New Turf on Cajun Field

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Originally Posted by HelmutVII

_ That was Scot Farmer. Contractor will be starting Thursday and be finished July 1. We will see. _

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When I watched an installation video from the Pro turf people last week, i think they started on Apr 27, and were done in about 2 months an 1-2 weeks. So, that July 1 date should be pretty accurate. Let's just hope we don't have a crazy rainy couple of months.

You know what they say, April Showers bring late completion dates on turf installations.

Information from the site:

2005 Instillation
April Florida State University* FL Practice football 90,000 sf
April Univ. of Tenn. at Chattanooga* TN Finley Stadium 95,000 sf

2004
July Toronto Argonauts* ONT Football - Skydome 120,000 sf
September Univ. S. Carolina* SC Football (indoor) 46,000 sf
November Univ. S. Carolina* SC Baseball Apron 20,000 sf


Other than that it is all high schools. We are getting the #1 turf for high school football :eek:

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Originally Posted by anhil8tor

_ Information from the site:

2005 Instillation
April Florida State University* FL Practice football 90,000 sf
April Univ. of Tenn. at Chattanooga* TN Finley Stadium 95,000 sf

2004
July Toronto Argonauts* ONT Football - Skydome 120,000 sf
September Univ. S. Carolina* SC Football (indoor) 46,000 sf
November Univ. S. Carolina* SC Baseball Apron 20,000 sf


Other than that it is all high schools. We are getting the #1 turf for high school football :eek: _

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What do you expect the Admin has run this school like a HIGH SCHOOL for 35 years.

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

What do you expect the Admin has run this school like a HIGH SCHOOL for 35 years.

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Those high schools are probably more technically sound than we are at the football game.

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Originally Posted by rhineaux

I would be happy if the company really is Field Turf. I'v always liked the fields at Ohio State and Cinncy Bengals, just because they don't look anything like fake turf. Field Turf did both of those fields.

And, you can't have those trucks come down the inside because it would be too steep. plus,they probably just need to widen the entrance. There is a long wall that runs almost all the way to the athletic building. They would just need to take out part of that wall so the trucks could have enough turning room.

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Removing the end of the retaining wall to improve the turning radius is probably what they will do. If the tunnel is 12 feet wide and about 14 feet tall it should fit a small dump truck. I would think they got dump trucks in and out of the stadium when it was built. Poor planning on the part of somebody if they blocked the entrance with a building.

Depending on what they have to truck in (probably sand) they could dump it on the top of the embankment and either chute it down the hill or use a conveyor belt. Conveyor belt is a very efficient method of transferring large quantities of material.

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Originally Posted by USLJim

Got from a higher up, the field is FIELD TURF, the work starts the 17th and they are also going to have to widen the entrance to Tunnel for dump trucks to manuever in and out of field.

I do not revel my sources unless they say it is ok. I did not ask him so I will not divulge his name at this time. All I can say, he is well connected with athletic department.

Go figure

Geaux Cajuns

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Ok, assuming the work starts the 17th, does anyone have a guess as to when we'll get a new "C"?!?:eek:

Actually, 'AGIN FIELD couldn't be more accurate right now.:mad:

Well it looks like it has started, there are excavators down on the field and some turf has been removed. However with todays rain thats predicted I dont think much will be done today. For those of you who dont know there is a web cam on the ragin cajun web site. http://www.ragincajuns.com/ just click on watch cajun field transform before your eyes on the right hand side. I still have no official word on what the brand name is. I was told that it was proturf, however another poster in a different thread said he was told it was field turf, and billy still thinks its prograss. Whatever it is one thing is for sure. It will look better then what we presently have.

Just wondering if the Administration thought about and/or inquired about any chemicals that will be used down the line when cleaning(pressure washing) the stadium and its effects on the Turf.

Even wonder about the runoff if NO chemicals are used to wash only to seal the stadium.


Anyone know?
DaddyCajun

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Originally Posted by DaddyCajun

Just wondering if the Administration thought about...

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Foresight, just one of the services we fail at.

Who paid for it or where did the funds come from?

Just loose change the University had. An outgoing gift form Dr. A.......

Thanks Frenchie but if the university had loose change in that amount... wouldn't it have made sense to rent a pressure washer a few years ago to clean up the stadium for the new orleans bowl?

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Originally Posted by anhil8tor

_ Who paid for it or where did the funds come from? _

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I think we used the Bush Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate to fund the turf. And as to why we did not pressure wash prior to the New Orleans bowl... it was requested that the NO Bowl at Cajun Field have as similar an atmosphere as was in New Orleans. We didn't wash up, but we did pour 2000 gallons of urine and beer around the stadium 2 days prior to the game to secure the ambience of the Big Easy.

that would explain the male bathrooms at Cajun Field

I believe that it was the university that paid for the project and the cost is around 750000.00 to 800000.00. It was approved by Doc A