In case you didn't see it, Idaho State had to travel all the way to No. Dakota for softball this past weekend.
They were scheduled for three games...
They wound up playing one...
In 32 degree weather Friday with a 20 mile per hour wind...
The Saturday games were cancelled because of bad weather.
No. Dakota has an indoor football stadium, the Alerus Center that could be temporarily converted to softball, much as Holt Arena was the first location for ISU softball back in the 70's (home plate was right outside the current sports information office) but the NCAA won't allow softball to be played on a non regulation field.
So ISU has to bus all the way there, plus the financial expenses for one single solitary game. Makes PERFECT sense to me!!! (sarcasm implied...) to say nothing that trying to play in freezing weather is begging for an athlete to get injured.
You know if I were the schools in the Big Sky I'd force the issue here and basically tell UND / the NCAA either:
1. To let UND play in the football stadium because it's No. Dakota folks...the weather is brutal until May / June.
2. UND has to play ALL their conference games on the road (sucks for them but it is what it is)
3. Or schedule ALL UND home games for as late in the season as possible. If that means they have to play all their home games the final two weeks / 17 days of April into May so be it.
I mean it is simply ludicrous and insane for ISU to have to travel all that way by bus and pay all that money for one game. Those two games that were wiped out won't be made up by the way. And keep in mind that a few years ago when UND had a shot to make the Big Sky postseason tournament they were told that because they didn't play enough conference games due to weather cancellations, even if they 'qualified' percentage wise they wouldn't be allowed to participate.
Bottom line this is plain nuts.
PBP
They were scheduled for three games...
They wound up playing one...
In 32 degree weather Friday with a 20 mile per hour wind...
The Saturday games were cancelled because of bad weather.
No. Dakota has an indoor football stadium, the Alerus Center that could be temporarily converted to softball, much as Holt Arena was the first location for ISU softball back in the 70's (home plate was right outside the current sports information office) but the NCAA won't allow softball to be played on a non regulation field.
So ISU has to bus all the way there, plus the financial expenses for one single solitary game. Makes PERFECT sense to me!!! (sarcasm implied...) to say nothing that trying to play in freezing weather is begging for an athlete to get injured.
You know if I were the schools in the Big Sky I'd force the issue here and basically tell UND / the NCAA either:
1. To let UND play in the football stadium because it's No. Dakota folks...the weather is brutal until May / June.
2. UND has to play ALL their conference games on the road (sucks for them but it is what it is)
3. Or schedule ALL UND home games for as late in the season as possible. If that means they have to play all their home games the final two weeks / 17 days of April into May so be it.
I mean it is simply ludicrous and insane for ISU to have to travel all that way by bus and pay all that money for one game. Those two games that were wiped out won't be made up by the way. And keep in mind that a few years ago when UND had a shot to make the Big Sky postseason tournament they were told that because they didn't play enough conference games due to weather cancellations, even if they 'qualified' percentage wise they wouldn't be allowed to participate.
Bottom line this is plain nuts.
PBP