NPPL Super 7 taking a step back.....

[speedyejl]

I just got back and I would completely agree that the choice of location was pretty sad. While the rain couldn't be avoided they should have chosen a venue which could deal with the rain at some level. I watcehd them rip apart bails of hay and lay them down on the feild for players to play on. Thats sad. If the weather was better the event probably would have also been 10x better.

[Woogie12]

I think you're right. The smeel didn't bother me too much (then again I live in NJ) but I bet if it hadn't rained so much there wouldn't have so much smelly mud.

[Blazingace]

Thats too bad. I like the fact that the NPPL was held in Jersey. Like Upstate or PA would be any better with all the rain we had and the humidity and heat. The reffing did suck. Players were getting in the refs faces and intimidating them more often that not. You guys are right the crowd called more people out from the stands than the refs on the field did. It is too bad you all didn't go today. You missed the Ton Ton/ Naughty Dog fight. I think I will stick to Pro Hockey, at least that is man to man. Not like these sissy Baseball style brawls.

[speedyejl]

Actually another location would have been much better even with the rain. Some places are designed to keep the rain from saturating on the surface. For example I was at Randal's Island on Sat while it was raining for Warped and massive puddles/ditches of mud were not an issuse since the feilds at Randal's Island are built ontop of sand pits to drain the water.

I caught the Ton Ton fight, pretty funny, poor frenchies.

[Kaiser Bob]

Originally posted by Kaiser Bob


There wouldent have been any mud, the whole area was grass when we got there, but the sheer number of people walking back and forth over wet ground turned everything to crap... stupid jersey weather.

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Originally posted by speedyejl
Actually another location would have been much better even with the rain. Some places are designed to keep the rain from saturating on the surface. For example I was at Randal's Island on Sat while it was raining for Warped and massive puddles/ditches of mud were not an issuse since the feilds at Randal's Island are built ontop of sand pits to drain the water.

I caught the Ton Ton fight, pretty funny, poor frenchies.

that would have been nice too

[Woogie12]

Why does everyone say that jersey sucks? I don't think it's that bad and the weather isn't always like that. We've just been having bad weather for a week. It's not usually like that.

[Blazingace]

Yeah Woogie. Whats wrong with us?

Yeah but where are you gonna find that on the East Coast? Specially designed fields are a little hard to come by here. The NPPL tried to put down hay to keep the mud out, but the number of people kinda killed that.

One thing about the Ton Tons though. If they were running France during the war the French would have been waiting for us in Baghdad. The have earned my respect.

[Woogie12]

I didn't see the fight, what happened and who won?

[speedyejl]

Nothing much the Ton Tons began to scuffle after the Dogs owned them and they basically got booed off the feild. They bonus balled plenty of times and nobody besides their fans wanted them to win. The announcer also sort of got them wanting to fight lol.


Theres plenty of feilds which are capable of running off rain water quicker near NYC. I'm suprised it wasn't held in a park somwhere in Long Island Esienhower would have been great for this. Also a nice air conditioned indoor location would have been nice to. Rumor is the Javits center was being considered but the NPPL didnt have the $$ to back it up.

[Meph]

I had a chat with the guy that actually owns that place. I was describing the entire point of the game, how everything goes, about the refs, the game, what have you. Then asked about the fields, and apparently there's a drainage path that flows RIGHT THROUGH both the NPPL and Angel field. It's at an angle, and from the VIP tent area you could actually see the path it made.
Which of course explains why those 2 fields specifically were nothing but mud. Go figure!


Thankfully it wasn't strong, but yes that smell of **** was everywhere. ESPECIALLY in the players staging area!

The reffing. Well, I don't want to get into it. Or the last day of play either. Not too much nice to say 'bout either so I'm not about to post that rant (God knows everybody else will enough as it is, don't need me to add to it).

Though I'm thankful I had that energy drink. Gave me the energy to run up the stairs and get a good view to the Dog/Tons little dispute. Wonder what the penalty for the team(s) will be? And if both or just one.

I think honestly, there's 1 main thing they need. Announcers that don't suck! Game play-by-play guys have no clue, just kept saying "Ooooooh" and "Wear it" over and over and over again. I've heard better for a British Open tournament!

[Meph]

Originally posted by Woogie12
Why does everyone say that jersey sucks?

Because IT DOES! I've been there 2 years ago, got pissed. I figured maybe it'll be better this time, I'll give Jersey another chance. Nope, even worse this time, and this time I actually got paid to go there! The people on the road are *******s, and the roads themselves are a damn maze! You have to get a perfect combination of U-turns and exits just to go 5 miles in 25 minutes. I've completed a rubix cube faster than it took me to get from the Ramada hotel to venue!

Know what you guys need? Another one way street!

Damn construction workers had no clue what they were doing when building a road. I seriously think Jersey had the first roads in the nation, they are all the prototypes! And they just haven't recalled them yet or replaced them with something that actually works to a drivers' convenience.

[Woogie12]

I will admit that the englishtown roads are confusing. My friend and I had been to raceway park 3 times and we still missed our U turn everytime. It's not like that in all of jersey though.

[graycie]

Originally posted by Woogie12
Why does everyone say that jersey sucks?

Its kinda like how people all ways make fun of Canada, so Jersey is like Canada when it comes to jokes and ridicule. In my past exeperience it also seems that people in Jersey either indentify themselves as New Yorkers or Philadelphians not Jersey-ites. Jersey smells too, and its not of roses.

Oh, and those darn U-turn/jug handles they are spreading to PA and I'm very frightened.

[DiRTyBuNNy]

eh...well...it can't be worse than california...

[dinger]

uhhhh i would like to be informed on this... in several places i have seen that paintball is ILLEGAL :O in New Jersey. i took a hint and figured it was the same one right on the atlantic ocean. i have also seen on several paintball websites that they cant ship to NJ because pb is illegal there :o


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