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Oregon High School Unveils Black FieldTurf Field

NashBuff

CSU Knob-Slobberer
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highs...lack-hole-nation-first-outdoor-103114439.html

West-Salems-football-team-on-the-schools-unique-new-black-field-AP.jpg


http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20120831/PREPSSPORTS/308310045?source=nletter-top5&nclick_check=1

Since the turf didn't have to be dyed with the green color, the school was able to save $150,000.00 on the playing field itself.

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.

I find it interesting that black fields would not be as hot as gold fields. I guess the black turf field rumor for Maryland did have some merit to it. Maybe CU will be that school.

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I know this is one of my crazy posts but I can't help but think how cool that would be for CU.
 
I find it interesting that black fields would not be as hot as gold fields. I guess the black turf field rumor for Maryland did have some merit to it. Maybe CU will be that school.

:saythat:

I know this is one of my crazy posts but I can't help but think how cool that would be for CU
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:scared2: :ban:
 
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highs...lack-hole-nation-first-outdoor-103114439.html

West-Salems-football-team-on-the-schools-unique-new-black-field-AP.jpg


http://www.statesmanjournal.com/art.../308310045?source=nletter-top5&nclick_check=1

Since the turf didn't have to be dyed with the green color, the school was able to save $150,000.00 on the playing field itself.



I find it interesting that black fields would not be as hot as gold fields. I guess the black turf field rumor for Maryland did have some merit to it. Maybe CU will be that school.

:saythat:

I know this is one of my crazy posts but I can't help but think how cool that would be for CU.
:ban:
 
There's heat and there's heat. I worked on a roofing crew in college and the worst days were on a white roof because they reflected everything right into you. Like standing on a mirror. Black on the other hand is going to absorb all of that sun and heat and the temperature on the field is going to be nuts in a sunny climate. We can get away with that in Oregon because it's not high altitude (more intense sun) and it's a hell of a lot cooler here than in Colorado through the fall.

It would be a brutal mistake to install something like this at CU.
 
There's heat and there's heat. I worked on a roofing crew in college and the worst days were on a white roof because they reflected everything right into you. Like standing on a mirror. Black on the other hand is going to absorb all of that sun and heat and the temperature on the field is going to be nuts in a sunny climate. We can get away with that in Oregon because it's not high altitude (more intense sun) and it's a hell of a lot cooler here than in Colorado through the fall.

It would be a brutal mistake to install something like this at CU.

Lots of facts here. None needed. It looks like butthole will suffice nicely.
 
**** ND with their 24k gold helmets. We'll get 24k Gold turf!
 
Maryland is also a 10 point underdog to Temple this week. Fear the Turtle. We might not be very good, but that's not the direction i want...
 
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