Before they can “Play it on the Red,” the old grass surface has to go.
The official start of Eastern Washington University’s Red Turf project will take place with a “turfbreaking” ceremony on Saturday (June 12) at 5 p.m. at Woodward Field on the EWU campus in Cheney, Wash.
On hand will be former Eagle and current Tennessee Titans star Michael Roos, who along with his wife Katherine Roos kick-started the project with a $500,000 pledge. They will join several EWU administrators and others for the ceremonial uncovering of sod. The public is invited to attend, and information regarding contractors, project timelines, a 24-hour web cam and other details will be announced at that time.
I don't know if they had already planned on it, but I passed that idea on to a contact in the dept. a while back. Glad that they're doing it.
Last edited by Screamin_Eagle174 on Sat Aug 14, 2010 3:26 pm, edited 1 time in total.
MrTitleist wrote:Quick sidenote: How pathetic are you that you'd watch a 24 hour webcam of turf being laid? Is paint drying getting too boring?
(you is you in general, not you specifically.. whomever you are.)
I believe the purpose of the 24 hr web cam is that people can view it from wherever on the web on occasion to watch the progress. I doubt there's many if any people out there that pathetic they would watch it 24/7.
Although I think a daily photo blog (one photo a day from the same spot, and maybe a second one featuring a particular process or step) would be cooler, a web cam requires less time/personnel.
dbackjon wrote:How long of a period will the sod removal take?
I thought "The Red Stain" took about a week, start to finish???
“We didn’t have a man or woman in the drone,” Trump explained to a confused America. “We had nobody in the drone. It would have made a big difference, let me tell you. It would have made a big, big difference.” Mexico will pay for the wall THE MOON IS PART OF MARS
polsongrizz wrote:
I thought "The Red Stain" took about a week, start to finish???
Well sometimes shit goes horribly wrong and it can take 9 months, like in your mom's case.
Not bad but not a home run...I give it *** out of *****.
And BTW my mom loves me, so there...
“We didn’t have a man or woman in the drone,” Trump explained to a confused America. “We had nobody in the drone. It would have made a big difference, let me tell you. It would have made a big, big difference.” Mexico will pay for the wall THE MOON IS PART OF MARS
MrTitleist wrote:Quick sidenote: How pathetic are you that you'd watch a 24 hour webcam of turf being laid? Is paint drying getting too boring?
(you is you in general, not you specifically.. whomever you are.)
I believe the purpose of the 24 hr web cam is that people can view it from wherever on the web on occasion to watch the progress. I doubt there's many if any people out there that pathetic they would watch it 24/7.
Although I think a daily photo blog (one photo a day from the same spot, and maybe a second one featuring a particular process or step) would be cooler, a web cam requires less time/personnel.
I know of one. His name starts with "b" and ends with "n"
Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:
I believe the purpose of the 24 hr web cam is that people can view it from wherever on the web on occasion to watch the progress. I doubt there's many if any people out there that pathetic they would watch it 24/7.
Although I think a daily photo blog (one photo a day from the same spot, and maybe a second one featuring a particular process or step) would be cooler, a web cam requires less time/personnel.
I know of one. His name starts with "b" and ends with "n"
As far as sod removal goes, they didn't go into a whole lot of detail, but it'll start on Monday and I'd imagine it wouldn't take more than a couple days or a week tops. According to a handout,
Week of June 14th -- Excavation work and removal of grass field is scheduled to begin. A webcam monitoring the progress of the project will be made available to the public at http://www.goeags.com.
July-August -- Installation of Red Turf scheduled.
Spet. 3 -- Project is expected to be completed.
We're going with SprintTurf, and so far just over $1,000,000 has been raised. From what I understand, not much more is needed to also get started on the video board, and they hope to get that done this year too. Whether or not that means before or after the season remains to be seen.
TXST is installing their new turf. FieldTurf DuarSpine PRO. It's only been used by a few teams so far...
Texas State becomes one of the first NCAA or NFL teams to use FieldTurf Duraspine PRO. Texas State joins the New England Patriots, Sacramento State and the University of Arizona as organizations that have opted for the latest in innovation from the world leader in artificial turf
They started pulling up the old turf this week and there's a time-lapsed video on the athletic site. Kinda funny if you ask me. http://www.txstatebobcats.com/
And no, the track is staying until after they build the new T&F facility this Fall.
They will also begin the north endzone horseshoe later in the Fall.
Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:
As far as sod removal goes, they didn't go into a whole lot of detail, but it'll start on Monday and I'd imagine it wouldn't take more than a couple days or a week tops.
The excavation and prep work will be performed by Pauletto Trucking and Excavation in Spokane, which was also a sub-contractor for the Sprinturf field that was installed in 2005 at Gonzaga Prep High School in Spokane.
Stephen Pauletto said his company will remove 18 inches of sod and dirt before beginning the prep work, which includes a sophisticated drainage system and 12 inches of granular sand with a coating of gravel. He said that process, including highly-technical laser leveling, will take about eight weeks prior to the installation of the actual turf.
The projected completion date is Sept. 3, with the inaugural game on the red turf taking place Sept. 18 versus Montana, with kickoff scheduled for 4:05 p.m. Pacific time.
A 24-hour web cam is expected to be available for viewing starting Tuesday (June 15), with a link provided at http://www.goeags.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Other contractors involved in the project include Coffman Engineers and Geo Engineers, both based in Spokane, with financing of the project provided by U.S. Bank and approved by the EWU Foundation and EWU Board of Trustees.
More than $1 million has been pledged toward the project, EWU Vice President for University Advancement Mike Westfall said at the “turfbreaking.” Besides Michael and Katherine Roos, other major contributors to the project include a trio of former Eastern students -- Colin Cowherd (now an ESPN national radio/TV broadcaster), Tim Bradbury (a President for American City Business Journals and former EWU football player) and Jim McElwain (now offensive coordinator at Alabama and a former EWU football player and assistant coach) -- as well as the Rockwood Clinic.
In addition, Eastern Hall of Famer Dick Zornes, a former EWU football player, assistant coach, head coach and athletic director, spearheaded the “Play it on the Red” fund-raising effort involving former Eastern players. More than 35 former players have made pledges thus far, as well as another 79 individuals and businesses.
