http://www.cbssports.com/college-footbal...out-walls/

Not a bad idea for cutting costs down. And you can always end up having tarps that can enclose the structure kinda like patios at restaurants do during cold weather.

Actually, that makes it the world's largest carport, which seems oddly appropriate for Alabama.*


* I can make this joke since I live in Appalachia.

The idea is to wall it in later. We will have the football complex footprint how we want it. Versus waiting til later and possibly having to tear down something or it not being adjacent to the other field and ops building.

Can you use it during a lightning storm?

I want one. Would also work down here. I don't think the temperature in San Antonio dropped below 50 last winter.

(08-25-2016 09:14 PM)mufanatehc Wrote:  Can you use it during a lightning storm?

Why would you want to be outside with helmets on during a lightning storm?

(08-25-2016 10:07 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(08-25-2016 09:14 PM)mufanatehc Wrote:  Can you use it during a lightning storm?

Why would you want to be outside with helmets on during a lightning storm?

well that's the point, isn't it? Would a roof with no walls be safe. Cause honestly what's the point if you can't extend practice time and lightning is about the only reason you couldn't practice in 'Bama.

(08-25-2016 11:02 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(08-25-2016 10:07 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(08-25-2016 09:14 PM)mufanatehc Wrote:  Can you use it during a lightning storm?

Why would you want to be outside with helmets on during a lightning storm?

well that's the point, isn't it? Would a roof with no walls be safe. Cause honestly what's the point if you can't extend practice time and lightning is about the only reason you couldn't practice in 'Bama.

You can practice under a roof without walls during a T-Storm.

Sometimes if an unexpected t-storm hits when we aren't at the Bubble, the Rice team goes in the stadium concourse to do walk-through type stuff.

Yep--you missed it--this came out a while back.

Well considering the building will have lighting protection and have a cover for the elements one would assume that you could practice inside it during a lightning storm. I guess that's why they install lightning protection. WTF do I know? I just build **** for a living.

(08-25-2016 10:07 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(08-25-2016 09:14 PM)mufanatehc Wrote:  Can you use it during a lightning storm?

Why would you want to be outside with helmets on during a lightning storm?

unless the helmets are 40 feet tall and made of steel, what have they got to do with lightning hazards?

(08-25-2016 09:14 PM)mufanatehc Wrote:  Can you use it during a lightning storm?

I'm confused. Lightning comes from the sky, which is in the same direction that the roof will live. Seems okay to me.

Lightning can run through the ground and kill you if it strikes close enough

(08-28-2016 01:01 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  Lightning can run through the ground and kill you if it strikes close enough

dude, yeah, ground current exists. but it's silly to poo-poo uab's cool new practice facility on the basis for lightning, FFS. you may as well cite meteors or the plague.

indoor facilities are the new bull**** status symbol. a couple of years ago, it was chrome helmets. those with them feel morally superior enough to sit in judgement of those that don't need them.

I'm calling bull**** on the whole idea.

(08-28-2016 01:34 AM)EagleX Wrote:  

(08-28-2016 01:01 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  Lightning can run through the ground and kill you if it strikes close enough

dude, yeah, ground current exists. but it's silly to poo-poo uab's cool new practice facility on the basis for lightning, FFS. you may as well cite meteors or the plague.

indoor facilities are the new bull**** status symbol. a couple of years ago, it was chrome helmets. those with them feel morally superior enough to sit in judgement of those that don't need them.

I'm calling bull**** on the whole idea.

You got all of that from my post? No one was sitting in judgement, other than you. Sounds to me like you are just too stupid to realize lightning can still get you..."with a roof over your head". No need to get pissy because I taught you something.

what made you think UAB didn't need one? Hell they are spending 4.5 million . So I think that right there says they must think they needed one.

Now S. Miss might not...we all know Mississippi never gets any lightning. Now run along back to the spin room..with the rest of the crazy's

But just so you know the number one killer from lightning is ground strikes so it's a lot more common than meteors or the plague.

(08-28-2016 01:57 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(08-28-2016 01:34 AM)EagleX Wrote:  

(08-28-2016 01:01 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  Lightning can run through the ground and kill you if it strikes close enough

dude, yeah, ground current exists. but it's silly to poo-poo uab's cool new practice facility on the basis for lightning, FFS. you may as well cite meteors or the plague.

indoor facilities are the new bull**** status symbol. a couple of years ago, it was chrome helmets. those with them feel morally superior enough to sit in judgement of those that don't need them.

I'm calling bull**** on the whole idea.

You got all of that from my post? No one was sitting in judgement, other than you. Sounds to me like you are just too stupid to realize lightning can still get you..."with a roof over your head". No need to get pissy because I taught you something.

what made you think UAB didn't need one? Hell they are spending 4.5 million . So I think that right there says they must think they needed one.

Now S. Miss might not...we all know Mississippi never gets any lightning. Now run along back to the spin room..with the rest of the crazy's

But just so you know the number one killer from lightning is ground strikes so it's a lot more common than meteors or the plague.

right after you got done grasping your pearls and taking your midol, your post actually proved my point.

look, don't get your speedos in a twist because I called you on your mindless little dickdance, sparky. your lightning "worry" is crap. you just didn't have the balls to say what you really thought about their facility straight out. so, spare me the amateur physics lesson.

oh, and stop obsessing about where I choose to post. it's creepy. and a little ghey.

If there's another IPF out there without walls, I've never seen it. This just dosent make a while of sense to me.

Isn't it illegal to call it "indoor" if there are no doors?

Seriously, great add by UAB. Anything that can reduce the chances of lost practices is good.

(08-28-2016 08:34 AM)Shonuff Wrote:  If there's another IPF out there without walls, I've never seen it. This just dosent make a while of sense to me.

Think of it like a circus tent with a permenant hard top/roofing. You can roll up the sides to air it out and let the sides down for privacy or inclement weather.