UVA-Wise Field.....

**UTVols2** · November 21st, 2008, 10:03 PM

Went up to the field today to position my cars in the correct spots for tomorrow and noticed the field was a solid sheet of ice with about 30 people working on it with shovels.

Heard they called out coaches from all teams to come help and had to turn on the lights to get it ready. It was about 4:00 and they had about 20 yards cleared. Hope there is some sunshine in store for the games on Saturday because the field will need it.

Glad I got 3 cars up there to get some great spots on the hill, I didn't feel like getting up at the butt crack of dawn to sit in the freezing cold for 14 hours.

Best of luck to all four teams tommorrow, it should be a cold, fun day of football between the 4 best teams in the Region.

**SWVA-Football** · November 21st, 2008, 10:06 PM

Will this be the largest crowd ever up at UVA-Wise?

**UTVols2** · November 21st, 2008, 10:08 PM

I would imagine it will be close to last year. The cold may keep quite a few at home.

**imported_Sportsman** · November 21st, 2008, 10:14 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PassMan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Will this be the largest crowd ever up at UVA-Wise? </div></div>

IMO the cold will keep several away and Lebanon won't bring as many as PV did last year so I don't think this will be the largest ever.

**SWVA-Football** · November 21st, 2008, 10:15 PM

You guys are right about the temperature. IIRC, I don't think it was quite as chilly last year. It's going to be blisteringly cold tomorrow for sure.

**shwalker32** · November 22nd, 2008, 12:30 PM

there is a thing called a tarp if they use it lol

**OAR** · November 22nd, 2008, 12:32 PM

Then shuck out the money to purchase one that big and they will use it [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img]

**shwalker32** · November 22nd, 2008, 12:35 PM

it makes sense to me that if they are gonna make the field one of the best around why not put the money in to get a tarp for it im not knocking the college but it just makes sense,

**OAR** · November 22nd, 2008, 12:37 PM

Because they invested in a treatment agent (That is what I call it b/c I don't know the technical name) before the season started to "clean" and help preserve the field from weather. If you go onto the field it is not the best in the area for a turf field imo. They are having to glue the seams back together from the wear and tear. Give it another 5-7 years and they will have to overhaul it or even replace it.