La Porte Football stadium

[OlDawg]

1 hour ago, Matthew328 said:

It looks incredible I texted Berneathy to ask him what the official capacity is

Wood chip field. Top of the line. Read where it’s supposed to be a lot better on the joints, etc. & a heck of a lot cooler than rubber. He was real proud of that today on TV. Said they put it on all the fields (practice fields, etc).

Texas High School Athletic Director Assn. was here earlier today for a meeting. Sure they got a good tour. Be interested if any asked about playing a possible PO game here already. 

[AggiesAreWe]

18 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

Wood chip field. Top of the line. Read where it’s supposed to be a lot better on the joints, etc. & a heck of a lot cooler than rubber. He was real proud of that today on TV. Said they put it on all the fields (practice fields, etc).

Texas High School Athletic Director Assn. was here earlier today for a meeting. Sure they got a good tour. Be interested if any asked about playing a possible PO game here already. 

The only thing about the wood chip filler fields is that you still have to put water on it to keep it from becoming too dry and becoming a dust field.

[OlDawg]

4 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

The only thing about the wood chip filler fields is that you still have to put water on it to keep it from becoming too dry and becoming a dust field.

Yeah. I was reading up on the materials a little bit earlier today. Sounds like that’s actually part of the reason they can stay so much cooler and forgiving and still have better traction. Water absorption. Said they don’t mold, etc. Some kind of synthetic treatment process.

[OlDawg]

Apparently, this new process doesn’t require watering? I assume this is the product (Brockfill) they used.

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[OlDawg]

2 hours ago, Matthew328 said:

It looks incredible I texted Berneathy to ask him what the official capacity is

Please post when you find out. I don’t know if the Fire Marshall has an allowable limit for SRO on the concourse or anything, and don’t know the VIP & Suite capacities. Just heard them say the actual stadium seats are for 8,000.

[Matthew328]

Berneathy says 8500

[OlDawg]

1 hour ago, Matthew328 said:

Berneathy says 8500

Nate must have had a good time yesterday. He showed clips again this morning. Fox 26 Houston already has The Border Battle (La Porte vs. Deer Park) as the first Friday Football Frenzy of the season. They’ll be at La Porte all morning at least.

This rivalry will test the attendance limits allowable right off the bat. In years past, they’ve had the bands/drill teams sit in chairs on the track areas where they could sell the extra seats, and still had people standing around the fences looking in. 😂