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Zoo
March 9th, 2007, 07:41 PM
FCS stadiums, yeah I said it, FCS stadiums. I found some, most you can't see because it doesn't show, or it gets too blury, so I found some here to post pictures for you guys.

Click on thumbnails of course! :thumbsup:

Montana State Bobcats:
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3783/bobcatstadiummontanastks9.th.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bobcatstadiummontanastks9.jpg)

Brown Stadium:
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9092/brownstadiumkd5.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=brownstadiumkd5.jpg)

Jacksonville St. Gamecocks:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7027/jacksonvillestgamecocksmi6.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jacksonvillestgamecocksmi6.jpg)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7027/jacksonvillestgamecocksmi6.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jacksonvillestgamecocksmi6.jpg)

Portland St. Vikings:
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3386/pgeparkjz5.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pgeparkjz5.jpg)

Richmond Spiders:
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2862/richmondspiderszq4.th.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=richmondspiderszq4.jpg)

Youngstown State Penguins:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2623/stambaughstadiumpc9.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stambaughstadiumpc9.jpg)

Massachusetts Minutemen:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9026/umassminutemenhe1.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/my.php?image=umassminutemenhe1.jpg)

Norfolk State Spartans:
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7298/norfolkspartansdd4.th.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=norfolkspartansdd4.jpg)

I am taking requests if you want me to find a stadium for you guys, just give me the team and the city the stadium is located in, and state too, so I can find it for you guys! :D :D :D

(By the way, is it okay to show these pictures?)

BobbyMo
March 9th, 2007, 07:47 PM
That is really cool. If you can find robert morris university, moon township pa, 15108 that would be awesome.

Thanks

R.A.
March 9th, 2007, 07:56 PM
I've done that before... it's an easy way to determine if someone's fibbing about their stadium size :D

YoUDeeMan
March 9th, 2007, 08:01 PM
Great job, Zoo!

If you could please look up and post the University of Delaware, Newark, DE, it would be appreciated.

Thanks!

ATrain
March 9th, 2007, 08:04 PM
If you could find Liberty's, I'd be grateful

Zoo
March 9th, 2007, 08:08 PM
What happened to Robert Morris' stadium? :confused:

Robert Morris Colonials:
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9139/robertmorrisnq7.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=robertmorrisnq7.jpg)

BobbyMo
March 9th, 2007, 08:12 PM
What happened to Robert Morris' stadium? :confused:


LOL xlolx xlolx

That must have been taken during construction. the stadium is pretty new :nod: :nod:

I appreciate the effort though. :thumbsup:

Zoo
March 9th, 2007, 08:12 PM
Delware Blue Hens:
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7160/delawaretg3.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=delawaretg3.jpg)

Zoo
March 9th, 2007, 08:19 PM
If you could find Liberty's, I'd be grateful

Sorry, Liberty's stadium is a no-go, you can't even make out the land, here's the picture, don't feel bad, you can't see many things because of this right here:
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8539/nogodm3.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nogodm3.jpg)

Sorry BobbyMo. xlolx At least I tried as you said. xlolx

CSU BUCS
March 9th, 2007, 08:22 PM
I downloaded a program extension to it about a year ago that labels all 1-AA stadiums. Look for that download........... It makes it a lot easier.

Zoo
March 9th, 2007, 08:23 PM
Montana Grizzlies:
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2786/montanagrizzliesyk7.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=montanagrizzliesyk7.jpg)

Northeastern Huskies:
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5590/northeasternhuskiespv2.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=northeasternhuskiespv2.jpg)

Zoo
March 9th, 2007, 08:24 PM
I downloaded a program extension to it about a year ago that labels all 1-AA stadiums. Look for that download........... It makes it a lot easier.

Would you happen to know the name? If so, thanks CSU! :thumbsup:

If anyone else wants to pitch in with pictures, go for it!

*****
March 9th, 2007, 08:42 PM
http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com has the google pics of all of them.

NDSUFREAK
March 9th, 2007, 08:54 PM
How abou the FargoDome?? xlolx

CSU BUCS
March 9th, 2007, 11:15 PM
Would you happen to know the name? If so, thanks CSU! :thumbsup:

If anyone else wants to pitch in with pictures, go for it!


No I don't.........It shows all the FCS schools and you can select which conferences you want it to show or not to show............ It's like a skin............ I can't remember where I got it from either.

CSU BUCS
March 9th, 2007, 11:22 PM
I found it!

http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile15684/Div-I-AA-Stadiums.htm


"Description: There are all Div I-AA football stadiums on this file (including school names, capacity etc.)."

EKU05
March 10th, 2007, 12:48 AM
EKU's Roy Kidd stadium (zip code 40475).

Ronbo
March 10th, 2007, 02:10 AM
How old are those shots. That picture of Griz stadium is 2002. We expanded in 2003 and the expansion isn't there.

Zoo
March 10th, 2007, 03:43 AM
I actually have no clue to tell you the honest truth Ronbo. xlolx

I just took the image from there, and put it here, so I couldn't tell you really. xlolx

appfan2008
March 10th, 2007, 06:31 AM
I have done this before also and unfortunately Boone is not zoominable... is that a word?

Col Hogan
March 10th, 2007, 08:10 AM
How old are those shots. That picture of Griz stadium is 2002. We expanded in 2003 and the expansion isn't there.

Google earth can be up to 5 years old for some areaas of the world. I did my house, and the fence that the previous owner installed is not in the picture...that's about 2002 also.

No_Skill
March 10th, 2007, 10:43 AM
Northeastern Huskies:
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5590/northeasternhuskiespv2.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=northeasternhuskiespv2.jpg)


That gives a great view of the house that sits on top of the left endzone. xlolx

I bet that guy was pissed when the plans for the field were released to the public. That had to drop his property value.

Monarch Nation
March 10th, 2007, 01:19 PM
The renovations haven't started yet, but here is Foreman Field, built in 1935 and will be the home for ODU.

http://www.monarchnation.com/foreman.jpg (http://www.monarchnation.com/foremanfield.jpg)

da_bears
March 10th, 2007, 04:55 PM
Here is Missouri States, this is from summer of 2006

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2172/plasterstadiumxh4.th.png (http://img175.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plasterstadiumxh4.png)

NU Hound29
March 11th, 2007, 11:59 AM
That gives a great view of the house that sits on top of the left endzone. xlolx

I bet that guy was pissed when the plans for the field were released to the public. That had to drop his property value.

Surprisingly Parsons is quite old. It has been the home of the Huskies since 1933. The setup you see in that picture is for baseball, during the football season there are bleachers all along both sides. Still won't claim that its big, but more seats than you see there.

ISUMatt
March 11th, 2007, 01:51 PM
Hancock Stadium, Normal Il 61761

Husky Alum
March 11th, 2007, 02:57 PM
The house in the right endzone is NU's fieldhouse where the "lockerrooms" are (they're not that big, so I'm not ascribing more value than it is).

The picture is actually of the field in baseballs season, as the NU baseball team plays on the same field, as an earlier poster mentioned. Before going to complete field turf in 2002, the football field was turf and the rest of the field was grass, meaning a center fielder in baseball was playing half on turf and half on grass.

Some guy named Ruth lived in the neighborhood when he played with the Red Sox. He also lived on Hemenway Street near NU's campus for a while as well.

Fenway Park is down the street from Parsons Field - maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile and during the playoffs in 1999, 2003 and 2004 NU had games in the afternoon before Red Sox night playoff games, making for an interesting football/baseball doubleheader.

CID1990
March 17th, 2007, 01:13 PM
The renovations haven't started yet, but here is Foreman Field, built in 1935 and will be the home for ODU.

http://www.monarchnation.com/foreman.jpg (http://www.monarchnation.com/foremanfield.jpg)

We used to play VMI in the Oyster Bowl there. I think the Oyster Bowl was always either VMI, The Citadel, William and Mary, JMU or Richmond. There was a parade through town before the game each year, and there was usually a drunken melee for the flags when we played VMI.

Bearkatpresident
March 18th, 2007, 04:36 PM
http://photos.pe.facebook.com/v66/144/114/34400103/a34400103_31689913_5735.jpg
Bowers Stadium, Home of the Bearkats.

And for some other Southland Conference schools


http://photos.pe.facebook.com/v66/144/114/34400103/a34400103_31689916_6119.jpg
Homer Bryce Stadium, Home of the SFA Lumberjacks

http://photos.pe.facebook.com/v66/144/114/34400103/a34400103_31689910_5393.jpg
Bobcat Stadium, Texas State University - San Marcos...although when the pic was taken it was probably Southwest Texas State

Redbird Fan 21
March 18th, 2007, 10:11 PM
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u151/redbirdfan21/hancock.jpg

Hancock Statium - Illinois State University Redbirds

GaSouthern
March 18th, 2007, 11:05 PM
30458 is statesboro Ga

Can anyone get a pic of Paulson Stadium?

Lehigh Football Nation
March 19th, 2007, 01:04 PM
As you may or may not know I have the "FCS Stadium Finder" on my website "Lehigh Football Nation" (scroll to the bottom of the page). I haven't updated it in some time, but I want to mention here that I'm planning on updating my blog very soon to the latest Blogger-style template which should allow me to make blog widgets. (Yes, I'm undertaking this lengthy, painful process finally. xcoolx )

If my understanding of blog widgets is correct.... you should be able to use my widget on your individual blog should you so desire. In addition, I'll be able to update the ancient code I wrote to make this happen and fix some bugs (right now some stadiums aren't coming up, for example).

I'm pretty sure Google Earth's maps have been updated for some areas (Marist and Central Connecticut State, for example, now have higher-resolution maps), so I'll also have to update those positions and zoom levels.

Anyway, just so you know, good stuff will be coming to the map on my blog soon (though I can't say exactly when it will be done). Don't say you weren't warned.

Dukie95
March 19th, 2007, 09:14 PM
I did this last year during the football season. In addition to Richmond, ODU and Northeastern posted here, you can also get good images of the following CAA schoools:

Delaware
Towson
Villanova
Rhode Island
New Hampsire (poor image)
UMass
Hofstra
Maine (must be a new photograph, because they didn't have that one last year)

I think JMU and W&M are the only ones you really can't get.

GaSouthern
May 16th, 2007, 07:52 PM
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a96/josephs2k/Paulson.jpg

FINALLY got around to getting this picture :)

BigApp
May 16th, 2007, 07:56 PM
google earth is a great toy

igo4uni
May 16th, 2007, 09:11 PM
google earth is a great toy

Yup!!! It is fun!!!!!!!!xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx

McNeese72
May 17th, 2007, 08:08 AM
Below a satellite shot of Cowboy Stadium. This was taken between the 2005 season after Hurricane Rita and before the 2006 season. I know this because I can see the shadow of the new scoreboard and video screen that was installed a few weeks before Rita and I can see the NW corner light standard (pole) still laying down inside the track field. The light standards were taken down, new stronger foundations poured and they were put back up for the 2006 season.

http://www.geauxcowboys-eastside.org/images/stadiumsat.jpg

Doc

Lehigh Football Nation
May 17th, 2007, 08:34 AM
Just a reminder, if you play with the map at the bottom of my blog I have all the FCS stadiums mapped out with points. The data has been checked a few times and should be pretty accurate, although email me if there are any issues.

To see stadiums, click "Hybrid", and zoom into the map.

http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com

GoGuins
May 17th, 2007, 08:43 AM
YSU's Stambaugh Stadium

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m193/jpierson1970/YSUStadium-1.jpg

nmatsen
May 17th, 2007, 10:10 AM
How bout' da UNI Dome?

GoGuins
May 17th, 2007, 10:25 AM
How bout' da UNI Dome?

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m193/jpierson1970/UNIDome.jpg

bcrawf
May 17th, 2007, 10:09 PM
Wow that picture is AT LEAST six years old.

No parking lot across the street on the left and no sign of any construction where the McLeod Center now sits...

bkrownd
May 18th, 2007, 03:52 PM
Finding defunct I-AA stadiums would be fun...Vermont, BU, etc...

Also, can anyone find a stadium with a game in progress?

Mountaineer2825
May 18th, 2007, 05:17 PM
Here's an aerial of Kidd Brewer Stadium before all the renovations started taking place this spring.
http://photos-719.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v71/205/18/29702594/n29702594_32444719_6804.jpg

seantaylor
May 19th, 2007, 02:43 AM
Tracks in a football stadium are horrible. No ifs, ands, or buts.

Mountaineer2825
May 20th, 2007, 05:37 PM
Tracks in a football stadium are horrible. No ifs, ands, or buts.

Which is exactly why I can't wait for the renovations to be complete. (Our track will be separate from the football stadium after it's all finished.

Mountaineer2825
May 20th, 2007, 05:39 PM
Finding defunct I-AA stadiums would be fun...Vermont, BU, etc...

Also, can anyone find a stadium with a game in progress?

Not I-AA but the Seahawks have a game in progress in the satellite view of Seattle, WA.

Eyes of Old Main
May 20th, 2007, 08:16 PM
Which is exactly why I can't wait for the renovations to be complete. (Our track will be separate from the football stadium after it's all finished.

How's that going to be any better? There will still be a big gap between the sidelines of the field and front of the stands. Or are they doing something creative that I'm not thinking about to fill in that space?

Tealblood
May 21st, 2007, 11:06 AM
maybe they will lower the field like at Ohio St.--other than that you are so much further from the field

GoGuins
May 21st, 2007, 12:01 PM
Not I-AA but the Seahawks have a game in progress in the satellite view of Seattle, WA.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m193/jpierson1970/qwestfield.jpg

UAalum72
May 21st, 2007, 12:43 PM
Finding defunct I-AA stadiums would be fun...Vermont, BU, etc...

Also, can anyone find a stadium with a game in progress?
Nickerson Field, Boston University, still used for soccer and lacrosse, until 1952 it was the Wigwam, home of the Boston Braves. Soccer in progress
http://www.bu.edu/athletics/inside/facilities/photos/nickerson-field.jpg

Centennial Field, University of Vermont (can't get this to show up)
http://www.satellite-sightseer.com/id/11344/United_States/Vermont/Burlington/Centennial_Field

bkrownd
May 22nd, 2007, 03:41 PM
Not I-AA but the Seahawks have a game in progress in the satellite view of Seattle, WA.

Puke! Do not pollute our nice forum with talk of the Not Football League. Only real football allowed...! xmadx