Raven's get new field

[gueman]

This is from the Baltimore Sun, this is a nifty video showing and discussing the new field being installed at M&T Bank Stadium. It does a good job of showing how the numbers are sewn into the field.

Ravens field install.

[Sodboy13]

Fascinating to watch. Thanks for that.

Hopefully, this looks a whole lot better on TV than their old turf, which looked like it was from 1992.

[DEAD!]

In other news, the Titans have installed a new swimming pool....

[BlueSky]

Thanks for posting the link to that very interesting video. I appreciate it (even if I find your sig mildly disturbing).

[DelayedPenalty]

In other news, the Titans have installed a new swimming pool....

LP Field and Community Center. Sign up now for Parent/Tot swim lessons, lifeguard training, and Aqua-robics!

[BrianVlietDesign]

Love the updated field. I can't wait to head up there this pre-season and get a good look at it.

[Buster]

Lets hope Jim Zorn doesn't ruin it with his annual QB Slip-n-Slide contests.

[BadSeed84]

As long as it doesn't do what the vet did the last time it changed its turf for the eagles (it was bubbling up or something and the preseason game got canceled)

From Wikipedia:

The city crew that installed the new turf reportedly did not install it properly resulting in seams being visible in several places.

The first football game on the new turf was scheduled to take place on August 13, 2001, when the Eagles played the Baltimore Ravens. However, Ravens coach Brian Billick refused to let the Ravens take the field for warm-ups when he discovered a trench around an area where third base was covered up by a NexTurf cutout. City crews unsuccessfully tried to fix the problem forcing the game to be canceled. Later, players from both teams reported that they sunk into the turf in locations near the infield cutouts. Team president Joe Banner was irate after the game, calling the stadium's conditions "absolutely unacceptable" and "an embarrassment to the city of Philadelphia."[13] City officials, however, promised that the stadium would be suitable for play when the regular season started.

[BBTV]

As long as it doesn't do what the vet did the last time it changed its turf for the eagles (it was bubbling up or something and the preseason game got canceled)

From Wikipedia:

The city crew that installed the new turf reportedly did not install it properly resulting in seams being visible in several places.

The first football game on the new turf was scheduled to take place on August 13, 2001, when the Eagles played the Baltimore Ravens. However, Ravens coach Brian Billick refused to let the Ravens take the field for warm-ups when he discovered a trench around an area where third base was covered up by a NexTurf cutout. City crews unsuccessfully tried to fix the problem forcing the game to be canceled. Later, players from both teams reported that they sunk into the turf in locations near the infield cutouts. Team president Joe Banner was irate after the game, calling the stadium's conditions "absolutely unacceptable" and "an embarrassment to the city of Philadelphia."[13] City officials, however, promised that the stadium would be suitable for play when the regular season started.

I had a softball game that night, and afterward, we all went to the bar to watch the first half of that game, only to watch the clowns on ETN skate around the issue and basically blame the whole thing on Brian Billick just being a dick.

For the record, that was a NexTurf field - purchased by the city on a no-bid contract, and IIRC, there was some relative of someone high up in the city that worked for NexTurf and made a huge commission, because for some magic reason, the city actually paid above MSRP for the surface.

[PurpleRush]

Thanks for the video. That was neat.

I have thought the Ravens had the best looking field, color wise.

(Excepting the ludicrously big midfield crest).

So far the green looks like it will continue to be sharp.

Hopefully they keep the endzones the same, or similar.