I don't think it is for TV at all. I think it is for ease of viewing when in the stadium. You have 100 people standing on each sideline. If the closest one was facing you, like what seems normal, you wouldn't be able to see it because of the players. So they flip them, so you can see the text on the other side of the field with no obstructions.
Yeah, I didn't look close enough at first to see the other side faced as way as well. My correction is also above.
Actually, as long as the "get back coach" is doing his job you would still be able to see them as they purposely placed them outside the personnel box, but I also agree its for vision, not tv.
This is still crazy to me. I wonder how they figured out that was the best way to do it, i.e., sweep that stuff in after the turf is laid.Here are all the bags of sand & cork Lyons mentioned earlier this week:
Best shot I could get of the turf today.
And here's the machine putting the sand/cork into the turf:
Looks pretty darn nice, and the alternating stripes seem less obnoxious on the new turf
