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re: Oregon high school installs black field turf
Posted on 9/4/12 at 6:26 pm to GeauxWarTigers
Posted on 9/4/12 at 6:26 pm to GeauxWarTigers
They play on Friday nights, it will not be that hot ever. They have to worry more about drainage for the rain than heat.
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Posted on 9/4/12 at 6:32 pm to Brummy
like playing on a lava field...looks pretty bad arse IMO
Posted on 9/4/12 at 6:49 pm to Kafka
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Trying to watch a Boise home game on TV literally -- and I do mean "literally" -- hurts my eyes
It's worse in person. And shitty turf at that.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 7:05 pm to ZereauxSum
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schools are pimping out their stadiums with multi-million dollar stadiums
Yo dawg I heard you like stadiums so we put a stadium in your stadium so you can watch football while you watch football
Posted on 9/4/12 at 7:12 pm to Kafka
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could an NFL team do this if they wanted?
OH MAN THE RAIDERS SHOULD BE ALL OVER THE BLACK TURF
Posted on 9/4/12 at 8:15 pm to Mullen3:16
It looks just like burnt grass..nothing appealing to it
Posted on 9/4/12 at 8:35 pm to Brummy
Uncle. They win. Gonna go see what this sh#t is about.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 8:36 pm to Brummy
Must be a luxury having that much money to throw around and not have to worry about pre-game meals, laundry detergent, and a shortage of football helmets....
Where in the world do they get all this money??
Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:27 pm to brg0320
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Where in the world do they get all this money??
From the article:
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Four major sponsors — Les Schwab Tire Centers, Roth’s Fresh Markets, Meduri Farms and the West Salem Rotary Club — each gave major donations to the project and their logos have been sewn into the home sideline of the field, off the playing surface for all sports.
“I think given the economy the way it is, I think people realize now the ideal of having all the money we want in the public trough, if you will, is gone,” Sutherland said. “It’s a terrible economy, things are tough.
“We’re going to have to turn to advertising, that’s the way it is. All four of those are West Salem businesses.”
Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:32 pm to KingwoodLsuFan
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that thing would suck to play on. I would not want to play during the day on that.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:35 pm to TN Bhoy
Its in Salem Oregon...the average high is never over 81 degrees.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:45 pm to lsu480
Come football season they'll never see that avg temp on a Friday night.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:50 pm to LSUintheNW
your from albany?, and you're calling Salem a dump?? 
Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:53 pm to DuckFanMan
I'm not really from anywhere. Did I say Albany is the Mecca of Oregon? I actually lived in North Albany and hardly was ever in town.
Yes, Salem is a shithole.
Eta....judging by your grammar you must be from Salem.
Yes, Salem is a shithole.
Eta....judging by your grammar you must be from Salem.
This post was edited on 9/4/12 at 10:55 pm
Posted on 9/5/12 at 2:25 am to LSUintheNW
As a frequent visitor of the state, I am not a big fan of Salem. Personally love spending time in Ashland and my grandpa has a house on the beach between Yachats and Waldport.
LSUintheNW, I have an aunt and uncle who have lived in North Albany longer than I've been alive. Uncle worked for the state police. But they live just north of that golf course and school once you cross the river.
LSUintheNW, I have an aunt and uncle who have lived in North Albany longer than I've been alive. Uncle worked for the state police. But they live just north of that golf course and school once you cross the river.
Posted on 9/5/12 at 6:51 am to bags03
That field would make me think I was playing in an asphalt parking lot. Looks like shite....but it's their money.
Posted on 9/5/12 at 7:05 am to DuckFanMan
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your from albany?, and you're calling Salem a dump?
MOTHER frickING THIS! You sir are SO INCREDIBLY AWESOME!
holy freaking crap
Posted on 9/5/12 at 8:59 am to Brummy
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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.
Why the frick would FieldTurf do this?
Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:10 am to GeauxWarTigers
So the thing I've taken from the article is Field Turf doesn't even last 10 years. $300K-$400K and you don't even get a decade of use. That's a worthless product imho.
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