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WickerBill
07-10-05, 08:57 PM
You think you can find pictures on the internet with the best of them? Think that if it exists, you can find it? Do your friends ask you to find things for them and you do it?
I want to see pictures of the new surface in the RCA Dome, including the new midfield and endzone graphics.
I have only seen one, which is at FieldTurf's website (http://www.fieldturf.com/index.cfm?pageView=viewHighProfile&highProfileID=89&sportPage=football) and I'm hoping it's NOT real. If it is, I'm going to be pretty upset that they had a chance to do something NEW on the surface and instead they put the same stupid helmet logo in the middle.
I'm back from vacation, and I'm mad as heck!
:)
WB
Nice to see you here. Hope everything is fine.
Have they started the work yet? From what I read they were estimating an August start time.
rosawendel
07-10-05, 10:31 PM
best i can do... design video...
indy colts stadium... (http://www.hksinc.com/redesign/video/colts.wmv)
WickerBill
07-11-05, 09:39 AM
Thanks Zig.
Yes, the work was done in May -- Dungy mentioned in an article in the Star about seeing it in the Dome and really liking the way it looked.
rw -- that's for the new stadium, not the new surface in the current stadium. Nice try. :)
C'mon, I was hoping to draw the young dorks into this contest... Gorman? Ank?
Insomniac
07-11-05, 11:49 AM
You think you can find pictures on the internet with the best of them? Think that if it exists, you can find it? Do your friends ask you to find things for them and you do it?
I want to see pictures of the new surface in the RCA Dome, including the new midfield and endzone graphics.
I have only seen one, which is at FieldTurf's website (http://www.fieldturf.com/index.cfm?pageView=viewHighProfile&highProfileID=89&sportPage=football) and I'm hoping it's NOT real. If it is, I'm going to be pretty upset that they had a chance to do something NEW on the surface and instead they put the same stupid helmet logo in the middle.
I'm back from vacation, and I'm mad as heck!
:)
WB
You're mad about that? Not Peyton choking in the big game? :P
Why would they change the graphics just because they're changing the surface?
What else would they put on the 50 yard line? One of these?
http://images.nfl.com/photos/img7665080.jpg
http://espn.starwave.com/i/magazine/new/brady_manning_05.jpg
chop456
07-11-05, 12:45 PM
C'mon, I was hoping to draw the young dorks into this contest... Gorman? Ank?
It's turks, young turks.
No wait, you're right. :D
Racing Truth
07-11-05, 02:24 PM
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You think you can find pictures on the internet with the best of them? Think that if it exists, you can find it? Do your friends ask you to find things for them and you do it?
I want to see pictures of the new surface in the RCA Dome, including the new midfield and endzone graphics.
I have only seen one, which is at FieldTurf's website (http://www.fieldturf.com/index.cfm?pageView=viewHighProfile&highProfileID=89&sportPage=football) and I'm hoping it's NOT real. If it is, I'm going to be pretty upset that they had a chance to do something NEW on the surface and instead they put the same stupid helmet logo in the middle.
I'm back from vacation, and I'm mad as heck!
:)
WB
WB, check the installation date on that site. ;) Will that, even slightly, diminish the Colts' speed advantage?
EDIT: Upon reading the rest of the thread, apparently that site is wrong. :o :saywhat:
Here's the Field Turf we'll be watching them on November 20th.
http://www.bengals.com/paulbrownstadium/img/pbs040928.jpg
Does that help? :D
Tony George
07-12-05, 12:45 AM
Here's the Field Turf we'll be watching them on November 20th.
http://www.bengals.com/paulbrownstadium/img/pbs040928.jpg
Does that help? :D
That is where you will be watching them LOSE! :p :eek:
WickerBill
07-12-05, 07:13 AM
I never understood why they put fieldturf in an outdoor stadium in Cincinnati. Buffalo? Yeah, I understand that one, but not Cincinnati.
Oh, and look, the Bengals don't have a helmet logo in the middle of the field.
Insomniac
07-12-05, 08:21 AM
I never understood why they put fieldturf in an outdoor stadium in Cincinnati. Buffalo? Yeah, I understand that one, but not Cincinnati.
Oh, and look, the Bengals don't have a helmet logo in the middle of the field.
Have you seen how crappy Grass Fields get in the winter? Pittsburgh's is sand and grass by December. I'm still personally surprised the NFL hasn't mandated the field surfaces yet.
WickerBill
07-12-05, 11:09 AM
Cincinnati doesn't have a real winter. :)
Racing Truth
07-12-05, 12:55 PM
Cincinnati doesn't have a real winter. :)
Maybe, but 2-3 yrs. ago, their field was HORRIBLE. Pure dirt.
Insomniac
07-12-05, 02:24 PM
Maybe, but 2-3 yrs. ago, their field was HORRIBLE. Pure dirt.
Just like Pittsburgh and Tennessee. Nothing like painted dirt for a surface!
I never understood why they put fieldturf in an outdoor stadium in Cincinnati. Buffalo? Yeah, I understand that one, but not Cincinnati.
If the Texans can have real grass indoors then I suppose the Bungles can have fake grass outdoors. :saywhat:
Al Czervik
07-12-05, 04:55 PM
You think you can find pictures on the internet with the best of them? Think that if it exists, you can find it? Do your friends ask you to find things for them and you do it?
I want to see pictures of the new surface in the RCA Dome, including the new midfield and endzone graphics.
I have only seen one, which is at FieldTurf's website (http://www.fieldturf.com/index.cfm?pageView=viewHighProfile&highProfileID=89&sportPage=football) and I'm hoping it's NOT real. If it is, I'm going to be pretty upset that they had a chance to do something NEW on the surface and instead they put the same stupid helmet logo in the middle.
I'm back from vacation, and I'm mad as heck!
:)
WB
I heard the rest of the league wanted the Colts to put "Patriots" in the endzones. That way, they'd never score in their home games. <rimshot> :D
WickerBill
07-12-05, 07:28 PM
I like the Colts... but they aren't my favorite, just my hometown team. Make fun of them all ya want.
Heck, I'm making fun of their new field.
Insomniac
07-12-05, 07:48 PM
I like the Colts... but they aren't my favorite, just my hometown team. Make fun of them all ya want.
Heck, I'm making fun of their new field.
You had to take all the fun away... :) At least you're not a Peyton Manning apologist.
Cincinnati doesn't have a real winter. :)
Try telling the '81 Chargers that. :D
They tried hard to keep a grass field but there was just no way to make it last through the season. Winter or not, the grass doesn't grow well enough in November to keep up with the pounding delivered by NFL linemen.
chop456
07-13-05, 01:48 AM
Lambeau and Soldier Field have real grass. Mud, dirt, etc. Then again , the Bears haven't been any good since they took the astroturf out. :D
WickerBill
07-13-05, 11:31 AM
I am a bit of Peyton apologist... he's no John Elway, but he's 10x the QB Plummer is.
I have only seen one, which is at FieldTurf's website (http://www.fieldturf.com/index.cfm?pageView=viewHighProfile&highProfileID=89&sportPage=football) and I'm hoping it's NOT real. If it is, I'm going to be pretty upset that they had a chance to do something NEW on the surface and instead they put the same stupid helmet logo in the middle.
WB, install date is listed as 8/1/05 on the FieldTurf site:
http://www.fieldturf.com/highProfile.cfm?highProfileID=89.
NRC, the fact that they couldn't grow grass in Cincy is pure stupidity. Somehow they manage to grow grass just fine in Ohio Stadium, and I believe the Browns don't have any turf issues (altho they really don't play football on that field :gomer: ). After spending $400mm+ on PBS, on would think they should be able to grow grass. :saywhat: I'm just happy they finally did something about and then sent CD packing. :D
-Kevin
WickerBill
07-15-05, 10:31 AM
Kevin,
That date isn't accurate -- article in Indpls Star in May mentioned that the turf had been installed and quoted Dungy as saying he liked it.
*shrug*
WB
devilmaster
07-15-05, 10:35 AM
Boss, why not just go to the stadium?
It sounds silly, but if they have office staff and such, perhaps you can sweet talk your way into seeing the field.
Kevin,
That date isn't accurate -- article in Indpls Star in May mentioned that the turf had been installed and quoted Dungy as saying he liked it.
*shrug*
WB
Odd. The articles I've seen show they decision was announced mid-May. Could they have it installed that quickly? The turf in the pic does look like FT, and not the old AstroTurf surface. AT was more uniform in appearance, where FT looks more like grass with a varied appearance like it's been mowed.
-Kevin
Insomniac
07-15-05, 11:46 AM
I'm just happy they finally did something about and then sent CD packing. :D
Me too! That was a great move. :D
Insomniac
07-15-05, 11:48 AM
Odd. The articles I've seen show they decision was announced mid-May. Could they have it installed that quickly? The turf in the pic does look like FT, and not the old AstroTurf surface. AT was more uniform in appearance, where FT looks more like grass with a varied appearance like it's been mowed.
-Kevin
They made the decision well before the Combine. I thought they'd have it installed by then.
pfc_m_drake
07-15-05, 02:59 PM
Boss, why not just go to the stadium?
It sounds silly, but if they have office staff and such, perhaps you can sweet talk your way into seeing the field.
You can probably even just tell them that you're thinking about buying season tickets and you want to check out the view from some of the available seat choices. I'd imagine they'll let you poke around all you want.
WickerBill
07-15-05, 03:56 PM
Makes too much sense..... that's why I didn't think of it.
I may just try that on my lunch on Monday.
WB, did you ever solve the mystery?
-Kevin
WickerBill
08-05-05, 09:00 AM
They won't let me in to the Dome, and I've not found a good picture.
Sucks to be me.
They won't let me in to the Dome, and I've not found a good picture.
Sucks to be me.
Guess you'll hafta wait another week or so for the 1st preseason game. Don't foget to be up @ 5am tomorrow for the first game. ;)
-Kevin
I think this picture on the FieldTurf website is new:
http://www.fieldturf.com/images/installs/Webcolts.JPG
The stuff on the near sideline, and the trashbins on the far sideline lead me to think it isn't a computer rendering
WickerBill
08-05-05, 02:06 PM
I know I know JoeBob -- that's the picture that made me mad in the first place. Note the helmet bars are gray, while last year they were blue.
Still, I hold out some hope that they did NOT do this.
pfc_m_drake
08-05-05, 02:16 PM
Since it's well documented that you can pretty much go anywhere and do anything if you wear a hardhat and carry a clipboard, it sounds to me like you need 3 things:
1) A hardhat
2) A clipboard
3) A can of blue spray paint
Voila, no more gray helmet bars. :D
Just be glad they didn't paint The Peyton Manning Face behind the gray bars.
Does that helmet look like it is looking downwards to anybody else? ;)
Just be glad they didn't paint The Peyton Manning Face behind the gray bars.
Does that helmet look like it is looking downwards to anybody else? ;)
If not, it will be come 11/20 ~4pm ET. Who Dey! :D
WB, it could be worse:
http://www.tvder60er.de/bilder/mr_ed2.jpg
;)
-Kevin
WickerBill
08-05-05, 03:52 PM
My spray paint would be green, and I would remove the helmet completely. You just don't do the helmet anymore -- you do the team logo, or the NFL logo, but the helmet screams "doofus".... but I guess I *am* in Indiana, aren't I.
Insomniac
08-05-05, 04:06 PM
My spray paint would be green, and I would remove the helmet completely. You just don't do the helmet anymore -- you do the team logo, or the NFL logo, but the helmet screams "doofus".... but I guess I *am* in Indiana, aren't I.
Doesn't Peyton Manning scream doofus? :)
WickerBill
08-05-05, 09:12 PM
No, we scream "doofus" *at* Peyton Manning.
Well, some of us do.
WickerBill
08-13-05, 07:28 PM
They're on TV in 30 minutes... I guess we'll see how bad the field looks. I noticed last night that the Rams had their new FieldTurf -- and Grossman broke his ankle on the new Rams 50 yard line logo... which isn't a helmet....
They're on TV in 30 minutes... I guess we'll see how bad the field looks. I noticed last night that the Rams had their new FieldTurf -- and Grossman broke his ankle on the new Rams 50 yard line logo... which isn't a helmet....
So what's the verdict, WB?
-Kevin
WickerBill
08-14-05, 02:22 PM
Helmet. Same blue end zones -- in fact, not even the same blue as the new Colts uniforms. Last year they darkened the blue to match what it was when they moved to Indy (it had gotten, somehow, brighter and brighter), but since the padding on the walls at the end of the end zones is the weird bright blue, they made the end zones match.
Had a chance to do something like the Rams, Bengals, Patriots, etc all did when they got a new field -- put the logo on the field, change the end zones....
I'm obsessing, sorry.
devilmaster
08-17-05, 03:51 PM
Watching the Colts/Bills game on NFLN right now....
can't say that I blame ya boss....
Wheel-Nut
08-17-05, 04:17 PM
There's always room for one more fan. No graphics on the field and its natural turf!!
http://www.myteamprints.com/images/football/lrg/3025.jpg
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