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<blockquote data-quote="gt13" data-source="post: 722275" data-attributes="member: 369"><p>Grant Field was turf for 20+ years from the 70s to the early 90s, so it should still be "Grant Field" after the change. </p><p></p><p>Some of my thoughts: </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The new adjustable LED stadium lighting combined with this new turf (which I imagine is much easier to paint) should allow the groundscrew/AA to get the field to look exactly the way they want on TV and in person. The gold sections should be much more vivid on turf as well - I never thought the gold in the midfield logo or endzones popped very well against the natural dirt/grass. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I have heard that artificial turf is a much hotter playing surface than natural grass. I can't imagine last year's USF game (95 degrees at kickoff) being played on an artificial turf field. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We have had difficulty in the past when we travel to other teams' turf fields (2015 ND comes to mind). Since we can practice on the new turf field in the stadium much more often now, I wonder if there is any advantage that gives us against teams that play normally on grass. Most teams practice on turf these days, so maybe not. </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gt13, post: 722275, member: 369"] Grant Field was turf for 20+ years from the 70s to the early 90s, so it should still be "Grant Field" after the change. Some of my thoughts: [LIST] [*]The new adjustable LED stadium lighting combined with this new turf (which I imagine is much easier to paint) should allow the groundscrew/AA to get the field to look exactly the way they want on TV and in person. The gold sections should be much more vivid on turf as well - I never thought the gold in the midfield logo or endzones popped very well against the natural dirt/grass. [*]I have heard that artificial turf is a much hotter playing surface than natural grass. I can't imagine last year's USF game (95 degrees at kickoff) being played on an artificial turf field. [*]We have had difficulty in the past when we travel to other teams' turf fields (2015 ND comes to mind). Since we can practice on the new turf field in the stadium much more often now, I wonder if there is any advantage that gives us against teams that play normally on grass. Most teams practice on turf these days, so maybe not. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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