What was the deal with DKR's field on Thursday?

by MMHorns on Nov 29, 2008 1:36 PM CST

So why was DKR's field wet and torn up? I have talked about this with several other BON'ers (Newby, Wells, and other Andrew) 20th century style (in person) and no one new the answer.

I can't say for certain but here are the facts as I know them: the field has an excellent irrigation and drainage system, it hadn't rained recently, yet the field was muddy.

My hypothesis: damn Aggies got into DKR again and flooded it. This may seem like a stretch but they are surprisingly crafty when it comes to cheating ala the last time the Horns stayed in College Station and the hotel didn't serve us breakfast and routed calls into the players rooms all night long. Or prior to that when they got into DKR and sawed Varsity's horns off - literally. Not to mention the occasions they kidnapped BEVO.

A muddy field is a friend of the underdog, slower, pathetic team.

Somebody please respond to this with a simple answer, b/c I hate to think those we let those Aggies get into DKR again.

Lastly, why is that once we notice the field is bad and one player slips do we not see the whole team start changing to longer cleats? I mean all at once and immediately.

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it was estimated that the field wasn’t wet,but the ground extremely soft from when the tv series Saturday Night Lights filmed there a few weeks prior. That’s the only explanation I’ve seen.

by Displaced Longhorn on Nov 29, 2008 1:47 PM CST reply actions

Field used for filming TV episode

Friday Night Lights has been filming its third seaon and used DKR two weeks ago (When the Longhorns were in Lawrence, KS). The Dillon Panthers make it to the state title game again…which was played at DKR. Imagine all the football game sequences can do a number on any surface.

Doubt there was any A&M wrong-doing besides the audacity to come in to the game unranked and thus hurting UT’s strength of schedule.

If A&M calls UT “varsity,” what does that make them?

by Lincoln on Nov 29, 2008 1:49 PM CST reply actions

you mean you had two weeks to fix the field

and couldn’t do anything about it?

At the beginning of the game, I was worried this was a repeat of ‘98, and we didn’t have long cleats. Then I noticed all the texas players slipping, too.

Truly a pathetic job by the texas grounds crew.

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by Beergut on Nov 29, 2008 11:30 PM CST reply actions