Plans for new stadium for S. Dakota State move forward.

[i_got_a_fever]

I'd be more than glad to offer "assistance" to the bottom 4 ladies when NDSU comes down. I will be more than glad to show them a few new moves and routines

Hold up there partner. Put you're flehmen response away. Unfortunately as any good graduate of Animal Husbandry from a fine Land Grant institution should know when creating the hybrid Beefalo, a Bos taurus x Bison bison, in a well managed herd the male used during breeding is bovine, whereas the female is bison. In addition, any good Beefalo man knows that a full blood Beefalo is 5/8 bovine and 3/8 bison. Seeing as both SDSU and NDSU are fine Land Grant institutions with excellent Animal Science programs, I don't see that happening for ya.

[TheKingpin28]

Hold up there partner. Put you're flehmen response away. Unfortunately as any good graduate of Animal Husbandry from a fine Land Grant institution should know when creating the hybrid Beefalo, a Bos taurus x Bison bison, in a well managed herd the male used during breeding is bovine, whereas the female is bison. In addition, any good Beefalo man knows that a full blood Beefalo is 5/8 bovine and 3/8 bison. Seeing as both SDSU and NDSU are fine Land Grant institutions with excellent Animal Science programs, I don't see that happening for ya.

You'd be quite surprised how sly I am when I need to be.

[BisonFan02]

Hold up there partner. Put you're flehmen response away. Unfortunately as any good graduate of Animal Husbandry from a fine Land Grant institution should know when creating the hybrid Beefalo, a Bos taurus x Bison bison, in a well managed herd the male used during breeding is bovine, whereas the female is bison. In addition, any good Beefalo man knows that a full blood Beefalo is 5/8 bovine and 3/8 bison. Seeing as both SDSU and NDSU are fine Land Grant institutions with excellent Animal Science programs, I don't see that happening for ya.

Don't worry...he'll pull out. xlolx

[TheKingpin28]

Don't worry...he'll pull out. xlolx

That's why I always play Jenga on the first date. It's so they know my pull out game is strong.

[i_got_a_fever]

You'd be quite surprised how sly I am when I need to be.

We're pretty good at building fences...

[i_got_a_fever]

Don't worry...he'll pull out. xlolx

He's not a very good bull then. Band him and take him to town...

[Thumper 76]

We're pretty good at building fences...

There's a reason east river doesn't have any free range bison running around.

[TheKingpin28]

He's not a very good bull then. Band him and take him to town...

I'm trying to do this world a favor by not having 50% or more of me running around

[i_got_a_fever]

There's a reason east river doesn't have any free range bison running around.

I heard Dr. Temple Grandin was designing the visitor entrance at the new stadium.
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[POD Knows]

I heard Dr. Temple Grandin was designing the visitor entrance at the new stadium.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160518/4c6776f33f7f736c723b10743d3fa98a.jpg

SDSU should have those chutes so they can funnel people to the two porta potties they put out for tailgating.

[i_got_a_fever]

SDSU should have those chutes so they can funnel people to the two porta potties they put out for tailgating.

Probably so, Bison fans generally need help finding where to take a piss.

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[344Johnson]

SDSU should have those chutes so they can funnel people to the two porta potties they put out for tailgating.


Watch the ESPN 30 for 30 on Hillsborough and you'll see why thats not a good idea.

[Grizalltheway]

Watch the ESPN 30 for 30 on Hillsborough and you'll see why thats not a good idea.

Don't mention soccer around POD, you'll trigger him into a spasm.

[POD Knows]

Don't mention soccer around POD, you'll trigger him into a spasm.

Soccer sucks

xshakingmadxxshakingmadx

[Southern Bison]

I'd be more than glad to offer "assistance" to the bottom 4 ladies when NDSU comes down. I will be more than glad to show them a few new moves and routines
https://vine.co/v/eJMB5xjgJL1

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[BucBisonAtLarge]

Ag school banter is just the sort of cross-cultural exercise that I can appreciate here in the off-season. Beefalo genetics? The Patriot League guys just post Horace.
Props.xpopcornx

[i_got_a_fever]

Ag school banter is just the sort of cross-cultural exercise that I can appreciate here in the off-season. Beefalo genetics? The Patriot League guys just post Horace.
Props.xpopcornx

https://youtu.be/IVFHyZSXKMw
Private school banter.

[clenz]

https://youtu.be/IVFHyZSXKMw
Private school banter.
Rep this post.

Rep it with fury!

[Thumper 76]

https://youtu.be/IVFHyZSXKMw
Private school banter.

Comin out strong today!!!! xlolx xlolx xlolx

[Grizalltheway]

Soccer sucks

xshakingmadxxshakingmadx

Not quite what I was looking for, but thanks.

[POD Knows]

Not quite what I was looking for, but thanks.

Yea, it was pretty weak.

[Bison56]

https://youtu.be/IVFHyZSXKMw
Private school banter.
xlolx

[BisonFan02]

https://youtu.be/IVFHyZSXKMw
Private school banter.

So that's how they do the Patsy ratings?

[Thumper 76]

So that's how they do the Patsy ratings?

A rare peek behind the curtain
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[i_got_a_fever]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGfjljlWMCU&feature=youtu.be

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[Bison Fan in NW MN]

https://youtu.be/lGfjljlWMCU


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SDSU's new stadium is going to be really impressive.

I wish the FargoDome was its original seating capacity of 27K.....xsmhxxmadx

[underdawg]

https://youtu.be/lGfjljlWMCU


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It will be done by the time Fall shows up? Nice facilities!!

[i_got_a_fever]

1" Rock is down, ready for 3/8" chips now.

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[BisonFan02]

1" Rock is down, ready for 3/8" chips now.

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Just don't paint the rock blue or yellow...I have a tough enough time watching EWU games. xthumbsupx

[Thumper 76]

Just don't paint the rock blue or yellow...I have a tough enough time watching EWU games. xthumbsupx

The sole reason I would want a blue and yellow field is how mad it would make USD and NDSU fans xlolx


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[BisonFan02]

The sole reason I would want a blue and yellow field is how mad it would make USD and NDSU fans xlolx


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From the school that had a Super 8 Pillow Fight...I wouldn't expect anything less. xthumbsupx :D

[Thumper 76]

From the school that had a Super 8 Pillow Fight...I wouldn't expect anything less. xthumbsupx :D

That's Record Breaking Super 8 Pillow Fight to you, sir.


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[BisonFan02]

That's Record Breaking Super 8 Pillow Fight to you, sir.


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Awesome! Now you guys can go ahead and build that trophy case! :D

[Thumper 76]

Awesome! Now you guys can go ahead and build that trophy case! :D

NO! We have to put our bike and yellow field in first.


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[Thumper 76]

NO! We have to put our bike and yellow field in first.


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Blue. Dammit. Blue.


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[ursus arctos horribilis]

It's gonna be so nice to be at your new stadium having some beers and watching a game after tailgating under a bright bike sky on nice Autumn afternoons.

[Grizalltheway]

Blue

[Laker]

NO! We have to put our bike and yellow field in first.

For a second I thought you were going to do an Augustana. About twenty years ago their site said that they were chrome yellow and flex blue. That seemed a little elitist to me but they don't claim it anymore.

[Thumper 76]

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[Kemo]

http://i.imgur.com/HZ84yxi.gif

[BisonFan02]

http://i.imgur.com/HZ84yxi.gif

You're my boy Bike!

[i_got_a_fever]

https://youtu.be/t9dveeilvhw

Stadium Project Update. Turf starts going in this week.


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[i_got_a_fever]

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Turf is going in. Check out the webcam.

http://danajdykhousestadium.com/multimedia/web-cam/


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[kdinva]

Looking good.....why are the net posts so close to the field? That's another safety hazard for the players.........couldn't they be moved back even ten feet?



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Turf is going in. Check out the webcam.

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[clenz]

I hate SDSU now

[POD Knows]

I hate SDSU now

Welcome to the club :D. I can hardly wait until we have to go there in 2017. Their fans will be impossible to deal with.

[dewey]

Welcome to the club :D. I can hardly wait until we have to go there in 2017. Their fans will be impossible to deal with.

I don't know about that. Normally by early in the 4th quarter when we are stomping them they are either gone or very quiet:D

Dewey

[POD Knows]

I don't know about that. Normally by early in the 4th quarter when we are stomping them they are either gone or very quiet:D

Dewey

Did you tailgate there last year, brutal. I don't know what was in the water that day because I have been to Brookings several times and always had a good time tailgating, last year, not so much.

[Thumper 76]

I hate SDSU now

We were much more likable when we had a ****ty stadium for everyone to bitch about xlolx


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[BisonFan02]

We were much more likable when we had a ****ty stadium for everyone to bitch about xlolx


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Meh. xlolx

[POD Knows]

We were much more likable when we had a ****ty stadium for everyone to bitch about xlolx


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With no porta potties in the tailgate lots

[dewey]

Did you tailgate there last year, brutal. I don't know what was in the water that day because I have been to Brookings several times and always had a good time tailgating, last year, not so much.

We did tailgate last year as well as in 2013. The area we set up in both times was great and we had no issues with Porta potties (probably 2 to 4 in our parking lot). The only issue we had was my friend D had his grill destroyed and Bison flag torn off bis vehicle.

Congratulations to the SDSU fans as the stadium looks great.

Dewey

[Rabbit74]

https://scontent.ffsd1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13718674_1349415661741582_1108883483410984167_n.jp g?oh=fa4f17003f5bdecdf53e0fe1685a93f5&oe=57F818E3

[POD Knows]

We did tailgate last year as well as in 2013. The area we set up in both times was great and we had no issues with Porta potties (probably 2 to 4 in our parking lot). The only issue we had was my friend D had his grill destroyed and Bison flag torn off bis vehicle.

Congratulations to the SDSU fans as the stadium looks great.

Dewey

Aside from the vandalism everything was awesome, got it.

[i_got_a_fever]

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Another angle.


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[Thumper 76]

We did tailgate last year as well as in 2013. The area we set up in both times was great and we had no issues with Porta potties (probably 2 to 4 in our parking lot). The only issue we had was my friend D had his grill destroyed and Bison flag torn off bis vehicle.

Congratulations to the SDSU fans as the stadium looks great.

Dewey

Sorry to hear about your friends grill and flag, embarrassing that those things happen.


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[POD Knows]

Sorry to hear about your friends grill and flag, embarrassing that those things happen.


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Not at NDSU tailgates. xpeacex

[Thumper 76]

Not at NDSU tailgates. xpeacex

Sure, every bison fan is a damn angel and there has never been an incident at the Fargodome ever.


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[POD Knows]

Sure, every bison fan is a damn angel and there has never been an incident at the Fargodome ever.


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Yep, not one incident. Find me an example of vandalism at a NDSU tailgate to a visiting teams vehicles and property and I will apologize. I don't care about the trash talk although the "**** the Bison" chant, over and over again in front of little kids and old ladies got kind of old.

[clenz]

Yep, not one incident. Find me an example of vandalism at a NDSU tailgate to a visiting teams vehicles and property and I will apologize. I don't care about the trash talk although the "**** the Bison" chant, over and over again in front of little kids and old ladies got kind of old.

Does my hotel parking lot in Fargo count?

[POD Knows]

Does my hotel parking lot in Fargo count?

No, all cars regardless of what school you support gets vandalized in Fargo parking lots. I got vandalized at a parking garage next to the Radisson in downtown Fargo once. You can count as "rival" vandalism if hate messages where included in the vandalism.

[clenz]

Ah. It had nothing to do with my UNI plate or UNI window stickers then even though I was the only car touched.

How about walking into a bar that Friday night and instantly getting **** yelled at me with the guys walking towards me telling me they'd make me leave?

[BisonFan02]

Ah. It had nothing to do with my UNI plate or UNI window stickers then even though I was the only car touched.

How about walking into a bar that Friday night and instantly getting **** yelled at me with the guys walking towards me telling me they'd make me leave?

Bull****........clenzy, I was there...once again. If that is threatening smack, the entire sporting world is ****ed. I caught just as much ribbing in Missoula and would expect the same in Cedar Falls if I wandered around in Bison gear. We made many stops in Fargo with the MT guys in their Griz gear and it was fine.

[POD Knows]

Ah. It had nothing to do with my UNI plate or UNI window stickers then even though I was the only car touched.

How about walking into a bar that Friday night and instantly getting **** yelled at me with the guys walking towards me telling me they'd make me leave?

Nope, has to be game day and on the lot. Trash talking doesn't count, now, if they would have physically escorted you out of the door, then yea. What bar were you in?

[BisonFan02]

Nope, has to be game day and on the lot. Trash talking doesn't count, now, if they would have physically escorted you out of the door, then yea. What bar were you in?

Wurst Bier Hall.....and it wasn't that bad. We took everyone to Rooters after and nothing ****ing happened.

Also, /thread drift. Sorry SDSU fans....I'm actually looking forward to checking the new digs out.

[BisonTru]

Yep, not one incident. Find me an example of vandalism at a NDSU tailgate to a visiting teams vehicles and property and I will apologize. I don't care about the trash talk although the "**** the Bison" chant, over and over again in front of little kids and old ladies got kind of old.

Meh... Our dumbass fans still chant "sioux suck ****" and not only do we rarely play them, it's not even their damn nickname. Every fanbase has tools and we certainly aren't exempt.

[POD Knows]

Bull****........clenzy, I was there...once again. If that is threatening smack, the entire sporting world is ****ed. I caught just as much ribbing in Missoula and would expect the same in Cedar Falls if I wandered around in Bison gear. We made many stops in Fargo with the MT guys in their Griz gear and it was fine.

I walked around Missoula with full Bison gear and was treated like a God. I tailgated at Ames, IA, again, full Bison attire, godlike treatment. I could have got in a fight every 10 minutes last year in Brookings.

[POD Knows]

Meh... Our dumbass fans still chant "sioux suck ****" and not only do we rarely play them, it's not even their damn nickname. Every fanbase has tools and we certainly aren't exempt.

There are 12 people in the student section that chant that. I must hang around the classier sections of the tailgating lot because I have never seen an opposing fan treated badly, not once since I moved back here in 2007.

[POD Knows]

Wurst Bier Hall.....and it wasn't that bad. We took everyone to Rooters after and nothing ****ing happened.

Also, /thread drift. Sorry SDSU fans....I'm actually looking forward to checking the new digs out.

Yea, we will go there in 2017, I have only had the one bad experience there and it was last year. No idea why.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Bull****........clenzy, I was there...once again. If that is threatening smack, the entire sporting world is ****ed. I caught just as much ribbing in Missoula and would expect the same in Cedar Falls if I wandered around in Bison gear. We made many stops in Fargo with the MT guys in their Griz gear and it was fine.

I was at all the places and had nothing but great treatment everywhere including those places. I absolutely expect to have someone take notice and give me some response when I am wearing the other teams shirt. But every person I met and talked to was a very respectable adversary and indeed quite friendly. But as others have pointed out before being a very good looking person I think the world is much nicer than a lot of you do.xthumbsupx

[BisonFan02]

I walked around Missoula with full Bison gear and was treated like a God. I tailgated at Ames, IA, again, full Bison attire, godlike treatment. I could have got in a fight every 10 minutes last year in Brookings.

Don't get me wrong, I was treated great in Missoula. It was pretty much all good natured ribbing at times that one would expect...then they would buy you a drink (NA for me xlolx ) right afterwards. xthumbsupx

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Most importantly and I agree with Bisonfan, sorry for the drift here and it's over. I came on to see the webcam and I am having trouble getting it to load for some reason but in spite of that the pics I am seeing here make things look very good on this project.

Just great f'n work SDSU. That is going to be a beautiful place.xbowx

[Thumper 76]

I walked around Missoula with full Bison gear and was treated like a God. I tailgated at Ames, IA, again, full Bison attire, godlike treatment. I could have got in a fight every 10 minutes last year in Brookings.

Shocker, at a rival school you were treated differently. Look when I tailgated in Fargo I had a amazing time and was treated like a king, but I've also had a 5 yr old kid flip me off and get high fived by his grandma who was with him. I'm not saying Bison fans aren't great to tailgate and party with, but to pretend they're all saints is a bit much.


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[BisonFan02]

I was at all the places and had nothing but great treatment everywhere including those places. I absolutely expect to have someone take notice and give me some response when I am wearing the other teams shirt. But every person I met and talked to was a very respectable adversary and indeed quite friendly. But as others have pointed out before being a very good looking person I think the world is much nicer than a lot of you do.xthumbsupx

http://www.reactiongifs.com/lol/illK6U.gif

[POD Knows]

Most importantly and I agree with Bisonfan, sorry for the drift here and it's over. I came on to see the webcam and I am having trouble getting it to load for some reason but in spite of that the pics I am seeing here make things look very good on this project.

Just great f'n work SDSU. That is going to be a beautiful place.xbowx

I couldn't get it to load on my laptop or my cell phone.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

I couldn't get it to load on my laptop or my cell phone.

I just left it alone for a bit and went back and checked and it is up now.

[i_got_a_fever]

I couldn't get it to load on my laptop or my cell phone.

I think it's being totally overloaded with traffic today...


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[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Bull****........clenzy, I was there...once again. If that is threatening smack, the entire sporting world is ****ed. I caught just as much ribbing in Missoula and would expect the same in Cedar Falls if I wandered around in Bison gear. We made many stops in Fargo with the MT guys in their Griz gear and it was fine.

Except for the incident with the Fargo police where Ursus and I were shot at Rooters because we were white and wearing Griz gear. I only took one shot because the Fargo police are bad shots, Ursus on the other hand took 3 or 4 and ended up with a baton in his backside later on that night at the hotel. (They found him more than good looking) Its not that big of a deal for him we just walked it off and we were back at it the next day.

It happens everywhere and people need to quit being pussies about it.

[BigGoosie13]

Based off of my facebook and twitter feeds, I imagine the web cam is being overloaded right now. I watched at work all morning just fine, haven't been able to load it since I got off at noon though.

[POD Knows]

I think it's being totally overloaded with traffic today...


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OK, I go through Brookings all the time, I went over there a couple weeks, place looks freaking awesome.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

I was at all the places and had nothing but great treatment everywhere including those places. I absolutely expect to have someone take notice and give me some response when I am wearing the other teams shirt. But every person I met and talked to was a very respectable adversary and indeed quite friendly. But as others have pointed out before being a very good looking person I think the world is much nicer than a lot of you do.xthumbsupx

Yeah I would want to forget the Rooters incident of 2014 as well.

#nicedodge

[BisonFan02]

Except for the incident with the Fargo police where Ursus and I were shot at Rooters because we were white and wearing Griz gear. I only took one shot because the Fargo police are bad shots, Ursus on the other hand took 3 or 4 and ended up with a baton in his backside later on that night at the hotel. Its not that big of a deal for him we just walked it off and we were back at it the next day.

It happens everywhere and people need to quit being pussies about it.

Bull****...you guys were suspects for the murder of an elderly man just off of 13th avenue. The cops were justified. xlolx

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Bull****...you guys were suspects for the murder of an elderly man just off of 13th avenue. The cops were justified. xlolx

He was old

[BisonFan02]

He was old

****ing ageist. xlolx

[BisonTru]

There are 12 people in the student section that chant that. I must hang around the classier sections of the tailgating lot because I have never seen an opposing fan treated badly, not once since I moved back here in 2007.

Actually I think it's more of the old farts that are holding on to the Sioux ****. Either way I haven't noticed any bad behavior in the tailgate lot either, but if we put on SDSU's shoes and had lost (can't remember the number) of games they have in a row to us, I could see a few of our fans being a little bitter.

[POD Knows]

Shocker, at a rival school you were treated differently. Look when I tailgated in Fargo I had a amazing time and was treated like a king, but I've also had a 5 yr old kid flip me off and get high fived by his grandma who was with him. I'm not saying Bison fans aren't great to tailgate and party with, but to pretend they're all saints is a bit much.


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Ok, I am done with this, there were NUMEROUS reports of vehicle vandalism last year at Brookings, it wasn't just one off situation. I have been to several games there and last year was completely different, don't know why but it was. I usually tailgate with the same guys when I go down there (SDSU guys) and it was always great, but not last year. I spent some time over where the Bison crowd was at and people would walk into the tents, uninvited and start mouthing off, I have never seen that happen before. Dropping f bomb's loud as hell, kids all over the place, it was a joke.

[i_got_a_fever]

Aside from the vandalism everything was awesome, got it.

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[POD Knows]

Actually I think it's more of the old farts that are holding on to the Sioux ****. Either way I haven't noticed any bad behavior in the tailgate lot either, but if we put on SDSU's shoes and had lost (can't remember the number) of games they have in a row to us, I could see a few of our fans being a little bitter.

Yep, throw a bunch of bitterness and a 12 hour tailgate for some of these people and it can get ugly.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

****ing ageist. xlolx

So




Lets not forget those cops really gave it to Ursus, I hear that happens when you are as attractive as he is.

[Bisonoline]

Actually I think it's more of the old farts that are holding on to the Sioux ****. Either way I haven't noticed any bad behavior in the tailgate lot either, but if we put on SDSU's shoes and had lost (can't remember the number) of games they have in a row to us, I could see a few of our fans being a little bitter.

At the natty there was group of young ones behind us who kept yelling sue suck_____ after every first down we got. I finally had to turn around and tell them the sue werent playing in this game.

[BisonFan02]

So




Lets not forget those cops really gave it to Ursus, I hear that happens when you are as attractive as he is.

No one told him the safe word.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

No one told him the safe word.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/zack3gpics/4de702d1.png

[BigGoosie13]

https://twitter.com/GoJacksFB/status/754052234627854336

[BisonTru]

At the natty there was group of young ones behind us who kept yelling sue suck_____ after every first down we got. I finally had to turn around and tell them the sue werent playing in this game.

Yeah we definitely have our tools. At one of the Nattys I sat second row and the douche next to me kept standing on his seat so no one could see behind him even while standing. I told him at least four separate times to get down.

[dewey]

Sorry to hear about your friends grill and flag, embarrassing that those things happen.


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It stunk but every fan base has their ***holes. EVERY fan base! I like going to games at SDSU and we are excited to be going down there again in 2017.

Dewey

[Thumper 76]

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[BadlandsGrizFan]

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Another angle.


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This is gonna be SWEEET.....not quite on WA-GRIZ level...but pretty freaking sweet nontheless!!!! good work Jackalopes...that is one nice Dykhouse

[ursus arctos horribilis]

No one told him the safe word.

"Come at me bro" wasn't the wisest choice I suppose but I've never really needed one anyway.

[i_got_a_fever]

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Today's progress.


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[Bisonoline]

Its really looking nice!!!

[gotts]

"Come at me bro" wasn't the wisest choice I suppose but I've never really needed one anyway.

I hear you can't pull this kind of amateur **** in Chatty...

[ytownchief22]

Looking really good !

[ursus arctos horribilis]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160716/6b250cac52524d017be0abbaaa83f4d1.jpg

Today's progress.


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Looking so good man!

[tierre]

Yall stadium looks very nice. Very big scoreboard. I know that Alcorn will have the 5th largest scoreboard in FCS this year.

[Thumper 76]

Yall stadium looks very nice. Very big scoreboard. I know that Alcorn will have the 5th largest scoreboard in FCS this year.

It helps to be the home of Daktronics, that's for sure. That one you see there is the largest in FCS. It's pretty damn awesome.


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[mmiller_34]

It helps to be the home of Daktronics, that's for sure. That one you see there is the largest in FCS. It's pretty damn awesome.


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the largest that is in a college owned stadium. Technically Tennessee State's is bigger.

[Thumper 76]

the largest that is in a college owned stadium. Technically Tennessee State's is bigger.

Fair enough. Though if someone tries to claim a NFL stadiums stats in this type of thing I'm most likely done having a football related conversation with them xlolx


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[mmiller_34]

Fair enough. Though if someone tries to claim a NFL stadiums stats in this type of thing I'm most likely done having a football related conversation with them xlolx


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Yes luckily the TSU fans on this forum don't brag about it. Or at least I have never seen them do it lol

[BisonFan02]

It helps to be the home of Daktronics, that's for sure. That one you see there is the largest in FCS. It's pretty damn awesome.


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Yup....31x100. The Fargodome will only be getting 30x100....but we will have two of them. xthumbsupx :D

[Thumper 76]

Yup....31x100. The Fargodome will only be getting 30x100....but we will have two of them. xthumbsupx :D

Yeah, but our stadium is expandable xlolx


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[BisonFan02]

Yeah, but our stadium is expandable xlolx


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http://img.pandawhale.com/88629-Jim-Carrey-laughing-gif-Liar-L-Gtdr.gif

xlolx Will you guys run into the situation where it is necessary? :D

[Thumper 76]

http://img.pandawhale.com/88629-Jim-Carrey-laughing-gif-Liar-L-Gtdr.gif

xlolx Will you guys run into the situation where it is necessary? :D

Well, I mean they are going to be allowing alcohol sales, so


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[BisonFan02]

Well, I mean they are going to be allowing alcohol sales, so


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Well...thank god they are not installing a lazy river along the outside for you guys to go tubing while attending. xlolx

Are they going to cue up some Babe Winkelman fishing on the big screen during the second half of the Bison game in 2017 to keep the crowd there? :D

[Thumper 76]

Well...thank god they are not installing a lazy river along the outside for you guys to go tubing while attending. xlolx

Are they going to cue up some Babe Winkelman fishing on the big screen during the second half of the Bison game in 2017 to keep the crowd there? :D

I'm more worried about how we're going to keep the Bison cheerleaders content now that we took away the grass for them to graze. Might have to set up some temporary pens on the visitors side for the Marker game or something :D


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[BisonFan02]

I'm more worried about how we're going to keep the Bison cheerleaders content now that we took away the grass for them to graze. Might have to set up some temporary pens on the visitors side for the Marker game or something :D


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Nothing new....usually that grass is long gone by the time we show up since the SDSU cheer team doesn't get loaded onto a stock trailer (something about hwy load restrictions) and brought out to greener pastures. Overgrazing if you will.... :D

[dewey]

Oh the SDSU and NDSU chubby cheerleader jokes....LOL!

Dewey

[POD Knows]

I'm more worried about how we're going to keep the Bison cheerleaders content now that we took away the grass for them to graze. Might have to set up some temporary pens on the visitors side for the Marker game or something :D


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http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22905&stc=1

Yea, where is the buffet.

[Thumper 76]

Oh the SDSU and NDSU chubby cheerleader jokes....LOL!

Dewey

How to tell if a SDSU or NDSU thread is unraveling xlolx


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[Thumper 76]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22905&stc=1

Yea, were is the buffet.

Nice photoshop job lol


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[POD Knows]

Nice photoshop job lol


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Photoshop? What is this Photoshop you speak of, I just pulled this pic right off of the interwebs.

Here is the Bison cheer team or something

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22906&stc=1

[Thumper 76]

Photoshop? What is this Photoshop you speak of, I just pulled this pic right off of the interwebs.

Here is the Bison cheer team or something

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22906&stc=1
I'm sure you didn't notice the fat chick has a different UNI from the chicks behind her. On the NDSU girls, solid. here's a pic from teh interwebz.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160716/8dfaf2c31c24bdbdda7b1f27bfaf5bbd.jpg




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[dewey]

I'm sure you didn't notice the fat chick has a different UNI from the chicks behind her. On the NDSU girls, solid. here's a pic from teh interwebz.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160716/8dfaf2c31c24bdbdda7b1f27bfaf5bbd.jpg




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Now that is better. My only question is when did San Diego State change their colors to yellow and blue:D

The stadium looks awesome!

Dewey

[Thumper 76]

Turf installation update http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160719/02279bcf1f649ba31751739eca346c42.jpg


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[Kemo]

Turf installation update http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160719/02279bcf1f649ba31751739eca346c42.jpg


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Needs more crown.

[Thumper 76]

Needs more crown.

Yes it does. And longer turf.


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[McNeese75]

Photoshop? What is this Photoshop you speak of, I just pulled this pic right off of the interwebs.

Here is the Bison cheer team or something

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22906&stc=1


I vote "Or Something" although I am sure they can spread a lot of cheer

[UNIFanSince1983]

Turf installation update http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160719/02279bcf1f649ba31751739eca346c42.jpg


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Green turf how unoriginal of you guys xcoffeex

[BisonFan02]

Green turf how unoriginal of you guys xcoffeex

Beats their previous choice of brown/"earthy" tones. :D

[Thumper 76]

Green turf how unoriginal of you guys xcoffeex

Right? I was hoping they would make it alternating blue and yellow since they took the grass and crown away xsmhx


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[clenz]

Go completely orignila.

One half blue the other half yellow

OR

Blue between the 20s and yellow inside the 20s and sell the "red zone" to Dekalb

OR get real crazy

Checkboard the entire field.

[BadlandsGrizFan]

WHo has the top 5??? How does one track that?? I would assume Montana's new board is on it....I love how your stadium is coming together tho..looks great...youre the only Dakota school that plays football outside like real men!!

[clenz]

SDSU, NDSU and UNI are the three largest in the FCS that don't use an NFL stadium

All three at between 28x100 and 31x100

[BadlandsGrizFan]

Last I saw NDSU was still using 4-56Inch flat screens.

[Thumper 76]

Go completely orignila.

One half blue the other half yellow

OR

Blue between the 20s and yellow inside the 20s and sell the "red zone" to Dekalb

OR get real crazy

Checkboard the entire field.

The Dekalb thing isn't a bad idea, I bet you could sell them on footing the bill for the turf that way. However, at the moment it's the CaseIH Redzone unless it changes from the last couple years.


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[Thumper 76]

How does everyone rank the MVFC stadiums with SDSU getting the DJD, Bison getting the video board upgrades, YSU going to upgrade, ect? I haven't been to enough of the stadiums to judge personally, only been to the Dakota schools for FCS stadiums.


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[Bison56]

I have spit coffee all over my keyboard at times at some of these posts, I must say though the stadium is looking great.xthumbsupx

[Thumper 76]

WHo has the top 5??? How does one track that?? I would assume Montana's new board is on it....I love how your stadium is coming together tho..looks great...youre the only Dakota school that plays football outside like real men!!

Outside as God intended. I wish they would have made the stands go more vertical, but I'm not going to complain after what we had.


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[UNIFanSince1983]

The Dekalb thing isn't a bad idea, I bet you could sell them on footing the bill for the turf that way. However, at the moment it's the CaseIH Redzone unless it changes from the last couple years.


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Make it a Casey's Redzone and I bet you would never lose.

[Thumper 76]

Make it a Casey's Redzone and I bet you would never lose.

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[clenz]

The Dekalb thing isn't a bad idea, I bet you could sell them on footing the bill for the turf that way. However, at the moment it's the CaseIH Redzone unless it changes from the last couple years.


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Case doesn't use Yellow

I suppose you could hook into New Holland or Landini

http://www.wnif.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1502-New_Holland_T7_270_Autocommand_A.jpg


http://www.agridustrial.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Landini-New.jpg

[Thumper 76]

Case doesn't use Yellow

I suppose you could hook into New Holland or Landini

http://www.wnif.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1502-New_Holland_T7_270_Autocommand_A.jpg


http://www.agridustrial.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Landini-New.jpg

New Holland and Case are damn near the same thing nowadays I'm told, so wouldn't be a huge switch besides popularity in the area.


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[clenz]

10 largest boards in the FCS...minus TSU using LP Field

SDSU - 100x31
NDSU - 100x30
UNI - 100x28
SHSU - 79x32
Alabama St - 64x25
Jackson St - 64x24
JMU - 60x24
Montana State - 39x36
Kennesaw St - 56x24
Lamar - 51X26
Wofford - 57x22

What's Montana's

[clenz]

Looked it up.

Montana moves to 5th in square footage

SDSU - 100x31 -3100 sqft
NDSU - 100x30 - 3000 sqft
UNI - 100x28 - 2800 sqft
SHSU - 79x32 - 2600 sqft
Montana - 55x32 1760 sqft
Alabama St - 64x25 - 1600 sqft
Jackson St - 64x24 - 1536 sqft
JMU - 60x24 - 1440 sqft
Montana State - 39x36 - 1404 sqft
Kennesaw St - 56x24 - 1350 sqft
Lamar - 51X26 - 1326 sqft

Two other boards over 1000 sqft

Wofford - 55x22 - 1254 sqft
Illinois State - 26x47 - 1222 sqft


The MVFC has the top 3 and 4 of the top 12

Seems appropriate

[POD Knows]

Looked it up.

Montana moves to 5th in square footage

SDSU - 100x31 -3100 sqft
NDSU - 100x30 - 3000 sqft
UNI - 100x28 - 2800 sqft
SHSU - 79x32 - 2600 sqft
Montana - 55x32 1760 sqft
Alabama St - 64x25 - 1600 sqft
Jackson St - 64x24 - 1536 sqft
JMU - 60x24 - 1440 sqft
Montana State - 39x36 - 1404 sqft
Kennesaw St - 56x24 - 1350 sqft
Lamar - 51X26 - 1326 sqft

Two other boards over 1000 sqft

Wofford - 55x22 - 1254 sqft
Illinois State - 26x47 - 1222 sqft


The MVFC has the top 3 and 4 of the top 12

Seems appropriate

Isn't NDSU getting 2 boards?? If so, we are the square footage champs.

[WTFCollegefootballfan]

10 largest boards in the FCS...minus TSU using LP Field

SDSU - 100x31
NDSU - 100x30
UNI - 100x28
SHSU - 79x32
Alabama St - 64x25
Jackson St - 64x24
JMU - 60x24
Montana State - 39x36
Kennesaw St - 56x24
Lamar - 51X26
Wofford - 57x22

What's Montana's
You forgot the times 2 behind NDSU. NDSU is getting 2 boards that size.

[clenz]

Well, UNI also moved a head of SDSU as well. We have a second board that is somewhere around 25x25 on the other end of the dome.

[BisonTru]

How does everyone rank the MVFC stadiums with SDSU getting the DJD, Bison getting the video board upgrades, YSU going to upgrade, ect? I haven't been to enough of the stadiums to judge personally, only been to the Dakota schools for FCS stadiums.


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It's tough to judge domes vs. stadiums, but I (highly biased) still think the Fargodome takes the cake. Throw the domes out though, and SDSU has the nicest stadium. With that being said Illinois St, Southern Ill, and Missouri St have also recently updated their homes and all three look like really nice facilities. I'm not sure what YSU is doing for a remodel, but they also have a decent place and have the largest capacity. Then we have USD, ISUb, and WIU. -->xthumbsdownx

[BisonFan02]

New Holland and Case are damn near the same thing nowadays I'm told, so wouldn't be a huge switch besides popularity in the area.


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Depends on product platform, but yeah...they are the "same". No bearing on popularity in the SD area though. Red > Blue in much of the US...different story overseas. #themoreyouknow #whogivesa**** :D

[ursus arctos horribilis]

It's tough to judge domes vs. stadiums, but I (highly biased) still think the Fargodome takes the cake. Throw the domes out though, and SDSU has the nicest stadium. With that being said Illinois St, Southern Ill, and Missouri St have also recently updated their homes and all three look like really nice facilities. I'm not sure what YSU is doing for a remodel, but they also have a decent place and have the largest capacity. Then we have USD, ISUb, and WIU. -->xthumbsdownx

Without actually setting foot in SDSU's stadium I'll say that from the pics is looks to be the top in the conference this season.

It is hard to rank a dome vs. a stadium for me cuz I just can't give a dome that sort of break to say it is equal.

[BisonFan02]

Without actually setting foot in SDSU's stadium I'll say that from the pics is looks to be the top in the conference this season.

It is hard to rank a dome vs. a stadium for me cuz I just can't give a dome that sort of break to say it is equal.

I struggle with it in general because it really depends on what priority you put on a few characteristics. For example...Wa-Griz is a top facility, but if you take JUST the actual stadium and place it in Youngstown, OH (pick any location really), you would lose alot of the appeal. The actual facility itself with the concourse/additions isn't much other than capacity. Its the people and scenery....same could be said of the chopped up tailgating. SDSU's stadium (in a vacuum) is going to be a nicer building than a majority of the FCS....can they add the atmosphere to make it the best overall experience (sorry....can't add mountains. :D )? That is the real TBD.

[polsongrizz]

Looked it up.

Montana moves to 5th in square footage

SDSU - 100x31 -3100 sqft
NDSU - 100x30 - 3000 sqft
UNI - 100x28 - 2800 sqft
SHSU - 79x32 - 2600 sqft
Montana - 55x32 1760 sqft
Alabama St - 64x25 - 1600 sqft
Jackson St - 64x24 - 1536 sqft
JMU - 60x24 - 1440 sqft
Montana State - 39x36 - 1404 sqft
Kennesaw St - 56x24 - 1350 sqft
Lamar - 51X26 - 1326 sqft

Two other boards over 1000 sqft

Wofford - 55x22 - 1254 sqft
Illinois State - 26x47 - 1222 sqft


The MVFC has the top 3 and 4 of the top 12

Seems appropriate


Is this the old Times Square board or the new one that they are putting in now?

[clenz]

Is this the old Times Square board or the new one that they are putting in now?
For Montana?

I pulled the dimensions straight out of a May 24th article found here http://www.gogriz.com/news/2016/5/24/football-new-griz-vision-set-for-washington-grizzly-stadium.aspx


The video display system will be completed for the 2016 football season. It will feature a main video screen that measures 32 feet high by 55 feet wide, approximately two times the size of the old display. Featuring live video, team branding and statistics, the video screen will encompass the entire old structure, while a new sound system and speakers will be added to either side of the new display.

I don't count the other two, as the article states those are strictly for advertising.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

I struggle with it in general because it really depends on what priority you put on a few characteristics. For example...Wa-Griz is a top facility, but if you take JUST the actual stadium and place it in Youngstown, OH (pick any location really), you would lose alot of the appeal. The actual facility itself with the concourse/additions isn't much other than capacity. Its the people and scenery....same could be said of the chopped up tailgating. SDSU's stadium (in a vacuum) is going to be a nicer building than a majority of the FCS....can they add the atmosphere to make it the best overall experience (sorry....can't add mountains. :D )? That is the real TBD.

The chopped up tailgating that circles the stadium? I see that as a plus in that you have a stream of beverage surrounding greatness.

You are used to a rock concert parking lot tailgate so I understand the problem. If it doesn't look like a Walmart parking lot on the 1st of the month you don't recognize it. xlolx

[Grizalltheway]

The chopped up tailgating that circles the stadium? I see that as a plus in that you have a stream of beverage surrounding greatness.

You are used to a rock concert parking lot tailgate so I understand the problem. If it doesn't look like a Walmart parking lot on the 1st of the month you don't recognize it. xlolx

Reminds me of MSU fans claiming their cramped mud pit is somehow better because it's all in one place.

[Thumper 76]

I struggle with it in general because it really depends on what priority you put on a few characteristics. For example...Wa-Griz is a top facility, but if you take JUST the actual stadium and place it in Youngstown, OH (pick any location really), you would lose alot of the appeal. The actual facility itself with the concourse/additions isn't much other than capacity. Its the people and scenery....same could be said of the chopped up tailgating. SDSU's stadium (in a vacuum) is going to be a nicer building than a majority of the FCS....can they add the atmosphere to make it the best overall experience (sorry....can't add mountains. :D )? That is the real TBD.

I have doubts about the atmosphere getting to the level where it's number one, but I can see it getting into the top 5 for sure.


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[BisonFan02]

The chopped up tailgating that circles the stadium? I see that as a plus in that you have a stream of beverage surrounding greatness.

You are used to a rock concert parking lot tailgate so I understand the problem. If it doesn't look like a Walmart parking lot on the 1st of the month you don't recognize it. xlolx

To each their own man.....we tailgate longer, there's flat out more of it, and a lot of people/publications agree with me considering the pub it has gotten.... Also, what's wrong with a rock concert atmosphere? :D

https://www.fargomonthly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tailgating.jpg

[BisonFan02]

I have doubts about the atmosphere getting to the level where it's number one, but I can see it getting into the top 5 for sure.


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You've definitely got a good start....

[ursus arctos horribilis]

To each their own man.....we tailgate longer, there's flat out more of it, and a lot of people/publications agree with me considering the pub it has gotten.... Also, what's wrong with a rock concert atmosphere? :D

https://www.fargomonthly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tailgating.jpg

Oh jeez, I wonder what it would be like to get pub for the tailgating. More of it? When? We're talking people right? If you are talking parking spaces then I'll defer to your statement.

[BisonFan02]

Oh jeez, I wonder what it would be like to get pub for the tailgating. More of it? When? We're talking people right? If you are talking parking spaces then I'll defer to your statement.

Congrats on having mountains and playing outdoors in front of 5k more people. xthumbsupx :D

[Bisonator]

Tailgating smack talk? Our video board is bigger then your video board?? The season can't get here soon enough!xlolx

Well our championships aren't dusty yet and we have more of them! :D

On topic, SDSU's stadium is looking good!xthumbsupx

[Bisonoline]

To each their own man.....we tailgate longer, there's flat out more of it, and a lot of people/publications agree with me considering the pub it has gotten.... Also, what's wrong with a rock concert atmosphere? :D

https://www.fargomonthly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tailgating.jpg

Yeah I was wondering where the hell everyone was before the game? Walked around for a couple of hours and the tailgating was pretty sparse which really surprised me. After it got going it was pretty good. The whole mountain thing and the crowd at the game was pretty cool. Also having half the stadium empty out to go tailgate was something I didnt expect either. But by the 4th Q most were back in there seats.

[BisonFan02]

Yeah I was wondering where the hell everyone was before the game? Walked around for a couple of hours and the tailgating was pretty sparse which really surprised me. After it got going it was pretty good. The whole mountain thing and the crowd at the game was pretty cool. Also having half the stadium empty out to go tailgate was something I didnt expect either. But by the 4th Q most were back in there seats.

Yeah. I have no problem with the exit/re-entry rule with tailgating. It sucks that it takes until late 3rd/4th quarter for it to fill back in, but again, to each their own. I went outside during halftime for just a little bit...tried to get back in early enough to use the pisser, but wasn't fast enough and missed at least the first drive of the 2nd half I think.

I don't see the exit/re-entry working well for the Fargodome (it could....but I would pass). That being said, there are tons of people that just tailgate and don't go or can't get into the game. I wouldn't kick people out of the lot and make it an all day event with some sort of "gameday" center with the game on a screen. That, or plenty of people have functioning rigs that could be used to watch as well (obviously if the owner(s) are also outside).

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Congrats on having mountains and playing outdoors in front of 5k more people. xthumbsupx :D

Thanks bro.

[Grizalltheway]

Congrats on having mountains and playing outdoors in front of 5k more people. xthumbsupx :D

Congrats on being bigger drunks than us. Not many FCS fan bases can make that claim. xlolx

[BisonFan02]

Congrats on being bigger drunks than us. Not many FCS fan bases can make that claim. xlolx

Its a blessing and a curse..... xlolx

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Yeah I was wondering where the hell everyone was before the game? Walked around for a couple of hours and the tailgating was pretty sparse which really surprised me. After it got going it was pretty good. The whole mountain thing and the crowd at the game was pretty cool. Also having half the stadium empty out to go tailgate was something I didnt expect either. But by the 4th Q most were back in there seats.

That has much to do with the limited parking in a filled in with neighborhoods area around a University. A ton of people going to the games come in on of 40 or 50 busloads (guessing it as least that) from all the bars around town. So the tailgating starts earlier it is primarily at the bars up until the buses start taking off from the bars. Honestly, people are only tailgating starting about 10a for a 1p game start at the stadium and the bus peopls start being unloaded around that 10:30 mark.

You didn't see any available space for parking did you? It would be tough to have everyone going to the game drive there unlike the NDSU set up has.

NDSU has a great tailgate in case you thought I didn't appreciate the setting in giving 02 some of his crap back.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Yeah. I have no problem with the exit/re-entry rule with tailgating. It sucks that it takes until late 3rd/4th quarter for it to fill back in, but again, to each their own. I went outside during halftime for just a little bit...tried to get back in early enough to use the pisser, but wasn't fast enough and missed at least the first drive of the 2nd half I think.

I don't see the exit/re-entry working well for the Fargodome (it could....but I would pass). That being said, there are tons of people that just tailgate and don't go or can't get into the game. I wouldn't kick people out of the lot and make it an all day event with some sort of "gameday" center with the game on a screen. That, or plenty of people have functioning rigs that could be used to watch as well (obviously if the owner(s) are also outside).

That is sort of the problem (I don't think it is) for UM. So many Motor homes line University Dr. and almost all have TV going with the Griz game on it. I know our tailgate always does so I do take a few sips while watching things on the screen quite often. I also have a bathroom so as not to wait with the unwashed masses while I stroll easily (no crowd if a little late) to my seast for the 2nd 1/2 (of the 3rd qtr.) and enjoy. xlolx

[BisonFan02]

That has much to do with the limited parking in a filled in with neighborhoods area around a University. A ton of people going to the games come in on of 40 or 50 busloads (guessing it as least that) from all the bars around town. So the tailgating starts earlier it is primarily at the bars up until the buses start taking off from the bars. Honestly, people are only tailgating starting about 10a for a 1p game start at the stadium and the bus peopls start being unloaded around that 10:30 mark.

You didn't see any available space for parking did you? It would be tough to have everyone going to the game drive there unlike the NDSU set up has.

NDSU has a great tailgate in case you thought I didn't appreciate the setting in giving 02 some of his crap back.

http://i.imgur.com/o2dJdKT.gif

:D

[BisonFan02]

That is sort of the problem (I don't think it is) for UM. So many Motor homes line University Dr. and almost all have TV going with the Griz game on it. I know our tailgate always does so I do take a few sips while watching things on the screen quite often. I also have a bathroom so as not to wait with the unwashed masses while I stroll easily (no crowd if a little late) to my seast for the 2nd 1/2 (of the 3rd qtr.) and enjoy. xlolx

You guys don't have too much of a walk from your rig to where my seats were....I just took too ****ing long and there was a line at the can. xnodx

[ursus arctos horribilis]

You guys don't have too much of a walk from your rig to where my seats were....I just took too ****ing long and there was a line at the can. xnodx

Not if you would have stepped inside the home.

[BisonFan02]

Not if you would have stepped inside the home.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrfhf1Gv4Tw

[IBleedYellow]

BEER.

CAN I DRINK IT WHILE TAILGATING?

IF SO, YOU WIN AT TAILGATING!

[BisonFan02]

BEER.

CAN I DRINK IT WHILE TAILGATING?

IF SO, YOU WIN AT TAILGATING!

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[UNIFanSince1983]

I loved the re-entry rule at UNI. However, due to people not making it back in after half they changed that rule (at least they were supposed to don't remember from the 2 games I made it back for last year).

[clenz]

I loved the re-entry rule at UNI. However, due to people not making it back in after half they changed that rule (at least they were supposed to don't remember from the 2 games I made it back for last year).
It's in place...unless you are a high ranking PSC member, good friends of someone in the athletic department, a member of the good ol boys club, etc...

[Grizalltheway]

BEER.

CAN I DRINK IT WHILE TAILGATING?

IF SO, YOU WIN AT TAILGATING!

In your face, Liberty!

[POD Knows]

Yeah. I have no problem with the exit/re-entry rule with tailgating. It sucks that it takes until late 3rd/4th quarter for it to fill back in, but again, to each their own. I went outside during halftime for just a little bit...tried to get back in early enough to use the pisser, but wasn't fast enough and missed at least the first drive of the 2nd half I think.

I don't see the exit/re-entry working well for the Fargodome (it could....but I would pass). That being said, there are tons of people that just tailgate and don't go or can't get into the game. I wouldn't kick people out of the lot and make it an all day event with some sort of "gameday" center with the game on a screen. That, or plenty of people have functioning rigs that could be used to watch as well (obviously if the owner(s) are also outside).

Not being able to stumble back into the dome after an incoherent exit to the parking lot at halftime is bull****. I should be able to get half of my ticket price back.

[BisonFan02]

Not being able to stumble back into the dome after an incoherent exit to the parking lot at halftime is bull****. I should be able to get half of my ticket price back.

#birthofPOD Seriously....we thought about putting out an amber alert sometime at the start of the 4th quarter...but nah. :D xlolx

[POD Knows]

#birthofPOD Seriously....we thought about putting out an amber alert sometime at the start of the 4th quarter...but nah. :D xlolx

Hey, I am a survivor, I sat in my truck, listened to the ass kicking on the radio, left the tailgate, texting, margarita in one hand and make my way home, satisfied with another Bison victory.

[Bisonoline]

That has much to do with the limited parking in a filled in with neighborhoods area around a University. A ton of people going to the games come in on of 40 or 50 busloads (guessing it as least that) from all the bars around town. So the tailgating starts earlier it is primarily at the bars up until the buses start taking off from the bars. Honestly, people are only tailgating starting about 10a for a 1p game start at the stadium and the bus peopls start being unloaded around that 10:30 mark.

You didn't see any available space for parking did you? It would be tough to have everyone going to the game drive there unlike the NDSU set up has.

NDSU has a great tailgate in case you thought I didn't appreciate the setting in giving 02 some of his crap back.

I knew what you were doing.xthumbsupx
You guys have the same problem Iowa has. The south end of the stadium is in a residential neighborhood and there are parking lots all over the place that you need a map to find. Plus house parties all over the place. So I understand the Montana scenario. You just gotta adapt and not let it bother you. The bar set up with the buses is a great deal as many cities with pro teams do that. They fill the bars then jump on the bus to the game. Sweet set up.

[i_got_a_fever]

https://youtu.be/hQ6ByUSveqg

Turf installation update.


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[putter]

https://youtu.be/hQ6ByUSveqg

Turf installation update.


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Looks Great! Montana is updating their turf as well

[UNIFanSince1983]

Why is the middle section of the turf not brown?

I don't think the Jacks will feel at home there.

[BadlandsGrizFan]

The house that Dykes built!

[Terry2889]

I find it so amazing how accurate the computer renderings of these new stadiums are. SDSU and UNH's renderings kind of ruined the surprise.

[geaux_sioux]

I find it so amazing how accurate the computer renderings of these new stadiums are. SDSU and UNH's renderings kind of ruined the surprise.
What else would you expect from a computer rendering?

[Thumper 76]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160723/f27eb53742f93ec7335b7400dddda12d.jpg

All that's legit for the turf is the logos it appears.


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[Laker]

Looks good- I hope to make it there this fall. Maybe when MSU hosts Southwest State on a Thursday in October I can make it down there that Saturday.

[TheKingpin28]

Looks way too nice. I will have to make it down there sometime.

[No_Skill]

The windows above the dyke were installed upside-down.

[POD Knows]

The windows above the dyke were installed upside-down.

Yea, what is with that, didn't notice it the first time I saw this pic.

[IBleedYellow]

Either announcer or someone else will be there that will want them open.

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[BadlandsGrizFan]

That is where the Dykes hangout

[geaux_sioux]

That is where the Dykes hangout
Ours hang out, yours looks like a mushroom in a corn field.

[i_got_a_fever]

22995

Logo going in today.


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[i_got_a_fever]

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[BadlandsGrizFan]

22996


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Thats one determined rabbit...always on the move trying not to be trampled by a herd of Bizon or eaten by a Grizzly....run little fella!!!

[Sycamore62]

Thats one determined rabbit...always on the move trying not to be trampled by a herd of Bizon or eaten by a Grizzly....run little fella!!!

Maybe my ISUb should change their mascot to the Suburbans because I tend to get a lot of them driving mine.

[Thumper 76]

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[mmiller_34]

I am so excited for football season to begin...

[Kemo]

Another nice view that was posted on Coach Stig's twitter account (https://twitter.com/HolyNutmeg/status/758361416722223104):

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoY9rT7W8AEEdsp.jpg:large

[underdawg]

- - - Updated - - -


I am so excited for football season to begin...



Yes, I can tellxlolx Seriously, I'm so happy for the Bunny Nation--they really love their football out therexthumbsupx

[Hammersmith]

This is not a complaint, just a "huh, that's interesting" kind of comment.

The stadium looks a little funny from the air because of the seats. For 90% of the stadium, only the backrests are blue. So you can't see them from the air. The only seats that look blue from the air are the handful of full seats. So horizontally, the stands look completely blue, but vertically they look almost completely grey with just a small chunk of blue.

Kind of an interesting optical illusion of sorts.

[dewey]

The stadium looks great. Congratulations to the SDSU fans.

Dewey

[ytownchief22]

Looks great.

[underdawg]

This is not a complaint, just a "huh, that's interesting" kind of comment.

The stadium looks a little funny from the air because of the seats. For 90% of the stadium, only the backrests are blue. So you can't see them from the air. The only seats that look blue from the air are the handful of full seats. So horizontally, the stands look completely blue, but vertically they look almost completely grey with just a small chunk of blue.

Kind of an interesting optical illusion of sorts.



Warning --do not take the window pane acid going around--it could cause optical illusions, and make you go on and on about it for hoursxpeacex

[i_got_a_fever]

First practice in the new place.

https://twitter.com/gojacksfb/status/761542018002628608


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[Professor Chaos]

Another nice view that was posted on Coach Stig's twitter account (https://twitter.com/HolyNutmeg/status/758361416722223104):

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoY9rT7W8AEEdsp.jpg:large
Just a small question/critique. The stadium as a whole looks fantastic but aren't they going to eventually fill in that gap between the student section and main grandstand in the SW corner of the stadium with another section of seats so it's completely enclosed except for the north end? I thought they had just left that open during the construction process but everything looks to be done at this point and it's still open.

[POD Knows]

Just a small question/critique. The stadium as a whole looks fantastic but aren't they going to eventually fill in that gap between the student section and main grandstand in the SW corner of the stadium with another section of seats so it's completely enclosed except for the north end? I thought they had just left that open during the construction process but everything looks to be done at this point and it's still open.

That would just be 250 more empty seats except when NDSU came to town every other year. xcoffeex

[AmsterBison]

The new stadium is a pleasure to behold! Congrats, my Rabbit friends.

[Thumper 76]

Just a small question/critique. The stadium as a whole looks fantastic but aren't they going to eventually fill in that gap between the student section and main grandstand in the SW corner of the stadium with another section of seats so it's completely enclosed except for the north end? I thought they had just left that open during the construction process but everything looks to be done at this point and it's still open.

I believe it's supposed to stay that way. I wondered why they didn't close it as well.

[RabidRabbit]

xrolleyesxMake the Nick's Burger food truck move? Such Sacrilege:pxhomerx

[ursus arctos horribilis]

That place looks very, very good. Gonna be sweet there Rabbits.

[Bisonator]

Just a small question/critique. The stadium as a whole looks fantastic but aren't they going to eventually fill in that gap between the student section and main grandstand in the SW corner of the stadium with another section of seats so it's completely enclosed except for the north end? I thought they had just left that open during the construction process but everything looks to be done at this point and it's still open.
That does seem odd. They could have had at least 100 more seats then the Fargo Dome if they had filled that in. :D

[i_got_a_fever]

Just a small question/critique. The stadium as a whole looks fantastic but aren't they going to eventually fill in that gap between the student section and main grandstand in the SW corner of the stadium with another section of seats so it's completely enclosed except for the north end? I thought they had just left that open during the construction process but everything looks to be done at this point and it's still open.

I heard Justin Sell talking amongst fans last year and that corner came up. Eventual large group/party area.


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[i_got_a_fever]

https://youtu.be/-f2eEE5omWc

Latest video update.


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[BadlandsGrizFan]

Another nice view that was posted on Coach Stig's twitter account (https://twitter.com/HolyNutmeg/status/758361416722223104):

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoY9rT7W8AEEdsp.jpg:large


Looking good wabbits

[ursus arctos horribilis]

https://youtu.be/-f2eEE5omWc

Latest video update.


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Like those videos you guys are doing a lot. Great stuff.

[Thumper 76]

https://youtu.be/-f2eEE5omWc

Latest video update.


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Best video they've done IMO. Really shows a bunch of the stadium well. Most of that is probably because they are almost completed though. Super jacked up for this place!

[mango433]

Just a small question/critique. The stadium as a whole looks fantastic but aren't they going to eventually fill in that gap between the student section and main grandstand in the SW corner of the stadium with another section of seats so it's completely enclosed except for the north end? I thought they had just left that open during the construction process but everything looks to be done at this point and it's still open.

No, that won't be filled in.

The old beat writer had this in a blog shortly after plans were finalized I believe


The bowled-in nature of the southwest corner appears more obvious. The southeast corner will have some space between seating sections, and will be home to the Alumni Club Lounge. That space features a view of campus.

[i_got_a_fever]

Had our first practice under the lights. Safe to say the guys were excited.

https://twitter.com/gojacksfb/status/766835668756553728


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[Terry2889]

What was the budget for Dykehouse? I really wish UNH had sprung for $40 Million and done it right (Not that Im complaining).

[Jackal]

What was the budget for Dykehouse? I really wish UNH had sprung for $40 Million and done it right (Not that Im complaining).
$65 million

[Terry2889]

$65 million
Yeah... Not happening in the great tax free state of New Hampshire hahaha!

[Thumper 76]

Yeah... Not happening in the great tax free state of New Hampshire hahaha!

The state isn't paying for it.

[KPSUL]

The state isn't paying for it.

Neither did the state of NH. However, that still didn't keep the Governor, Senate President and Speaker of the State Legislature from all initially opposing a new stadium project.

[Thumper 76]

Neither did the state of NH. However, that still didn't keep the Governor, Senate President and Speaker of the State Legislature from all initially opposing a new stadium project.

No idea on the funding of the UNH project, but I believe that SDSU isn't using any student fees to find the stadium either.


As to the stadium itself, I think Coach Stig is right when he says it will bring a different mindset to the state of South Dakota itself. I don't know if there is anything in the state that you can compare it to besides maybe the Premier Center. Having driven by it and gotten up close, it truely has a big time feel that nothing matches in the state. I really think if the team has a good year SDSU starts to dominate the Sioux Falls market.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

No idea on the funding of the UNH project, but I believe that SDSU isn't using any student fees to find the stadium either.


As to the stadium itself, I think Coach Stig is right when he says it will bring a different mindset to the state of South Dakota itself. I don't know if there is anything in the state that you can compare it to besides maybe the Premier Center. Having driven by it and gotten up close, it truely has a big time feel that nothing matches in the state. I really think if the team has a good year SDSU starts to dominate the Sioux Falls market.

How much impact does SDSU have on the Rapid City area? Like North Dakota, the state schools are on the far eastern edge of the state which means they're far removed from the western part of the state.

[Thumper 76]

How much impact does SDSU have on the Rapid City area? Like North Dakota, the state schools are on the far eastern edge of the state which means they're far removed from the western part of the state.

I would say more than USeD but it's a looooong distance. Every couple years the team has a scrimmage there and a youth camp. It's a long drive out there. I've had a lot of people from where i grew up ask how close it was to Mt. Rushmore and be deterred by a trip to visit both. It's like a 6 hr drive.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

I would say more than USeD but it's a looooong distance. Every couple years the team has a scrimmage there and a youth camp. It's a long drive out there. I've had a lot of people from where i grew up ask how close it was to Mt. Rushmore and be deterred by a trip to visit both. It's like a 6 hr drive.

I've driven across North Dakota and South Dakota so that's why I wondered how much impact there was. At least North Dakota has Bismarck as a central hub for the state to help bridge the gap. SD really doesn't have that. Pierre is a bit far removed from the interstate and Chamberlain, while cool as hell, is nothing more than a pass through town.

[mango433]

I've driven across North Dakota and South Dakota so that's why I wondered how much impact there was. At least North Dakota has Bismarck as a central hub for the state to help bridge the gap. SD really doesn't have that. Pierre is a bit far removed from the interstate and Chamberlain, while cool as hell, is nothing more than a pass through town.

Hey don't knock Pierre! But seriously, to get here you have to be trying to get here (I live and grew up in Pierre), because as you said, the interstate is 30 miles away which still sucks. I've had this conversation with people before, if Pierre had the interstate going through it, it could be similar to Bismarck.

[clenz]

I have an aunt who has lived in Lake Andes, SD for 30-40 years. She has taught HS and college in Lake Andes, Marty, Wagner, Pickstown in the Yankton Res as well as spent time teach college courses in McLaughlin in the Standing Rock res in north central SD. Talk about ****ty places to try to get too. I spent much time around the Pickstown dam growing up. Her husband was a massive outdoorsman and "famous" in the area. Took me out on the river a few times. Always told me "One day, you and are are going to kayak Fort Randall (the dam in Pickstown)"

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gwVQXQQK3IU/maxresdefault.jpg



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGhgiIRjO5c

Took a tour of that place as a kid. Made me want to do that for a career. Then my freshman science teacher flat out told me in front of the entire class "That's not realistic for you, pick something else". Killed my enjoyment of science and nature.

Oh....also...she's FULL of white guilt.

[Bisonoline]

Hey don't knock Pierre! But seriously, to get here you have to be trying to get here (I live and grew up in Pierre), because as you said, the interstate is 30 miles away which still sucks. I've had this conversation with people before, if Pierre had the interstate going through it, it could be similar to Bismarck.

But you gotta admit that Pierre isnt what you think of when you think of a city thats the state capital. Theres really not much there even though I love Dakota Mart. Great fishing. Best I can describe it is its a town and not a city. Which theres nothing wrong with that.

And yes you have to have a burning desire to go there because it is in the middle of no where.

[Thumper 76]

But you gotta admit that Pierre isnt what you think of when you think of a city thats the state capital. Theres really not much there even though I love Dakota Mart. Great fishing. Best I can describe it is its a town and not a city. Which theres nothing wrong with that.

And yes you have to have a burning desire to go there because it is in the middle of no where.

But you get an extra hour of drinking by crossing to Ft Pierre!

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Does SDSU have a presence in Southwest Minnesota in a similar manner NDSU draws from the North Central part of the state?

One awesome place in the middle of South Dakota is Sutton Bay Golf Club. It's basically the private version of the Links of North Dakota.

SBGC

http://suttonbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Golf1_533x352.jpg

[UNDColorado]

Pierre also has great pheasant hunting. I spent a couple days there last December and we had a great shoot. Love that place xthumbsupx

[BadlandsGrizFan]

One thing I'm a little confused on, since they dont have a track around the field...which is great...why not pull the seats up closer to the field? Similar to Wa-Griz?

[mango433]

Does SDSU have a presence in Southwest Minnesota in a similar manner NDSU draws from the North Central part of the state?

One awesome place in the middle of South Dakota is Sutton Bay Golf Club. It's basically the private version of the Links of North Dakota.

SBGC

http://suttonbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Golf1_533x352.jpg

I still need to get on that golf course.

[Hammerhead]

One thing I'm a little confused on, since they dont have a track around the field...which is great...why not pull the seats up closer to the field? Similar to Wa-Griz?

Some people like to see the entire field. Now imagine the great view of the closer end zone when there are people sitting in front of you.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23342&d=1471973959

[Southern Bison]

I've driven across North Dakota and South Dakota so that's why I wondered how much impact there was. At least North Dakota has Bismarck as a central hub for the state to help bridge the gap. SD really doesn't have that. Pierre is a bit far removed from the interstate and Chamberlain, while cool as hell, is nothing more than a pass through town.
Y'all are forgetting about the Mitchell Corn Palace and of course, Wall Drug!

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[Grizalltheway]

Some people like to see the entire field. Now imagine the great view of the closer end zone when there are people sitting in front of you.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23342&d=1471973959

I would say the benefits of our setup far outweigh the nitpicking of visiting fans. ;)

[Thumper 76]

One thing I'm a little confused on, since they dont have a track around the field...which is great...why not pull the seats up closer to the field? Similar to Wa-Griz?

I'm assuming there's some solid reasoning for it, sight lines or something like that. I wish they would have made the sidelines closer and the stands more vertical (at least from pictures anyways) to keep the noise in more, but I'm sure that was for helping the old folks get to their seats easier. In the end I'm certainly not going to bitch about anything, those are fairly minor things considering the difference from before and after.

[Hammersmith]

I'm assuming there's some solid reasoning for it, sight lines or something like that. I wish they would have made the sidelines closer and the stands more vertical (at least from pictures anyways) to keep the noise in more, but I'm sure that was for helping the old folks get to their seats easier. In the end I'm certainly not going to bitch about anything, those are fairly minor things considering the difference from before and after.

I suspect it might also have had a bit to do with the way the construction was staggered. The suite/press box tower had to start without tearing down the old stands. That put a limit on the distance from the field to the top row. And the east side couldn't be moved closer since the field had to remain in use in between the construction phases.

WGS and the FD both have very steep stands(comparatively) because of space constraints during construction. WGS was built in a man-made bowl, and the FD was scrunched into a relatively small footprint for logistic and cost reasons. SDSU's stadium suffered from the opposite constraints.

Just a guess.

[Thumper 76]

I suspect it might also have had a bit to do with the way the construction was staggered. The suite/press box tower had to start without tearing down the old stands. That put a limit on the distance from the field to the top row. And the east side couldn't be moved closer since the field had to remain in use in between the construction phases.

WGS and the FD both have very steep stands(comparatively) because of space constraints during construction. WGS was built in a man-made bowl, and the FD was scrunched into a relatively small footprint for logistic and cost reasons. SDSU's stadium suffered from the opposite constraints.

Just a guess.

That makes a lot of sense. Part of a great stadium is being a loud stadium IMO, and set up can help a lot with that. That being said, seeing the videos from practice in there and how the sound echoes, I'm guessing it'll still be plenty loud.

[jacksfan29]

I have an aunt who has lived in Lake Andes, SD for 30-40 years. She has taught HS and college in Lake Andes, Marty, Wagner, Pickstown in the Yankton Res as well as spent time teach college courses in McLaughlin in the Standing Rock res in north central SD. Talk about ****ty places to try to get too. I spent much time around the Pickstown dam growing up. Her husband was a massive outdoorsman and "famous" in the area. Took me out on the river a few times. Always told me "One day, you and are are going to kayak Fort Randall (the dam in Pickstown)"


Took a tour of that place as a kid. Made me want to do that for a career. Then my freshman science teacher flat out told me in front of the entire class "That's not realistic for you, pick something else". Killed my enjoyment of science and nature.

Oh....also...she's FULL of white guilt.

I grew up in Douglas County, about 30 miles from the Andes/Wagner area. Wagner isn't that bad, Lake Andes is a dump. We played them in basketball, ran track at their meet and played them in baseball. I had some friends who grew up in town. They had some stories, just a crappy place to live. I never really understood how Wagner always had a new school with awesome facilities paid for by the Federal Government while Lake Andes just chugged along with the same crappy school and athletic facilities they had dating back to the 50s. I give your aunt credit, that could not have been an easy place to teach.

As for Ft Randall. One of my favorite things to do as a kid was to stand at western edge and watch the Paddle Fish along the wall. Freaking huge! Loved that area. Learned to water ski on the Missouri, Peace Creek area and we used to tube in the winter above the old Fort. Fun times.

[clenz]

I grew up in Douglas County, about 30 miles from the Andes/Wagner area. Wagner isn't that bad, Lake Andes is a dump. We played them in basketball, ran track at their meet and played them in baseball. I had some friends who grew up in town. They had some stories, just a crappy place to live. I never really understood how Wagner always had a new school with awesome facilities paid for by the Federal Government while Lake Andes just chugged along with the same crappy school and athletic facilities they had dating back to the 50s. I give your aunt credit, that could not have been an easy place to teach.

As for Ft Randall. One of my favorite things to do as a kid was to stand at western edge and watch the Paddle Fish along the wall. Freaking huge! Loved that area. Learned to water ski on the Missouri, Peace Creek area and we used to tube in the winter above the old Fort. Fun times.
Dump is a nice way to describe Lake Andes. My uncle was a long time military guy so when he died my aunt go all kinds of money. Renovated the house and it's by far the nicest place in town....but to be fair all that takes is a house with no holes in the roof or walls and the presence of a door. She has been a super hippy liberal who whole life and instantly fell into the native culture. I've told the story about her getting kicked out of UNI for starting the presidents lawn on fire in the late 60s in protest of the Vietnam War. She loves it out there. She's "one of them" at this point. One of the most respected teachers in the area. One of the most respected people in the area. Chances are your friends had my aunt as a teacher if they went to Lake Andes.

Outside of the town that is a gorgeous area of the country though. The rolling prairie land is...it's mesmerizing to look at. Just gorgeous.

Absolutely correct about the paddle fish. My uncle always said on the north side of Ft Randall, at the bottom of the reservoir it was just filled with horse sized cat fish that would eat a person in one bite. My uncle was known to have a strong ability to tell stories if you can't tell. I wouldn't doubt there were some just monster sized cat fish over there though. He was well known in the area. Was featured in this article as being a duck decoy maker - http://www.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/nrm/outreach/upload/The-History-of-Decoys-and-Carvers-in-South-Dakota.pdf. I remember when he died and cleaning out the basement of all of his guns, calls, decoys, lure, rods, hooks, etc... I couldn't believe it.

[Yotes21]

Dump is a nice way to describe Lake Andes. My uncle was a long time military guy so when he died my aunt go all kinds of money. Renovated the house and it's by far the nicest place in town....but to be fair all that takes is a house with no holes in the roof or walls and the presence of a door. She has been a super hippy liberal who whole life and instantly fell into the native culture. I've told the story about her getting kicked out of UNI for starting the presidents lawn on fire in the late 60s in protest of the Vietnam War. She loves it out there. She's "one of them" at this point. One of the most respected teachers in the area. One of the most respected people in the area. Chances are your friends had my aunt as a teacher if they went to Lake Andes.

Outside of the town that is a gorgeous area of the country though. The rolling prairie land is...it's mesmerizing to look at. Just gorgeous.

Absolutely correct about the paddle fish. My uncle always said on the north side of Ft Randall, at the bottom of the reservoir it was just filled with horse sized cat fish that would eat a person in one bite. My uncle was known to have a strong ability to tell stories if you can't tell. I wouldn't doubt there were some just monster sized cat fish over there though. He was well known in the area. Was featured in this article as being a duck decoy maker - http://www.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/nrm/outreach/upload/The-History-of-Decoys-and-Carvers-in-South-Dakota.pdf. I remember when he died and cleaning out the basement of all of his guns, calls, decoys, lure, rods, hooks, etc... I couldn't believe it.

I am from Hutchinson County (no reservations in the Hutch) which is about 45 minutes away from Lake Andes and you are pretty spot on with your assessments. I have heard stories of divers in the Missouri that they have seen catfish bigger than they were, so I don’t think he was exaggerating that story too much.

[clenz]

I am from Hutchinson County (no reservations in the Hutch) which is about 30 minutes away from Lake Andes and you are pretty spot on with your assessments.
I could never live there, at this point in my life, but if I was an outdoors man type I would absolutely head out there once or twice a year just to fish, hunt, hike.

[Yotes21]

I could never live there, at this point in my life, but if I was an outdoors man type I would absolutely head out there once or twice a year just to fish, hunt, hike.

The town I live in is very nice and close enough to Sioux Falls at hour away. I love it here, but I guess I don’t know much else as I grew up here.

[LeeshaJo]

The town I live in is very nice and close enough to Sioux Falls at hour away. I love it here, but I guess I don’t know much else as I grew up here.

I think growing up here is key. I love being able to drive less than 10 minutes and be in the middle of nowhere. For many the town of about @18,000 I live in would be considered too small. In S.D. it is one of the biggest in the state. I like knowing that I can go to just about any town in the state and know someone or at least know someone who knows someone...