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Old 09-25-2015, 04:09 PM
popanot popanot is offline
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New fake turf at NRG. Granted, this isn't the best picture and it might just need to be worked more, but it looks like they went on the cheap side to me. Best looking fake field, IMO, is the Baltimore Ravens field and this doesn't even look close to that. Ganguli says it's AstroTurf, not Field Turf, which I thought went out of style in the 90's. My assumption is the black areas are rubber pellets that just need to be worked in, but it's the whiter or lighter areas that makes it look like a lower quality turf to me. Hopefully, I'm wrong and we just need a better picture.

https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/sta...05419305381888

Could be worse, I suppose. Like Tampa Bay Rays worse...

http://www.guide-to-baseball-betting...cana_Field.jpg

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Old 09-25-2015, 07:35 PM
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New fake turf at NRG. Granted, this isn't the best picture and it might just need to be worked more, but it looks like they went on the cheap side to me. Best looking fake field, IMO, is the Baltimore Ravens field and this doesn't even look close to that. Ganguli says it's AstroTurf, not Field Turf, which I thought went out of style in the 90's. My assumption is the black areas are rubber pellets that just need to be worked in, but it's the whiter or lighter areas that makes it look like a lower quality turf to me. Hopefully, I'm wrong and we just need a better picture.

https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/sta...05419305381888

Could be worse, I suppose. Like Tampa Bay Rays worse...

http://www.guide-to-baseball-betting...cana_Field.jpg
AstroTurf is a name brand, not the old concrete carpet from the dome days. Its field turf, just a different name. Not sure if you watched the college kickoff @ Reliant, but I believe its the same turf. It'll look fine come game time.
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Old 09-27-2015, 12:13 PM
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AstroTurf is a name brand, not the old concrete carpet from the dome days. Its field turf, just a different name. Not sure if you watched the college kickoff @ Reliant, but I believe its the same turf. It'll look fine come game time.
Are you sure they didn't just knock the rat $#!t out of the old Astrodome turf and install it at NRG? Starting to think Bottom-Line Bud Adams runs this team.
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Old 09-27-2015, 01:02 PM
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BTW, I'm just messing around. I know it was a short turnaround on the turf and you go with what you have for this year rather than buy new. I just hope they make it right and get a quality surface in there (w/o the taxpayers footing the bill!).
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Old 09-27-2015, 04:15 PM
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Bye Bye, Bullard. Apparently, he can't kick on artificial turf.
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