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Grass looks pretty good to me

The current HC was here when the field was reseeded/renovated, and I remember him raving about it. If grass is that bad, I'm curious if he ever advocated for turf. He seemed genuinely excited for the renovated field (and practice field).

Maybe that's a good thing in the transfer portal era. There are pros and cons to deals with either ESPN or Midco. I'm fine with the Midco deal because ESPN lowballs conferences like ours and on top of that they typically make an effort to restrict local linear TV deals, and they have never shown a real interest in televising our championship games or any of our regular season games.

Anyone remember this? Soccer Players Sue Over Proposed Turf Field For Women's World Cup Team USA soccer player Heather O'Reilly talks about the lawsuit she and other players from the U.S. and abroad have filed against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association. Turf fields are planned for the 2015 Women's World Cup, while their male counterparts played on grass, thought to be a superior playing surface. The players are alleging gender discrimination. MARTIN: You have filed this case claiming gender discrimination, which is a big claim so let's start by unpacking the difference between turf and grass. Why is it so different for players? O'REILLY: The main difference is - to be quite honest - is an injury issue or a health issue. MARTIN: How so? O'REILLY: You know, slide tackling on grass - you know, you get up, you shake the grass off, get the dirt off. On turf unfortunately, a little layer of your skin comes up with every slide tackle so you get turf burns. Those diving headers that are so exciting on the world stage aren't going to happen on artificial turf because you can get injured. So it changes the game quite a bit - one on the injury side. Two - it changes the game just on the soccer end. The ball just moves quite a bit faster on turf so you know, it's out of bounds a lot, there's a lot of throw-ins, things like that. And it's also quite a bit more bouncy. It doesn't roll as easily as it may on grass and it just loses the rhythm of the game and the fluidity of the game. O'REILLY: I think the game has made a lot of strides through the years, but at the end of the day, I think that this is a blatant demonstration of FIFA not placing the women side by side with the men. You know, many men's players refuse to play on artificial turf, actually and the thought of it being played in the World Cup is almost laughable.

McNeese AD after firing their FB coach: "With the investment we have made in our football program and facilities over the last few years, we will not accept nor celebrate mediocrity. McNeese is a special place with a rich tradition. We have one of, if not the best, fan bases in FCS football. We should be competing for SLC championships and be nationally relevant!" source Bubba: "Expectations in our program are to be in the tournament. That's the expectations I have as the head coach. We've done that four of the last six years, and I'm disappointed for the players. I thought our senior class was really awesome from January a year ago and how they led and stuck with it. I'm disappointed for those guys and entire roster." source Chaves:

https://www.youtube.com/live/iHV-5NnxSf8?si=DF3gpDPx8_d9vJ3s&t=943

What are the odds Romfo is the starter again next year?

Dont recall a single person saying that.

Didnt one of the golden knights owners also help pay for sacred hearts new arena?

Our DC got hired because the last one resigned right before last season right? Perhaps they should have made the DC an interim and then hired a DC with a good resume after last season.

link?

I miss being excited to watch the games. Now I dont even check the scores.

I really wish the post game show on the radio took call ins.

Bubba still would have been under contract through next season even without his latest extension. Given that he was lucky to keep his job, let alone get the extension, its pretty crazy the terms for the buyout are so terrible.

This. Never misses a chance to do it.

Maybe there isnt a stream for competetive reasons? So the first D1 opponents cant scout? Streaming would certainly be nice for out of town Midco Sports + subscribers though. I was looking forward to watching tonight.

I think Jodi mentioned that when he was on the Bill Chaves podcast this fall right?

Has there been a release yet for the Summit CBSSN schedule? CBSSN released their entire basketball slate a few days ago. I think I counted 9 games, not counting the conf tournament. I think I counted St. Thomas, USD, Omaha, NDSU, and UND (vs Alabama) each hosting one game, and SDSU hosts 4 I believe? https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/cbs-and-cbs-sports-network-2024-25-college-basketball-schedule-features-nearly-300-games/

Here is a direct link to the interactive version https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/sean.moriarty/viz/HateMap_17291404695520/Dashboard1_1#1

It shows that both have each other listed as a secondary rival. The lines are only displayed for everyone's primary rival, but if you click on a team, it will show the primary, two secondary's, and then any other schools that received votes. I'd love to see an option to include lines for schools that are mutually secondary rivalries. The data is there though if you click around.

You can click on each team to see more data. Did you find the interactive part?

Someone put together a cool interactive rivalry map that shows rivalries, along with info about primary, secondary, and non reciprocal rivalries. Great article as well. The creator conducted 700 surveys and he used that data to create the map. https://substack.com/home/post/p-150376861

Or the Frisco Bowl