New turf in the Dome

[ubuntuCAT]

Re: New turf in the Dome

Put some nice comfortable seats in the stands below the suites on the upper west side. Charge double for em and the people that want more comfortable seating can buy em up. If they fill, expand it.

['70 Grad]

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As a former athletic training major, I'll tell you, those overhangs are a big problem for someone that's over 5'10". I remember having to duck and scramble behind the benches the put just in front of the overhangs to get ice a couple years ago against Minn. St.

I was referring to the discussion about guys in the field of play running out of bounds & hitting/not hitting something. Haven't seen it happen on the sidelines. Has someone ever hit the overhang dangerously??

[JayJ79]

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This popped up in a google search I was doing:
New Turf in the Dome (a post on BisonSports).

They seem to think that this is what we're getting:

http://www.sportfield.com/softop.php

Though given the track record of the person who posted it, they could just be pulling that info out of their arse.

[06panther10]

Re: New turf in the Dome

This popped up in a google search I was doing:
New Turf in the Dome (a post on BisonSports).

They seem to think that this is what we're getting:

http://www.sportfield.com/softop.php

Though given the track record of the person who posted it, they could just be pulling that info out of their arse.

Two things:
1) The seating in NAU's dome looks remarkably similar to ours. And the coloring with the NAU in their bleachers looks great, and would be a good idea for us when we replace our old bleachers.

2) If that is the stuff we are getting, it looks great. Can't wait to see it in our dome.

[Born-a-Panther]

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I do this every year... I wish my summer away... but I don't care... I want kickoff. Now.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Our roof might leak like a convertible top, but it looks so much cooler than NAU's or many of the others out there.

[Panther-Sheik]

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BTW, this is also the same stuff as the new Dallas Cowboys' stadium I believe. Don't know if this is truly the stuff UNI is looking at, but at least it should be tried and true if the Alamo Dome and the Cowgirls use it.

[UNI Prof]

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It sounds like that stuff would be perfect and the price might be right as well.

[JayJ79]

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I wonder how much thicker/softer/"safer" that style of turf is compared to the type of turf that they currently have?

Obviously new turf is going to be better than our current turf, which is supposedly many years past it's "life expectancy", and thus perhaps somewhat worn out/down.

But that type of system doesn't look to be the same as actual FieldTurf, with the rubber infill and all that.
Of course, I'm not saying that it is necessary to have full-on FieldTurf.

[Panther'73]

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I understand they don't want rubber infill because the rubber smell would be overbearing inside the Dome.

[JayJ79]

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I understand they don't want rubber infill because the rubber smell would be overbearing inside the Dome.

good point

[Cat80]

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Our roof might leak like a convertible top, but it looks so much cooler than NAU's or many of the others out there.

It still leaks? I haven't felt a leak in years and we are/were right under one of the bad ones. Is this true the roof still leaks or are you just making fun?

[06panther10]

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The roof has leaked this past year. It was noticable when the track was down, as you could see some areas of puddles.

[clenz]

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The roof has at least 6 or 7 very noticeable leaks over the field and on the south concourse area.

[Cat80]

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Will anything be done about these leaks? Or as long as there's no BB in the Dome, it's not that big a deal?