Should the Stagg Bowl find a better site or stay in Salem, Va.

[Pat Coleman]

For this super hypothetical, none of those three schools has an appropriate venue but Howard's might be.

[ADL70]

Sorry, I didn't mean to stir up this dead topic.

[mattvsmith]

Sorry, I didn't mean to stir up this dead topic.

It's like a horror movie. You opened the Book of Doom, read the magic words, and now the topic shall run amok.

[desertcat1]

Yes,  Several bids from sunny states have been submitted this year ?  I like the ones from Tx and Fl.  So Cal would be nice in December too.

[Pat Coleman]

There are always other bids.

[Ron Boerger]

Houston and Florida, both hotbeds for Division III football.   Unless UMHB makes it you are forcing nearly everyone who locally supports a team to get on a plane or drive for day or more to get there.    So Cal?   That's even worse. 

[desertcat1]

Houston and Florida, both hotbeds for Division III football.   Unless UMHB makes it you are forcing nearly everyone who locally supports a team to get on a plane or drive for day or more to get there.    So Cal?   That's even worse.

That is what happen to  the island teams..(2004) ?  And WE had a few fans show up back in 2004.. 

Also It would be nice to see the game played in a  weather natural sight ..   Sunny So Cal or Fl sounds pretty good to me in December ? 

[regaleagle]

East Tennessee St. has a mini dome that seats 8,000 and would be perfect sized. Only problem is they don't play anymore(2003). Don't know what condition the turf is in but it would eliminate weather concerns. The triad area is a great sports area also. Just a suggestion since they have all kinds of track meets with 100s of athletes there.

[Ralph Turner]

The nice thing about the other bids is that it will give the committee the ability to assess the strengths of Salem versus the other places that want the Bowl.  I believe that Salem is still the front runner.

[wabndy]

East Tennessee St. has a mini dome that seats 8,000 and would be perfect sized. Only problem is they don't play anymore(2003). Don't know what condition the turf is in but it would eliminate weather concerns. The triad area is a great sports area also. Just a suggestion since they have all kinds of track meets with 100s of athletes there.

Part of the reason ETSU shuttered its football stadium was the love/hate relationship with the "minidome". The turf was in very bad shape then. Considering how few of today's college students have ever played on old school AstroTurf, the game would do wonders for the local health care industry.

[regaleagle]

Yep, played on it. It was terrible but I've heard they're considering bringing football back and that would mean field turf. The dome is funky but it works, just my thoughts.

[Scots13]

ETSU is bringing back football, but not sure if next year or the year after. Carl Torbush is HBC (think he had a stint at UNC?)

for the sake of everyone involved I hope they are building a "regular" stadium..

[regaleagle]

I guess it's the ESPN thing but playing on Saturday would help attendance and temperature. If Friday night is non negotiable then find a dome somewhere to play.





I could be wrong but ain't ever been in doubt.

[Scots13]

 Playing afternoon games is a "thing" for many/most D3 programs. Noon, 1, 1:30, 2-- times like that are the norms, but of course, some teams have lights and like to use them.
ESPN doesn't have to televise the game, so I'm sure its a "take what you can get" situation for the time slot (I'd assume the Stagg Bowl is not a top money maker for them). Is it cold in Salem in December? Yes. Is it unbearable? Not when a great college football game is being played, D3 or not. Salem's not exactly the Yukon in mid December.

But do I agree attendance would be better for a Saturday game, more specifically a Saturday afternoon game? Completely.

[wesleydad]

I hope that the game stays in salem.  I have gone the last 5 or 6 years, including the blizzard game.  I enjoy it.  it is a 6 hour drive for me and i think fans from most d3 areas can get there in about the same amount of time.  if it gets moved to a warmer climate than you are likely to lose the non team fans who happen to make the trip like me, since it will become to far to drive and too costly to fly to see a game that you dont have a son playing in.  salem supports the game and they want it there and if you had been there for the blizzard game you would have been amazed as to the man-power they put towards having the field ready for them to play that night.  yes, it was easier for those of us traveling to have the game on saturday, but taking a friday off and tailgating all day for a 700 game has been fun to me.  just wondering how many people in the conversation have actually gone to a game in the last couple of years.  would you go if they moved it?