[Husker] Re: Field Turf Questions for John (fwd)

[jgilman at fieldturf.com]

Mike,

sorry for taking so long to answer the query about the new field, must
have missed the posting on the newsgroup.
was out there a few weeks ago as we began to take out the old field.
as you may recall the old field was a bit of a rush job and laid simply
on a drainage matt over the asphalt.
we had to do that because the asphalt, which was supposed to be porous
didn't drain well because of all the glue that had been used to keep
the old astroturf in place.

the new field will have a conventional crushed stone base with drainage
pipes laid like a herringbone under the stone. the field will be
relatively flat allowing Coach Callahan to run the west coast offence
much more efficiently.

also the new field will have all its numbers, hash marks, endzone
letters and center field logo permanently inlaid which will give it a
much sharper look.

must tell all of you how impressed I was with the very businesslike, no
nonsense approach of AD Steve Pederson and his aides Boyd Eppley and
John Ingram.

the new indoor will also be done in early July.

regards

John

Mike Nolan wrote:
> : What kind of surface will be under the turf now that they are tearing out the old asphalt? Will it be sand, dirt . . .? Is there a special drainage system being put in?
> :
> : What is different about this generation of field turf?
>
> I was out of town for six weeks in Feb-April, perhaps I missed reading
> that they were redoing the FieldTurf at Memorial Stadium.
>
> If they're ripping out the asphalt, perhaps they'll do it like they did
> at Seacrest Field, where they have a base of gravel and sand so that it
> drains well.  (I would imagine it is a tad softer as well.)
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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