New Memorial Stadium FieldTurf & surface design

Clemens · Jul 27, 2012, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhogday

The state of Illinois, with a big beer belly and passed out in a drunken stupor?

works for me

TimeToGetIll · Jul 28, 2012, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by USNIlliniFan

What the h???. Looks like my 3 yr old grandson got hold of a permanent marker. This is bad, really bad.

yeah no kidding, it looks terrible, i was just trying to get the idea across.

but imagine it like this - no actual line on the border, no alternating light and dark 5 yard stripes, no block I or state outline at the 50

but, dark green inside the border, light green outside the border

really, no one else thinks it is at least an interesting idea?

we have no more chief, we have a complete lack of any kind of traditional symbol or historical icon or image to associate with the school or football team.

it seems like they want to halfway embrace the state outline (assembly hall and now memorial stadium), but i say why go halfway? go all out.

our state is shaped by 3 of the most important/historical waterways of the US, lake michigan, the mississippi and the ohio. it makes a readymade symbol without making up some garbage generic idea like the "prairie fire" and it still would embrace the idea of the illini

i mean i did not expect everyone to think it was the best idea ever, but no one thinks it could be cool at all?

TimeToGetIll · Jul 28, 2012, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by USNIlliniFan

Sorry, TimeToGetIll, don't mean to be so harsh and certainly don't want to discourage anybody's creativity, but I think what folks see here just doesn't have much eye appeal. That being said, I can't resist one last zinger.. (announcer).. " and the Illini find themselves first and goal from the Cairo yard line.."

see now actually, that is what i think the best part of it would be

what do we have like 90% of the student body and alums that are actually from IL?

you would basically be looking at a map of the state while watching the game.

recruits see it when we upset OSU at home, tell them we are locking down the borders, etc.

hey, i know i prob sem crazy ranting about this while i am drunk, but i think it would be a unique thing and could be cool if done right

Hoppy2105 · Jul 28, 2012, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by TimeToGetIll

hey, i know i prob sem crazy ranting about this while i am drunk, but i think it would be a unique thing and could be cool if done right

Never would have guessed.

Dan · Jul 29, 2012, 01:25 PM

Photos from today.

Center logo & yard markers & end zone being installed.

RHITIllini · Jul 29, 2012, 01:48 PM

man those guys work fast..

DrewD007 · Jul 29, 2012, 02:25 PM

Looking good!

GilThorpe · Jul 29, 2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RHITIllini

man those guys work fast..

when you are being paid by the square foot, and not by the hour, it is amazing how fast a guy can get it done. JUst about all union and non union carpet or tile or flooring installers are paid piece meal. The contractor who these guys work for has a set price, but if his guys wanna work fast and get it done quick, and get a free day off, more power to them.

Thacher_H_Guild · Jul 29, 2012, 02:54 PM

Woah! That is some dayglow orange. Looking good though!

idoc13 · Jul 29, 2012, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GilThorpe

when you are being paid by the square foot, and not by the hour, it is amazing how fast a guy can get it done. JUst about all union and non union carpet or tile or flooring installers are paid piece meal. The contractor who these guys work for has a set price, but if his guys wanna work fast and get it done quick, and get a free day off, more power to them.

Just hope that they don't screw it up like last time...

I wish they would just use that solid orange for the end zones. Cool old school feel to them. No slant Illinois. I always liked how the Rantoul practice helmets look too.

Umgawa1 · Jul 29, 2012, 03:07 PM

So is the west side now officially the home side? Or just the TV side?

uiba99 · Jul 29, 2012, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by idoc13

I wish they would just use that solid orange for the end zones. Cool old school feel to them.

Cosign to that. I'd be fine if they just left it the way it looks now.

goillini75 · Jul 29, 2012, 04:35 PM

i tell ya what for whatever reason that orange really pops

AHSIllini32 · Jul 29, 2012, 06:22 PM

I know it's not something too terribly significant but I also like the different font we are using for the numbers along the sides of the field.

lstewart53x3 · Jul 29, 2012, 07:02 PM

I think it's looking really good! Love the bright orange. I'm still a little iffy about the state in the middle of the field, but I might just need to get use to it.

Indicchief · Jul 29, 2012, 07:33 PM

That green seems too dark to me.

Would a player in dark blue stand out on that field?

Hoppy2105 · Jul 29, 2012, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Indicchief

That green seems too dark to me.

Would a player in dark blue stand out on that field?

Every five yards he would.

illinicb · Jul 29, 2012, 08:52 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.

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).

I'd be concerned that the zig zag at the goal line would make it tough to see if the ball has broken the plane.

FredrickFremont · Jul 29, 2012, 09:58 PM

Looking at Dan's photos, it appears the lower left of the block I maybe isn't sticking out of the state outline?? (which I like)...

Regarding the zig-zag in the EZs, I like. Maybe you could put them at the back to alleviate any potential issues with breaking the plane. As long as there is a distinct change in color between in-bounds and out-of-bounds (in your concept, maybe a foot or so of blue against the OOB white) then I think it could work.

Kramer116 · Jul 30, 2012, 06:20 AM

Dan (or someone else), can someone put a side by side of the old setup and the new setup?

Were the sidelines always orange? Don't remember it that way.

Dan · Jul 30, 2012, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Kramer116

Dan (or someone else), can someone put a side by side of the old setup and the new setup?

Were the sidelines always orange? Don't remember it that way.

The sidelines used to have a bit of orange but not as much as the new setup. Here's how they looked from google maps overhead photos-

https://maps.google.com/?ll=40.09927...00327&t=k&z=19

GilThorpe · Jul 30, 2012, 06:47 AM

does anyone know what exactly that grid that is lined out in the SEZ was for (in the old google photo) ?

Illini Inn Mug Club Prez · Jul 30, 2012, 09:02 AM

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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.

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).

Love it.

Kramer116 · Jul 30, 2012, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Illini Inn Mug Club Prez

Love it.

Awesome user name.

Fighting Billini · Jul 30, 2012, 10:02 AM

Hmm, I made a post a few hours ago which dissapeared. Anyway, I like what I see so far. The only thing I would change to to make the stroke on the state outline thinner, similar to the yardlines. Also, we can't really get an idea of what the field will look like from these pictures because it has been so overcast the last week. Still, I like what I see.

Jul 29, 2012, 02:25 PM	#182
DrewD007 Location: Swansea, IL Posts: 3,564	Looking good! __________________ Follow me! http://www.twitter.com/illinidrew11

Jul 30, 2012, 10:02 AM	#200
Fighting Billini Mr. 10,000 Posts: 468	Hmm, I made a post a few hours ago which dissapeared. Anyway, I like what I see so far. The only thing I would change to to make the stroke on the state outline thinner, similar to the yardlines. Also, we can't really get an idea of what the field will look like from these pictures because it has been so overcast the last week. Still, I like what I see. __________________ Fighting Billini: Basketball Coaching Search 10,000th post man!

Jul 29, 2012, 01:25 PM	#180
Dan Admin Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 26,033	Photos from today. Center logo & yard markers & end zone being installed.

Jul 29, 2012, 01:48 PM	#181
RHITIllini Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,763	man those guys work fast..

Jul 29, 2012, 02:54 PM	#184
Thacher_H_Guild Location: Champaign Posts: 2,279	Woah! That is some dayglow orange. Looking good though!

Jul 29, 2012, 03:07 PM	#186
Umgawa1 Posts: 122	So is the west side now officially the home side? Or just the TV side?

Jul 29, 2012, 04:35 PM	#188
goillini75 GO ILLINI GO Location: Romeoville Posts: 119	i tell ya what for whatever reason that orange really pops

Jul 29, 2012, 06:22 PM	#189
AHSIllini32 Posts: 7,077	I know it's not something too terribly significant but I also like the different font we are using for the numbers along the sides of the field.

Jul 29, 2012, 07:02 PM	#190
lstewart53x3 Location: Chambana Posts: 1,329	I think it's looking really good! Love the bright orange. I'm still a little iffy about the state in the middle of the field, but I might just need to get use to it.

Jul 29, 2012, 07:33 PM	#191
Indicchief Posts: 1,491	That green seems too dark to me. Would a player in dark blue stand out on that field?

Jul 29, 2012, 09:58 PM	#194
FredrickFremont Location: Bangers Posts: 893	Looking at Dan's photos, it appears the lower left of the block I maybe isn't sticking out of the state outline?? (which I like)... Regarding the zig-zag in the EZs, I like. Maybe you could put them at the back to alleviate any potential issues with breaking the plane. As long as there is a distinct change in color between in-bounds and out-of-bounds (in your concept, maybe a foot or so of blue against the OOB white) then I think it could work.

Jul 30, 2012, 06:20 AM	#195
Kramer116 Location: Chicago Posts: 9,679	Dan (or someone else), can someone put a side by side of the old setup and the new setup? Were the sidelines always orange? Don't remember it that way.

Jul 30, 2012, 06:47 AM	#197
GilThorpe Location: Hinsdale Posts: 878	does anyone know what exactly that grid that is lined out in the SEZ was for (in the old google photo) ?