Customizable Field Turf

[BoilerBiker]

thought this was interesting
given our past surface discussions,
and this mock up space/astronaut theme.

new uniforms every week, to new fields every week.

....

"The new FieldTurf will be customizable in a variety of ways, allowing Houston to create new field designs on its synthetic surface for each home football game. For the upcoming 2020 season, fans can expect a new design for each home game."
"This is going to become art every week."

[the stadium is now also home to the xfl houston roughnecks]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/te...side-look-into-UH-football-s-new-15071791.php

 

[Purdue85]

thought this was interesting
given our past surface discussions,
and this mock up space/astronaut theme.

new uniforms every week, to new fields every week.

....

"The new FieldTurf will be customizable in a variety of ways, allowing Houston to create new field designs on its synthetic surface for each home football game. For the upcoming 2020 season, fans can expect a new design for each home game."
"This is going to become art every week."

[the stadium is now also home to the xfl houston roughnecks]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/te...side-look-into-UH-football-s-new-15071791.php

I like it.

The only thing it gets them is the ability to put something in the middle of the field, then remove it.

We can already do that (with a natural grass field) in the end zones and on the sidelines. (The train tracks were a phenomenal look, but difficult to replicate for each game.)

 

[NVboiler]

The train tracks were a phenomenal look, but difficult to replicate for each game.

I thought that they were excellent and always wondered why they were never used again. Something distinctive that I thought should be a permanent feature.

 

[SDBoiler1]

I thought that they were excellent and always wondered why they were never used again. Something distinctive that I thought should be a permanent feature.

NCAA and/or BIG had a problem with it.

 

[Purdue85]

NCAA and/or BIG had a problem with it.

No, it was simply too much effort (and cost?) to continuously reproduce.

Due to the time and materials involved, Capitos said that design will only appear for Thursday's opener. In part due to the growth rate of natural grass, the logistics of repeating that paint job each of the first four weeks would be prohibitive.

 

[FirstDownB]

Let's do it. The Ag department can have the practice field or the soccer field.

 

[SIBoiler2]

What's the big deal? We have a weekly customizable surface now. Just add water and players. Never the same from game 1 to game 6.

 

[SDBoiler1]

No, it was simply too much effort (and cost?) to continuously reproduce.

Due to the time and materials involved, Capitos said that design will only appear for Thursday's opener. In part due to the growth rate of natural grass, the logistics of repeating that paint job each of the first four weeks would be prohibitive.

On at least one TV broadcast it was stated that the NCAA and/or BIG put the kibosh to it.

 

[Purdue85]

On at least one TV broadcast it was stated that the NCAA and/or BIG put the kibosh to it.

could be.

Altho', the quote I referenced was from the start of the season, so they knew it was a "one 'n done" type thing before any NCAA or B1G allegedly got their boxers in a wad.

besides, as regulated as that game is, the higher ups knew what would be on the field. NCAA member institutions don't just ad lib that sort of thing