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

[Devil Badger Gopher]

If it was in Minnesota or Wisconsin, I think there would be A LOT of the Johnny Nation there and at least the 5k+....

[rscl70]

6,150 in attendence today.  A great crowd, a great day, and a great town.  What's not to like about Salem?  Keep the game there.

[K-Mack]

If they can  give us weather like today, stay in Virginia. 

That was unbelieveable, wasn't it.

I love the 4 p.m. kickoff, even though I was foolish enough to go home last night and not get there til 4 a.m.

Something about the championship game, and the fireworks, against the dark backdrop under the lights that give it a great feel.

[K-Mack]

If it was in Minnesota or Wisconsin, I think there would be A LOT of the Johnny Nation there and at least the 5k+....

I'm sure the Johnnies would represent, however there's a lot more to it than that.

Not the least of which is being within 500 miles of Mount Union. 

Mapquest, Collegeville to Alliance:
Total Est. Time: 14 hours, 6 minutes     Total Est. Distance: 875.86 miles

Really? Is that right?

[Toby Taff]

I've been away for a few days and wow this topic exploded! 

Ralph,

One way to drive attendance if it was in a place like Coppell would be to have a HS championship game prior to the Stagg.  Abilene had both of the 6-Man championship games at Shotwell on Saturday as a double header.  One day game, one night.  They advertised the games as come for one stay for both.  So a 5A division 1 Championship game kicking off at 11am with the Stagg kicking off at 3pm... of course that would mean rescheduling a championship game day somewhere

[Ralph Turner]

Both AAAAA Championship Games are scheduled for the Alamodome next weekend.

I don't think that linking to the Texas High School Championships will work.

[allsky7]

If they can  give us weather like today, stay in Virginia. 

That was unbelieveable, wasn't it.

I love the 4 p.m. kickoff, even though I was foolish enough to go home last night and not get there til 4 a.m.

Something about the championship game, and the fireworks, against the dark backdrop under the lights that give it a great feel.

     And don't forget the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountain sunset!! 

[section13raiderfan]

This Stagg Bowl will not be exceeded. The weather was unbelievable! The field was not perfect...but new turf will be in place next year. I taped the game at home and was disappointed to find the start of the game was missed because they interviewed Bobby Knight after a BBALL game and ran over a little. I find that a little disrespectful myself. Negative Karma for ESPN.

As I walked the parking lot during the pregame tailgating session, I noticed a few guys toting firearms in the parking lot. And they werent cops either. Seems there was a gun show at the Civic Center at the same time. I wonder which event was better attended.  Do you think there is tailgating at gun shows?

From talking to the locals at the mall, Salem wants to retain the STAGG BOWL very badly. But surprisingly not that many locals seem to attend themselves. A group of about 5 young ladies sat right behind us, and my wife turned to speak to them, just to be friendly. She asked them which team they were rooting for. These girls thought it was the local highschool team playing that night and replied, "Salem of course." ........Oh Boy!    They left after the first quarter too.

The effort is there. No real real reason to take the game away from them at this point. Maybe someday, not just yet.

[allsky7]

This Stagg Bowl will not be exceeded. The weather was unbelievable! The field was not perfect...but new turf will be in place next year. I taped the game at home and was disappointed to find the start of the game was missed because they interviewed Bobby Knight after a BBALL game and ran over a little. I find that a little disrespectful myself. Negative Karma for ESPN.

As I walked the parking lot during the pregame tailgating session, I noticed a few guys toting firearms in the parking lot. And they werent cops either. Seems there was a gun show at the Civic Center at the same time. I wonder which event was better attended.  Do you think there is tailgating at gun shows?

From talking to the locals at the mall, Salem wants to retain the STAGG BOWL very badly. But surprisingly not that many locals seem to attend themselves. A group of about 5 young ladies sat right behind us, and my wife turned to speak to them, just to be friendly. She asked them which team they were rooting for. These girls thought it was the local highschool team playing that night and replied, "Salem of course." ........Oh Boy!    They left after the first quarter too.

The effort is there. No real real reason to take the game away from them at this point. Maybe someday, not just yet.

     The Salem Spartans were NOT playing because they got whooped by the Amherst Lancers 3 weeks ago. 

     AMHERST LANCERS 2006 DIVISION 4 STATE CHAMPS!!!  8)

[allsky7]

This Stagg Bowl will not be exceeded. The weather was unbelievable! The field was not perfect...but new turf will be in place next year. I taped the game at home and was disappointed to find the start of the game was missed because they interviewed Bobby Knight after a BBALL game and ran over a little. I find that a little disrespectful myself. Negative Karma for ESPN.

As I walked the parking lot during the pregame tailgating session, I noticed a few guys toting firearms in the parking lot. And they werent cops either. Seems there was a gun show at the Civic Center at the same time. I wonder which event was better attended.  Do you think there is tailgating at gun shows?

From talking to the locals at the mall, Salem wants to retain the STAGG BOWL very badly. But surprisingly not that many locals seem to attend themselves. A group of about 5 young ladies sat right behind us, and my wife turned to speak to them, just to be friendly. She asked them which team they were rooting for. These girls thought it was the local highschool team playing that night and replied, "Salem of course." ........Oh Boy!    They left after the first quarter too.

The effort is there. No real real reason to take the game away from them at this point. Maybe someday, not just yet.

      The gunshow tailgating takes place AFTER the show. As a gun loving Virginia country boy....you buy the gun...go home and shoot it....put the gun away, and then have a golden beverage or two while sitting on the tailgate of a pickup truck. Any respectable gun owner knows that the golden nectar and guns don't mix.  8)

[roocru]

Instead of a series of games with D1A, D2, etc., how about another D3 all star game on Friday night?  Surely with the huge number of schools in D3, we could support both the Aztec Bowl and a D3 All Star game. 

Now you would entice even more D3 fans and family from around the country to come!  You could even tie in a profesional combine for coaches to evaluate D3 players and get even more involved in the mix.

On my flight home from the Stagg Bowl, I sat next to an NCAA committee official and he said this is an idea that might be discussed.  He also alluded to the larger potential for major companies to sponsor the game in a larger city such as Dallas/Fort Worth (Coppell is between the two cities and is where the Dallas Cowboys training facility is).

['gro]

the d3 all star game is a good idea, I was thinking about a HS combine or all star game(s) the same weekend. Tack on a coaches conference and you'd almost have a d3 combine of sorts.

[ADL70]

The likely Coppell venue?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=185+West+Parkway+Blvd+-+Coppell,+Texas+75019&ie=UTF8&ll=32.976628,-96.995888&spn=0.020233,0.053558&om=1

Cap 12,000 turf

[allsky7]

Instead of a series of games with D1A, D2, etc., how about another D3 all star game on Friday night?  Surely with the huge number of schools in D3, we could support both the Aztec Bowl and a D3 All Star game. 

Now you would entice even more D3 fans and family from around the country to come!  You could even tie in a profesional combine for coaches to evaluate D3 players and get even more involved in the mix.

On my flight home from the Stagg Bowl, I sat next to an NCAA committee official and he said this is an idea that might be discussed.  He also alluded to the larger potential for major companies to sponsor the game in a larger city such as Dallas/Fort Worth (Coppell is between the two cities and is where the Dallas Cowboys training facility is).

     roo...glad to see you made it home safely. Nice talking to you and your son Sat. I think the idea of an all star game has some potential. Giving that many more schools and their fans a reason to come to the Stagg Bowl sure couldn't hurt.

[Llamaguy]

Instead of a series of games with D1A, D2, etc., how about another D3 all star game on Friday night?  Surely with the huge number of schools in D3, we could support both the Aztec Bowl and a D3 All Star game. 

Now you would entice even more D3 fans and family from around the country to come!  You could even tie in a profesional combine for coaches to evaluate D3 players and get even more involved in the mix.

On my flight home from the Stagg Bowl, I sat next to an NCAA committee official and he said this is an idea that might be discussed.  He also alluded to the larger potential for major companies to sponsor the game in a larger city such as Dallas/Fort Worth (Coppell is between the two cities and is where the Dallas Cowboys training facility is).

Well Salem gets my vote for obvious reasons;however, if Coppell would get the bid I can fly with the best of 'em. Hell, I was flyin' in Salem last weekend but that is a story for another day!