Upgrades to Johnny Unitas Stadium

[andy7171]

The old scoreboard has been taken down and the new board will be going up later this week or early next week! I'll have to go up and take some pictures soon to post. xthumbsupx

It's about time, some high schools had better scoreboards than we did :o , plus it just looked out of place in the new stadium.

[slostang]

Will the new board have a Video board?

[andy7171]

Not sure. There was talk of getting a video board for the stadium and for the basketball arena at the same time, but the renovation of the arena has been put on hold with talk of building a separate basketball only building next door to the existing TowsonCenter. I'll get up there early next week and snaps some shots of it...

[Franks Tanks]

Thats great. You stadium has sure come a long way since we played there in the 1999 season opener- wow that seems like ages ago

[andy7171]

Thats great. You stadium has sure come a long way since we played there in the 1999 season opener- wow that seems like ages ago

Ages ago? The Minnegan Stadium I played on had real grass and only one side of stands!


Good times, good times...:)

[Franks Tanks]

Ages ago? The Minnegan Stadium I played on had real grass and only one side of stands!


Good times, good times...:)

I think the turf in 99 was brand new. It was also terrible some guys had rug burn so bad they went to the hospital afterward. You do have a great facility now however

[danefan]

When did they change that turf out? I played on it our last game in 2003. It was horrible - so was my day under center.......

[DFW HOYA]

Thats great. You stadium has sure come a long way since we played there in the 1999 season opener- wow that seems like ages ago

I wish Georgetown could say the same....


Seriously, Unitas (nee Minnegan) is a nice field for CAA football and I trust the renovations will improve it even more so.

[andy7171]

When did they change that turf out? I played on it our last game in 2003. It was horrible - so was my day under center.......

Last season was the first with the FieldTurf.

I understand why the switch was made, but the natural turf in Old Minnegan was SSSSSOOOOOO nice. xbawlingx

[Go...gate]

I was down at Minnegan once. It was a beautiful grass surface. Whoever were your buildings and grounds guys, they did a great job.

[andy7171]

Confirmed, the new scoreboard will include a video board. And if I understood correctly, the old scoreboard is going in the other endzone as a secondary board.

[LBPop]

That sounds great. Planning to make my first visit this season...checking out a certain wide receiver. xcoolx

[andy7171]

Here is what its going to look like.

http://www.towsontigers.com/assets/sports/football/homepage/9315.jpg

Daktronics HD LED video board

[bandl]

Here is what its going to look like.

http://www.towsontigers.com/assets/sports/football/homepage/9315.jpg

Daktronics HD LED video board

Shouldn't Schaefer be flat on his back though?? xconfusedx

[andy7171]

God I can't wait for you to get married!

[bandl]

God I can't wait for you to get married!

Neither can your wife.


OOOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! xlolx









j/k

[93henfan]

It's the year of scoreboard modernization in the CAA! You'll have to come to the Tigers/Hens game at the Tub this year and let us know how the two newest scoreboards in the conference compare.xthumbsupx

[Dukie95]

They had to think long and hard about finding an opponent for that scoreboard mock-up to not offend anyone - although putting Hens or Dukes would have been funny. Are there any "Bears" in FCS anyway?

[bandl]

They had to think long and hard about finding an opponent for that scoreboard mock-up to not offend anyone - although putting Hens or Dukes would have been funny. Are there any "Bears" in FCS anyway?

Northern Colorado

[andy7171]

They had to think long and hard about finding an opponent for that scoreboard mock-up to not offend anyone - although putting Hens or Dukes would have been funny. Are there any "Bears" in FCS anyway?
Morgan State

[Dukie95]

:o

[bluehenbillk]

Upgrades to Unitas Stadium? How about 5,000 cardboard cutouts of fans with some noise pumped through the speakers, that might be a good start...

[93henfan]

They had to think long and hard about finding an opponent for that scoreboard mock-up to not offend anyone - although putting Hens or Dukes would have been funny. Are there any "Bears" in FCS anyway?

Uh, Maine Black Bears?

[89Hen]

Morgan State
And I'm sure that's the one they had in mind. xnodx

Also Brown Bears and UCA Bears to round it out. (Montana are bears but not Bears and there are the Bearkats of Sam Houston)

[Henny]

Sweet Tigers ! Nice looking video/scoreboard. It is easily warranted with the attention you get for Lax in the spring. UD is going the same route. We are getting the turf, a similar board and the Lax team will play in the Tub next spring.

[89Hen]

We are getting the turf, a similar board and the Lax team will play in the Tub next spring.
xconfusedx xconfusedx xconfusedx

[Henny]

'89 I know this has been a hot topic on this board but we have to go with the turf in order to justify stadium upgrades. I'm a grass guy myself and I consider it a necessary evil but it is a must to move forward.

[93henfan]

xconfusedx xconfusedx xconfusedx

Not this year, but you know it's coming '89. They want all the equal opportunity sports to play in the Tub and that'll take a plastic mat.xnonono2x

[89Hen]

'89 I know this has been a hot topic on this board but we have to go with the turf in order to justify stadium upgrades. I'm a grass guy myself and I consider it a necessary evil but it is a must to move forward.


Not this year, but you know it's coming '89. They want all the equal opportunity sports to play in the Tub and that'll take a plastic mat.xnonono2x
LAX and any other sport is a waste of time in the Tub and you know it. If we didn't have Rullo, you'd have a point, but LAX is fine where it is.

[Henny]

LAX and any other sport is a waste of time in the Tub and you know it. If we didn't have Rullo, you'd have a point, but LAX is fine where it is.

Currently mens lax is fine where it is but in the next 3-5 years the Tub is where Men's Lax. belongs. Look for 5-8k fans in the refurbished Tub in the spring next decade.

[89Hen]

Currently mens lax is fine where it is but in the next 3-5 years the Tub is where Men's Lax. belongs. Look for 5-8k fans in the refurbished Tub in the spring next decade.
I'll take a wager on that. xnodx We're still drawing 4k for men's bball. I know our LAX is more competitive, but c'mon.

[89Hen]

#1 Virginia vs #4 Maryland (Mar 29, 2008 at College Park, Md.)
Chevy Chase Field at Byrd Stadium
Attendance: 4239

Guys, that's the #1 team vs. the #4 team in a border clash at a major stadium in the heart of lacrosse country. Want to take me up on that wager? xeyebrowx

[Henny]

'89 you might not want to compare '08 Maryland home figures to UD home numbers in '12. Lax is not football. We all agree, but in terms of UD and the direction the LAX program is heading. Those teams are no better than us in the long run and the sport is growing like crazy. Plus at UD, as you know, there is no other game in town. Look to the future my friend.

[89Hen]

Those teams are no better than us in the long run and the sport is growing like crazy. Plus at UD, as you know, there is no other game in town. Look to the future my friend.
Are you serious?? Those teams are national contenders EVERY year. We made the final four once. They are 10-20 years ahead of UD. How many students do we get to go to football games on average? 3,000? 2,000?... you really think Joe Newark is going to come to a lacrosse game to see the Hens battle Hofstra? PLEASE take my wager. xpeacex

[Henny]

'89 quit with the inferiority complex in LAX and stop thinking ACC teams are better by default. As you remember we beat UVA's a$$ last year at their place. WE are actually in the LAX hotbed as much as UVA and if you havent noticed, Harker is the one who wants to bring Mens LAX to the Tub. My point is this is a part of what is going to renovate our athletic facilities. Get use to it and maybe go see a game. Yes we will get big crowds in the next few years. I take your bet easily.

[93henfan]

Sorry Henny, but I'll have to side with '89 on this one. Delaware was a nationally prominent, high winning percentage team in baseball under Bob Hannah during my four years at UD, and I never once went to see a game. I'd bet they drew <1,000 to every game in that era.

Like George Carlin said. "Football is a sport. Lacrosse is a f****t college activity. If you find yourself standing in a field with a stick with a net on the end of it, you're engaged in a f****t college activity!"

And that's pretty much the way it will always be.

[89Hen]

'89 quit with the inferiority complex in LAX and stop thinking ACC teams are better by default.
Yeah, what was I thinking?

1971 Cornell 12 - 6 Maryland
1972 Virginia 13 - 12 Johns Hopkins
1973 Maryland 10 - 9 (2 OT) Johns Hopkins
1974 Johns Hopkins 17 - 12 Maryland
1975 Maryland 20 - 13 Navy
1976 Cornell 16 - 13 (OT) Maryland
1977 Cornell 16 - 8 Johns Hopkins
1978 Johns Hopkins 13 - 8 Cornell
1979 Johns Hopkins 15 - 9 Maryland
1980 Johns Hopkins 9 - 8 (2 OT) Virginia
1981 North Carolina 14 - 13 Johns Hopkins
1982 North Carolina 7 - 5 Johns Hopkins
1983 Syracuse 17 - 16 Johns Hopkins
1984 Johns Hopkins 13 - 10 Syracuse
1985 Johns Hopkins 11 - 4 Syracuse
1986 North Carolina 10 - 9 (OT) Virginia
1987 Johns Hopkins 11 - 10 Cornell
1988 Syracuse 13 - 8 Cornell
1989 Syracuse 13 - 12 Johns Hopkins
1990 Syracuse[a] 21 - 9 Loyola (MD)
1991 North Carolina 18 - 13 Towson
1992 Princeton 10 - 9 OT Syracuse
1993 Syracuse 13 - 12 North Carolina
1994 Princeton 9 - 8 (OT) Virginia
1995 Syracuse 13 - 9 Maryland
1996 Princeton 13 - 12 (OT) Virginia
1997 Princeton 19 - 7 Maryland
1998 Princeton 15 - 5 Maryland
1999 Virginia 12 - 10 Syracuse
2000 Syracuse 13 - 7 Princeton
2001 Princeton 10 - 9 (OT) Syracuse
2002 Syracuse 13 - 12 Princeton
2003 Virginia 9 - 7 Johns Hopkins
2004 Syracuse 14 - 13 Navy
2005 Johns Hopkins 9 - 8 Duke
2006 Virginia 15 - 7 Massachusetts
2007 Johns Hopkins 12 - 11 Duke
2008 Syracuse 13 - 10 Johns Hopkins

xcoffeex

[89Hen]

WE are actually in the LAX hotbed as much as UVA and if you havent noticed
The game I cited was in Maryland.


No. Name Class Pos. HT WT Hometown/High School (College)
1 Tom Scherr ** Sr. GK 5-6 155 Owings Mills, MD/Mt. St. Joseph's
2 Chris Hichborn ** Jr. M 5-10 165 Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth
3 Beau Davis ** Jr. M 6-4 220 Annapolis, MD/Broadneck
4 Vincent Giordano *** Sr. A 6-2 210 Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown
5 Cam Howard *** Sr. A 5-11 185 Wilmington, DE/Tatnall School
6 Sean Kostkowski * So. D 6-3 215 Millersville, MD/Severna Park
7 Kevin Filippone * So. A 5-11 185 Madison, CT/Hand
8 Andrew Unthank * So. A 5-10 175 Wilmington, DE/Concord
9 Phil Rollins * So. A 6-0 175 Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna
10 Pat Lombard So. A 5-11 170 Ambler, PA/LaSalle (Loyola)
11 Matt Stefurak Fr. D 6-4 220 Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West
12 Warren Mayberry ** Jr. GK 6-1 185 Annandale, VA/W.T. Woodson
13 Brett Manney ** Sr. DM 6-3 215 Newtown, PA/Holy Ghost Prep
14 Matt Myones * Jr. D 5-10 185 Dix Hills, NY/Half Hollow Hills West
15 Brad Zink Fr. M 5-8 140 Cockeysville, MD/McDonogh
16 Kevin Kelaher * So. M 5-11 185 Stony Brook, NY/Ward Melville
17 John Terrillion * Jr. D 6-0 185 Levittown, NY/Division Avenue
18 Pat Dowling Fr.r D 6-6 225 Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Ludlowe
19 Kyle Rotelli ** Sr. M 5-9 180 Rumford, RI/Moses Brown
20 Carter Bloor Fr. M 6-1 185 Corning, NY/Corning East
21 Tommy Lee * So. M 5-7 160 Victor, NY/Hand
22 Martin Cahill * So. M 6-2 188 Malden, MA/The Governor's Academy
23 Mark Steverson * So. A 5-11 185 Rockville, MD/Good Counsel
24 Nick LoManto ** Jr. A 6-0 180 Miller Place, NY/Rocky Point
25 Rob Bassett So. M 6-0 180 Berwyn, PA/Conestoga
26 John Austin Fr. M 6-3 185 Shoreham, NY/Shoreham-Wading River
27 Anthony Ruiz Fr.r M 6-0 220 Dover, NJ/Seton Hall Prep
28 J.J. Moran ** Sr. M 6-2 205 Boonton Township, NJ/Mountain Lakes
29 Evan Crowther-Washburn ** Sr. D 6-2 185 Annapolis, MD/Severn
30 Patrick Biehl ** Sr. D 5-10 210 Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield
31 Kevin Kaminski * So. M 6-2 200 Wallingford, PA/Strath-Haven
32 Andrew Rohacik Fr. M 5-11 190 Washington, DC/St. Alban's
33 Drew Turner *** Sr. DM 5-11 180 Annapolis, MD/Severn School
34 Jordan Bowdy Fr. A 5-10 160 Dublin, OH/Dublin Coffman
35 Noah Fossner Fr.r GK 5-8 165 Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna
36 Justin Lindahl * So. D 5-9 190 Madison, CT/Hand
37 Dan Mills Fr.r D 6-2 205 Huntington, NY/Walt Whitman
38 John Bastone Fr. D 5-11 175 Plainview, NY/Plainview
39 Justin Martinelli Fr. M 5-10 175 Woodstock, MD/Mt. Hebron
40 Justin Rose Fr. M 6-1 175 Rochester, NY/Rush Henrietta
41 Scott Higgins Fr. M 6-3 175 Gibbsboro, NJ/Eastern
42 D.J. Widlake * So. M 6-2 205 Baltimore, MD/Mt. St. Joseph's
43 Tim Langmaid Fr. D 5-10 190 Danvers, MA/The Governor's Academy
44 Braedon Dennis Jr. D 6-1 195 Upper Arlington, OH/Upper Arlington
45 Stu Wheeler Fr. GK 5-10 165 Baltimore, MD/St. Paul's
46 Tyler Boykin Fr. D 6-3 200 Lutherville, MD/St. Paul's
47 Tom Maher Jr. D 6-2 195 Manhasset, NY/Port Washington (Herkimer JC)
48 Curtis Dickson * So. A 6-2 190 Port Coquitlam, British Columbia/Riverside
49 #Will Morgan Jr. A 5-11 180 Columbus, OH/Upper Arlington (Butler)
50 #Derek Sherman Fr. A 6-0 185 Newark, DE/St. Mark's

And that's OUR roster.

[Henny]

Man I hope you guys dont apply for the AD job when EJ throws in the towel.

You also probably remember the skit Carlin did about Football and Baseball, yet I dont see MLB or Minor attendance in the dumps.

Haven't we had three current CAA teams in the final four in the last three years? (Hofstra, UMASS and UD) - not sure on Hofstra but they also had a great run in '06

Oh well, I'd like to get back to Football. That is something I'm sure we all agree on!

[UAalum72]

Just for perspective, the top five lacrosse home attendance averages for 2007 (I don't have 2008 yet):

1. Syracuse 4,735
2. Navy 4,652
3. Johns Hopkins 3,713
4. Cornell 3,338
5. Duke 3,158

[89Hen]

Oh well, I'd like to get back to Football. That is something I'm sure we all agree on!
I'm sure you would considering the staggering stats against your argument. You can buy me a beer at the Hens LAX season opener in 2018. xsmiley_wix xthumbsupx

BTW, thanks UA72 for the backup.

[Henny]

And I'm sure the staggering odds against you holding a beer after 20k more posts is overwhelming in itself. xlolx

[andy7171]

1991 North Carolina 18 - 13 Towson

Good times, good times...

5000-8000 attendance figures at UD is a wee bit hopeful. Maybe if you host a playoff game. xnodx Towson only sees those numbers if Hopkins drives up Charles St!

I would never have thought my Unitas Stadium upgrade thread would get hijacked for Hens LAX.

[andy7171]

A couple of picture of the Unitas Stadium score board updates. I was in Towson last week and drove past to have a look, it's a monster!

Main Scoreboard progress...
http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/F4A8EBA44E014409A87EF739D0DA7A40.jpg

Closed end secondary scoreboard, looks complete...
http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/215E836952104401B23B7C7412AB504E.jpg

The main video board is going to be 17' x 47'

[Go...gate]

Great scoreboard, great stadium, with a great name ("John" Unitas, as John Facenda used to say).

[UIWWildthing]

That's going to be a nice looking field when it's all finished. Quite a different look from back in '93 when was a freshman at Towson.

[andy7171]

It's up!

http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/DD3F0E1FC23D4E5699910A35712607F1.jpg

http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/8FEF99937DD94F0CA7765E7D61BA1FA6.jpg

http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/9DC3B33E63884FD38BE0912F885D6652.jpg

http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/77514D7421474A1CAF105444E2E7D0B6.jpg

http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/BA8B231FA57E485ABD2F49EA671503C6.jpg

[UIWWildthing]

It's up!

http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/DD3F0E1FC23D4E5699910A35712607F1.jpg

http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/8FEF99937DD94F0CA7765E7D61BA1FA6.jpg

http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/9DC3B33E63884FD38BE0912F885D6652.jpg

http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/77514D7421474A1CAF105444E2E7D0B6.jpg

http://www.towsontigers.com/uploads/photo/BA8B231FA57E485ABD2F49EA671503C6.jpg

That looks great!

[andy7171]

That looks great!

It does. Nothing's left of my old Minnegan, kinda sad and cool at the same time. xconfusedx

[SunCoastBlueHen]

Other than the obvious Baltimore connection, did Johhny Unitas have any affiliation with Towson University? Just curious.

[UIWWildthing]

It does. Nothing's left of my old Minnegan, kinda sad and cool at the same time. xconfusedx

I know it's weird seeing the field changed so much, but it is for the better at the least. Now if only the Towson Center renovations start to take off....

[Franks Tanks]

Other than the obvious Baltimore connection, did Johhny Unitas have any affiliation with Towson University? Just curious.

His daughter went there (perhaps several of his children) and he was active in various endeavors at the school such as fund raising.

[andy7171]

Other than the obvious Baltimore connection, did Johhny Unitas have any affiliation with Towson University? Just curious.

If I had a quarter for everytime I answer this question! :p

Johnny U was the chairman of the stadium fund raising committee. His daughters went and were going there at the time of the stadium renovations. He was leading the search for a corporate naming. He died shortly before the opening. So TU asked his wife if they could name it after him.

[appfan2008]

If I had a quarter for everytime I answer this question! :p

Johnny U was the chairman of the stadium fund raising committee. His daughters went and were going there at the time of the stadium renovations. He was leading the search for a corporate naming. He died shortly before the opening. So TU asked his wife if they could name it after him.

well that is nice xnodx

[SunCoastBlueHen]

His daughter went there (perhaps several of his children) and he was active in various endeavors at the school such as fund raising.


If I had a quarter for everytime I answer this question! :p

Johnny U was the chairman of the stadium fund raising committee. His daughters went and were going there at the time of the stadium renovations. He was leading the search for a corporate naming. He died shortly before the opening. So TU asked his wife if they could name it after him.

Well, that answers that. Thanks. xthumbsupx

[andy7171]

I know it's weird seeing the field changed so much, but it is for the better at the least. Now if only the Towson Center renovations start to take off....

OK UIW, I'll ask, did you play at Towson or were you just a student? Being that I graduated in 1994.

[UIWWildthing]

OK UIW, I'll ask, did you play at Towson or were you just a student? Being that I graduated in 1994.

Merely just a student there at Towson STATE :) Graduated in 1997.

[Go...gate]

well that is nice xnodx

Ditto that on the naming. Class act by TU.