notabengalalum said:On last week's (a week ago) coach's show, Jeff Tingey stated that the kind of turf NAU and UI have takes 24 hours to pull up and reinstalling it took 2-3 days. This Holt turf that we have now, is removed and replaced a lot faster.
I guess they plan on holding trade shows, rodeos, and monster trucks in the Holt between August and November in the near future. :roll:
notabengalalum said:I resisted calling in and asking what the removal and reinstall time had to do with football season at the Holt. I'm surprised no one else caught that reasoning.
votb said:If I've got this correct...Holt Arena IS owned by the University, and is not an official "athletic department" facility. Athletics gets a high priority...but has to stand in line to use Holt just like it does for Reed Gym. The University books other events to help pay for upkeep and maintenance of Holt...and does not have the money to operate it without the money from additional events. In other words...athletics is a "tenant" of Holt...not the landlord, that's why the time it takes to take up and remove turf could be an issue. I think it's an issue that can be dealt with...but it would prohibit any other events going on inside once the turf went down...or it would take a lot of extra dollars for maintenance people to take it up and lay it down...back and forth. At least that's the way I understand the issue...
In the same program Jeff stated the current turf life is scheduled to be up in 2 years...but a new turf cost is significantly higher than was built into the replacement budget when the long-range plan was made years ago. Obviously a major donor will be needed to fund this project, too. If it matters...it sounds like things are likely going to be a go for upgrading the weight training facility and getting a new outdoor practice turf. We might hear more on that in the near future.