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Old Posted Mar 27, 2019, 4:03 PM
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I wonder how realistic it is given that IGF is pretty busy now that there are two tenants
The key would be doing advanced work for any modifications needed for goal post changes, if needed. There is a hole in the IGF scheduling that would allow the NFL game on the weekend in late August. They may do end zone painting in advance of the Valour game that is a couple days before the weekend and then likely paint the inside of the field after the game is done but before the NFL.

They could also dress the stadium as needed before the NFL game. It isn't like other events don't happen with dressing of the building and field for something different.
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Old Posted Mar 27, 2019, 4:08 PM
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^ Yeah, on giving it further thought, the logistics probably aren't that complicated. Having a Rider game the very next day was pushing it for Sask, but if there's at least a couple days before any NFL game and one day after then it should be fine.

I suppose it all comes down to cost and the level of risk the Bombers would be willing to take on, I'm sure there would be a lofty pricetag attached to hosting a NFL preseason game here which isn't helped by the current exchange rate. It would be interesting to know the ticket price points that they're tossing around for this game. The worst scenario would be that the game is played in front of 20,000 people and the Bombers take a bath because not enough people wanted to pay $180 or whatever for a ticket for a preseason game.
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Old Posted Mar 27, 2019, 4:24 PM
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In terms of relocating the goal posts, my thinking is pick a time well in advanced for the game and put in a mounting bracket in the needed location under the turf to relocate a single goal post. Then place a cover over it and the turf over the cover.

My understanding of the turf they are using is that it is essentially unstructured material, think like sand on a beach. The pieces are longer are connect together to mostly stay fixed in place under normal conditions but if needed you could likely remove a section with minimal work if you needed to scrape off the top to change over some lines.

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Plus I'm sure NFL teams and broadcasters that have never been here before would want at least a couple days pre-game to get used to the place and get everything set up.
I would hazard a guess that other than on-air people the NFL would heavily utilize the same crews that work the CFL games at IGF. Not sure if the camera operators, etc are local or travel in for each game. In terms of the on-air talent, while it isn't the exact same setup, they could come in well in advance and work with the local CFL on-air team to go through how game day works. The Bombers could also provider volunteer escorts or similar for things like how to get from the hotel to IGF and then from the parking spot to the broadcast booth/field level. These people are professionals and can quickly adapt to being in a different broadcast booth etc. They don't need a week of time locally to figure out how to call a game. The only piece that would truly requires some additional advanced work would be local colour type stores to run when the game is broadcast but those could be prepared whenever and don't depend on the IGF setup for the game itself.
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Old Posted Mar 11, 2020, 1:17 PM
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I was on the U of M campus over the weekend and I noticed that signs with the stadium's new IG Field logo are going up.

Also, with the stadium's artificial turf having been used for 7 years, I wonder if there are any plans to replace it? OSEG recently announced that TD Place in Ottawa will be getting a replacement for its 6 year old turf. I'm not sure what the lifespan of rugs are these days but it seems to me that they usually get replaced in under a decade. The fact that our rug got those holes cut into it for the NFL game last year would be another reason to do it sooner rather than later.
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Old Posted Mar 11, 2020, 3:57 PM
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^^ Isn't the turf at IGF a relatively loose material similar to a sand box? In that you can more or less replace the turf on a continuous basis.
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Old Posted Mar 11, 2020, 4:14 PM
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^^ Isn't the turf at IGF a relatively loose material similar to a sand box? In that you can more or less replace the turf on a continuous basis.
I don't think that's the case... having been on it, it struck me as being basically like a big rug as with all types of artificial turf.
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It's the Field Turf system. Has sand and rubber balls below the rug. The rugs isn't actually a rug.
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Old Posted Mar 11, 2020, 4:44 PM
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It's the Field Turf system. Has sand and rubber balls below the rug. The rugs isn't actually a rug.



At the end of the day it's still a rug... you buy big rolls of it, roll them out and play. Eventually when it gets worn out you replace the whole thing as we're seeing in Ottawa.
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I was on the U of M campus over the weekend and I noticed that signs with the stadium's new IG Field logo are going up.

Also, with the stadium's artificial turf having been used for 7 years, I wonder if there are any plans to replace it? OSEG recently announced that TD Place in Ottawa will be getting a replacement for its 6 year old turf. I'm not sure what the lifespan of rugs are these days but it seems to me that they usually get replaced in under a decade. The fact that our rug got those holes cut into it for the NFL game last year would be another reason to do it sooner rather than later.
They played an NFL game in Winnipeg, come on man??
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Old Posted Mar 11, 2020, 5:29 PM
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At the end of the day it's still a rug... you buy big rolls of it, roll them out and play. Eventually when it gets worn out you replace the whole thing as we're seeing in Ottawa.
Ya. But they can re-surface the field with a machine that has fingers, if you will, that go through the green part down into the rubber/sand. To re-compact it, etc.

Yes, it's basically a rug. But not like the old turf which is the green rug placed over concrete.
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Old Posted Mar 11, 2020, 6:06 PM
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^ You're talking about routine maintenance though... I'm getting at replacement. Like I said, Ottawa is getting a new surface after 6 seasons of use.
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Ya I follow you. I was just comparing a rug to the turf field rug. I wouldn't go poking holes through my living room rug. haha we're arguing semantics here.

10 years is the lifespan mentioned on their website, based on a certain amount of usage per year.

Turf Field is only one supplier. Not sure what supplier Ottawa has. so might be different life spans.
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Old Posted Mar 11, 2020, 6:23 PM
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^ Ottawa has Field Turf too. Not sure if they've had problems or what, 6 years seems like the shorter end of the spectrum. I would expect 8 or 9, but like I said before, there's the gash from that NFL game plus relatively high use from other clubs including Valour, the Bisons and lots of amateur teams probably puts more wear and tear on IGF's surface than what you might see in a typical big stadium.
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Old Posted Mar 11, 2020, 7:07 PM
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Ottawa has a really bad football team. Maybe trying to shake things up.
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Old Posted May 28, 2020, 9:16 PM
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This pic from Sara Orlesky's twitter feed shows the new IG Field logos that are going up over the entrances. These are brand new... they weren't up yet when I went by the stadium a week and a half ago. The scaffolds were up for months but it's only now that the signs are being installed.

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Old Posted May 28, 2020, 9:18 PM
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Looks like they actually did a good job covering up the holes from the old logos. Unless the pic is blurry haha. I fully expected them to just put the new ones up and we'd be staring at holes all over for 50 years.
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Old Posted May 28, 2020, 9:24 PM
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Looks like they actually did a good job covering up the holes from the old logos. Unless the pic is blurry haha. I fully expected them to just put the new ones up and we'd be staring at holes all over for 50 years.
You know, I was wondering about the very same thing. But I'll give them credit, they did a nice job replacing the panels... I guess that's why the scaffolds were up for so long. It all took a bit of time.

That said, riding my bike around IG Field a couple of weeks ago, it's pretty clear that there's a lot of minor repair work to be done around the stadium grounds. Lots of little broken or not quite right things that need to be repaired. It would be nice to see some of that stuff get attention.

Also, this is not "broken" per se but I would love to see the entire NE entrance where the Cal Murphy statue is get torn up and redesigned from scratch. That giant mess of ugly pavement at the foot of the stairs looks horrendous, and there's just a mishmash of junk scattered all around it. The other entrance areas are fine... it's just that one that looks so bad. It would be nice to see it get some attention.
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Old Posted May 29, 2020, 3:53 PM
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You know, I was wondering about the very same thing. But I'll give them credit, they did a nice job replacing the panels... I guess that's why the scaffolds were up for so long. It all took a bit of time.

That said, riding my bike around IG Field a couple of weeks ago, it's pretty clear that there's a lot of minor repair work to be done around the stadium grounds. Lots of little broken or not quite right things that need to be repaired. It would be nice to see some of that stuff get attention.

Also, this is not "broken" per se but I would love to see the entire NE entrance where the Cal Murphy statue is get torn up and redesigned from scratch. That giant mess of ugly pavement at the foot of the stairs looks horrendous, and there's just a mishmash of junk scattered all around it. The other entrance areas are fine... it's just that one that looks so bad. It would be nice to see it get some attention.
And exactly why you hire stadium architects to design and oversee the construction of any new stadium and not some buddy of a guy on the Blue Bomber board who was owed a favour!

The press box fiasco and the lack of accessibility from the stands to field for concerts were just two glaring examples of poor design and planning and (oversight)!
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Old Posted May 29, 2020, 3:55 PM
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^ It isn't a problem with the stadium itself, it's more an issue of landscape architecture outside of the stadium.
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Old Posted May 29, 2020, 4:02 PM
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The press box fiasco and the lack of accessibility from the stands to field for concerts were just two glaring examples of poor design and planning and (oversight)!
And the lack of winterized plumbing or protection from water intrusions due to snow melts...
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