Texas Bowl Roof Open

If the roof is closed at the start of the game or during the game it cannot be opened for the remainder of the game.

Texas bowl roof open.

Check with us before your event to see if the roof will be open or closed. Watch big 12 and sec square off at nrg stadium for the texas bowl on december 2020. Opened in october 1971 2 it was known for its distinctive hole in the roof the result of abandoned plans to construct a retractable roof cowboys linebacker d. Plus furnishing live feedback from all roof components throughout the operation.

The roof panels can be opened or closed in as little as 7 minutes moving at a speed of up to 35 feet 11 m per minute. Bag inspection policy a to z guide from nrg stadium website. Lewis once famously said that texas stadium has a hole in its roof so god can watch his favorite team play. Both football and rodeo have been selling out this young venue which struts a see through retractable roof to maintain some outdoor feel while blocking off that horrid houston humidity.

The texans policy is to consider opening the reliant stadium roof when the game time temperature is forecast between 50 and 80 degrees with no significant threat of rain. The first texas bowl happened in 2006 and has been previously known as the meineke car care bowl of texas the advocare v100 texas bowl and is currently sponsored by academy sports outdoors. The only reason there s a retractable roof is the texans. The rodeo didn t ask for it and doesn t need it.

If the decision is made to open the roof the roof must be open no later than the time that the teams take the field for pre game warm ups. Texas stadium was an american football stadium located in irving texas a suburb west of dallas. Roof operation is controlled in the stadium press box via computer containing live images of the travel path of each roof panel. No other event in the stadium requires the use of a roof that can open and shut.