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MDralphie wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:32 am Wheels, it is very interesting how QK et al are forever taking shots at Terps home while always singing the praises about the Dome and the new fields at Michigan, OSU and PSU. The new fields are way too small. I called PSU ticket office to get some seats for Terps game this year and was told they will only sell them at the gate, no pre sale. The stadium is too small but I can hear the announcers claim how great the environment it is with 2000 rabid fans! What I really do not understand is how the Big tourney will be played at these puny venues. For fans like myself who travel, it stinks.

44WeWantMore wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 7:01 am

Sometimes it takes years for a place to become special, and I would be cautious about throwing that away. I used to consider road trips to Byrd (and NMCS) highlights of the spring.

Wheels wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:53 am

MDralphie wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:32 am Wheels, it is very interesting how QK et al are forever taking shots at Terps home while always singing the praises about the Dome and the new fields at Michigan, OSU and PSU. The new fields are way too small. I called PSU ticket office to get some seats for Terps game this year and was told they will only sell them at the gate, no pre sale. The stadium is too small but I can hear the announcers claim how great the environment it is with 2000 rabid fans! What I really do not understand is how the Big tourney will be played at these puny venues. For fans like myself who travel, it stinks.

But it's a DOME!!! It's INDOORS! It's just looks cool! Plus that upper deck side of Byrd/Maryland/SECU doesn't look cool.

And, come on! The greatest team in the history of the sport played in the Dome! How dare anyone say the greatest team in the history of the sport played in Byrd?!!!

44WeWantMore wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 7:01 am

Sometimes it takes years for a place to become special, and I would be cautious about throwing that away. I used to consider road trips to Byrd (and NMCS) highlights of the spring.

Tills wouldn't leave that stadium unless Maryland built a 15K-ish seat stadium, which isn't going to happen. It's just odd that so many people, as MDRalphie said above, clamor for Maryland to have a stadium like Panzer or the new OSU stadium when nearly every Terps' home game draws a crowd that exceeds the capacity of those stadiums. Then you get The Rivalry Game, which draws 10K+ pretty often when it's played in College Park.

It would be nice for the Maryland administration to keep the lacrosse history up in the stadium year-round. They use LED field wrapping during the season. At least when you're in the Carrier Dome, you have the lacrosse history up in the rafters year-round.

But I'm with you. There's more than just Maryland lacrosse history in that stadium. There's lacrosse history in that stadium.

jff97 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 2:04 pm

Wheels wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:53 am

MDralphie wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:32 am Wheels, it is very interesting how QK et al are forever taking shots at Terps home while always singing the praises about the Dome and the new fields at Michigan, OSU and PSU. The new fields are way too small. I called PSU ticket office to get some seats for Terps game this year and was told they will only sell them at the gate, no pre sale. The stadium is too small but I can hear the announcers claim how great the environment it is with 2000 rabid fans! What I really do not understand is how the Big tourney will be played at these puny venues. For fans like myself who travel, it stinks.

But it's a DOME!!! It's INDOORS! It's just looks cool! Plus that upper deck side of Byrd/Maryland/SECU doesn't look cool.

And, come on! The greatest team in the history of the sport played in the Dome! How dare anyone say the greatest team in the history of the sport played in Byrd?!!!

44WeWantMore wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 7:01 am

Sometimes it takes years for a place to become special, and I would be cautious about throwing that away. I used to consider road trips to Byrd (and NMCS) highlights of the spring.

Tills wouldn't leave that stadium unless Maryland built a 15K-ish seat stadium, which isn't going to happen. It's just odd that so many people, as MDRalphie said above, clamor for Maryland to have a stadium like Panzer or the new OSU stadium when nearly every Terps' home game draws a crowd that exceeds the capacity of those stadiums. Then you get The Rivalry Game, which draws 10K+ pretty often when it's played in College Park.

It would be nice for the Maryland administration to keep the lacrosse history up in the stadium year-round. They use LED field wrapping during the season. At least when you're in the Carrier Dome, you have the lacrosse history up in the rafters year-round.

But I'm with you. There's more than just Maryland lacrosse history in that stadium. There's lacrosse history in that stadium.

The thing that annoys me most about their criticism of SECU Stadium is when they decide to dunk on BTN Plus broadcast angles every week. Everyone knows it's not ideal, but those broadcasts are student run. It's just a bad look to have the top personalities on the sport bashing something that many times the students working the broadcast have no control over.

Wheels wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 3:09 pm

jff97 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 2:04 pm

Wheels wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:53 am

MDralphie wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:32 am Wheels, it is very interesting how QK et al are forever taking shots at Terps home while always singing the praises about the Dome and the new fields at Michigan, OSU and PSU. The new fields are way too small. I called PSU ticket office to get some seats for Terps game this year and was told they will only sell them at the gate, no pre sale. The stadium is too small but I can hear the announcers claim how great the environment it is with 2000 rabid fans! What I really do not understand is how the Big tourney will be played at these puny venues. For fans like myself who travel, it stinks.

But it's a DOME!!! It's INDOORS! It's just looks cool! Plus that upper deck side of Byrd/Maryland/SECU doesn't look cool.

And, come on! The greatest team in the history of the sport played in the Dome! How dare anyone say the greatest team in the history of the sport played in Byrd?!!!

44WeWantMore wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 7:01 am

Sometimes it takes years for a place to become special, and I would be cautious about throwing that away. I used to consider road trips to Byrd (and NMCS) highlights of the spring.

Tills wouldn't leave that stadium unless Maryland built a 15K-ish seat stadium, which isn't going to happen. It's just odd that so many people, as MDRalphie said above, clamor for Maryland to have a stadium like Panzer or the new OSU stadium when nearly every Terps' home game draws a crowd that exceeds the capacity of those stadiums. Then you get The Rivalry Game, which draws 10K+ pretty often when it's played in College Park.

It would be nice for the Maryland administration to keep the lacrosse history up in the stadium year-round. They use LED field wrapping during the season. At least when you're in the Carrier Dome, you have the lacrosse history up in the rafters year-round.

But I'm with you. There's more than just Maryland lacrosse history in that stadium. There's lacrosse history in that stadium.

The thing that annoys me most about their criticism of SECU Stadium is when they decide to dunk on BTN Plus broadcast angles every week. Everyone knows it's not ideal, but those broadcasts are student run. It's just a bad look to have the top personalities on the sport bashing something that many times the students working the broadcast have no control over.

With the ESPN (ACC) vs Fox/CBS (B1G), they're just playing for the home (ESPN) team. The kids are collateral damage. When BTN does the broadcast, they flip the cameras to the other side of the stadium and use more. Those broadcasts are very well done. Plus, I'd take Joe B and Dixie in the booth over the ESPN crew.

Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:25 pm For the guys I’ve observed as long fans of MD Football, I was chatting w Jarmo(lowich) today and he was bummed by the passing of Frank Wycheck who I didn’t even remember during college but certainly in the NFL.

Wheels wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 8:30 pm

Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:25 pm For the guys I’ve observed as long fans of MD Football, I was chatting w Jarmo(lowich) today and he was bummed by the passing of Frank Wycheck who I didn’t even remember during college but certainly in the NFL.

In college, he was all over the field. They'd use him as a RB. They'd use him as in-line TE. They'd use him in that wing back. He was their best player.

AreaLax wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:42 pm Can’t read the whole Baltimore Sun article because it’s behind a paywall but the Navy HC confirmed Phipps departure for Maryland and said
‘I’m happy for Michael that he got what he wanted.’

Wheels wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:01 pm The elevation of Tim O'Branski is great. Not only is Tim a great young coach, but it means that Maryland funded that 3rd assistant position. Great for the program.

Phipps is a great hire. Tills wouldn't have hired him away from Georgetown because of how close he is to Warne, but with Phipps at Navy, Tills got his guy.

Phipps is a guy you could see as the next head coach at Maryland when that time comes. Hopefully several years from now!