Do any other FCS schools have these?

[KiddBrewer]

Not a cocky thing, just wondering if any other teams have indoor facilities for football (and all sports really). I know for a fact it will be used often up here the way the weather changes it's mind all the time.

http://www.goasu.com/article/11191/

[Mountain Panther]

This good enough for ya?

http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/niwa/graphics/facilities/Dome-interior4-250.jpg

[KiddBrewer]

This good enough for ya?

http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/niwa/graphics/facilities/Dome-interior4-250.jpg

ha yea, i suppose that works too, i was swaying away from the domes, but yea, i guess thats the ultimate practice facility.

[DFW HOYA]

Practice facilities? Sadly, the only space left is unplayable.

http://www.thehoya.com/sports/101907/sports1.cfm

[ButlerGSU]

The worst weather we get down in Statesboro is the occasional rain shower, and since you play in rain you might as well practice in it.

It's late October and the high tomorrow is 87 so I don't think we'll be building an indoor facility anytime soon.

That one looks nice though.

[JayJ79]

Practice facilities? Sadly, the only space left has been shuttered for safety reasons.

http://www.thehoya.com/sports/101907/sports1.cfm

They built a football/field hockey/lacrosse field on TOP of a field house?
Craziness.

Might as well play on top of the Quick Stop ;op
http://www.viewaskew.com/clerks/images/pics/hockey.gif

[GOTOREROS]

Not a cocky thing, just wondering if any other teams have indoor facilities for football (and all sports really). I know for a fact it will be used often up here the way the weather changes it's mind all the time.

http://www.goasu.com/article/11191/

Is it a full field? Looks like it's not but maybe the picture is misleading....looks sweet though. Wish we had one right now because of the fires here in San Diego can't practice due to horrible air quality.....

[appfan2008]

Is it a full field? Looks like it's not but maybe the picture is misleading....looks sweet though. Wish we had one right now because of the fires here in San Diego can't practice due to horrible air quality.....

i believe the field in the practice facility is 60x40

[GOTOREROS]

i believe the field in the practice facility is 60x40

That is awesome. Congrats on the facility - very jealous!

[McTailGator]

Not a cocky thing, just wondering if any other teams have indoor facilities for football (and all sports really). I know for a fact it will be used often up here the way the weather changes it's mind all the time.

http://www.goasu.com/article/11191/


Our weather is too mild to justify that expense right now.

We can remove the court, fold back some chairs and lay down a rug when we need to.

https://www.mcneese.edu/administration/vpasa/burton.jpg

[tarmac]

The playing surface is 80 x 60

http://goasu.com/article/11191/

[terrierbob]

This good enough for ya?

http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/niwa/graphics/facilities/Dome-interior4-250.jpg


I KNEW that was coming. xlolx

[GOTOREROS]

I KNEW that was coming. xlolx

Does UNI have old school astroturf? Great building, but if so get rid of that astroturf! You deserve better!

[UCAMonkey]

http://www.ucasports.com/gallery/msc-fb-fieldhigh.jpg

Central Arkansas, 2nd year of D1. Lots of ran the last couple of weeks.

[KiddBrewer]

that central ark. one is bout exactly what ours looks like from the inside.....yalls is very nice. had it 2 years? wonder if UCA's tuition and what not went up as much as ours did to pay for it ha

[Mountain Panther]

Does UNI have old school astroturf?

Yes. xnonono2x

[Tillou]

I think the only school in Louisiana that has an indoor place just for football is LSU.

As mess up this state is I don't expect it for anyone else for a while too.

[rmutv]

Robert Morris players just practice in the rain. Joe Walton Stadium is the new synthetic turf.

[GoGuins]

YSU will have one next year

http://www.ysu.edu/sports/department/indoorcomplex.htm

[DFW HOYA]

They built a football/field hockey/lacrosse field on TOP of a field house? Craziness. Might as well play on top of the Quick Stop

Georetown played football games for 22 years on "the roof". The problem was (and is) that water gets underneath the turf and leaks into the building, distorting the playing surface above and ultimately causing structural damage to the concrete facility below.

It got so bad that the field hockey team, the last sport to still play up there, has moved its home games to the University of Maryland, 35 minutes from the Georgetown campus (add time for rush hour).

[poly51]

It would be hard to justify that with our weather at Cal Poly.
Average high temp September 78.8 degrees, average low 52.3, average rainfall .2 inches
October avg high 76.3 avg low 50.0 avg rain .9 inches.
November avg high 69.3 avg low 45.7 avg rain 2.1 inches.

When it rains here it gets warmer as our storms are tropical storms. Most rain comes in January, February and March.

[UCAMonkey]

that central ark. one is bout exactly what ours looks like from the inside.....yalls is very nice. had it 2 years? wonder if UCA's tuition and what not went up as much as ours did to pay for it ha

Pepsi Americas Center - Corporate sponsorship, no tuition hike.
The new $2 million indoor facility, completed in April 2005, houses a 50 x 53 yard field with a regulation endzone and a 7-yard runoff on all sides. The playing surface is state-of-the-art 'Field-Turf' and the roof peaks at 50 feet. The addition of the Pepsi Center allows UCA's outdoor sports to practice during rainy or high-heat and humidity conditions. The Pepsi Center is located adjacent to the practice field on the west side of Estes Stadium. xthumbsupx

http://www.ucasports.com/gallery/PepsiCenter1web.jpg

[bkrownd]

They built a football/field hockey/lacrosse field on TOP of a field house?
Craziness.


Brown also has a building with a field on the roof. I heard they played a lacrosse game on it in the late winter.

There it is:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=providence,+ri&ie=UTF8&ll=41.83094,-71.397132&spn=0.002826,0.005246&t=h&z=18&om=1

UMass feels fortunate to have an indoor weight room. Anyhow, football is a game of mud, guts, and glory! xwhistlex

[cats2506]

What do you need an indoor practice facility for?

Bobcats practice before one of the playoff games last year, I think this was before the Appy St. game, possibly before the Fruman game.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb259/gary2506/IMG_9669.jpg

Seriously though it is in the works, rumor is that they are pretty close to being able to build one

[spelunker64]

Looks like HS ball in ND

[McNeese_beat]

I think the only school in Louisiana that has an indoor place just for football is LSU.

As mess up this state is I don't expect it for anyone else for a while too.

UL-Lafayette has an UNAIRCONDITIONED indoor facility. A hot box

[Zoo]

What do you need an indoor practice facility for?

Bobcats practice before one of the playoff games last year, I think this was before the Appy St. game, possibly before the Fruman game.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb259/gary2506/IMG_9669.jpg

Seriously though it is in the works, rumor is that they are pretty close to being able to build one

That's awesome. I love the cold weather! xthumbsupx

[JoshUCA]

that central ark. one is bout exactly what ours looks like from the inside.....

I was thinking the exact same thing when I say ya'lls

[JayJ79]

Does UNI have old school astroturf? Great building, but if so get rid of that astroturf! You deserve better!

They stick with the astroturf due to it being a multiuse facility.
While they no longer play basketball in there, the have indoor track, some softball, occasional big wrestling meets I think, and non-sport uses such as concerts, boat shows, etc. etc.

Unless fieldturf and the like can be rolled up and moved out, I rather doubt they'll be switching.

[crimsonfootball]

Harvard Crimson Indoor Practice Facility , is this good enough for you?
http://www.gocrimson.com/pics29/200/VH/VHXNGGPAFHUXVWR.20070201212352.jpg
http://www.gocrimson.com/pics11/200/ZF/ZFUPVLFDJXTAPJT.20070201212249.jpg

[EdubAlum]

and obviously Idaho State and Northern Arizona have domes to play/practice in.

[Pantherpower]

http://www.ucasports.com/gallery/msc-fb-fieldhigh.jpg

Central Arkansas, 2nd year of D1. Lots of ran the last couple of weeks.


I've been down to see that and the renovated stadium. Nice facilities! Didn't Pepsi help with the tab on the indoor facility?

[Pantherpower]

Pepsi Americas Center - Corporate sponsorship, no tuition hike.
The new $2 million indoor facility, completed in April 2005, houses a 50 x 53 yard field with a regulation endzone and a 7-yard runoff on all sides. The playing surface is state-of-the-art 'Field-Turf' and the roof peaks at 50 feet. The addition of the Pepsi Center allows UCA's outdoor sports to practice during rainy or high-heat and humidity conditions. The Pepsi Center is located adjacent to the practice field on the west side of Estes Stadium. xthumbsupx

http://www.ucasports.com/gallery/PepsiCenter1web.jpg


Crap! It would've paid to read ahead!xoopsx

[Bear84]

Harvard Crimson Indoor Practice Facility , is this good enough for you?
http://www.gocrimson.com/pics29/200/VH/VHXNGGPAFHUXVWR.20070201212352.jpg
http://www.gocrimson.com/pics11/200/ZF/ZFUPVLFDJXTAPJT.20070201212249.jpg

That's pretty cool looking. Is that a bubble dome, held up by air pressure? Looks a lot like the Tennessee Titans indoor facility.


xcoolx

[ASUMountaineer]

That's pretty cool looking. Is that a bubble dome, held up by air pressure? Looks a lot like the Tennessee Titans indoor facility.


xcoolx

I got to see a lot of the Tennessee Titans outdoor playing facility (LP) when they beat up on the Panthers. xsmhx xmadx At least Nashville was cool.

[crimsonfootball]

That's pretty cool looking. Is that a bubble dome, held up by air pressure? Looks a lot like the Tennessee Titans indoor facility.


xcoolx

Yeah, its one of the air bubble domes. It was just put in this year, cost $2 million. Since we dont give scholarships, and charge $40,000 a year tution we can afford it.
It is the full length of the field and high enough you can play a full game inside.
The funny thing is they always keep the temp. at 55 degrees, inside it, lol.

[Bear84]

Yeah, its one of the air bubble domes. It was just put in this year, cost $2 million. Since we dont give scholarships, and charge $40,000 a year tution we can afford it.
It is the full length of the field and high enough you can play a full game inside.
The funny thing is they always keep the temp. at 55 degrees, inside it, lol.

You also have that $35 billion or whatever it is now, endowment. xbowx

[Purple For Life]

They stick with the astroturf due to it being a multiuse facility.
While they no longer play basketball in there, the have indoor track, some softball, occasional big wrestling meets I think, and non-sport uses such as concerts, boat shows, etc. etc.

Unless fieldturf and the like can be rolled up and moved out, I rather doubt they'll be switching.

You beat me to it! I must say, it's odd to go in the Dome (and it's cool that we can just go in there as students) and see the turf rolled up on the sides. That's what we used to do for basketball until the McLeod Center opened last year.

(why can't I find a good picture of the McLeod Center?!?)

ETA: Never mind! I have some I took before it was done and open.

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v49/148/121/38206042/n38206042_31221588_7279.jpg

This is looking south. The wooden bleachers are the student section.

Aaaaaaaaaaand here's one after it opened--I believe this was opening weekend.

http://pics.livejournal.com/rawbery79/pic/005whxy1

[Death Dealer]

It would be an incredible waste of money for us to build an indoor facility. The climate here is very mild. This past year was the hottest in a long time, but generally, the heat during summer and spring practice isn't bad, and we haven't had any severe cold during practice for longer than I can remember. Just not realistic. Tennis, soccer, and basketball have indoor facilities of course, but that's it.

[citdog]

Real Men who have a pair betwixt their legs practice outside!












being in Charleston helpsxsmiley_wix

[KiddBrewer]

ha yea like you said, thats easier to say when youre in charleston

[mountaineer in Cane Land]

2 reasons for the facility, the crazy weather in Boone, and recruiting, not only for football, but also baseball, soccer, etc.

[Bear84]

Real Men who have a blue pair betwixt their legs practice outside!

Fixed it for you. xsmiley_wix

[ERASU2113]

I guess we just got tired of NCAA football 2000-whatever having a weird complex behind one of the endzones. :P