Turf Watch

['70 Grad]

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I'm guessing that the 5 yard white lines are inlaid and will show when the softball team plays their indoor tournaments?

[in_the_stands]

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Even the old turf's lines were basically permanent. Softball just overlaid a temporary dotted, curved line as an infield/outfield border, along with a pitchers circle. The south FB goal line was used as the 1st base line, and the west FB out of bounds line was the 3rd base line. Some pics are in the photo galleries.

However, if the new turf is more difficult to take up and put down, I'm wondering if it will left in storage during indoor track season, leaving softball without an indoor facility for the tournament.

['70 Grad]

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Check

Wasn't there some softball played in the dome in the fall too?

[UNIpanther99]

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Is anyone able to post some updated photos? It looks good on the webcam, but I'm guessing that doesn't do the colors any justice.

[UNI Prof]

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i could be wronge but imo from this angle that 30 yard line has to be close to mid field. Sure doesn't look like there is 70 more hards to go before they hit the north end of the dome. I was thinking the 30yard line is in the yellow seats area. That 30 yard mark has to be at midfield the way it looks.

Somebody should go over there and tell them they got it wrong.

I think the are just putting random numbers down because it is a government job and they will pay for anything.

omg nooooezzz!!

[ubuntuCAT]

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can anyone post pictures? Webcam feed still crashes my browser

[Trapped in California]

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Screen capture - sorry the image is not better

[Panther-Sheik]

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Anyone else just get goosebumps? How many thousand times better does this look??!!

[ryan19]

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Anyone else just get goosebumps? How many thousand times better does this look??!!

1000000000 times. Im sure this has been brought up... but I am too lazy to find out.... does anybody know if the students will still be able to use it at nights?? I hope so....

[Durf73]

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screen capture - sorry the image is not better

The money for this project came from a special grant from the local casino so it couldn't go for anything else! Budget cuts played no role in this project!

[BCPanther]

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Stopped in to take a look today and it looks INCREDIBLE.

The colors are astounding and that, along with the construction on the north end, really makes it look like a first class facility. We are new scoreboards away from having an absolutely outstanding facility, IMO...

[Trapped in California]

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Did they already put down the fill, or did I miss that?

[Panther-Sheik]

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Stopped in to take a look today and it looks INCREDIBLE.

The colors are astounding and that, along with the construction on the north end, really makes it look like a first class facility. We are new scoreboards away from having an absolutely outstanding facility, IMO...

And, when the budget or another grant allows, new seating down the middle, between the 35's or 40's ...chairbacks that can allow a premium for the tix.

[BCPanther]

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I don't think there is a 'fill' step. It looks ready to go to me. It has a grass like texture to it.

The webcam makes it loot flat and shiny, but it isn't, it looks like any other FieldTurf that I have ever seen, the only difference is the 'blades of grass' look just a bit shorter...

[Trapped in California]

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I am going to make an assumption that there is some sort of netting to keep the fill in place - to enable the turf to be rolled up without rubber pellets falling out everywhere.