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per WCCO:
So, how do they flip the field?
Good Question.
“We’ve never had to paint our football field before because we’ve always had permanent in-laid graphics and … college markings on the field,” said Scott Ellison, Associate Athletic Director for Facilities at the University of Minnesota.
The process takes 12 crewmembers – both Viking and Gopher – about eight hours and several gallons of paint; 30 gallons for the Gophers and 50 gallons for the Vikings. They use a water-soluble paint that can be scrubbed off after every game.
Before the Vikings started playing at TCF Bank Stadium, the team made $6 million in upgrades to the stadium, including a new field.
This new turf field has permanent paint only in the gold “MINNESOTA” end zone and the white five-yard lines.
Everything else, including logos, numbers and hash marks, must be painted each week.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/09/16/good-question-how-do-grounds-crews-flip-a-field/
Go Gophers!!
So, how do they flip the field?
Good Question.
“We’ve never had to paint our football field before because we’ve always had permanent in-laid graphics and … college markings on the field,” said Scott Ellison, Associate Athletic Director for Facilities at the University of Minnesota.
The process takes 12 crewmembers – both Viking and Gopher – about eight hours and several gallons of paint; 30 gallons for the Gophers and 50 gallons for the Vikings. They use a water-soluble paint that can be scrubbed off after every game.
Before the Vikings started playing at TCF Bank Stadium, the team made $6 million in upgrades to the stadium, including a new field.
This new turf field has permanent paint only in the gold “MINNESOTA” end zone and the white five-yard lines.
Everything else, including logos, numbers and hash marks, must be painted each week.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/09/16/good-question-how-do-grounds-crews-flip-a-field/
Go Gophers!!
