For something that is supposed to last a long time, BC has changed the playing surface at Alumni quiet a bit over the last few years. The school and Astroturf just announced that Alumni will be getting a new rug. It is part of an extension with the synthetic grass company that will also include the baseball/softball fields and the Indoor Practice facility.
No costs were disclosed, but I assume BC got an significant break on the early upgrade to the Alumni surface due to selecting AstroTurf for all the new fields and facilities. BC made the switch to Astroturf from FieldTurf in 2012. For those of us who remember the original "astroturf," have no fear. This is not the hard flat green carpet. Astroturf's current solution has the modern feel with blades of fake grass and mini rubber pellets to cushion falls. To the average fan -- and probably many players -- there is no noticiable difference between AstroTurf and their competitor, FieldTurf.
It seems like AstroTurf is pretty proud of their BC deal. The lone stadium field on their Wikipedia page is of Alumni. After losing so much market share when FieldTurf came on the scene -- including losing the BC deal in 2004 -- it seems like AstroTurf has rebounded and is building up an impressive collection of stadiums.
As long as the deal makes sense and the players are happy, I don't care what brand BC uses for turf. I just hope that they take this opportunity to change the midfield logo. New turf would be a perfect time to get rid of the italics lettering in the logo.
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Maybe we can de-italicize our endzone font and stop looking like mid-90s NASCAAR.
Maybe we can just win some games against opponents that matter.
Actually we should just knock the place down, build a true indoor facility that might attract more "talent", move all home games to Gillette and the players would feel like "pro" athletes for the day and we could tailgate the day away.
The original Astro Turf was a green carpet laid over concrete. There were plenty of injuries. I was able to walk on one of those fields. They were brutal. The new turf is then a copy of the Field Turf. I wonder if anyone knows of the real success or failure of the design in real playing experience.
Hopefully it isn't blue.
Gillette got a new field too. Wonder if it is the same.
Man, I really hope the new field is fire-retardant for Addazio's new fast-paced, Greatest Show on Turf, speed-based explosive offense.
Because when I think of Daz, I don't think of him kicking that tying FG in the NC game like he said he would have with that QB and that offense. No way. I think High Octane. Which is flammable. So I really hope BC dips into the endowment for a few fire extinguishers.
And I hope those rubber tires don't cause cancer. But I guess if you're on offense and you never get tackled, you won't have to worry about that.
CT, don't quit your day job at McDonalds. Comedy is not your thing.
Lacrosse is one win away from a national championship. Wow.
Maryland is unbelievable, but we'll make them prove it "on the day"! Go BC.
CT, excellent post.
BCBCBC, screw.
Vinny DePalma committed tonight to BC over Wisconsin, Pitt, and Duke. He's a LB. Good work by coach Camp.
It makes sense Tucky left now; doesn't it?
Maybe we can just win some games against opponents that matter. thank you!
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