Field Turf at UNH.

[UNH 40]

Head Coach Sean MacDonnell announced yesterday at the UNH football banquet that UNH is to install field turf on there game field for this up coming season. Hopefully this is just the start of a complete face lift for Cowell stadium.:thumbsup:

[Umass74]

Head Coach Sean MacDonnell announced yesterday at the UNH football banquet that UNH is to install field turf on there game field for this up coming season. Hopefully this is just the start of a complete face lift for Cowell stadium.

That's great! Hope they can get rid of the track. The track really give lousy views from the visitor's side. The field is so far away.

As I have stated before, I live in the great Granite State. I'd vote to spend some of my tax money for a UNH stadium upgrade.

Why can't some UNH alumni get after their state representatives and get a bill on the ballot in '08???

Do I have to do everything?

[MplsBison]

Every football stadium in America, indoor or outdoor, is going to have artificial turf by 2015.


Mark it.

[GannonFan]

Every football stadium in America, indoor or outdoor, is going to have artificial turf by 2015.


Mark it.

Nah, there will always be places with plenty of green, natural grass. The Northern climes certainly need it (UNH, UMass for example), and places where they need to use the gameday field everyday need it (W&M for instance), but other than that it's just a matter of choice. Why would Georgia switch to artificial? Florida? The Rose Bowl? Many more to add to that list.

[MplsBison]

there will always be places with plenty of [strike]green[/strike]brown, torn up, muddy, natural grass

Fixed.

[Cobblestone]

We're mostly an agriculture school so I doubt we'd go to artificial turf.

I am glad to hear that UNH is upgrading their field and I agree with the poster who made the comment about the track going around the field, hopefully by 2015 we won't see any more stadiums like that.

Now I hope UNH can upgrade the visitor’s side. I haven't been to a game at UNH in a few years but plan on going this season. The last time I was there I noticed the stands needed a serious upgrade; also some rest rooms on the visitor’s side would be nice.

[GannonFan]

Fixed.

It's called football. Sometimes the playing surface is less than perfect (but then again, a wet Field Turf can be kinda slick to play on so I'm sure you knew that already in your quest for variable free football). And if we're striving to keep the field in absolutley perfect condition, how about getting rid of sun glare, wind, cold, hot, etc - every game should be played in a hermetically sealed box with no weather impact whatsoever. Then we can really get down to brass tacks and take care of these annoying fans who insist on making noise during football games as well - remember the motto, NO VARIABLES!!!!!! If we stick to that then we'll eventually get there. :rolleyes:

[DrG]

This is a good move by UNH, but for the long-term, they need an entirely new facility rather than band-aid improvements to Cowell. As I've said before, pass the hat around and I'll drop something in - even though I live in Mass.!

[Umass74]

This is what the action looks like from the visitor's side. Not a great view of the game...

[henfan]

A great decision by UNH.

Any school that doesn't install a new generation artificial surface is just pxssing money away, unless your school happens to be in a region that makes growing a decent natural surface economically feasible. It also helps if your AD has unlimited funds to water, feed and maintain the natural surface, and pay a full-time staff to do it. Don't know of many FCS programs to which this would apply. This is probably why so many NCAA and NFL teams have gone to artificial surfaces.

Oddly, two of the schools in the CAA who've had the most problems growing grass (Rhody & Delaware) still think they're smarter than Mother Nature. xidiotx Thank goodness neither school plays NCAA hockey. They'd have trouble getting the ice to form over their ponds in November and March.