Where's the band field?

Ohiogal · Post by **Ohiogal** » Wed May 20, 2009 6:47 pm

So I was driving along the melodious-smelling Poe Road this afternoon and glanced over at the band practice field only to find it GONE!!! Where's the trailer? The scaffolding? The ROCK???

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:03 pm

The rocks are by the Southwest corner of the field house, the trailer is behind the field house, and I dunno about the scaffolding. I do know they have been planning on putting tile under that area for about 4-5 years now. I also know that leveling the fields would take near 200 tons of dirt and they wanted to wait til they tiled it before that. So maybe this is a good start of things to come, or else they are turning it into the parking lots that the Stroh will replace.

Strouse · Post by **Strouse** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:37 am

Metz wrote:I also know that leveling the fields would take near 200 tons of dirt and they wanted to wait til they tiled it before that. So maybe this is a good start of things to come, or else they are turning it into the parking lots that the Stroh will replace.

perhaps they are going to use the dirt that they'll dig up from the stroh center to level out the band fields...and yes...from what i've heard they are expanding the parking lots north of the cma. so basically they are removing field one and leaving us (the fmb) with fields two and three, which three definitely needs help regarding drainage and such...

Zig · Post by **Zig** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:18 am

Yardlines have become trenches and are murder on your feet, especially with our constant pivoting marching style. If the fields are leveled out, I'll be happy.

Ohiogal · Post by **Ohiogal** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:45 am

I wonder how many twisted or brocken ancles it will take until the university levels the fields....

jg4242 · Post by **jg4242** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:26 pm

My understanding is that we are being moved out towards the fieldhouse, and that our new field areas will be leveled and reseeded this summer. The new parking lots are going to be built where fields 1 and 2 used to be. The downside: Our new field will have been seeded for only 6 weeks before we are due to begin Fundies....

Again, this is not official, but it is what I have been able to piece together from several sources.

SaxyIrishTenor · Post by **SaxyIrishTenor** » Thu May 21, 2009 8:44 pm

Again, what are they doing about drainage in that area? It's a friggin' swamp.

able1 · Post by **able1** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:49 pm

Ohiogal wrote:brocken ancles ..

Gimme a C! Uh huh, C.

Some things never change.

Go Faccons!

Shakeatailfeather04 · Post by **Shakeatailfeather04** » Fri May 22, 2009 1:15 am

I can never remember which field is which, number wise. If they're paving over 1 and 2 does that mean the place where Lindsay's tree was just planted is going to be parking lot?

SaxyIrishTenor · Post by **SaxyIrishTenor** » Fri May 22, 2009 1:30 am

Shakeatailfeather04 wrote:I can never remember which field is which, number wise. If they're paving over 1 and 2 does that mean the place where Lindsay's tree was just planted is going to be parking lot?

I will sh!t a brick.

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Fri May 22, 2009 2:48 am

SaxyIrishTenor wrote:Again, what are they doing about drainage in that area? It's a friggin' swamp.

Metz wrote:I do know they have been planning on putting tile under that area for about 4-5 years now.

Just sayin...again

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Fri May 22, 2009 2:49 am

Shakeatailfeather04 wrote:I can never remember which field is which, number wise. If they're paving over 1 and 2 does that mean the place where Lindsay's tree was just planted is going to be parking lot?

Just checked...it is still there.

Ohiogal · Post by **Ohiogal** » Fri May 22, 2009 2:57 am

I didn't see a tree. Then again, I'm used to looking for the BIG tree that used to be there! *sniff*

and that'd be pretty shitty if they didn't move the tree...

goofyeuph · Post by **goofyeuph** » Fri May 22, 2009 2:31 pm

I do believe that we would legally be allowed to shoot someone if that happened. Band kids take care of their own, right?

Ohiogal · Post by **Ohiogal** » Fri May 22, 2009 6:26 pm

drum majors don't carry 4 ft. maces for nottin....