Why two Thursdays in a row? Because the field is shared?
The Dinwiddie field is in great shape again this year. And Smithfield will be only the second game on the field. By the time Lafayette got to Dinwiddie last fall, it had been a long hard season, and the old girl showed her age.
This season a new company is in place to maintain the field. This company primarily focuses on athletic venues, so we have high expectations of superior maintenance. Incidently, the first whispers of converting to turf have been heard. Hopefully, this will come to fruition in a few years.
Smithfield will come to Dinwiddie prepared and ready to play. But, the Generals will be ready, too. Coach Mills is a master of keeping the guys focused on what is next. They will be ready for Denbigh in week one, and Smithfield will be the focus that following Saturday morning. And after that Friday night game with the Packers, only then will the attention shift to the Spartans. As in 2013, it's a 15 step process to reach the goal, one step at a time.