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Photo courtesy of @Greg_Byrne
The Arizona Wildcats will have a new playing surface beginning next season, as they've elected to get rid of natural grass in favor of synthetic field turf.

And now we know what it's going to look like.

Athletic director Greg Byrne tweeted a photo of what the new field will look like.

The end zones are blue with "Arizona" spelled out in red, there is the block A logo at midfield and a watermark-ish "Bear Down" stretching across the turf.

Not bad.

Adam Green, Web Content Editor - ArizonaSports.com
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    Lee A. wrote...
    "Peak"
    February 8, 2013 10:32 am
    Uh... Adam, I think you mean "peek". Regardless, I'm sure it will look cool on TV but in a state where the late summer and fall are excellent climates for growing real grass, why would you do this? Unless the real grass up-keep really outstrips the cost (and maintenance) of synthetic turf over time.
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    theAdamGreen wrote...
    @ Lee A.
    February 8, 2013 10:45 am
    Yessir, typo on my part. Oops. Hopefully the field works out better than my typing today.
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    PhoenixKittyCat wrote...
    Reasons
    February 8, 2013 10:50 am
    I think it's part growing the grass as it hasn't looked good in years, environment as it will save on water and speed as it will make our guys even faster. They can also workout as much as they want inside the stadium, which I imagine is an advantage for feel and simulating the crowd. I do like the subtle, but huge, "Bear Down".
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    Lee A. wrote...
    Hot Hot Hot?
    February 8, 2013 11:17 am
    Yeah, I agree about the environmental angle.... water savings and all. I'm not sure I would want to be on that field in September though. Even on Saturday nights, that turf and the atmosphere at field level would probably be pretty warm compared to grass. Also, agree about the subtle Bear Down logo (I think it's called "watermark" in printing lingo) - it looks pretty cool.
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    PhoenixKittyCat wrote...
    Temperature
    February 8, 2013 1:15 pm
    I don't remember exactly what the temp is on the field, but I think the story said it was 20 degrees less than the temperature, or something like that. This isn't your 80s astro turf at Busch Stadium where it was 120 on the field. Also don't get nearly the amounts of astro turf knee injuries anymore.
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    claysdfsdf wrote...
    sooo much different
    February 9, 2013 11:36 am
    than what we're used to. ;-)
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    Fred T. wrote...
    Too bad....
    February 9, 2013 3:46 pm
    "During the monsoon season, days and weeks of practices are sometimes missed because the grass is unplayable." to make sure that the field would always look game day ready, as it makes it easier for recruits to better visualize the stadium What large Univ actually practices in their stadium? None. So the first sentence must be in error. Even Div-1A schools don't. Build a practice field with both artificial and real turf. face it, football is a glorified passing league now. Just a matter of time before only a center is used and the D has to count 5 before rushing.
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