Skins Coach Zorn on Cowboys practice facility collapse

[silverbear]

Someone on the grassy knoll did it.


P.S. Jimmy Hoffa is buried under the star in Texas stadium.

Well, he was... once we got word about the plans for Texas Stadium, me and some of the boys moved him...

We reburied him under the grassy knoll... figured nobody would ever look for him there...

 

[WoodysGirl]

Actually they deflated their practice bubble before Ike hit.

They did have major damage to the Reliant roof though.

Interesting. I didn't know that. I guess that would make sense, tho.

 

[Angus]

It wasn't a tent. The structures are designed to hold up in all but the worst storms - it either met its match yesterday, or was shoddily constructed. I'm sure the bubble will be investigated by both the Cowboys and local authorities.

And by a horde of lawyers.

 

[DallasGirl50]

Interesting. I didn't know that. I guess that would make sense, tho.

Well we had a couple of days notice to leave so they deflated it.

I think it's right outside Reliant..Reliant's roof took months to repair and was open for the majority of their home games. They had no choice.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Well we had a couple of days notice to leave so they deflated it.

I think it's right outside Reliant..Reliant's roof took months to repair and was open for the majority of their home games. They had no choice.

Oh I knew all that, I live in the area, but I evac'd almost immediately. Made sure all my friends were in place and then left.

Didn't really pay attn to the stadium stuff. Last thing on my mind. But yes, the Texans practice bubble is right across the street from Reliant stadium.

 

[THUMPER]

The indoor practice facility has been there since 2003 so it isn't like it was just put up last week or something. If anything, it probably needed to be replaced.

 

[SaltwaterServr]

The Texans have one and it stood through Ike so who knows

Their's was deflated and tied down to the ground when Ike came bustin' things up. If it had been up, it might have very well landed in Dallas.

 

[DallasGirl50]

Oh I knew all that, I live in the area, but I evac'd almost immediately. Made sure all my friends were in place and then left.

Didn't really pay attn to the stadium stuff. Last thing on my mind. But yes, the Texans practice bubble is right across the street from Reliant stadium.

Oh sorry..I didn't know you were in Houston.

The Texans don't do anything that isn't right there around Reliant do they? They practice there, training camp is there. They don't market their team very well outside Houston at all.

 

[SpursFanFoLife]

Those buildings are extremely robust in most areas and very fragile in other areas. If it was indeed a microburst then anything is possible.

 

[DallasGirl50]

Those buildings are extremely robust in most areas and very fragile in other areas. If it was indeed a microburst then anything is possible.

I've never heard of a microburst.

Interesting. Texas weather is so wicked sometimes.

 

[tomson75]

I've never heard of a microburst.

Interesting. Texas weather is so wicked sometimes.

Microbursts are nasty. They aren't limited to Texas though. They've been known to slam planes to the ground all over the world.

If speculation that this could have been caused by a microburst is true, than there was likely little that could have been done, outside of building a more secure structure in an area known for such violent weather phenomena. It'd be hard to prove, but a microburst could easily damage any prefab or temporary structure.

I would think, however, if that is the case, that we'll likely go on speculating...as they are very localized. The highest winds I've seen reported were in the 60's, but a microburts would increase that dramatically...but only within a relatively small area.

 

[jazzcat22]

Good gesture from Zorn. He seems like a good guy.


I still want to stomp them into the ground twice this year though.

He was once drafted by Dallas [or a FA signing, can't remember right now], and like half of Seattle's team in their 1st few years, were traded from Dallas, or they claimed them off waivers from Dallas.