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Boise State is finally changing the blue turf on their football field.

The blue turf is not being replaced because it is an eye sore; it is being replaced because of a reflective glare that has bothered fans for the past two seasons.

According to Athletic director Gene Bleymaier, there are light-reflecting fibers in the current blue artificial field that are causing problems for people watching the game both in person and on television.

Bleymaier says FieldTurf has offered to fix the problem and is doing without any cots to the school. For all of you football traditionalists that are jumping for joy that Boise State is finally changing that ugly blue turf to a proper green turf, stop jumping, and sit back down.

They are changing the current blue turf with a different blue turf. Yes, the Boise State turf will still be blue.

Because FieldTurf is going to fix the problem for free, the school did not estimate the cost of the project.

The school says the work on the new field will begin June 21 and should be completed by July 30. Team practices begin on Aug. 6.

After going undefeated last season, Boise State has high expectations for the upcoming season.

dbackjon wrote:So they ARE NOT getting rid of the blue - just replacing it.

clenz wrote:

dbackjon wrote:So they ARE NOT getting rid of the blue - just replacing it.

They are getting rid of their current blue turf.

dbackjon wrote:

clenz wrote: They are getting rid of their current blue turf.

And replacing with....



BLUE TURF!

clenz wrote:

dbackjon wrote:
And replacing with....



BLUE TURF!

But are the not getting rid of their blue turf?

Bleymaier says FieldTurf has offered to fix the problem and is doing without any cots to the school. For all of you football traditionalists that are jumping for joy that Boise State is finally changing that ugly blue turf to a proper green turf, stop jumping, and sit back down.

They are changing the current blue turf with a different blue turf. Yes, the Boise State turf will still be blue.

ASUMountaineer wrote:

clenz wrote: But are the not getting rid of their blue turf?

You posted the article, did you not read it?

From the article:

Bleymaier says FieldTurf has offered to fix the problem and is doing without any cots to the school. For all of you football traditionalists that are jumping for joy that Boise State is finally changing that ugly blue turf to a proper green turf, stop jumping, and sit back down.

They are changing the current blue turf with a different blue turf. Yes, the Boise State turf will still be blue.

clenz wrote:

ASUMountaineer wrote:
You posted the article, did you not read it?

From the article:

Yes I read the **** article...apparently you're too **** slow to get what I'm doing here.

clenz wrote:

How long until Eastern Washington realizes the same thing, and decides it is better to just go with green

DJH wrote:awesome thread.

JayJ79 wrote:

clenz wrote:

No, they'll just make sure the red turf doesn't have reflective fibers.

BlueHen86 wrote:

JayJ79 wrote: No, they'll just make sure the red turf doesn't have reflective fibers.

So then the field will be transparent...

...or a black hole.

JayJ79 wrote:

BlueHen86 wrote:
So then the field will be transparent...

...or a black hole.

they've mastered bending the time-space continuum via quantum physics.

most offensive lines try to open holes for runningbacks to go through. these guys open wormholes.
they'll be unstoppable.

93henfan wrote:

DJH wrote:awesome thread.

It is quite Iowegian, isn't it?

Ursus A. Horribilis wrote:Clenz if it's any consolation I got what you were doing there. It wasn't that funny until dback and ASUM got on ya about it but it did make me chuckle pretty good then.

You didn't get any of the bites you were looking for though otherwise it may have been pretty good.

ASUMountaineer wrote:

clenz wrote:Yes I read the **** article...apparently you're too **** slow to get what I'm doing here.

What the fuck are you trying to do? Apparently both Jon and I are too slow, or your little plan is fucking retarded.

clenz wrote:

Ursus A. Horribilis wrote:Clenz if it's any consolation I got what you were doing there. It wasn't that funny until dback and ASUM got on ya about it but it did make me chuckle pretty good then.

You didn't get any of the bites you were looking for though otherwise it may have been pretty good.

I went fishing but this is all I came back with

GannonFan wrote:Good decision. The blue turf is fine, but that glare was just awful. Plenty of fake turfs have that problem - not just Boise - plenty of them have a "sheen" to them in night games. If they can get rid of that, then more power to them.

89Hen wrote:

GannonFan wrote:Good decision. The blue turf is fine, but that glare was just awful. Plenty of fake turfs have that problem - not just Boise - plenty of them have a "sheen" to them in night games. If they can get rid of that, then more power to them.

Giants Stadium had that problem for years. It looked like the old Vet Astroturf..

93henfan wrote:GoHens is tough enough to read as it is. Could you imagine the blue-hairs complaining about glare from artificial turf?

89Hen wrote:

93henfan wrote:GoHens is tough enough to read as it is. Could you imagine the blue-hairs complaining about glare from artificial turf?

I'm sure there will be plenty to complain about from that bunch. I can't even go there anymore. Life is too short and I enjoy Hen games too much to let them drag me down.