wˌɛn tˈiːdʒˈɪɹdsmə bɪɡˈæn hɪz ɹˈʌn, nɔːɹθwˈɛst kʊd nˌɑːt plˈeɪ sˌʌm hˈoʊm plˈeɪɔf ɡˈeɪmz tʊ wˌɪtʃ ɪt wʌz ɛntˈaɪɾəld bɪkˈʌz ʌv pˈʊɹ kəndˈɪʃənz æt ɹˈɪkənbɹˌoʊd stˈeɪdiəm.
When Tjeerdsma began his run, Northwest could not play some home playoff games to which it was entitled because of poor conditions at Rickenbrode Stadium.