Last night watching the Steelers game reminded me of how much I hate the WPIAL finals being played at Heinz Field. The playing surface is downright horrendous and for other reasons I'm going to get into right about now.
I understand the average WPIAL's claim to tradition. But what is so bad about "in with the new and out with the old".
The WPIAL requires the Quarterfinals and Semifinals to be played at a neutral field with an artificial surface. What in the world makes the most important game(s) in our area to be different?
Is it really because the Pro's play there or what? Is it because of the FSN money because they refuse to go to more than one site?
Come on folks, this field not only has a terrible playing surface but the game day atmosphere is pathetic. Each game carries 5k to 10k fans in a 65k stadium. Are you kidding me?
Why not play the games at Cal U, or Robert Morris where the stadiums are much smaller, plus you have an artificial surface?
At the end of the day the kids aren't really going to care where the game is played. They're fighting for the right to be named the best team in the WPIAL, in their respective class's.
I think the people that care the most are the fans. Our -insert team- is going to the Ketchup Bowl, or our -insert team- is going to Heinz.
Lets talk about safety for a minute. Do any of you want any of your boys to get hurt in similar fashion that the one Miami Hurricane did in the Champs Bowl last season. He tore his ACL due to the playing surface being up to par.
The tradition is flawed plan and simple. The sooner Western Pa realizes this, the better off we all are.
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