Turf Watch

[06panther10]

Turf watch-Day 1

http://www.vpaf.uni.edu/fs/webcam/do...f_webcam.shtml

The construction in the endzone looks great as well. Looks like they repainted the championship wall as well, I assume to allow for more titles

[JayJ79]

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Each panel will be secured to the next with a velcro system

that must be some strong velcro. haha
Though I suppose that the weight of the panel itself helps keep it from moving around too much.

[in_the_stands]

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I know I'm behind the times, but what happened to the original sub-floor that had the two synthetic basketball courts?

[FOTY]

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I have to say that I'd disappointed (but not surprised) by the DMR. When UI replaced their field with turf they had daily photos and articles about it. Heck, if I recall correctly, they even devoted an entire page to the turf.

I'm sure they won't even make a mention of the new turf untill the HS Playoff season wraps up. Urg!

[English77]

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I have to say that I'd disappointed (but not surprised) by the DMR.

What's disappointing about a live video feed? I think it's pretty cool.

Anyway, you need to educate me -- what's DMR stand for? Maybe I'm misunderstanding your point.

[Panther'73]

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Des Moines Register I'd guess

[English77]

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I guess. Did DMR have a meager article about the Dome turf, or no article at all?

[casbern]

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watching it right now... looks like a lot more rolls of turf than I thought they'd use.

[FOTY]

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I guess. Did DMR have a meager article about the Dome turf, or no article at all?

Sorry about that. Yes, I meant the Des Moines Register and they had no mention that I've seen. Then again, I may have missed it.

And yes, I am jealous that everytime someone changes a brick in the stadium in Iowa City we get to hear about it....

[UNIpanther99]

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I know I'm behind the times, but what happened to the original sub-floor that had the two synthetic basketball courts?

That went out when they changed the roof in 1998.

[Casey'sitsallgood]

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That went out when they changed the roof in 1998.

Maybe not. I'm not sure how many times, if ever, they've changed the actual floor of the dome but the one that is currently in the building with the track and all does in fact have basketball courts painted on it. They are just very light due to the fact that I'm sure they have been scrubbed many times to try and get rid of them. In fact now that I look at the webcam during daylight, you can very much see the courts. They are very faint but I can make out the shape of the lane near the middle of the track closer to the camera's end...

[Roy Fleming]

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There used to be a tartan basketball court and maybe the lines for a tennis court. Maybe they just cut the basketball court out of the floor?

[Casey'sitsallgood]

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My point is you can still see the lines from two basketball courts on the floor. More so when you're down on it but I can definitely see them on the webcam.

[casbern]

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So, right now it's storming in CF and you can see the leaking from the roof. haha.

[06panther10]

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I think I just saw a ghost. I think it was a saluki looking for its dignity.