Pics: Cooper

Trent, TX.  If the field looks small, it is.  Its a 6 man football field at Trent HS, home of the Gorillas, enrollment 75..  The field is 80 yards long by 40 yards wide.  Trent has a population of 314, smaller than my hometown of Wheelock but yet it has its own synthetic football field complete with lights and a sizeable set of permanent bleachers on both sides of the field.  Yes it is a different world.

Gorilla Stadium.

Gorilla Stadium.

Shotwell Stadium, Abilene, TX.  Home of the Cooper Cougars and the Abilene Eagles.  Shotwell was built in 1959 and was a copy of the Rice University stadium.  Its a bit older by Texas standards but it does get loud.

We watched the Cooper band practicing their halftime routine after we arrived and it was pretty awesome.  They performed a good portion of the score from the movie "Gladiator" complete with a photographic mural of the Colosseum that stood approximately 15 feet high and was 40 feet long and served as a backdrop for their marching.  It was pretty impressive, especially since they had to bring the Colosseum out in three separate sections.  

Headed out the tunnel before kickoff.  The inflatable helmet tunnel travels with us wherever we go, it makes for a neat experience for the kids.