Speaking of facilities:
Okay, well, since it's a slow time of year... what do you rank the stadiums in the league? Again, just stadiums, not full facilities. For small school football, I really think the NBC schools all have great places to watch games. No one in the league has anything to be ashamed of as the schools all do a nice job with keeping up their facilities. This is just a ranking for fun and all of the crews that take care of these places should take pride in the fine jobs they do at their schools.
1)Rossford: I thought this place was cool before the renovations because I really like the uniqueness of the stadium. I've heard people say they hate sitting on the same side because of the creek on the visitor side, but I think that adds to the character. The creek through the back and the neighbors setting up football game watch parties all just add to it for me. I wish they could field a better team year in and year out, this place would be rocking.
2) Fostoria: I'm taking the fact that it is located in Fostoria out of the equation. I guess I just have a love for old stadiums. There's a lot of history there and they did a great job with the renovation recently. The new field looks really good. Like above, this place used to be electric when Fostoria was winning, even back in the not so distant past of the Hyde days.
3)Lake: I like how close it is to the building, giving it almost a small college feel to get in. I also like that there is no track. Not to mention they're the Lake Flyers and have airplanes flying over the stadium almost non stop.
4)Maumee: I've never seen a game here, I admit it, so I'm ranking this off of casually passing by. The entrance sticks out to me and gives it a stadium feel that the rest of the league doesn't have.
...and now there is a big gap
5) Eastwood: I'm going off of the recent past rather than just at this moment. The playing surface was always great here when Jerry Rutherford was the coach. Add in the deer stand in the back endzone and you get a little character. I'm sure that is a cool spot to enjoy a game.
6) Oak Harbor: These last 3 were hard to rank as they're all pretty simple. There aren't a lot of thrill to OH's stadium but when you're winning, it's lends itself to a fun environment for a hometown football game. Being in a small town, the OH experience just feels like good ole fashioned small town football.
7) Genoa: The home stands are nice. The buildings around the field for entrance, concessions, and the restrooms just feel randomly placed. The field looks like crab grass, but the lighting is up to par.
8) The playing surface looks nice and they do a great job painting up the field. The stands are a bit outdated and the lights are pretty dim. This is another pretty typical small school venue.
Speaking of facilities:
Okay, well, since it's a slow time of year... what do you rank the stadiums in the league? Again, just stadiums, not full facilities. For small school football, I really think the NBC schools all have great places to watch games. No one in the league has anything to be ashamed of as the schools all do a nice job with keeping up their facilities. This is just a ranking for fun and all of the crews that take care of these places should take pride in the fine jobs they do at their schools.
1)Rossford: I thought this place was cool before the renovations because I really like the uniqueness of the stadium. I've heard people say they hate sitting on the same side because of the creek on the visitor side, but I think that adds to the character. The creek through the back and the neighbors setting up football game watch parties all just add to it for me. I wish they could field a better team year in and year out, this place would be rocking.
2) Fostoria: I'm taking the fact that it is located in Fostoria out of the equation. I guess I just have a love for old stadiums. There's a lot of history there and they did a great job with the renovation recently. The new field looks really good. Like above, this place used to be electric when Fostoria was winning, even back in the not so distant past of the Hyde days.
3)Lake: I like how close it is to the building, giving it almost a small college feel to get in. I also like that there is no track. Not to mention they're the Lake Flyers and have airplanes flying over the stadium almost non stop.
4)Maumee: I've never seen a game here, I admit it, so I'm ranking this off of casually passing by. The entrance sticks out to me and gives it a stadium feel that the rest of the league doesn't have.
...and now there is a big gap
5) Eastwood: I'm going off of the recent past rather than just at this moment. The playing surface was always great here when Jerry Rutherford was the coach. Add in the deer stand in the back endzone and you get a little character. I'm sure that is a cool spot to enjoy a game.
6) Oak Harbor: These last 3 were hard to rank as they're all pretty simple. There aren't a lot of thrill to OH's stadium but when you're winning, it's lends itself to a fun environment for a hometown football game. Being in a small town, the OH experience just feels like good ole fashioned small town football.
7) Genoa: The home stands are nice. The buildings around the field for entrance, concessions, and the restrooms just feel randomly placed. The field looks like crab grass, but the lighting is up to par.
8) The playing surface looks nice and they do a great job painting up the field. The stands are a bit outdated and the lights are pretty dim. This is another pretty typical small school venue.
Homerism aside.....I think Rossfords setting is one of the best in all of the Toledo area, and arguably one of the nicest in NW Ohio. Its beautiful. A creek that runs parallel to the playing field, green lawns, some trees, a bridge, a hill, and a bowl setting. Not too big, not too small. I'll add something to the "same side" thing......at Rossford (and nowhere else really), the gate, the concession stand, and restrooms are all within about a 50-75 ft of your seat, for both home and vistors. If you get a decent parking spot, youre sitting about 100-200 ft away from your car. At almost all other places, as a visitor you usually have to hike all the way around a field to get to the visitor stands, only to have to hike back to the restrooms/concessions, leave at the end of the game. To me, Rossfords is incredibly compact and convenient. There is no mingleing of fan bases. Rossford sits to one side of the bleachers, the visitors to the other. No probems. Another added plus: easy access to "high up" seating that offers much better sightlines than many visitor stands that are too low and too far back from the field.