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Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:33 am
by ilovethecats
Re: Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:40 am
by BelgradeBobcat
I've driven by it, but never been inside the Kibbie Dome. Will probably go there next time the Bobcats visit. It is sort of a goofy looking venue, but maybe not quite as goofy as the Holt Mini-Dome in Pokey-which is state of the art spud cellar architecture.
Re: Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:46 am
by ilovethecats
BelgradeBobcat wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:40 am
I've driven by it, but never been inside the Kibbie Dome. Will probably go there next time the Bobcats visit. It is sort of a goofy looking venue, but maybe not quite as goofy as the Holt Mini-Dome in Pokey-which is state of the art spud cellar architecture.
The best part of the article is the walkthrough of the new basketball arena. That place looks awesome.
Re: Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:50 am
by 91catAlum
BelgradeBobcat wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:40 am
I've driven by it, but never been inside the Kibbie Dome. Will probably go there next time the Bobcats visit. It is sort of a goofy looking venue, but maybe not quite as goofy as the Holt Mini-Dome in Pokey-which is state of the art spud cellar architecture.
I was there for Choate's first game in 2016, I thought it was pretty nice actually. Small and definitely different - quonset hut look and no seats in the end zones - but it was well kept/updated, and the big screen was huge and very nice.
Re: Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:00 am
by RickRund
91catAlum wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:50 am
BelgradeBobcat wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:40 am
I've driven by it, but never been inside the Kibbie Dome. Will probably go there next time the Bobcats visit. It is sort of a goofy looking venue, but maybe not quite as goofy as the Holt Mini-Dome in Pokey-which is state of the art spud cellar architecture.
I was there for Choate's first game in 2016, I thought it was pretty nice actually. Small and definitely different - quonset hut look and no seats in the end zones - but it was well kept/updated, and the big screen was huge and very nice.
I was also going to say quonset hut.
Re: Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:54 pm
by gtapp
Idaho and Idaho State must use the same design firm!
Re: Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:42 pm
by cats2506
gtapp wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:54 pm
Idaho and Idaho State must use the same design firm!
Stole it from the potato barns
Re: Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:46 pm
by allcat
gtapp wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:54 pm
Idaho and Idaho State must use the same design firm!
They look alike from the outside and the astroturf over asphalt sounds the same. I've never been to the kibble dome. Are they basically the same structure? The article makes kibble sound unique.
Re: Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:51 pm
by BelgradeBobcat
allcat wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:46 pm
gtapp wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:54 pm
Idaho and Idaho State must use the same design firm!
They look alike from the outside and the astroturf over asphalt sounds the same. I've never been to the kibble dome. Are they basically the same structure? The article makes kibble sound unique.
The fields are oriented differently-ISU the stands are against the endwalls, at UI the stands and field are perpendicular to the end walls. At ISU the goal posts hang from the ceiling, at UI the goal posts are attached to the endwalls.
Re: Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:04 pm
by allcat
BelgradeBobcat wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:51 pm
allcat wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:46 pm
gtapp wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:54 pm
Idaho and Idaho State must use the same design firm!
They look alike from the outside and the astroturf over asphalt sounds the same. I've never been to the kibble dome. Are they basically the same structure? The article makes kibble sound unique.
The fields are oriented differently-ISU the stands are against the endwalls, at UI the stands and field are perpendicular to the end walls. At ISU the goal posts hang from the ceiling, at UI the goal posts are attached to the endwalls.
I've been to pokey, the stands are along the sides. Edit oh, I see what you are saying now, the field is laid out differently as to the dome.
Re: Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:31 pm
by grizzh8r
I had no idea the kibbie dome was made of wood. It's the kindred spirit of the fieldhouse! I think it's kind of cool that both structures have been preserved and continue to be useful many years after they were built. Pretty cool that BSC schools own two of the more unique and largest wood span structures ever built.
Re: Idaho gets some Pub
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:24 pm
by kmax
grizzh8r wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:31 pm
I had no idea the kibbie dome was made of wood. It's the kindred spirit of the fieldhouse! I think it's kind of cool that both structures have been preserved and continue to be useful many years after they were built. Pretty cool that BSC schools own two of the more unique and largest wood span structures ever built.
Exactly what I was thinking when I was reading that. Had no idea it was made from wood either. Love the story and history of the fieldhouse being a wood span structure so pretty cool to read that about Kibbie.
