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NEZ Update Query

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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by Appstate88 » Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:06 pm

Any chance they could replace all the turf around the black end-zones. The end-zone turf is not really worn out yet like the rest of the field turf.
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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by AppinVA » Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:16 pm

Appstate88 wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:06 pm
Any chance they could replace all the turf around the black end-zones. The end-zone turf is not really worn out yet like the rest of the field turf.
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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by Appstate88 » Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:19 pm

Are we flipping the block A around and making it black?
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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by ah59396 » Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:32 pm

YNWA

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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by BTK2000 » Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:48 pm

I don’t understand why the Feild turf is being replaced. I mean it’s nice but $$$$$$. When 2 sports were just cut I dont see the justification. The only thing some friends and I could figure is that the drainage system has to be continued under the portion where the track is being replaced. I remember when they put in the current Feild they dug down like 10-15 feet for gravel and sand. I guess if you’re already digging and tearing up the turf you might as well replace it.

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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by BeauFoster » Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:53 pm

BTK2000 wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:48 pm
I don’t understand why the Feild turf is being replaced. I mean it’s nice but $$$$$$. When 2 sports were just cut I dont see the justification. The only thing some friends and I could figure is that the drainage system has to be continued under the portion where the track is being replaced. I remember when they put in the current Feild they dug down like 10-15 feet for gravel and sand. I guess if you’re already digging and tearing up the turf you might as well replace it.
Field turf has a life expectancy of 7-10 years, depending on weather, use, etc. given the extreme conditions Boone can see, coupled with the fact that the field is our primary practice and game field (ie no dedicated areas outside of the stadium for practice except the indoor facility, which “made us soft”), the life span is towards the low end of the scale. This stuff doesn’t last forever.
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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by T-Dog » Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:58 pm

FYI, the field turf was last replaced in 2011, when the 23-inch field crown was whittled down as well. The endzones were installed in late summer 2016.

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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by BTK2000 » Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:51 pm

BeauFoster wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:53 pm
BTK2000 wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:48 pm
I don’t understand why the Feild turf is being replaced. I mean it’s nice but $$$$$$. When 2 sports were just cut I dont see the justification. The only thing some friends and I could figure is that the drainage system has to be continued under the portion where the track is being replaced. I remember when they put in the current Feild they dug down like 10-15 feet for gravel and sand. I guess if you’re already digging and tearing up the turf you might as well replace it.
Field turf has a life expectancy of 7-10 years, depending on weather, use, etc. given the extreme conditions Boone can see, coupled with the fact that the field is our primary practice and game field (ie no dedicated areas outside of the stadium for practice except the indoor facility, which “made us soft”), the life span is towards the low end of the scale. This stuff doesn’t last forever.
I didn’t realize the lifespan was so short. I do agree it’s cheaper than maintaining a d1 level grass feild in Boone. I remember the difference between being on Elon’s grass that was outclassed by some high Schools vs Florida and Va Techs fields. Floridas natural feild looked like someone went out and combed it.

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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by APPdiesel » Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:24 pm

Easier and cheaper to maintain. No crews. No fertilizer. No water. No dealing with dead spots. It’s consistent every single time you play on it. There’s a reason most stadiums have gone to it.
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Unread post by YOSEFRULES » Wed Jun 10, 2020 12:09 pm

I believe we can thank Mizzou For our new field turf. They essentially paid for it with the buyout of Drinkwitz contract.

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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by 1ASU78 » Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:31 pm

Thank you Mizzou.

Now during this stadium upgrade maybe we can upgrade away that plastic wrap covering the brick

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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by APPRIDE » Thu Jun 11, 2020 5:24 am

1ASU78 wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:31 pm
Thank you Mizzou.

Now during this stadium upgrade maybe we can upgrade away that plastic wrap covering the brick
Really? I like the bold look and message...and isn't it concrete walls they cover? (I can't remember exactly)

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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by BeauFoster » Thu Jun 11, 2020 6:21 am

APPRIDE wrote:
Thu Jun 11, 2020 5:24 am
1ASU78 wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:31 pm
Thank you Mizzou.

Now during this stadium upgrade maybe we can upgrade away that plastic wrap covering the brick
Really? I like the bold look and message...and isn't it concrete walls they cover? (I can't remember exactly)
It is concrete (with brick at the stairs). I think it’s fine. Just because every SEC school has hedges, and every ACC wall is blank doesn’t mean we have to follow suit.

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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by boonetown1 » Thu Jun 11, 2020 6:44 am

BTK2000 wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:48 pm
I don’t understand why the Feild turf is being replaced. I mean it’s nice but $$$$$$. When 2 sports were just cut I dont see the justification. The only thing some friends and I could figure is that the drainage system has to be continued under the portion where the track is being replaced. I remember when they put in the current Feild they dug down like 10-15 feet for gravel and sand. I guess if you’re already digging and tearing up the turf you might as well replace it.
I assume a lot of this work was already committed to prior to the covid19 economic crisis. With most of the funds already secured.

I would also imagine some of this work is now substantially cheaper due to the current crisis

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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by AppSt94 » Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:29 am

Actually, I think hedges placed between the player sidelines and the bleachers would be a nice touch and allow for additional access for leaving the stadium for fans.

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Unread post by huskie3 » Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:36 am

I don’t understand. We have artificial turf that requires less maintenance and now someone wants hedges that require constant maintenance?
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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by AppSt94 » Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:45 am

huskie3 wrote:
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I don’t understand. We have artificial turf that requires less maintenance and now someone wants hedges that require constant maintenance?
Fine. Put up a fence that would allow for a smoother flow of traffic trying to get out. If that is what you took from my comment, I clearly missed the mark.

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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by BeauFoster » Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:36 am

boonetown1 wrote:
Thu Jun 11, 2020 6:44 am
BTK2000 wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:48 pm
I don’t understand why the Feild turf is being replaced. I mean it’s nice but $$$$$$. When 2 sports were just cut I dont see the justification. The only thing some friends and I could figure is that the drainage system has to be continued under the portion where the track is being replaced. I remember when they put in the current Feild they dug down like 10-15 feet for gravel and sand. I guess if you’re already digging and tearing up the turf you might as well replace it.
I assume a lot of this work was already committed to prior to the covid19 economic crisis. With most of the funds already secured.

I would also imagine some of this work is now substantially cheaper due to the current crisis
Generally, athletic departments budget a small amount yearly to be saved for turf replacement, as it depreciates, so there isn’t a single, large outlay.

All of this work that is in progress was already funded, and a fair amount already in progress or had contracts signed that would result in financial penalties for breaking that would still result in sports being cut. We were damned if we did, damned if we didn’t in this case.
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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by huskie3 » Thu Jun 11, 2020 10:07 am

AppSt94 wrote:
Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:45 am
huskie3 wrote:
Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:36 am
I don’t understand. We have artificial turf that requires less maintenance and now someone wants hedges that require constant maintenance?
Fine. Put up a fence that would allow for a smoother flow of traffic trying to get out. If that is what you took from my comment, I clearly missed the mark.
How is a hedge or fence going to increase the number of exits from the stadium? There would still be a problem at the exit gates. I realize there is a problem with congestion under the west stands (that is why I moved to the East).
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Re: NEZ Update Query

Unread post by appstate24 » Thu Jun 11, 2020 10:13 am

One of you locals get over there and take pics of the turf progress for the rest of us....please :D :D

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