Skjellyfetti wrote:
Yeah, Groves Stadium is just so much better, amirite?
Wait. WTF.
I hope you got the sarcasm from my post, KY. It is a little eerie how Groves and KBS match up though......
The top three levels of the AC at KBS are pratically a carbon copy of Deacon Towers. Same construction company did the work as well. If you remember the initial drawings of the AC the press box was almost identical. I think WF has one of best looking stadiums in the country.
I'm not really sure who put the sand in your vajajay, but that's none of my business. I'm not getting in a pissing match over turf installation. I appreciate your attempts to shed light on this highly complex topic, although it could have been accomplished without all the inherent sarcasm.
As for my my age, ASUMountaineer nailed it that although I'd like to be, I'm no longer 25 - you could try to hire me but I'm quite certain you couldn't afford me. As for the WF moniker, that's where I earned my MBA - I'll try harder to keep up with your complex postings better going forward. I haven't been to a WF game since '96, but I've traveled to a ton of ASU games since I finished there. My "loyality" lies with ASU.
Old Sandman's heart is in the right place, but he gets a little cranky from time to time. He is also a fierce ASU fan who can't stand ASU grads who split their loyalties, especially with that crowd across I-40 in south Durham.
If this is the newest FieldTurf (Duraspine Pro) Yes, they do cut out the area for the logos and conference tags, as well as the lettering in the EZ. The logos, etc. are one piece and are sewn into the cut-out. We had this installed last year; as did Sac State and the NE Patriots. No player on our team had a problem with footing, getting caught in any seams or injured. The guys love it.
Pictures of the Texas State Bobcat’s new turf as of June 28th. They cut out parts of the field for the letters, numerals, hash marks & logos to fit into. It’s looking good! Show’em State!
ASUG8 wrote:
I'm not really sure who put the sand in your vajajay, but that's none of my business. I'm not getting in a pissing match over turf installation. I appreciate your attempts to shed light on this highly complex topic, although it could have been accomplished without all the inherent sarcasm.
As for my my age, ASUMountaineer nailed it that although I'd like to be, I'm no longer 25 - you could try to hire me but I'm quite certain you couldn't afford me. As for the WF moniker, that's where I earned my MBA - I'll try harder to keep up with your complex postings better going forward. I haven't been to a WF game since '96, but I've traveled to a ton of ASU games since I finished there. My "loyality" lies with ASU.
Old Sandman's heart is in the right place, but he gets a little cranky from time to time. He is also a fierce ASU fan who can't stand ASU grads who split their loyalties, especially with that crowd across I-40 in south Durham.
That's cool - I'm pretty fiercely pro-ASU also, and I certainly have no love for the Dookies.
CatMom wrote:If this is the newest FieldTurf (Duraspine Pro) Yes, they do cut out the area for the logos and conference tags, as well as the lettering in the EZ. The logos, etc. are one piece and are sewn into the cut-out. We had this installed last year; as did Sac State and the NE Patriots. No player on our team had a problem with footing, getting caught in any seams or injured. The guys love it.
Pictures of the Texas State Bobcat’s new turf as of June 28th. They cut out parts of the field for the letters, numerals, hash marks & logos to fit into. It’s looking good! Show’em State!
The turf being installed in KBS is the recently introduced Revolution product. I talked to the crew and watched them install some of the hash marks last week. The turf is shaved off the backing and the pre formed lettering and logo's are put in place with hot glue with a hot melt machine, powered by a gas engine.
They decided against the sideline script because it looked bad plus it wouldn't be worth it to redo since it's a freaking sideline and there will be hundreds of people standing on it when it matters.
They decided against the sideline script because it looked bad plus it wouldn't be worth it to redo since it's a freaking sideline and there will be hundreds of people standing on it when it matters.
"But the damned and the guiltiest among you are the men who had the capacity to know, yet chose to blank out reality, the men who were willing to sell their intelligence into cynical servitude..."
- John Galt
DJ said in his chat today that it would be between 1500 and 2000 additional seats. He also said they will be put up after FanFest and removed after the season is completed.
Appalachian State Mountaineers:
National Champions: 2005, 2006, and 2007 Southern Conference Champions: 1986, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! WE'RE GONNA SHOUT IT! NOTHING'S HOTTER THAN A-S-U!
I'm a big fan of green endzones, but the text is ridiculously ugly. It looks like it belongs from an era long gone. Should've been big, bold, and stretching the width of the field. Instead, it's small, blends with the grass, and centered. Honestly, I think 70s and 80s football fields when I see these "new" pics.
∞∞∞ wrote:I'm a big fan of green endzones, but the text is ridiculously ugly. It looks like it belongs from an era long gone. Should've been big, bold, and stretching the width of the field. Instead, it's small, blends with the grass, and centered. Honestly, I think 70s and 80s football fields when I see these "new" pics.
I don't think I've heard from one App fan that did like it.
∞∞∞ wrote:I'm a big fan of green endzones, but the text is ridiculously ugly. It looks like it belongs from an era long gone. Should've been big, bold, and stretching the width of the field. Instead, it's small, blends with the grass, and centered. Honestly, I think 70s and 80s football fields when I see these "new" pics.
I don't think I've heard from one App fan that did like it.
I'm just guessing ... but I suspect that design was partially driven by a desire for your standard TV 'money shot'. Any activity in the vicinity of the goal line results in several seconds of 'Appalachian State' dominating the camera view. Those dang marketing guys know their stuff - LOL - that's some smart thinkin' right there in promoting the brand.
I would have preferred 'State' being dropped with 'Appalachian' made fifty percent taller, maybe a touch more bold in lettering -- but not any wider, of course.
"But the damned and the guiltiest among you are the men who had the capacity to know, yet chose to blank out reality, the men who were willing to sell their intelligence into cynical servitude..."
- John Galt
ASUG8 wrote:
I don't think I've heard from one App fan that did like it.
I'm just guessing ... but I suspect that design was partially driven by a desire for your standard TV 'money shot'. Any activity in the vicinity of the goal line results in several seconds of 'Appalachian State' dominating the camera view. Those dang marketing guys know their stuff - LOL - that's some smart thinkin' right there in promoting the brand.
I would have preferred 'State' being dropped with 'Appalachian' made fifty percent taller, maybe a touch more bold in lettering -- but not any wider, of course.
Keep the black end zones and you get a lot more punch out the the text written there, but they didn't ask me.
Saw the field in person last week. The endzones look much better than on the web cam, but those awful yeller rectangles on the sidelines dominate the entire field. I'm betting Coach Moore wishes he had that decision back. The black border gives the field a classy look and had it been continued around in place of the yeller that thing would have been awesome. Time to drag out the black paint guys! The only thing that doesn't look good is the north (Owens Field House) endzone. It appears the crew installed the turf different running in different directions and there is a seam running smack down the middle making the endzone look like the alternating shades instead of the solid darker green. One of the pictures shows it quite well. Didn't think it was possible, but now I hate the track even more!
I haven't been to a WF game since '96, but I've traveled to a ton of ASU games since I finished there. My "loyality"
lies with ASU.
