Dome!!

[wcfanfourever]

had some friends were in the dome in St Louis for band competition , said the field is still there with goal posts and everything still is intact

Wonder why the championships really had to be moved. I don't remember ticket prices in Springfield being any cheaper

 

[STL_Dan]

I’ll bet outlying schools, parents, ADs, etc think StL is “unsafe”.

 

[CEO Material]

I’ll bet outlying schools, parents, ADs, etc think StL is “unsafe”.

Well, because it is. Look at the crime stats. Especially violent crime.

We ain't talking petty theft....

 

[Cards1968]

Columbia ain't no Camelot.

 

[bhunt95]

KC ain't no fairy land either.... 121 murders so far this year.

 

[Treadmill]

Columbia ain't no Camelot.

True...and who wants to play outdoors in late November when you don't have to?

 

[STL_Dan]

Well, because it is. Look at the crime stats. Especially violent crime.

We ain't talking petty theft....

I’ve talked to a lot of folks from StL’s hinterlands. They still think the entire city is on fire after the MB shooting.

 

[hsmaniac]

We livenin south county, which is pretty safe but we haven’t been many places in STL that we don’t feel safe. We noticed its not really random acts of violence but those shooting at each other know each other so they target that one person but everyone else is fine. Odd how that is but we feel really safe here.

 

[wcrb15]

Well, because it is. Look at the crime stats. Especially violent crime.

We ain't talking petty theft....

Isn't Springfield one of the worst cities in the USA for crime per capita?

 

[daveok]

The only security issues I have had at the dome was avoiding the 10 foot deep potholes in the crappy parking lot on the North side.

 

[wcfanfourever]

I have to say I didn't miss the perpetual schmoozing for dough when trying to get inside the dome.

Weather was nice last year,,,,wait till it's 25 degrees and freezing rain one of these days

 

[Missouri Kid]

Weather was nice last year,,,,wait till it's 25 degrees and freezing rain one of these days

Ahhh! Now we're talking some real football weather. Then, if we could just find a way to play it on grass, we would have a helluva game. Fun to play in too!

 

[NorthWestBleachers]

Dropped my phone in the toilet at the dome...
Coulda happened anywhere...

 

[Kenny56]

Ahhh! Now we're talking some real football weather. Then, if we could just find a way to play it on grass, we would have a helluva game. Fun to play in too!

Not fun to watch though.......

 

[Missouri Kid]

Not fun to watch though.......

A matter of personal perspective and preference I suppose.

 

[wcfanfourever]

A matter of personal perspective and preference I suppose.

I can stand about any weather for one game,,,but 9-10 hours a day for two days when it's bone chilling cold kind of tough

 

[freezeoption]

I was there Friday and Saturday, in my thermals and coveralls and my trapper hat, I decided to go during the class 6 game, that was long enough outside, if it was inside I would have probably stayed.

 

[Mike*Honcho]

Moving the games from the Dome to Columbia isn't going to fix the "panhandler issue". They generally stay off campus though so it might be a little bit of an improvement.

 

[W Card]

had some friends were in the dome in St Louis for band competition , said the field is still there with goal posts and everything still is intact

Wonder why the championships really had to be moved. I don't remember ticket prices in Springfield being any cheaper

MSHSAA said they considered the following:

• $200,000 to rent for 2 days
• MSHSAA had concerns the turf wouldn't be tested regularly for safety w/o the Rams there
• complaints from the folks in the west about long travel every year
• coaches saying; why play 1 game inside when all the rest are outside

There were some obvious pros to consider but I suppose the cons did them in. I would guess primarily the $200K. Does anybody know what they pay the venues now? Seems like it should be free for the opportunity to host the championships with any actual net expenses (not covered by parking and concessions) paid by MU/MSU marketing budgets. The city should kick in some $$ for tax revenue (restaurant & Hotel) gained by hosting. Our tax dollars have built the stadiums to begin with. There should be no admission charge.

 

[freezeoption]

Should be no charge from the dome, it wouldn't have been there if it were not for our taxes.

 

[Knogahoogle]

Weather was nice last year,,,,wait till it's 25 degrees and freezing rain one of these days

Oklahoma's championship isn't played till December and plays outside, and thinks Missouri players are wimps for wanting to play inside!

 

[STL_Dan]

In some ways, I like the idea of playing different classes in different locations. In kansass, all championship games are played in different venues across the state - mainly, but not all, college stadiums:

http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Football/State.cfm

C6 Emporia State U (Emporia ks)
C5 Pitt State U (Pittsburg ks)
C4 DI Hummer Stadium (Topeka ks)
C4 DII USD #305 Stadium (Salina ks)
C3 Hutchison CC (Hutchison ks)
C2-1 Ft Hays State U (Hays ks)
8 Man DI Newton-Fischer Stadium (Newton ks)
8 Man DII Newton-Fischer Stadium (Newton ks)

This makes sense for a lot of reasons, not the least of which the smaller schools across the state get to play their ship closer to home. If everything was played in Topeka or Emporia, schools from the western areas would have a 3-4 hour drive, maybe a little longer, to eastern venues. There are other good reasons, mainly fan related, as well.

What I don't know if the cost associated with KSHSAA hosting championship events at 7 different venues. Must be manageable because this is the way it's been done for as long as I can personally remember - probably 20 years or so.

 

[CaptainMullet]

What I think they should consider is finding a handful of sites that are smaller venues but good venues. UCM, Lincoln, Mo State and then say "you're going to get a title game this year" then based on what teams make it you assign the location.
The real issue with that is that MSHSAA would have trouble staffing those. However I know for certain in KS, the SIDs from the various colleges basically run the media side of things. Surely their ops people do too.

 

[NorthWestBleachers]

MSHSAA said they considered the following:

• $200,000 to rent for 2 days
• MSHSAA had concerns the turf wouldn't be tested regularly for safety w/o the Rams there
• complaints from the folks in the west about long travel every year
• coaches saying; why play 1 game inside when all the rest are outside

There were some obvious pros to consider but I suppose the cons did them in. I would guess primarily the $200K. Does anybody know what they pay the venues now? Seems like it should be free for the opportunity to host the championships with any actual net expenses (not covered by parking and concessions) paid by MU/MSU marketing budgets. The city should kick in some $$ for tax revenue (restaurant & Hotel) gained by hosting. Our tax dollars have built the stadiums to begin with. There should be no admission charge.

You took a wrong turn when you pulled onto 'Common Sense Blvd' ...
Good info

 

[STL_Dan]

For Missouri, it makes the most sense - geographically speaking - to play all the games in Columbia since it is so centrally located. They could even put some of the games in Jeff, say at Lincoln University. Odds in Jeff and evens in CoMo.

The eastern half of Kansas is so heavily populated that is makes sense to have the larger classes play in eastern communities and the smaller classes play out west. Small towns are in every corner of Missouri with anchor cities on both sides, not just the east.

 

[freezeoption]

Lincoln is not the beautiful place it use to be, Columbia would make the most sense. In the middle. Idc if they think we are wimps, they sold part of the deal with the dome for our taxes that it would hold state championship would be there, so it should be there.

 

[MIZ...ZOU]

Why would we ever consider using kansas as a model for football?

 

[STL_Dan]

Why would we ever consider using kansas as a model for football?

excellent question. i hate the red legs as much or more than anyone. the high school football championship logistics are not a bad idea, though.

osceola!