Nederland ISD growing

[navydawg31]

7 minutes ago, NHSBulldogFan said:

Haven’t heard anything about that wonder where the game would take place if that happened 

South 365 or other side of the tracks. Both away next week, if the rain doesn’t stop all homecoming events that take place of the field will be cancelled

[PN-G bamatex]

6 minutes ago, navydawg31 said:

South 365 or other side of the tracks. Both away next week, if the rain doesn’t stop all homecoming events that take place of the field will be cancelled

I thought Nederland preferred wet fields?

[PN-G bamatex]

4 hours ago, Hagar said:

I just have a question for all my Bulldog friends.  If y’all get a new stadium, are y’all going to partition the Governor to put the old one in the States Historical Registry?

 

The Devil made me do it lol.

I can see the Historical Commission's landmark now.

"Constructed when Anglo settlers first colonized the area under Mexican land grants in the late 1820s, Bulldog Stadium has been the continuous home of the Nederland High School football team since before the high school even existed. It is one of the only structures in the state to have survived the 'Runaway Scrape,' the scorched earth policy instituted by Sam Houston during his retreat from Mexican President-General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana's forces prior to the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. When asked whether the stadium should be burned, then-General Houston is rumored to have responded, 'It's not worth the lighter fluid.'

"Dick Dowling and his men are said to have used the field to practice drills before fighting the Battle of Sabine Pass in 1863; in fact, local legend holds that Nederland's dogmatic dedication to military style marching bands stems from the Confederate colonel's wartime routines, and that the uniforms worn by Nederland's marching band to this day are the same ones donated by Dowling's men in 1865 because they were of no further use after the Confederacy surrendered. Patillo Higgins is said to have hosted games on the field for his wildcatters during company recreational events around the time the Spindletop geyser began producing oil in 1901.

"When the stadium began showing its extreme age in the mid-1930s, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt offered to replace it through the Works Progress Administration. Nederland ISD turned the offer down, however, due largely to opposition efforts headed by the SETXSports poster formerly known as 'smitty,' who charged that the WPA was a 'socialist program' that would inevitably lead to higher taxes, and that President Roosevelt was a 'communist' who would be a better fit to lead 'Stalinist Russia' than America. smitty was later instrumental in the election of Joe McCarthy.

"In 1984, the stadium hosted Nederland's first win over the arch-rival Port Neches-Groves Indians since 1965. Local legend and substantial eyewitness testimony suggest that Nederland ISD's groundskeepers wet the field before the game to slow the Indian ground game, eventually culminating in a 13-7 win. Grown men in the Nederland stands are said to have briefly ceased their incessant barking to openly weep as time expired, as none of the students then involved in the game were old enough to remember the last time Nederland had beaten PN-G. In honoring the win, considered legendary in Nederland but mostly ignored by the rest of Southeast Texas, the field has been kept continuously - and suspiciously - muddy for more than three decades.

"During early 2000s renovations, a local Nederland family donated their mid-1990s 'big box' TV for use as a jumbotron. Nederland ISD gladly accepted the hand-me-down, and the television sits atop brick pillars today, providing low definition instant replays for those in the stands not too annoyed by the stadium's terrible sound system to watch. (2018)"

[chorizo]

Lmao

[The Icon]

23 minutes ago, PN-G bamatex said:

I can see the Historical Commission's landmark now.

"Constructed when Anglo settlers first colonized the area under Mexican land grants in the late 1820s, Bulldog Stadium has been the continuous home of the Nederland High School football team since before the high school even existed. It is one of the only structures in the state to have survived the 'Runaway Scrape,' the scorched earth policy instituted by Sam Houston during his retreat from Mexican President-General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana's forces prior to the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836.

"Dick Dowling and his men are said to have used the field to practice drills before fighting the Battle of Sabine Pass in 1863; in fact, local legend holds that Nederland's dogmatic dedication to military style marching bands stems from the Confederate colonel's wartime routines. Patillo Higgins is said to have hosted games on the field for his wildcatters during company recreational events around the time the Spindletop geyser began producing oil in 1901.

"When the stadium began showing its extreme age in the mid-1930s, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt offered to replace it through the Works Progress Administration. Nederland ISD turned the offer down, however, due largely to opposition efforts headed by the SETXSports poster formerly known as 'smitty,' who charged that the WPA was a 'socialist program' that would inevitably lead to higher taxes, and that President Roosevelt was a 'communist' who would be a better fit to lead 'Stalinist Russia' than America. smitty was later instrumental in the election of Joe McCarthy.

"In 1984, the stadium hosted Nederland's first win over the arch-rival Port Neches-Groves Indians since 1965. Local legend and substantial eyewitness testimony suggest that Nederland ISD's groundskeepers wet the field before the game to slow the Indian ground game, eventually culminating in a 13-7 win. Grown men in the Nederland stands are said to have briefly ceased their incessant barking to openly weep as time expired, as none of the students then involved in the game were old enough to remember the last time Nederland had beaten PN-G. In honoring the win considered legendary in Nederland, which is mostly ignored by the rest of Southeast Texas, the field has been kept continuously - and suspiciously - muddy for more than three decades.

"During early 2000s renovations, a local Nederland family donated their mid-1990s 'big box' TV for use as a jumbotron. Nederland ISD gladly accepted the hand-me-down, and the television sits atop brick pillars today, providing low definition instant replays for those in the stands not too annoyed by the stadium's terrible sound system to watch. (2018)"

Gold

[outanup]

Hate to give up home field advantage....... I’m of the opinion that you play at home.... jmo.... 

[NHSBulldogFan]

I bet the game gets played at Bulldog Stadium mudhole or not...On another note I bet ol Smitty will be out there leading the charge against the bond issue which is right around the corner 

[LEEROY Jenkinss]

Never happen.  Nederland is tight and facilities will collapse before the people of Nederland do something.  Soooooo glad my kids go to Port Neches so they don't have to get tetanus shots just to go to school. RUN TO FAILURE

[bulldawg64]

In glad I never had kids I sure did not want them to wear purple 

[Cougtalk]

11 minutes ago, bulldawg64 said:

In glad I never had kids I sure did not want them to wear purple 

Finally found something I agree with a bulldog on. 

[navydawg31]

38 minutes ago, bulldawg64 said:

In glad I never had kids I sure did not want them to wear purple 

Especially all the boys wearing making up and feathers... 

[Bigdog]

3 hours ago, LEEROY Jenkinss said:

Never happen.  Nederland is tight and facilities will collapse before the people of Nederland do something.  Soooooo glad my kids go to Port Neches so they don't have to get tetanus shots just to go to school. RUN TO FAILURE

I am willing to bet that new schools will be on the bond, but I wouldn't look for stadium upgrades this time.   Maybe NISD will find some donors to pony up and at least put turf on the field.

[bulldawg64]

Heck that's the pasture for the area cows come winter/spring don't turf it 8

[navydawg31]

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time for turf. Get rid of grass. Safety concern straight from the horses mouth. 

[jake94]

17 hours ago, LEEROY Jenkinss said:

Never happen.  Nederland is tight and facilities will collapse before the people of Nederland do something.  Soooooo glad my kids go to Port Neches so they don't have to get tetanus shots just to go to school. RUN TO FAILURE

The feeling is mutual...

[outanup]

I’m hoping, and trying to be the optimist here... I’m thinking we will at least get some new schools, and improvements at the stadium... Press box, restrooms, concessions, and sound system. Turf would be fine with me , but not the biggest priority... Here’s to change, out with the old and in with the new!!!!!