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Oregon high school installs black field turf
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:49 pm
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A group from West Salem that included project manager Ryan Allbritton, Bill McNutt, West Salem principal Ed John, Sutherland and West Salem football coach Shawn Stanley spearheaded a drive to raise $437,000 to replace the green FieldTurf that was installed for the school’s 2002 opening and had since worn out.
But FieldTurf offered a price break if West Salem chose a unique color so the school is going with a black field at a cost of just under $300,000.
West Salem installs new black turf
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Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:50 pm to Brummy
Please tell me thats not real. How could this ever happen!?
This post was edited on 9/4/12 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:51 pm to Brummy
Being in Oregon, they should be able to get away with it. Wouldn't really work in the South, just too hot. Then again, most games are at night anyway.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:57 pm to Brummy
that thing would suck to play on. I would not want to play during the day on that.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:58 pm to Brummy
They practice on this field during the day?
So how much do they get sued the first time somebody passes out from heat exhaustion?
So how much do they get sued the first time somebody passes out from heat exhaustion?
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:58 pm to KingwoodLsuFan
From the article:
quote:
Sutherland said he read a study that said that the hottest FieldTurf color was gold because it reflects heat and that black doesn’t reflect the heat as bad as some colors.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:59 pm to KingwoodLsuFan
That won't happen very often.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:00 pm to Zamoro10
Agreed! I hate Salem.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:01 pm to LSUintheNW
Aren't their home unis black? I can't even imagine what a night game is gonna be like 
This post was edited on 9/4/12 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:02 pm to Brummy
WTF is up with people wanting different color turfs. I thought you'd want a football field to resemble the color of natural grass. This crap is a joke. 
I'd rather a school to have crappy looking dead, brown grass than some black, red, or blue turf.
I'd rather a school to have crappy looking dead, brown grass than some black, red, or blue turf.Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:04 pm to Brummy
I think it's both cool and disturbing how high schools are pimping out their stadiums with multi-million dollar stadiums, jumbotrons and now, custom turf.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:05 pm to bayou2003
Uhhhhh saving 137K. When it's time for West Monroe to replace our turf, I don't care if it's pink if taxpayers save 137K.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:11 pm to 4ngel
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Message Posted by 4ngel Aren't their home unis black? I can't even imagine what a night game is gonna be like
I honestly don't remember, I just remember the beat downs we (West Albany) gave em.
This post was edited on 9/4/12 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:17 pm to JJ27
One my high school's rivals just got this installed
Sorry for picture size, not sure how to resize.
Sorry for picture size, not sure how to resize.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:26 pm to 4ngel
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Aren't their home unis black? I can't even imagine what a night game is gonna be like
Trying to watch a Boise home game on TV literally -- and I do mean "literally" -- hurts my eyes
Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:28 pm to Brummy
fricking stupid
Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:30 pm to TH03
Can the NCAA outlaw this?
could an NFL team do this if they wanted?
could an NFL team do this if they wanted?
Posted on 9/4/12 at 5:58 pm to Brummy
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black doesn’t reflect the heat as bad as some colors.
That is correct. It just absorbs it and radiates it back out instead. The reflected heat on a lighter colored surface at least has a chance to disperse so that some of it reflects away from players. The black turf just absorbs it all and radiates it straight up.
You can tell the difference between walking on concrete in the middle of a sunny day and then stepping onto black asphalt. The asphalt is a lot hotter.
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