Does anyone know what they are doing to the field in the offseason? I heard it was getting replaced? If so...I hope it's like VT's field...they have a built in suction underneath the grass so water won't sit in one spot.
Yeah...Im pretty sure that they are putting a new turf down. The Saints left some pretty bad damage. I know that they offered to pay for it, but im not sure if they went through with it! If it is like VT's, that would be awesome!!
Hokies' Turf a First for a College Football Stadium Virginia Tech's continuing efforts to compete at the highest level produced another first for the Hokies. Three seasons ago, Tech became the first collegiate football team to have a new state-of-the-art GreenTech ITM natural grass sports field system. Lane Stadium was just the third playing venue to possess this type of playing surface, joining Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales and Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands. That system got its greatest test on national television in 2003 when Tech took on Texas A&M in the midst of Hurricane Isabel. Despite pouring rain and high winds, the field held up magnificently, drawing rave reviews from players, coaches and media members covering the game. GreenTech, Inc. of Richmond, Va., installed the modular turf system in 2001. It features 4,600 4-by-4 foot trays sodded with a Bermuda grass surface and placed on pedestals two-to-three inches above an asphalt base. The system also provides excellent drainage. Irrigation lines run through pockets underneath the trays and 22 air vents under the field are connected to a vacuum system which will draw water from the trays onto the asphalt. The water then flows into large drains on either side of Worsham Field. The trays, in combination with the vacuum system, can handle up to 16 inches of rain an hour.
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