New Memorial Stadium FieldTurf & surface design

cincinnatiillini · Jul 26, 2012, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by KBLEE

What I hate about the orange is how the rubber filler (ground up tires) turns it black in areas. Orange w/ blackish smears throughout really looks like crap.

Well, then, I guess its a good thing we avoided the endzones like the plague at times last year so it wouldn't look worse...

Dan · Jul 27, 2012, 10:18 AM

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Field coming in nicely http://pic.twitter.com/kBKZBEnj

http://twitter.com/TheMiles8

KBLEE · Jul 27, 2012, 10:30 AM

I thought it was supposed to alternate shades of green every 5 yards??

IlliniByProxy · Jul 27, 2012, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by KBLEE

I thought it was supposed to alternate shades of green every 5 yards??

I think it is. If you follow the link and enlarge the picture there is a slight difference every five yards. It's not a drastic, but it does seem to be different shades of green.

GilThorpe · Jul 27, 2012, 10:40 AM

yes, the alternating green "stripes" on the field are subtle, yet noticeable. not as dramatic as some ive seen.

GHD
from that pic, I estimate at least 50ft from sideline of field to brick wall. loooks like it is not quite 20 yards, but clearly more than 10 yards. thats my guess and I am in the construction industry.

There is a lot of real estate there that is wasted.

Groundhogday · Jul 27, 2012, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by GilThorpe

yes, the alternating green "stripes" on the field are subtle, yet noticeable. not as dramatic as some ive seen.

GHD
from that pic, I estimate at least 50ft from sideline of field to brick wall. loooks like it is not quite 20 yards, but clearly more than 10 yards. thats my guess and I am in the construction industry.

There is a lot of real estate there that is wasted.

Yes, I estimated 50 feet for my earlier calculations, using aerial imagery. But the problem remains that we might only be able to lower the field ~6 feet, in which case you aren't going to be able to reduce that 50 foot gap by much, say 12 feet. It would be a slight improvement, and perhaps if we win enough games to sell out the place they will lower the field in 5-10 years.

RHITIllini · Jul 27, 2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Groundhogday

Yes, I estimated 50 feet for my earlier calculations, using aerial imagery. But the problem remains that we might only be able to lower the field ~6 feet, in which case you aren't going to be able to reduce that 50 foot gap by much, say 12 feet. It would be a slight improvement, and perhaps if we win enough games to sell out the place they will lower the field in 5-10 years.

I'm not a structural guy, but if you assume the stands are at a 30 degree rise (rough estimate), then you have a 1 foot rise to 3 foot run. Keep in mind they need a good amount of that space to move things around/in/out, but a 6 ft drop would mean an 18 foot horizontal change.

Illini125 · Jul 27, 2012, 11:25 AM

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Turf is looking good

@GimmeDatBecky41

Tweet from Zach Becker

USNIlliniFan · Jul 27, 2012, 11:27 AM

Guess this answers the end-zone question.

Thacher_H_Guild · Jul 27, 2012, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by GilThorpe

yes, the alternating green "stripes" on the field are subtle, yet noticeable. not as dramatic as some ive seen.

Good. The dramatic ones look stupid.

RHITIllini · Jul 27, 2012, 11:30 AM

Maybe they'll make the ILLINOIS blue with a white outline.

Groundhogday · Jul 27, 2012, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by RHITIllini

I'm not a structural guy, but if you assume the stands are at a 30 degree rise (rough estimate), then you have a 1 foot rise to 3 foot run. Keep in mind they need a good amount of that space to move things around/in/out, but a 6 ft drop would mean an 18 foot horizontal change.

tan(30 deg) = 0.58, not 0.33.

A 3 foot run for every 1 foot rise would give an angle of 18 degrees.

And if you extend the field as much as possible the current problem of poor visibility behind the players would still apply to the lowest seats.

Fighting Billini · Jul 27, 2012, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by USNIlliniFan

Guess this answers the end-zone question.

I believe they normally lay out the entire endzone, sew it together, then cut out the portion which will be different colors and sew those fabrics in. Just because there is no wordmark there now doesn't mean they will paint it on over the orange for a year so they can change it next year.

Groundhogday · Jul 27, 2012, 12:06 PM

A quick bit of online research suggests that a 1/3 rise/run is standard for aluminum bleachers... and appears to be the same gradient we have in our main stands (rough eyeball). If true, the actually angle for our main stands might be less than 20 degrees (18 degrees = 1/3 rise/run).

d = 50 feet * tan(18.4-15) = 3 feet

d = 50 feet * tan(20-10) = 9 feet

I'm starting to think we might have a 6 foot maximum drop (e.g. Oklahoma) at Memorial Stadium.

theanonymousillini · Jul 27, 2012, 12:58 PM

Hey guys,

I know this is probably a done deal, but we just wanted to throw out a mock-up we had for the new Memorial Stadium field

It takes cues from the new Assembly Hall basketball floor, and from the jersey concepts done by wILL-INI here.

To us, the issues we had with the current design are:
1. The orange in the endzones/sidelines isn't the same as the Block I (hopefully a mock bug)
2. The slanted "ILLINI" underlined isn't very visually appealing and is only used for our football team right now (hopefully the new jerseys will steer away from this design).

NnannasBananas11 · Jul 27, 2012, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by theanonymousillini

Hey guys,

I know this is probably a done deal, but we just wanted to throw out a mock-up we had for the new Memorial Stadium field

It takes cues from the new Assembly Hall basketball floor, and from the jersey concepts done by wILL-INI here.

I absolutely love it

Anything to get rid of the slant ILLINOIS in the future.

mskizas · Jul 27, 2012, 01:18 PM

That would be sick!

mskizas · Jul 27, 2012, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by NnannasBananas11

I absolutely love it

Anything to get rid of the slant ILLINOIS in the future.

Sweet

Groundhogday · Jul 27, 2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by theanonymousillini

To us, the issues we had with the current design are:
1. The orange in the endzones/sidelines isn't the same as the Block I (hopefully a mock bug)
2. The slanted "ILLINI" underlined isn't very visually appealing and is only used for our football team right now (hopefully the new jerseys will steer away from this design).

Looks good. I'd like to see the same design, but with the zig-zag also at the back of the endzones, framing "Fighting Illini" top and bottom.

IlliniByProxy · Jul 27, 2012, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhogday

Looks good. I'd like to see the same design, but with the zig-zag also at the back of the endzones, framing "Fighting Illini" top and bottom.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

Dan · Jul 27, 2012, 01:36 PM

Groundhogday - 25.5" length , 8" height. Yes, I brought the tape measure.

U of I 89-05-10 · Jul 27, 2012, 01:45 PM

The same friend who told me they'd be doing the alternating green on the field just told me new endzones will come NEXT year with the new scoreboard.

theanonymousillini · Jul 27, 2012, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhogday

Looks good. I'd like to see the same design, but with the zig-zag also at the back of the endzones, framing "Fighting Illini" top and bottom.

Updated. Thanks for the suggestion. Looks good!

Groundhogday · Jul 27, 2012, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan

Groundhogday - 25.5" length , 8" height. Yes, I brought the tape measure.

Wow, so just a 17.4 degree angle for the main stands. They really couldn't lower the field more than 4 feet, and even that would allow just 12.4 degrees for a fan to see over the row in front. I can see why they decided not to lower the field. If we had a lot of money sitting around, perhaps it would make sense to lower the field 3 feet just to make all of the current seats viable, but that is pretty big expense for a small payoff (no payoff given current attendance).

Dan · Jul 27, 2012, 02:13 PM

My photos from this afternoon.

It's subtle but you can definitely tell the different shades in the 5-yard segments of the new turf-

Cleaning up the exterior of the ramp tower facades?

Jul 27, 2012, 12:06 PM	#139
Groundhogday Posts: 18,226	A quick bit of online research suggests that a 1/3 rise/run is standard for aluminum bleachers... and appears to be the same gradient we have in our main stands (rough eyeball). If true, the actually angle for our main stands might be less than 20 degrees (18 degrees = 1/3 rise/run). d = 50 feet * tan(18.4-15) = 3 feet d = 50 feet * tan(20-10) = 9 feet I'm starting to think we might have a 6 foot maximum drop (e.g. Oklahoma) at Memorial Stadium. __________________ ONLY ORANGE!

Jul 27, 2012, 10:30 AM	#128
KBLEE Location: Montgomery, IL Posts: 6,294	I thought it was supposed to alternate shades of green every 5 yards??

Jul 27, 2012, 10:40 AM	#130
GilThorpe Location: Hinsdale Posts: 878	yes, the alternating green "stripes" on the field are subtle, yet noticeable. not as dramatic as some ive seen. GHD from that pic, I estimate at least 50ft from sideline of field to brick wall. loooks like it is not quite 20 yards, but clearly more than 10 yards. thats my guess and I am in the construction industry. There is a lot of real estate there that is wasted.

Jul 27, 2012, 11:27 AM	#134
USNIlliniFan Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 318	Guess this answers the end-zone question.

Jul 27, 2012, 11:30 AM	#136
RHITIllini Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,763	Maybe they'll make the ILLINOIS blue with a white outline.

Jul 27, 2012, 12:58 PM	#140
theanonymousillini Posts: 96	Hey guys, I know this is probably a done deal, but we just wanted to throw out a mock-up we had for the new Memorial Stadium field It takes cues from the new Assembly Hall basketball floor, and from the jersey concepts done by wILL-INI here. To us, the issues we had with the current design are: 1. The orange in the endzones/sidelines isn't the same as the Block I (hopefully a mock bug) 2. The slanted "ILLINI" underlined isn't very visually appealing and is only used for our football team right now (hopefully the new jerseys will steer away from this design).

Jul 27, 2012, 01:18 PM	#142
mskizas Posts: 3	That would be sick!

Jul 27, 2012, 01:36 PM	#146
Dan Admin Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 26,033	Groundhogday - 25.5" length , 8" height. Yes, I brought the tape measure.

Jul 27, 2012, 01:45 PM	#147
U of I 89-05-10 Location: Iowa City, Ia. Posts: 962	The same friend who told me they'd be doing the alternating green on the field just told me new endzones will come NEXT year with the new scoreboard.

Jul 27, 2012, 02:13 PM	#150
Dan Admin Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 26,033	My photos from this afternoon. It's subtle but you can definitely tell the different shades in the 5-yard segments of the new turf- Cleaning up the exterior of the ramp tower facades?