DetroitFlyer
10-09-2008, 12:39 PM
Before I went to Duquesne, a knowledgable Flyer fan told me that the Dukes field would be very similar to our Flyers playing a game on Baujan Field.
http://daytonflyers.cstv.com/facilities/BaujanField.html
Having been to Duquesne, I have to agree. The Dayton at Duquesne game was played in front of about 1800 give or take fans. I literally sat directly behind the UD players. I could easily talk with them as they stood on the sideline.
The main difference between Rooney Field and Baujan Field is the surface. Rooney is artificial, whereas Baujan is natural grass....
At any rate, it got me to thinking.... How cool would it be for UD to play a football game back at the original home of the Football Flyers? I gather that Baujan holds about 2000 fans currently.... Heck, charge a premium for tickets to be part of some type of throwback event! Yeah, I know if Chris is reading the board just the thought of a bunch of football players tearing up the grass at Baujan might be enough to get me banned.... LOL!!
I honestly do not know if Baujan could be set up to safely play football anymore, but it sure would be a cool thing to go see UD Football up close and personal ON THE UD CAMPUS! Yeah, the grass thing could be a big problem, but once every few years would probably not wipe out the Baujan surface.... Maybe the premium ticket price could even support some type of charity. Granted, I am just a bit more hard core when it comes to football than most UD fans, but I would be willing to shell out a good premium, say $50 to $100 in order to see the Flyers play on campus, especially if some sort of charity would benefit....
http://daytonflyers.cstv.com/facilities/BaujanField.html
Having been to Duquesne, I have to agree. The Dayton at Duquesne game was played in front of about 1800 give or take fans. I literally sat directly behind the UD players. I could easily talk with them as they stood on the sideline.
The main difference between Rooney Field and Baujan Field is the surface. Rooney is artificial, whereas Baujan is natural grass....
At any rate, it got me to thinking.... How cool would it be for UD to play a football game back at the original home of the Football Flyers? I gather that Baujan holds about 2000 fans currently.... Heck, charge a premium for tickets to be part of some type of throwback event! Yeah, I know if Chris is reading the board just the thought of a bunch of football players tearing up the grass at Baujan might be enough to get me banned.... LOL!!
I honestly do not know if Baujan could be set up to safely play football anymore, but it sure would be a cool thing to go see UD Football up close and personal ON THE UD CAMPUS! Yeah, the grass thing could be a big problem, but once every few years would probably not wipe out the Baujan surface.... Maybe the premium ticket price could even support some type of charity. Granted, I am just a bit more hard core when it comes to football than most UD fans, but I would be willing to shell out a good premium, say $50 to $100 in order to see the Flyers play on campus, especially if some sort of charity would benefit....