I went to the Cowboys Stadium today
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Yeah luvin seeing a real football field on the stadium floor. Very exciting. It's going to be a superb year for our Boys. Very very superb.
I understand that they seed these tiny little rubber pellets on top of the field itself, everywhere for extra cushioning. (This was explained on some Cowboys show in the last month or so ... at least that's what they did on the soccer field.) ... Then I guess they vacuum them up or something after the game ... (?)
The awesome post here yesterday with all the party pass views: yeah it looks like if you climb to the third level of the end zone, you won't see the Mitsubishi end zone screen unless you are right against the rail, it's lower than the third level. Maybe Jerry will put up some good high school bleachers up there so people can see something when they're a little ways back ..
Wow it's a pretty fair distance between the sideline suites/seats and the field. I guess because of the allowance for soccer fields. Maybe Jerry can put also up a track there around the stadium in the same space and it can be the main stadium for the 20xx Olympics!
OT thinking about Bob Hayes as long as I'm talking about the Olympics. Has anyone ever run faster than Bob Hayes' legendary 8.5 100-meter split in his anchor leg in the 1964 Olympics 4x100 relay? Perhaps the fastest anyone has ever run over a short distance? The answer: it's still the fastest, or a virtual tie. Here's a critique:
POP QUIZ: Who has the World Record for the 4×100m fastest 100 meter relay split ?
This is not an official event, as timing consistency varies, but we all love stats, right?
Ever since I started watching the Olympics in 1972, historians always referred to “Bullet” Bob Hayes 8.5 second 4×100 meter anchor relay leg at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. If you convert that split to a FAT, that translates to 8.74 seconds.
Of course, Bob Hayes won the open 100 meter earlier, and his come from behind victory in the 4×100m relay made him the fastest man alive under any conditions. Ask anyone who witnessed that relay leg.
Jocelyn Delecour, France’s anchor leg runner, famously said to Paul Drayton before the relay final, “You can’t win, all you have is Bob Hayes”.
Afterwards, Drayton replied, “All you need is Bob Hayes”.
So Who is the Fastest?
In the 4×100 meter relay at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Carl Lewis anchored the relay in a World Record of 37.40 seconds, which was recently beaten by Jamaica’s 37.10 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Carl ran an “officially recorded” split of 8.85 seconds for the anchor leg.
Still not faster than Bob Hayes.
At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Asafa Powell recorded a 8.84 anchor split.
Still not faster than Bob Hayes.
Finally, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Asafa Powell’s split time was recorded at 8.70 seconds by the USTAF High Performance Registered Split Analysis team.
So that gives Asafa the WR for the “fastest 100m split”. I’m sure he prefers the Gold medal instead.
One day, we will see Usain Bolt anchor the relay, and with his 200m speed endurance, don’t be surprised if he splits 8.60 seconds! If you look at his 10 meter splits, ignore the first 10 meters, and add 0.84 seconds to his last 10 meter segment, he can clearly go under 8.60 running 100 meters “on the fly”.
Or faster.[/B]
I understand that they seed these tiny little rubber pellets on top of the field itself, everywhere for extra cushioning. (This was explained on some Cowboys show in the last month or so ... at least that's what they did on the soccer field.) ... Then I guess they vacuum them up or something after the game ... (?)
The awesome post here yesterday with all the party pass views: yeah it looks like if you climb to the third level of the end zone, you won't see the Mitsubishi end zone screen unless you are right against the rail, it's lower than the third level. Maybe Jerry will put up some good high school bleachers up there so people can see something when they're a little ways back ..
Wow it's a pretty fair distance between the sideline suites/seats and the field. I guess because of the allowance for soccer fields. Maybe Jerry can put also up a track there around the stadium in the same space and it can be the main stadium for the 20xx Olympics!
OT thinking about Bob Hayes as long as I'm talking about the Olympics. Has anyone ever run faster than Bob Hayes' legendary 8.5 100-meter split in his anchor leg in the 1964 Olympics 4x100 relay? Perhaps the fastest anyone has ever run over a short distance? The answer: it's still the fastest, or a virtual tie. Here's a critique:
POP QUIZ: Who has the World Record for the 4×100m fastest 100 meter relay split ?
This is not an official event, as timing consistency varies, but we all love stats, right?
Ever since I started watching the Olympics in 1972, historians always referred to “Bullet” Bob Hayes 8.5 second 4×100 meter anchor relay leg at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. If you convert that split to a FAT, that translates to 8.74 seconds.
Of course, Bob Hayes won the open 100 meter earlier, and his come from behind victory in the 4×100m relay made him the fastest man alive under any conditions. Ask anyone who witnessed that relay leg.
Jocelyn Delecour, France’s anchor leg runner, famously said to Paul Drayton before the relay final, “You can’t win, all you have is Bob Hayes”.
Afterwards, Drayton replied, “All you need is Bob Hayes”.
So Who is the Fastest?
In the 4×100 meter relay at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Carl Lewis anchored the relay in a World Record of 37.40 seconds, which was recently beaten by Jamaica’s 37.10 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Carl ran an “officially recorded” split of 8.85 seconds for the anchor leg.
Still not faster than Bob Hayes.
At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Asafa Powell recorded a 8.84 anchor split.
Still not faster than Bob Hayes.
Finally, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Asafa Powell’s split time was recorded at 8.70 seconds by the USTAF High Performance Registered Split Analysis team.
So that gives Asafa the WR for the “fastest 100m split”. I’m sure he prefers the Gold medal instead.
One day, we will see Usain Bolt anchor the relay, and with his 200m speed endurance, don’t be surprised if he splits 8.60 seconds! If you look at his 10 meter splits, ignore the first 10 meters, and add 0.84 seconds to his last 10 meter segment, he can clearly go under 8.60 running 100 meters “on the fly”.
Or faster.[/B]
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Can't be. He's sweating.
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there are several seats just like this in the new stadium.
this is in Section 428, Row 22 ( top row)
the picture is taken from the seat . i am sitting down looking straight ahead.
to my left is a large concrete structure that houses air duct work.
i scanned the stadium and saw the same structure in the other sections that correspond to this one. ( other end and on other side)
i have no idea what it cost or if they sell it as " obstructed view" ( surely they do).
http://i14.***BLOCKED***/albums/a319/railzrantz/WorstSeat.jpg
this is in Section 428, Row 22 ( top row)
the picture is taken from the seat . i am sitting down looking straight ahead.
to my left is a large concrete structure that houses air duct work.
i scanned the stadium and saw the same structure in the other sections that correspond to this one. ( other end and on other side)
i have no idea what it cost or if they sell it as " obstructed view" ( surely they do).
http://i14.***BLOCKED***/albums/a319/railzrantz/WorstSeat.jpg
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I had no problem with the royal blue end zones, but the navy blue sure looks good! Will the midfield star be navy blue also?
On another note, some writer referred to Cowboys Stadium as "sterile." What the hell was he looking at?
On another note, some writer referred to Cowboys Stadium as "sterile." What the hell was he looking at?