New Graham/Rice Website

[SMUstang]

Tulane Stadium - No longer exists because it was torn down so the team could move to a DOME off campus!

Actually it's still there... They play one game a year there. Homecoming.

Actually you are wrong. It was torn down after the Super Dome was built. Look at Google Earth at the Tulane Campus. And there is a description that tells exactly where Tulane Stadium used to stand.

[White Helmet]

Are they going to drop the crown on the field? Its probably a good 5 or 6 inches worse than Texas Stadium.

[Stallion]

yes-it wll be a flat surface which helps the new passing attack

[SMUstang]

Stallion, I assume you are talking about Ford Stadium. I haven't heard anything about dropping the crown there. Wouldn't that entail pulling up the turf and re-grading the dirt underneath? And are we actually going to do that?

[PK]

Stallion, I assume you are talking about Ford Stadium. I haven't heard anything about dropping the crown there. Wouldn't that entail pulling up the turf and re-grading the dirt underneath? And are we actually going to do that?

Ford stadium does not have a crowned playing surface. Drainage is handled by an under ground drainage grid covered by sand. The water goes through the turf and sand into the drainage system.

[Stallion]

apparently Graham reports that Rice signed a contract to replace all wooden bleachers in Rice Stadium with alumnium bleachers. I've been pretty critical of SMU being associated with Rice over the years partly because they wouldn't do the simplest things to improve their facilities, but with new scoreboard, Field Turf and aluminum bleachers perhaps things are changing down there. I'm pretty interested to see how the place looks after the improvements especially if they remove the endzone seating. The Stadium actually has nice modern lines (considering it was built in the 1950s and has plenty of quality seats inside the 20s. Good step in the right direction for CUSA. Now on to Autry Court.

[ALEX LIFESON]

It is a good place to watch a football game from.

[westexSMU]

Are they going to play Texas at Rice Stadium now or will Texas demand they play at Reliant again this year ?

[ReedFrawg]

I don't know what you would do to Amon Cater to make it visuably pleasing.....

Dynamite

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Just like I prefer the look of the older, unique baseball parks as opposed to the symetrical parks built in the 70s? (3 Rivers, Philly, Cincinatti, etc.), I prefer an older, unique stadium like ACS. Granted it has its warts but it has character and history on its side. JMHO.

[NavyCrimson]

agree with ya frawg