Merlo Pitch

Not sure if anyone's been on campus in the last few days, but the Merlo pitch is no more. Merlo Field is currently bare dirt, awaiting new sod.

Cool After the game last night, I saw a pile of what looked like dirt over in the corner where the players come in. They must have scraped it today, because at 9:00 last night it still looked like the grass was there.

It's neat they started. I wonder what that means for Spring ball, though...

Need pics.

This is excellent news. The pitch has been pretty beat-up over the last couple of seasons. Hopefully they will bring in quality grass that will last another couple of decades!

They're going to replant grass? I thought they were trying to bring their playing surface up to New Mexico standards.

Doesn't look like they're not planning to sell any of the sod for souvenirs?



I saw a Post-Superbowl story where small cuts of turf was being sold at riduculous prices.

GO PILOTS!!!

IF you are willing to pay ridiculous prices, you can get Garrett Smith to personally cut out a piece of the new one for you.

Better grass.

I think people paid those prices because they were expecting a pound of a different kind of grass

A blade of grass would be more than enough for my scrapbook!

Here's what Merlo looked like on Saturday. Old sod is up, new dirt/sand mix is placed. There's a few rolls on the Pitch which I'm sure will get shaved - probably after the new sprinklersystem is in place.



It already looks better than New Mexico's pitch.

eProf wrote:They're going to replant grass? I thought they were trying to bring their playing surface up to New Mexico standards.

Not so far from the truth...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKusJngqOf0

It also looks like the Texas A&M field in December 2005 before it was painted green -- except that the TAMU field was hardpan.

The luscious looking Merlo dirt looks way better than the old school astro turf, asphalt or sand/rubber blend fields I grew up playing on...

Yes! Even with a makeover...she's beautiful all the way to her core...dirt and all!

Are we still going to have the flattest playing field of college futbol? I hope so...