http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Greenwoods-physical-attributes-are-what-distinguished-him-from-others-in-the-draft/b657b62b-197a-4152-b3e1-9d21a78bdc9e

Word is that during OTA's Greenwood tore ab/oblique muscle.  Was listed as out about 4wks so should be back for camp at the end of July.  Hopefully it doesn't set him back much in his pursuit of making the roster.

[NCF]

Uncle Rico and FDF:

First, good to see you post here again Uncle Rico as it has been quite some time since you last posted.  Welcome back and I hope you'll frequent the board on occasion this fall.

I totally understand where both of you are coming from re: natural turf.  A well groomed football field of natural turf is really nice such as at the beginning of the season.  However, that never lasts and obviously not every field is even like that even.  As we have discussed, the condition of the field can lead to higher injury potential.

Personally, I prefer the new synethic turfs over natural grass.  Aside from all the financial and various use/maintenance advantages they have as has been discussed here in the past, the new style turfs have the same feel and soft resistance of a well-groomed natural turf, the newer ones don't have the increased "rug burn" potential like the older synthetic turfs i.e. are essentially the same now as natural fields in that regard and the "rubber particle" factor that was a nuicance when the new style turfs first came out has been minimized and not that much of a problem anymore, at least from the fields I've seen and also discussed this with.  Besides, the new turfs always look nice and green! Except for those schools who have the crazy colors as you mentioned (Boise State, Eastern Washington)

They do get hot, however, as I will admit.  Yet, in reality, that doesn't essentially matter totally when the temps get as high and humid as they have been of recent (and that happens at the beginning of the season often, even in Sept as you know) because I submit that everyone still has to use the usual modalities and precautions for cooling off and preventing dehydration, heat exhaustion (and hopefully forbidingly heat stroke) regardless of whether we are on natural turf or the new style turf. 

Anyway, that's just my personal opinion/preference for field types, however, again, I understand where you guys are coming from.

former, great points! My son played on grass through high school and still likes it, but he said the new turf at NCC is good. It can get very hot on the turf, especially in this weather. On Monday he worked out on the turf before lifting and the temp was 114.  That's crazy!

[Gregory Sager]

The field now definitely belongs to Hope!!

   

Well, that's a relief. We wouldn't want them to paint something on the field that would lead people to erroneously think that it belongs to Franklin & Marshall, or Colorado School of Mines, or Cleveland Chiropractic College.

[sflzman]

What is the white patch to the left of the h in the end zone?

[DBQ1965]

What is the white patch to the left of the h in the end zone?

I'm guessing work related materials ... not part of the field.

[sac]

Was in Holland yesterday and couldn't help myself and swung by the football stadium to check things out.  Looks great, and maybe for the first time it will look and feel like a home facility. 

Also went over and checked out the tennis facility behind the stadium which is just really impressive to me.  Once the college finishes the cosmetic work around the stadium I'm sure they'll do, Hope's total athletic facilities are really going to look nice.

They've come a long way in just the 20 years since I was there, actually the whole college has but that's a different topic altogether.

[Raider 68]

Was in Holland yesterday and couldn't help myself and swung by the football stadium to check things out.  Looks great, and maybe for the first time it will look and feel like a home facility. 

Also went over and checked out the tennis facility behind the stadium which is just really impressive to me.  Once the college finishes the cosmetic work around the stadium I'm sure they'll do, Hope's total athletic facilities are really going to look nice.

They've come a long way in just the 20 years since I was there, actually the whole college has but that's a different topic altogether.

sac,

The new Hope field looks great from all the photos!

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Looks like they are nearing completion of the turf installation.  I'm guessing the white "pellets" help to reduce the temperature of the field - versus the standard black ones.

[sac]

mmmm.........salty goodness

[sac]

Hope's roster has this years incoming Fr. listed.  I count 74

http://www.hope.edu/athletics/fb/fbrost.html

[sflzman]

Word on the street is that Alma recruited the south pretty hard and have 5 kids from Florida and 1 from Louisiana coming in. Also a kid from Ohio, so that makes 7 out of state freshmen after having just one out of state player last season.

[sflzman]

Since we're sleeping over here on this board, I thought I'd steal these from the MIAC board:


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/naia-school-unveils-nation-most-original-hideous-football-162913677--ncaaf.html

And also the pre-season all-americans are out

http://www.d3football.com/awards/all-americans/2012-preseason

No MIAA faces

[gohope]

Even the Hornets are Buzzin' with a *NEW* look:

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/07/kalamazoo_college_renovated_at.html