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How about the players? The only real problem I have with it is that the people I feel it inconvenienced the most were their fellow students who put a lot of time and effort into this aspect of their college life. That's why while I'm okay with the protest, I'd also be okay with the football teams joining the cause by protesting in middle of the theater productions, concerts, academic presentations, etc that their protesting classmates take part in.
good point - climate-change divestment protesters are in a difficult spot here. Glommers-on can glom on to their heart's content, and it would be hypocritical to complain about it.
Fortunately if one's cause is morally righteous enough one is not held to the standards of logic, consistency, or hypocrisy avoidance. Pretty sure that's the rule. Who judges the level of moral righteousness, well the morally righteous, of course.
I am curious as to whether or not any Power Five home fields are unlit. As for FCS schools, any besides some of the Ivies have unlit fields?
Agreed. By way of example, I once participated in a protest march to the American Embassy in Bonn, West Germany, to protest the bombing of Libya. My main goal was the courting of a young German student I'd been pursuing for some weeks' time. While unsuccessful, I felt the ends certainly justified the means. As far as I am aware, no Ivy-leaguers were inconvenienced that day.
I dont want to side track this but the game was a YaleHarvard doesn't have lights either and they have $40B.What is this a race to see which school can reach $100B first?
Ah, I see them now. This is why I come to this place. $10B extra in endowment and lights to boot. Get your act together Yale. I once ate a macrobiotic meal in a Winnebago used for recruitment by some Hare Krishnas so that I could get with the recruitment chick. Young men answering biology's imperative are to be forgiven their indiscretions.
There may only be one or two (if that) in D1 that don't have lights anymore. But if you go back 10 years, you're talking about half the BIG10, Notre Dame and many others. A lot of these stadiums didn't have lights built into them because college football was played during the day on Saturdays. So, yes, right now there are not many left. But why would a school like Harvard or Yale install expensive lights on their stadium? Especially since they aren't a D1 (or FBS) school? The whole reason to have night games is for televised games on the networks. The Harvard-Yale game isn't going to be on ABC primetime anytime soon.
That better be recycled waste water and not fresh water or I am going to protest that protest.
And they better not be using plastic buckets to fill that water. Think of the turtles! Won't anyone think of the turtles?!?That better be recycled waste water and not fresh water or I am going to protest that protest.
Prior to the 1997 expansion, Notre Dame Stadium lacked permanent field lights. In 1982, portable lighting by Musco Lighting was used for the first night game in the stadium's history on September 18 versus Michigan. Permanent lights were installed as part of the expansion.
I originally put 20 years because I knew ND fell outside of the 10 year range (20, too, it looks like) but the BIG10 ones were just installed a couple of years ago.Prior to the 1997 expansion, Notre Dame Stadium lacked permanent field lights. In 1982, portable lighting by Musco Lighting was used for the first night game in the stadium's history on September 18 versus Michigan. Permanent lights were installed as part of the expansion.
But I get your point
For hosting evening events outside of football games. The Yale Bowl, for instance, used to host concerts and such. And I would bet you are aware that the NY Giants played home games there for two seasons in the 1970s.
As are endowments at most if not all universities. This has been a pet peeve of mine for years as students have to pay tens of thousands each year just to get an education at a state school for crying out loud.
So just to be clear, you're saying they should install lights so the NY Giants can play games there in the 1970's? Interesting take, but oddly, you're swaying me, GB.
acutally since the smartpantses that come out of there will end up running the world from the top down it probably has a bigger impact take that to the bank brohan
