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Electus Unus
06-09-2009, 02:49 PM
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/big12/0-10-41/OSU-s-construction-plans-shelved-by-huge-economic-loss.html
Maroon87
06-09-2009, 02:53 PM
I guess wind energy isn't taking off as quickly as T. Boone thought...:thinking:
Old Dog
06-09-2009, 03:16 PM
Capturing wind energy is one thing, distribution and delivery are quite another story.

It was somewhat the same with oil discovery. Wow, we have all this slick stuff; it took years to put it to good use !
JasperDog94
06-09-2009, 03:20 PM
Originally posted by Maroon87
I guess wind energy isn't taking off as quickly as T. Boone thought...:thinking: Wind energy is cost prohibitive right now. Unless the government (you and me) subsidize it, it's too expensive.
BuckeyeNut
06-09-2009, 03:23 PM
Originally posted by JasperDog94
Wind energy is cost prohibitive right now. Unless the government (you and me) subsidize it, it's too expensive.

I saw a real sports that talked about a small Texas town that put in the wind towers and they build a new school with all the money they made. They were a 6 man team.
Phil C
06-09-2009, 03:25 PM
:(
Sweetwater Red
06-09-2009, 03:27 PM
Originally posted by Black Flag
I saw a real sports that talked about a small Texas town that put in the wind towers and they build a new school with all the money they made. They were a 6 man team.

Trent, Texas??? It's 17 miles east of Sweetwater.
Sweetwater Red
06-09-2009, 03:29 PM
Here's a pick of their stadium and yes this is a six man school
with field turf.

http://www.trent.esc14.net/
BuckeyeNut
06-09-2009, 03:31 PM
Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
Here's a pick of their stadium and yes this is a six man school
with field turf.

http://www.trent.esc14.net/

Man that is a good way to spend 500,000 dollars if i don't say myself
Sweetwater Red
06-09-2009, 03:34 PM
Originally posted by Black Flag
Man that is a good way to spend 500,000 dollars if i don't say myself

The high school is brand new too. The whole campus is only a few
hundred yards south of I-20. You can see everything when you
drive by.
Ex-Tiger2005
06-09-2009, 03:35 PM
they were able to do this becuz there are no other schools in the district right?
Sweetwater Red
06-09-2009, 03:38 PM
Originally posted by Ex-Tiger2005
they were able to do this becuz there are no other schools in the district right?

If the question is are all grades K-12 on the same campus then
yes.
BuckeyeNut
06-09-2009, 03:46 PM
Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
The high school is brand new too. The whole campus is only a few
hundred yards south of I-20. You can see everything when you
drive by.


Thats right:clap: :clap:

The big ??? is do they win ??
Sweetwater Red
06-09-2009, 03:53 PM
Originally posted by Black Flag
Thats right:clap: :clap:

The big ??? is do they win ??

Funny you should mention that. A year or two ago. They had to
suspend half of their season due to some kids that were injured
and three seniors that were failing. I believe they managed to
field a team the last game or two of the season. But to answer
your question...No they don't win very often.:(
Ranger Mom
06-09-2009, 03:56 PM
Originally posted by Ernest T Bass
It's the only sixman turf field in the US. Sure hope they dont move up to 11 man. Awfull nice stadium just to use for practice.

I think they had 12 boys on the roster last season....I don't see them moving up to 11-man for quite a while.
STANG RED
06-09-2009, 04:11 PM
Originally posted by Maroon87
I guess wind energy isn't taking off as quickly as T. Boone thought...:thinking:

The wind energy industry is suffering the same fate as the rest of the nation right now. No reason to think it would have been immune some how.
There are millions of acres leased and hundreds of wind farms developed and ready for construcion to begin. But there simply is no place to borrow the money to build them right now.
It's simple economics 101.

And by the way, T Boone made all his money in oil and gas anyway.
SWMustang
06-09-2009, 07:43 PM
Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
Funny you should mention that. A year or two ago. They had to
suspend half of their season due to some kids that were injured
and three seniors that were failing. I believe they managed to
field a team the last game or two of the season. But to answer
your question...No they don't win very often.:(

I don't know if things have changed, but back in the day there were more punks per capita in Trent than anywhere else in the big country. Many a skirmish between Sweetwater kids and those Trent idiots coming to Sweetwater to start trouble.