drafter Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Damn paint.... I guess we Wait for football some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 year too late for Sushiam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I can't paint without going outside the lines either. /sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Just wow. Someone has to be fired. How can this possibly happen? Not exactly a last minute decision to play there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud29 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Great league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 at least we have the Riolympics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Sucks for the little ones that the family spent good money on to go to a big league game. Double down suckage if they traveled from afar and blew their complete vacation coin on the events. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Stolen from another site: Down goes the banner... I chuckled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin_Akie Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Farcical situation really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Sucks for the little ones that the family spent good money on to go to a big league game. Double down suckage if they traveled from afar and blew their complete vacation coin on the events. Do people spend vacation money on preseason games? I agree it sucks but seems like the fan impact would be minimal and in fact, season ticket holders probably rejoicing since they pay full price for preseason tickets. I can't imagine ever traveling for a preseason game but that's just me. Perhaps there are people out there who are THAT into it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Do people spend vacation money on preseason games? I agree it sucks but seems like the fan impact would be minimal and in fact, season ticket holders probably rejoicing since they pay full price for preseason tickets. I can't imagine ever traveling for a preseason game but that's just me. Perhaps there are people out there who are THAT into it? I wouldn't but it was hall of fame weekend so yeah, I'm assuming alot of people traveled there this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud29 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Do people spend vacation money on preseason games? I agree it sucks but seems like the fan impact would be minimal and in fact, season ticket holders probably rejoicing since they pay full price for preseason tickets. I can't imagine ever traveling for a preseason game but that's just me. Perhaps there are people out there who are THAT into it? Luck said during his interview that there were lots of Indiana and Wisconsin license plates there. He sounded pretty unhappy about the cancellation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 It would be logistically very difficult to reschedule the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 It would be logistically very difficult to reschedule the game.hi John :wave: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIAball1996 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 What kind of paint did they use? Behr Deckover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud29 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 http://deadspin.com/a-dumb-avoidable-comedy-of-errors-led-to-cancelling-th-1784974743 According to several sources familiar with the field preparation, things went awry after the subsequent painting of logos in the middle of the field and in the end zones on Sunday. Improper paint may have been used, and when it did not seem to be drying quickly enough, someone apparently made the dubious decision to heat the field in an effort to dry it — thus melting the rubber pellets inside the FieldTurf and creating a slick, sticky and (in Baker’s words) “congealed” effect. At one point about 2.5 hours before the game, stadium workers applied a substance that appeared to be paint thinner in an effort to remedy the issue. However, according to a Packers source, one Green Bay employee noticed a label that warned of severe burns when exposed to skin and took a photo of it, showing it to others after the teams later retreated to their respective locker rooms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 What a mess. Some mistakes were surely made, I thought I read that the field had been painted a day or two before, then covered during a concert Friday night and the induction ceremony on Sunday. Also something about them using the wrong paint. Who knows lots of conflicting evidence. The stadium is going under some massive renovation and I read that they are not even playing HS games there this season (field is right by a HS and they've also held HS playoffs there in the past). I'm sure some people made some bad decisions, and then compounded those with more of them. PS There is no way this game is being resheduled, whoever said that (wherever Opie heard it) is peddling BS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 hi John :wave: Kiss @ss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 http://deadspin.com/a-dumb-avoidable-comedy-of-errors-led-to-cancelling-th-1784974743 So to recap, it sounds like some jamokes put house paint on the field; busted out hair blowers to try and dry paint that was sitting on top of small, rubber, easily meltable pellets; and finally tried to clean up the mess with a toxic and skin-melting chemical that was to be imminently rolled around upon by short-sleeved men. Billion. Dollar. Industry. NFL also means, Not For Long 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 So to recap, it sounds like some jamokes put house paint on the field; busted out hair blowers to try and dry paint that was sitting on top of small, rubber, easily meltable pellets; and finally tried to clean up the mess with a toxic and skin-melting chemical that was to be imminently rolled around upon by short-sleeved men. Billion. Dollar. Industry. NFL also means, Not For Long Based on Silver's report, from a bunch of sources..... Yes I'm sure they used house paint and hair dryers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorttynaz Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Do people spend vacation money on preseason games? I agree it sucks but seems like the fan impact would be minimal and in fact, season ticket holders probably rejoicing since they pay full price for preseason tickets. I can't imagine ever traveling for a preseason game but that's just me. Perhaps there are people out there who are THAT into it? Indiana and Wisconsin are drivable distances.. Gas, Hotel, Food, Tickets, etc. Yeah - some people spent some $$ to get there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelredd9 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Indiana and Wisconsin are drivable distances.. Gas, Hotel, Food, Tickets, etc. Yeah - some people spent some $$ to get there.. And toll roads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 And toll roads! From Wisconsin for sure, but not from the Indy area to Canton, no reason to use IN/OH toll roads, just take 70 across, then 77 north (goes right past HOF). Besides tolls are a relatively small amount on a trip like that, especially with multiple people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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