kansasDC Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5081115 New Citrus Bowl turf part of renovation ORLANDO, Fla. -- The much-maligned grass field at the Citrus Bowl will be replaced with artificial turf in time for next year's game. The Citrus Bowl's grass field fell apart during the Jan. 1 game between Penn State and LSU. The Orlando city council gave a "top-bidder ranking" to Turner Construction on Monday, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Once a final contract is awarded, the newspaper said, a $10 million "mini-renovation" will begin. The $1 million new field is part of that process. "We'll never be confronted by the problem we had at the Capital One Bowl," Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer said, according to the Sentinel. Last year, the grass field disintegrated due to extensive use and rain -- especially for the New Year's Day Citrus Bowl, which is nationally televised. Chunks of sod were loosened during Penn State's 19-17 win over LSU. During the Champs Sports Bowl a week earlier, Miami Hurricanes running back Graig Cooper injured his right knee without being touched. The field is also used for state championship high school football games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jthomas666 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I was under the impression that the heat was a bigger problem than the field. See also Mississippi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liebot Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I was under the impression that housing was the bigger problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCImonkey Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 It's not that hot in Florida......it's freaking HUMID! The daily afternoon rainshowers also complicate things a tad. New fieldturf is usually pretty good with drainage so I wouldn't anticipate a 3 hour delay waiting on the drops to stop in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmmerMP Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 From a geographical point of view... WHY have all the remaining drum corps out there go and trek down to one "out of the place" area of the US, making it harder for ALL of us to view...... I say keep it in the middle of the country... Madison/KansasCity/Denver... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contrajedi8 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Ahhh, Drums in the Slums. 4 hours in. 4 hours out. Crappy housing. Crappy weather. Crappy stadium. Crappy neighborhood. I lived in Central Florida for 10 years and aged out there. If drum corps never went back to Orlando, I'd be ok with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paralda Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 From a geographical point of view... WHY have all the remaining drum corps out there go and trek down to one "out of the place" area of the US, making it harder for ALL of us to view...... I say keep it in the middle of the country... Madison/KansasCity/Denver... Because two large DCI corps have their camps in Florida and their families/friends would like to see them perform? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmmerMP Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Because two large DCI corps you just gave my reason that much more of a REASON not to.... 2 out of all DIV1 et all....?? The odds DONT look good ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstein Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Hated Orlando (and have seen nothing to change my opinion), but would opt for ANY site at this point where Finals were held outside, where they belong. KS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualFan Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 (edited) . Edited April 15, 2010 by CasualFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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