BG's getting an Orange field after the SAC???

77 91 92 94 · Post by **77 91 92 94** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 6:13 pm

There are only 2 teams in the MAC left with grass and I'm proud to say that BG is one of them. The only improvement I would like done to the actual field is like what Purdue has. I'm not sure the exact specifications they have on their field, but i know they have a layered system for irrigation and it allows the field to be completely flat without having to have the hump in the middle like our field. Screw turf!!!!

Ornithologist · Post by **Ornithologist** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 6:33 pm

That might be due to the fact that Purdue has an excellent horticulture & landscape architecture program. Maybe we could work with them on something unless they still hold a grudge for last year's football game.

transfer2BGSU · Post by **transfer2BGSU** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:38 pm

Funny thing is I was thinking the same thing about ORANGE turf/grass/field at BGSU.

How much paint would we need to paint the field orange with brown yeard lines and numbers?

Great marketing tool!

bgmike29 · Post by **bgmike29** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 12:29 pm

I think Michigan's field turf looks pretty nice, I wouldn't be too upset if we went that route. However, if it looked anything like Turdledo's I would probably drive my car over it.

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:20 pm

I believe are home football jerseys are orange. Having orange jerseys running around on an orange field would be hard to watch. I love orange, don't get me wrong, but for the first time in my life, I think having an orange field might over do it. What I hate most about all the turf fields I've been on is that they have these little rubber dots that get in your shoes and piss you off. I rather just keep the grass and find some way to keep it in great shape all through the season!

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 2:49 pm

Tricky_Falcon wrote:Nah...I say stick with the grass. But I think the athl. dept. is looking at putting in field turf...

That would be a shame. I love that we have grass.

If we did go with the artificial stuff, I think it would be pretty cool if it was brown.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 2:51 pm

BGFan wrote:Grass, all grass, and nothing but grass (the green stuff), so help me God. Anything else is an abomination.

I agree. We have a good field. We should stick with it.

frdmgir7 · Post by **frdmgir7** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 3:33 pm

I really, really hope we stick with natural grass. I go to the stadium to run stairs from time to time. I think if we get turf, no one would be allowed inside the stadium to do things like that and that my friends, would suck.

bgmaggot00 · Post by **bgmaggot00** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 8:24 pm

Well, I remember last year just before the NIU game that the Gameday crew was sitting in the endzone and couldn't say enough good about our grass. They were talking about how lush and green it was, and I those guys know their stuff, and have seen a ton of fields. Personally, I love seeing the grass, and think that its the best for anyone. Only time that I hate it, is when I'm marching on it with the band, and you're supposed to make crisp steps and turns when its muddy. Sorry, it doesnt happen.

ANYWAY, I believe that shortly after Boise St. installed the Smurf Turf, the NCAA outlawed the use of "other colored" fields, fearing every school doing something like that. Could you imagine Tennessee installing that checkerboard over the whole field? Boise St. got grandfathered in, and I don't see it going anywhere anytime soon. Jeff

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 10:43 am

BGFan wrote:Grass, all grass, and nothing but grass (the green stuff), so help me God. Anything else is an abomination.

Sheese BG Fan....are you watching a Cheech and Chong movie marathon this weekend?

Hammb is correct...natural grass or nothing. KEEP IT NATURAL BABY!

bacn3 · Post by **bacn3** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 12:36 pm

do we play basketball on carpet?? than why would we not play football on grass???? come on guys this is football!!!

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 12:39 pm

bacn3 wrote:do we play basketball on carpet?? than why would we not play football on grass???? come on guys this is football!!!

Ya know what, lets just say screw the grass too. Why not just have permanent mud instead of grass? I think that's the way to go because we would still have a BG colored field. The lines could easily be replaced with orange clay. Just think...brown mud, orange clay! What else could we want?!

BGFan · Post by **BGFan** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:56 pm

Falconfreak90 wrote:
BGFan wrote:Grass, all grass, and nothing but grass (the green stuff), so help me God. Anything else is an abomination.
Sheese BG Fan....are you watching a Cheech and Chong movie marathon this weekend?

Hammb is correct...natural grass or nothing. KEEP IT NATURAL BABY!

Well, ya know, some of these posters are college students and I didn't want them to get the wrong idea!!!

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 11:14 pm

If the cows can't eat, you shouldn't play on it.

Field turf is "nice, and looks clean"

It also causes less knee and ankle blowouts than the old AstroTurf, BUT having played soccer on the crap I can say you get more elbow and shoulder injuries on it becuse it is slick and although it gives when you plant it tends to send you down easier.

Schoeni's crew does an amazing job with the equipment and funding they get.

factman · Post by **factman** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:35 am

FYI........Ken Schoeni has been retired for a few yearws!

BG's getting an Orange field after the SAC???

What type of field do you think would be cool for BG?