New Swamp Turf Coming for 2017 Season

[Geaux]

I wonder how much money we saved over 10 years.

About $300k over a 10 year span.

[cb089]

I'm sure it'll be the exact same design but I'd make some tweaks if it were up to me. Go with the fluer de lis as the mid field logo, red end zones and white text.

[zephyr]

hopefully we get red endzones with white LOUISIANA in them.

Not if UL-Monroe has anything to say about it and you know how we don't want to hurt their feelings...

[zephyr]

Just out of curiosity and not to be that complainer out there but why wait so long to purchase and install? They are installing in early August and our first game is September 2. I'm not sure how long the install takes but what happens if we are running into weather delays or god forbid, a hurricane rips through as they are installing it pushing things back for weeks? Seems like we are really cutting it close to that opening day timeline.

[HelmutVII]

Just out of curiosity and not to be that complainer out there but why wait so long to purchase and install? They are installing in early August and our first game is September 2. I'm not sure how long the install takes but what happens if we are running into weather delays or god forbid, a hurricane rips through as they are installing it pushing things back for weeks? Seems like we are really cutting it close to that opening day timeline.

Could be the contractor is doing an install at another site and this is the earliest they can get here. See my earlier post. Two weeks give or take a few days is all it should take.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Fiscal year begins in July.

[Turbine]

Just out of curiosity and not to be that complainer out there but why wait so long to purchase and install? They are installing in early August and our first game is September 2. I'm not sure how long the install takes but what happens if we are running into weather delays or god forbid, a hurricane rips through as they are installing it pushing things back for weeks? Seems like we are really cutting it close to that opening day timeline.

Unless its a flood like last August, I don't think the weather is much of a factor with turf.

Hurricanes are another matter.

[HOUCajun]

Nebraskas field has cork pellets. Supposedly it lowers field temp by 5+ degrees vs the recycled tire rubber pellets

[BeauCajun]

Nebraskas field has cork pellets. Supposedly it lowers field temp by 5+ degrees vs the recycled tire rubber pellets

Should we start saving our wine bottle corks for the next change?

[Frenchie35]

Just put cooling coils below the turf like they do in ice rink slabs. That would catch on and all the D1 schools will follow suit.

[CajunAmos]

Should we start saving our wine bottle corks for the next change?

Recycle collection stations in the tailgate area.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Doesn't cork tend to float. All the little cork pellets heading for our giant sump pump. 😲😲😲