New field turf for 2013

[Landlord]

 

[GSG]

Another pic, hot off the presses:

 

[Junior]

I still think the alternating pattern looks less obnoxious on the new turf.

 

[The Duke]

Another pic, hot off the presses:

Finally! It's so nice to see that they brought this back. Help me out Knapp or someone who might know... isn't the last time it said "Tom Osborne Field" was during Solich's first season in 1998? Either way that has to become a permanent fixture for Nebraska's fields going forward.

 

[Ed Helms]

@acass8

New carpet #GBR

 

[Landlord]

I still think the alternating pattern looks less obnoxious on the new turf.

@acass8

New carpet #GBR

Do you still think so?

 

[ADS]

Another pic, hot off the presses:

 

[Mavric]

Another pic, hot off the presses:

Finally! It's so nice to see that they brought this back. Help me out Knapp or someone who might know... isn't the last time it said "Tom Osborne Field" was during Solich's first season in 1998? Either way that has to become a permanent fixture for Nebraska's fields going forward.

According to Huskers.com, it was only on there for that one year. Then Osborne had it taken off so as not to overshadow Solich.

 

[Junior]

I still think the alternating pattern looks less obnoxious on the new turf.

@acass8

New carpet #GBR

Do you still think so?

Yea, on the old carpet, the lighter green just seemed so.... wrong. Not sure what the right word is, this stuff just looks better.

 

[Chaddyboxer]

So awesome to have Tom's name on the field. YES YES aaaaaaaaaaaand YESSSS!!!!

 

[Twinkletoes Flintstone]

I like the inclusion, but wish they would have used his actual signature, I think that would have looked a lot better and they could have done it opposite the B1G logos on the actual field of play.

 

[Mavric]

I like the inclusion, but wish they would have used his actual signature, I think that would have looked a lot better and they could have done it opposite the B1G logos on the actual field of play.

I would have liked the signature as well. But I suppose the lettering they chose is more consistent with other lettering on the field.

 

[Lyons in the Sea of Red.]

I like the inclusion, but wish they would have used his actual signature, I think that would have looked a lot better and they could have done it opposite the B1G logos on the actual field of play.

I dont think Tom would be able to muscle a pen that size..

 

[Saunders]

@acass8

New carpet #GBR

Dat asstroturf

 

[Ulty]

Another pic, hot off the presses:

Finally! It's so nice to see that they brought this back. Help me out Knapp or someone who might know... isn't the last time it said "Tom Osborne Field" was during Solich's first season in 1998? Either way that has to become a permanent fixture for Nebraska's fields going forward.

According to Huskers.com, it was only on there for that one year. Then Osborne had it taken off so as not to overshadow Solich.

Yep, that was the last year we had the old astroturf, too. After Osborne retired, they quickly named the field in honor of him, but there was some controversy over whether or not naming the field would overshadow the name of the stadium. Not only was Osborne too humble to be comfortable with his name on the field, but he wanted to make sure everyone still referred to the place as Memorial Stadium in honor of fallen soldiers.

So it was on there only for the 1998 season, and in 1999, we got the first Field Turf, and they never put "Tom Osborne Field" back on it until now.