mmejia Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 As a lifelong Texas fan, this was tough news to swallow when they first announced a move to field turf in February. But, as far as grass fields go, for some reason the Horns have never had an amazing looking field. It certainly has looked good, but a grass field in Central Texas should look great. The season ender last December vs A&M was the last straw. The field was used by the TV show "Friday Night Lights" the weekend before and the playing surface was a disaster for a non-weather influenced game. The new turf now allows UT to host HS playoff games, something it has avoided, for the most part, in the past. All that said, I LOVE the look of this new field. It looks soooo much better than what was expected. I even think they got the shade of orange just right. That's no easy feat. Pics in link:Texas Football Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowld Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 looks nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamikel Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 It looks pretty much exactly like what I imagined before I clicked the link. Not crazy about the black in the Big XII logo, but overall it's looks good. Got any pictures of the old grass field for comparison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeBalloonCoast Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 How much hotter will it be with the field turf instead of the grass???I wonder if they'll go with the stormtrooper look at home occasionally because of the heat??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmejia Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Here's a good side-by-side look. Keep in mind that the newer pic shown here is oversaturated. The turf is a much more natural tone of green in person and in the photos included in the link above. The orange in the below pic is off as well.Last season:New: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmejia Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 How much hotter will it be with the field turf instead of the grass???I wonder if they'll go with the stormtrooper look at home occasionally because of the heat???The technology with field turf is getting better by the year and apparantly this lastest brand isn't as bad with heat as the past versions. This had to be taken into consideration with 3-4 home games a year played sometime in August-September with kickoff temps well above 90 degrees. I've read that the on field temps should not be noticebaly different from years past. I love the stormtrooper look as much as anyone, but every Horn fan in Texas would have a heart attack if Texas took the field in anything other than burnt orange jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheo25 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 How much hotter will it be with the field turf instead of the grass???I wonder if they'll go with the stormtrooper look at home occasionally because of the heat???The technology with field turf is getting better by the year and apparantly this lastest brand isn't as bad with heat as the past versions. This had to be taken into consideration with 3-4 home games a year played sometime in August-September with kickoff temps well above 90 degrees. I've read that the on field temps should not be noticebaly different from years past. I love the stormtrooper look as much as anyone, but every Horn fan in Texas would have a heart attack if Texas took the field in anything other than burnt orange jerseys.Texas had artificial turf for a long time, if I'm not mistaken, so this isn't the Packers going to turf. It's more like Giants Stadium or other schools (Michigan, Ohio State, to name two off the top of my head) that had turf, went to grass, then went back to turf when FieldTurf was proven to be a realistic alternative to poorly sodded fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmejia Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Yeah. Texas had turf (really bad turf) from 1970-1996. The last 10-12 years of that period were forgetable too, so the initial reaction was understood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRice16 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I hate fieldturf. Football was meant to be played on grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD802 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I only see it maybe once a baseball season, but doesn't Texas seem to have one of the worst baseball FIELDS for a team with their tradition? I'm not talking about the stadium just the playing surface. It looks really, really bad on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpbstock Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I only see it maybe once a baseball season, but doesn't Texas seem to have one of the worst baseball FIELDS for a team with their tradition? I'm not talking about the stadium just the playing surface. It looks really, really bad on TV.Not anymore. Stadium was completely renovated prior to the 2008 season and the playing surface is now the same FieldTurf surface which was just installed at DKR Memorial Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Looks nice. Good to see Texas decided to make the jump.I played on fieldturf my senior year of high school...beats the hell out of grass. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fufkin Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I only see it maybe once a baseball season, but doesn't Texas seem to have one of the worst baseball FIELDS for a team with their tradition? I'm not talking about the stadium just the playing surface. It looks really, really bad on TV.I think that's changed. They used to have the artificial turf infield and grass outfield. I believe they have installed a complete Fieldturf field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunaggie08 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I only see it maybe once a baseball season, but doesn't Texas seem to have one of the worst baseball FIELDS for a team with their tradition? I'm not talking about the stadium just the playing surface. It looks really, really bad on TV.I think that's changed. They used to have the artificial turf infield and grass outfield. I believe they have installed a complete Fieldturf field.you're partially right. until this year they had an all astroturf field with dirt at the mound and base areas. Now they have fieldturf all over the field except for the mound. The area around the bases is just brown field turf. Outdoor baseball should not be played on fake grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacker12 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 you're partially right. until this year they had an all astroturf field with dirt at the mound and base areas. Now they have fieldturf all over the field except for the mound. The area around the bases is just brown field turf. Outdoor baseball should not be played on fake grassThat is the same layout we have here at Troy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraw28 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 just imagine the 100 degree heat in early september Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothieX Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I hate fieldturf. Football was meant to be played on grass.Fieldturf is the devil's work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yac12 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 It looks strange not to have dirt on a baseball diamond. Why would they have fieldturf instead of dirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouj Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 It looks strange not to have dirt on a baseball diamond. Why would they have fieldturf instead of dirt?Maintainence. No need to water the Field Turf like you would wet down the dirt.Sliding on FieldTurf sucks. There should be dirt on the infield. Go Astros!Go Texans!Go Rockets!Go Javelinas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yac12 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 So little to water with the cutouts. If they really wanted the dirt look, they should have done the entire infield.Odd watching a baseball game and not seeing any dirt on the uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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