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Son grew up in Ohio.  Plays at a mid-major D1 in Ohio now.  Nice indoor facility and the turf football field for long toss/etc, but field isn't turf, so that causes issues.  Last year, opened at an SEC school.  We had taken BP outside twice, but no outdoor practice/scrimmages.  Tough to face 7000 fans and a team that plays outside all year round when you have only been indoors.  It didn't go well     Fall practice/scrimmage weather is great....low-mid 70's.  Spring is tough.  First 4 or 5 weekends are on the round.  Take next season

1st weekend....10 hour bus ride 1-way for 3 game series at UAB

2nd weekend....9 hour ride 1 way for 4 games at SE Miss St

Spring Trip...leave Weds AM...4 hours....1 game at EKU, drive 5 hours to LakePoint...play 5 days....then 5 hours back to WKU for 3 games before 4 hour drive back home on Sunday night, school Monday AM

Home Game scheduled on Tuesday March 13th.... (never gonna happen)...it will be snowing

Next Weekend....3 games at Michigan.  They have turf, so even if it snows, they'll play....only and hour and a half, but they'll drive it each day....no hotel

Finally 2 home series the last 2 weekends in March, league games, so they'll play as long as they don't have to shovel between innings.

Keep in mind, this is a mid major.  Son's friend plays at Ohio State....basically the same except they'll fly (including a 3-day trip to FL to practice the weekend before the season starts)

We may see a home series in the 50's by early/mid April if we're lucky

 

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