Boston College To Install AstroTurf At Alumni Stadium
by A.J Black on Jan 9, 2012 6:29 PM EST
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PrintIt's a slow offseason, so when BC announces a new field turf, we at BC Interruption feel obliged to report about it. BC Athletics announced today that they will be installing a new AstroTurf at Alumni Stadium. There are supposedly a lot of great advantages to this turf -- the turf allows for all-year play, baseball can now use Alumni Stadium and most importantly it's cheaper. BC says the new pimpin' AstroTurf will be ready for the 2012 season.
Coach Flip explained that this was not an easy search and one that took a lot of thought:
"We went through an exhaustive search to find the best field available for our needs," BC Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo said. "We were impressed with what AstroTurf had to offer and they stood out as the logical choice."
So the same AD that couldn't bother doing a national search for a football coach, managed to do one for field turf? Ladies and gentlemen, your Boston College Athletics Director.
Now why should we care about this? After all it's only fake grass ... it can't fix our offense or blocking deficiencies, can it? Our favorite head coach has the answer:
"The AstroTurf field will allow us to better prepare for games, which translates to better performance," said Head Coach Frank Spaziani. "It's also important to recruiting, in that first-class facilities play a large role in recruiting success. We believe the turf will help us bring the best student-athletes to Boston College."
Now I am not one to pick a fight with Spaz over every little point, but does he really think the type of turf BC plays on dictates what recruits they can pull in? Personally I think recruits probably look more at BC's losing record, a coach who can't win and a stadium only filled 60 percent with apathetic fans who have lost faith in their program. But what do I know?
Also turf is what helps you prepare for a game? That seems a bit of a stretch. Hallelujah! We finally have an answer to our game preparation prayers, ASTROTURF!
Look out Virginia Tech and Clemson, here we come!!
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Exhaustive?
Blink! It’s no different than shopping for a quality carpet. Been there …done that and can’t ever recall needing to take a breather. GDF = gosh darn funny.
I always wondered what type of turf best catered towards Boston College football’s needs, e.g. offensive sets of run, run, pass, punt. Now I have my answer. AstroTurf.
[insert NBC’s The More You Know graphic here]
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by Brian Favat on Jan 9, 2012 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The Rug WareHouse had a after Xmas clearance sale
Bulk astroturf fields now 50% off!
Big rolls….. Selling ‘em cheap and stackin’ em deep!
I understand Gene’s Yawkey Command Center got a new free rug too. The gravy stains and calzone drippings made it look bad for those incoming recruits!
Been saying for years...
We get new AstroTurf, we win the Orange Bowl.
by hoyaeagle on Jan 9, 2012 6:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I thought we changed turf on a fairly regular basis.
If I tune in to the season opener next year and see women’s field hockey lines on the field, I quit.
BC has the best sport graduation rate in the NCAA.
Personally, I was hoping Kentucky Bluegrass would have won out. Alas, no luck.
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1970 BU Installed Astroturf
Memories….So…we all drove down to BU from South Street as freshman the day it was installed and the new field was empty!!…. an we played some football!!
It was like fuzzy cement and it was hard.
BC has the most beautiful grass field and the next year installed that crap.
i know lots of improvements in 40+ years, but the best thing is our new BC turf is the new talking and motivating plastic grass.
Sorta like the Narnia kids movies where flora talks!
If you put your ear to the astroturf, you can become 9.4% faster and it whispers….
PPPPPPP RRRRR EEE PPPPP AAAA RRRRR AAAAA TTTT III OOOOO NNNNN
The key to life.
Nebraska’s Pelini and other coaches are poaching the Penn State 4 and 5 star recruits and signing day it approaching…..so…..
Spazoo to potential HS 5 star RB’s, DB’s, and WR’s:
“Did you know we have astroturf? I mean kids, you wanna come to our new crib and be a student-athlete! "
Recruits: " Yeah, our high school installed it 25 years ago? We wanna play for a Title, so thanks, but we wanna play big boy football!"
I think our special magic talking plastic grass will be key to the new Spread Offense and recruiting.
Call me crazy, but I feel motivated, and darn it, how canit not help in recruiting?
Every kid says… wow astroturf at BC… I wanna see that!!!
That...
and the stained glass helmet stripe spells W I N N E R!
Hate those helmets. 2-4 on the road this year. Maybe if we go winless on the road next season, Under Armour will scrap them?
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Sounds good...
but the biggest nightmare is if they went all Maryland on BC.
I hated Maryland’s flag unis this year, but at least people were talking about the Terps. Created more buzz for Maryland football than BC did all season.
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True
but I would throw up constantly if I had to play in that garb. Those uniforms belong on a Paris catwalk…not a football field.
Auburn keeps it traditional with Under Armour. No reason BC couldn’t either.
Overall, have not been impressed with UA. Kinda wish we were a Nike school.
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Yea...
Oregon looks sharp. Their bowl helmets were really nice.
Wasn’t a fan. Thought Nike tried too hard with this year’s UO unis after hitting a HR with TCU’s Rose Bowl helmets last year.
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who are we kidding. until we get our heads out of our asses, we’re a K-Swiss school.
BC has the best sport graduation rate in the NCAA.
AstroTurf v. FieldTurf?
At the risk of sounding over wrought, I thought AstroTurf as a specific brand was greatly on the decline, having gone through multiple owners and bankruptcy. It has little market share and is not currently considered optimal for college and pro fields.
FieldTurf, coupled with its drainage system, is supposed to be the “top-of -the line” for such products, its infill “pad” providing a better cushion against injuries.
AstroTurf seems a step down from “FieldTurf”.
BCEagle74:
I remember BC’s first artificial field. They hired anybody who showed up for the “grunt work”. I was in grad school and needed the money. It was ungodly hot and we carried large buckets of hot, liquid, rubber-like material by long handles to dump into place for other guys smoothing it out—kinda like an old-time paving crew. Ruined a pair of jeans, covered in that crap. When it cooled, it hardened-like green concrete.
by Leonard E Sienko Jr on Jan 9, 2012 8:23 PM EST reply actions
So the coaching staff AND the playing surface have both taken a step down in recent seasons? Joy!
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sweet. in a related story, GDF signed up BC for sponsorship by Addidums, “the brand with four stripes.”
BC has the best sport graduation rate in the NCAA.
by WhoNeedsRudy on Jan 9, 2012 9:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm noticing a trend here ...
2010 NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION ARTIFICIAL TURF PLAYING SURFACE RANKINGS – BEST FIELDS
1. Indianapolis (FieldTurf)
2. New York Giants/Jets (FieldTurf)
3. New Orleans (UBU Sports)
4. Seattle (FieldTurf)
5. Dallas (Hellas)
6. Atlanta (FieldTurf)
7. New England (FieldTurf)
8. Detroit (FieldTurf)
8. Baltimore (Shaw Sportexe)
9. St. Louis (Astroturf)
10. Cincinnati (FieldTurf)
11. Minnesota (Shaw Sportexe)
12. Buffalo (Astroturf)
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It would appear our national turf search was only as successful as our last national coaching search.
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Don’t hate, AstroTurf is a recruiting tool remember?
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I'll throw this out again
BC seems to have taken the cheap route once again
Just like with Spaz, and no-doubt with new OC Martin etc
Only GDF gets above market $$$
Brian--Shame on you!
Brian, Brian, Brian!!! It’s very very very special astroturf!!!
It was born of the 1965 Astrodome and where Mickey Mantle hit the first home run on it so, yes, the magic is still there Brian and now it recruits and talks!!!
This new popular NFL Field turf is a fad. I saw it at Jerry World, and..my daughter’s school spent $1M for that crap!!!
By the way, Costco has the same new astroturf field on sale and in stock and you get 4 large pizzas and a 10 pound tray of baby back ribs.
Brian, I hate cynics.
I mean grow up!!! Who here has not heard of the new Narnia talking plastic turf!
The aura and glow off our stained glass helmets and the reflection off the shiny turf will make our opponenets nauseous and bang…. we got our mojo back!
Sorta like Field of Dreams if you build it, they will come.
If you lay it down on Alumni, you will hear the echoes.
Leonard
Good points about astroturf…..LOL!
Like tarring a roof—-worst job on earth—- and just think, I played intramurals on your work!!
You made me the old, slow, fat, bald, half deaf, half blind athlete I am today!
Keep posting!!!
Thanks!
Those were the days when guys like us had to work while in college and grad school!!
LOL!!
But the BCS National Championship Game is being played on turf, so BC will be prepared!
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Spazoo just offered Halftime Allstate Guy a Scholarship
We bring him in when we get real close and don’t center the ball for Freese like the Duke game and the HOOK swings it through the uprights!
40 yards is a long FG.
Halftime contestent pressure at the SuperDome, ah Nokia Sugar Bowl 2003 memories…
LOL!
Crystal Ball
Well, you know, we’re on our 4th OC in 3 years and our 2nd kind of turf. We knew the adjustment was going to be hard…
4th OC is 1.1 years... Tranquill, Rogers, brock and Doug Marrtin!
Whew!!
Thank God GDF and Spazoo scooped up Doug Martin before Bama and The Gators!!!!
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