FieldTurf allows UH's ground crew to flip a field in a matter of hours with removable water-soluble paint GETTY IMAGES
A customizable FieldTurf installed at Univ. of Houston's TDECU Stadium in early February will "allow the school to create new designs for each home football game beginning next season," according to Joseph Duarte of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. Some things will "stay the same," such as the TDECU Stadium and John O’Quinn Field names, as well as the AAC logos and Andre Ware’s 11-yard line marker. To "keep with social media hashtags, #GoCoogs and #SpaceCity are on both ends of the home side." The visitor's side "includes Neil Armstrong’s famous line, 'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.'" UH Senior Associate AD/External Operations Michael McBride said the new field is "going to become art every week." Duarte noted rather than permanent in-laid graphics, the FieldTurf allows UH’s grounds crew to "flip a field in a matter of hours with water-soluble paint that can be removed after every game." A "machine with brushes makes several passes to scrub over the existing designs and yard markers, which allows the school to tailor the field to a specific event (XFL) or other sports (soccer)." A cost was "not given for each time the field design is changed, but it is believed to be a few thousand dollars." There will be "some limitations with the stencil that is used to create the designs on the field" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 2/22).
