Photo: New Field Design

[Jarhead_1775]

It looks like little plastic players should be moving in random circles on it while the whole thing vibrates.

Goddamnit. Don't go giving away George DeLeones zone blocking scheme play book!

 

[CTMike]

Unless something horrible has happened in the last week and a half- the field looks to be in amazing condition, too.

 

[sportsart]

If they stop playing soccer at the Rent I'm cancelling my season tickets.

 

[dsturdy5]

When the US Men's Soccer Game is held at Gillette, there are required per FIFA rules to provide a grass field. This would hold true for any National Games, World Cup Quilifiers or future World Cup Games. While working on the Patriot Place project, the US National Team and other countries (Brazil) played at Gillette. A week or two before the game, they laid down grass. Right after the game, they ripped it up. Now, there is an added expense, but it was my understanding that the Krafts were never losing money on these games.

Should the Rent turn to Field Turf, I feel like we may become more of a 2nd or 3rd choice stadium. Right now, permanent grass is a big plus to the Rent landing games like the recent Gold Cup game against Costa Rica.

The last two rounds, the Rent has been host to a send off game for the US for the World Cup. It allows the team to visit ESPN before going on their way. I would expect the same to occur next year. If the field turf decision has already been made, I expect the following to occur after seeing the scoreboard debacle.

- US plays a non World Cup European Team in the earlier summer at the Rent on natural grass.
- The Rent is ripped up of their beautiful natural grass.
- Dirt remains, as all wait for the funding meeting that only happens on August 1st to approve the funding of the Field Turf
- Late start, turfs not ready by the first game and everyone is up in arms.

Love the natural grass of the Rent. It gets better every year. Count me in the court of "I hope it stays"...

Thanks for clarifying and yes, I fully expect your last bullet point to happen.

 

[Alum86]

And

If they stop playing soccer at the Rent I'm cancelling my season tickets.

And you criticize my negative posts? Nobody cares about soccer.
The Rent needs field turf as well. Come October the grass looks like shat

 

[JaYnYcE]

Sad to see the C go.

 

[ZooCougar]

Don't like that particular shade of green.

 

[mrhandyman]

Sad to see the C go.

It's still there, just surrounded by other letters.

 

[CL82]

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Too funny! Kind of looks like this guy:

 

[sportsart]

And

And you criticize my negative posts? Nobody cares about soccer.
The Rent needs field turf as well. Come October the grass looks like shat

I'm pretty sure you are the only one who did not realize my post was sarcasm.

 

[hthusky74]

I'm not sure if this was posted before, but here is what the field will be looking like:

Way too busy for me.

 

[Runway Ron]

I'd like to see the goal post netting get an face lift too. Something that would really annoy opposing teams and especially their kickers. Any suggestions?

For the Maryland game I would go with this

 

[jackl]

For the Maryland game I would go with this
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Looks like a pilgrim woman ready to get the Scarlet Letter and deservedly so I might add

 

[Jimdish255]

I like the look after letting it sink in. Busy is good in this case. If I were sitting on the far side might want the logos not facing the opposite way.

 

[CAHUSKY]

Way too busy for me.

Its busy in a 10 x 5 inch picture. It won't be when its spread over 120 yards.

 

[hthusky74]

I'll grant you that UCONN lettering at field's center IS pretty big. The field isn't lacking for logos & decals either. Lots going on there.

They had to make the uconn lettering big, otherwise people would think it was the University of Washington's stadium

 

[CAHUSKY]

They had to make the uconn lettering big, otherwise people would think it was the University of Washington's stadium

We wish. UW has one of the most amazing stadiums in the country.

 

[hthusky74]

We wish. UW has one of the most amazing stadiums in the country.

They are classy enough to have a big W on the field and nothing else!

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

They are classy enough to have a big W on the field and nothing else!

They are refurbishing Husky Stadium out there. Haven't seen any updated photos but it's supposed to be stunning. They are opening this year against Boise there.

 

[J187Money]

Wow. Waste of great real estate but awesome.

 

[Jimdish255]

Wow. Waste of great real estate but awesome.

An entire university and the surrounding alums get to appreciate it as opposed to maybe half a dozen absentee gazillionaire homeowners. Yeah that's a shame.

 

[J187Money]

An entire university and the surrounding alums get to appreciate it as opposed to maybe half a dozen absentee gazillionaire homeowners. Yeah that's a shame.

At least they would pay property taxes on the land.