The new turf is in at Minnesota Stadium (aka The Bank)

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I prefer the block M (or W if on the visitor's side) only I think we should do it like our littlest brother up in Crookston.

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From Mike Grimm : My 1st look at new turf at @TCFBankStadium. Looks good to me. Season opener just 10 wks away.


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Get rid of Old Dutch Wheel of Fortune. That is worse than field paint.
 




I like how the font in the end zones is the same as the upper deck Minnesota.
 







zman said:
The color is off.

Discuss.
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Here's a question, would it have matched when TCF Opened? Has the sun bleached some of the Gold out of the Gold seats?
 

Taji34 said:
Here's a question, would it have matched when TCF Opened? Has the sun bleached some of the Gold out of the Gold seats?
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No, I was just trying to be funny. There were many discussions about the colors on the field not matching the seats when TCF first opened. I was just taking us back to the good old days.......
 



zman said:
No, I was just trying to be funny. There were many discussions about the colors on the field not matching the seats when TCF first opened. I was just taking us back to the good old days.......
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I know, I was just trying to stir the pot a bit, haha.

Though, some of the paint in the stadium has faded severely, and I for one would like to see a fresh coat of paint there. Mainly talking about the strip around the bottom of the upper deck and the band area, both are starting to look more like red/pink and yellow than Maroon and Gold. I'm sure there are more places around the stadium that have fallen prey to the sun.
 


Taji34 said:
I know, I was just trying to stir the pot a bit, haha.

Though, some of the paint in the stadium has faded severely, and I for one would like to see a fresh coat of paint there. Mainly talking about the strip around the bottom of the upper deck and the band area, both are starting to look more like red/pink and yellow than Maroon and Gold. I'm sure there are more places around the stadium that have fallen prey to the sun.
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Oops. Seeing your post count I figured you didn't know. Swing and a miss.
 

zman said:
Oops. Seeing your post count I figured you didn't know. Swing and a miss.
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Well, I mean I wasn't there for the original discussion of colors, but I've seen it mentioned quite a few times so I caught on.

I mainly lurk, only more recently have I been more active.
 

stocker08 said:
We got a crappy plastic pin. I'd have preferred free chips. :-/
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The Dutchie has been a LONG time supporter of not only U of M athletics, but all the teams in town (plus much more). Their kind of commitment would be hard to replace.

With that being said, I'll forward you concerns to the marketing team over there.
 

Tlsbhansen said:
Thanks to Title IX there is no Men's soccer team...but least we still have Men's gymnastics to inspire the dozens of male gymnasts over 8 years old in the state.
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So having the team is helping dramatically increase participation I see.
 

Unregistered User said:
The Dutchie has been a LONG time supporter of not only U of M athletics, but all the teams in town (plus much more). Their kind of commitment would be hard to replace.

With that being said, I'll forward you concerns to the marketing team over there.
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My point is that I find it interesting that for some people, the mix of the paint distracts them, but for me the constant between play noise is more of an issue. Me, I love those chips from Roseville, especially the Ontario variants like ketchup or dill pickle.
 

I'm not sure if this is the place to post this but having been by The Bank as recently as a week or so ago, the trees in the west end zone that came out to make way for the Vikings' bleachers have not been restored and seem unlikely to be, at least this season.
 

Sports_Realist said:
I'm not sure if this is the place to post this but having been by The Bank as recently as a week or so ago, the trees in the west end zone that came out to make way for the Vikings' bleachers have not been restored and seem unlikely to be, at least this season.
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This is not the place to post that. This thread is about the turf only. It is very important to keep threads on topic here in the GH.


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Sports_Realist said:
I'm not sure if this is the place to post this but having been by The Bank as recently as a week or so ago, the trees in the west end zone that came out to make way for the Vikings' bleachers have not been restored and seem unlikely to be, at least this season.
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I think the original tree idea must have been by an architect, not an arborist. Eventually, they would have had to be removed as the roots destroyed the plaza. Repairs to the plaza and trimming of the roots kills the trees. Pretty, but not practical.
 

highwayman said:
I think the original tree idea must have been by an architect, not an arborist. Eventually, they would have had to be removed as the roots destroyed the plaza. Repairs to the plaza and trimming of the roots kills the trees. Pretty, but not practical.
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Well, maybe not trees then, but SOME sort of plant life would be nice to break up all the concrete and brick everywhere. Though, hard to pick something that looks nice that won't get trampled I suppose.
 

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