JD reported that the TDECU field will be ready for first home game against Oregon St., September 5, 2026.
https://x.com/joseph_duarte/status/2074891532981694700?s=46&t=ZflAtQu28mE4aUWNMrJBpQ
Yeahā¦ the patch job Eddie mentionedā¦ right?
What was the quote againā¦ itās like painting over a crack in a wallā¦ the crack is still there but it looks good to anyone passing byā¦
Or something along those linesā¦
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Ughā¦
All ready for the 15,000.
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As long as youāre one of them
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Iām thinking about sitting this season out and watching on TV. You people sweat too much.
NTTAWWI
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I GUARANTEE there is way more than 15k at the OSU gameā¦
Southernā¦ maybe notā¦
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I plan to add to the opener count
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I would never purposely not go to a game if the other option was to watch from home. Bring on the heat!
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At least 25K for Oregon State.
28-33K for Southern. Donāt underestimate the number of SU alums in the Houston area. They will all leave at halftime after the band is done, but ticket sales are ticket sales.
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They wonāt leave - UH folks will leave first - they like the 5th quarter
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YEP- It could be the best Nunez could think ofā¦
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Maybe we can go back to natural grass again? 
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Not wanting a possible āsoccerā dimension field/design with the appropriate stands was a huge mistake IMO. This was on our then A.D. It just limits what sport we can host. The main reason that college or pro stadiums go to turf is to host more events.
Grass is always best.
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I love grass. Looks great. Cooler. Safer.
"But we have to water it every day, Funk. Shut up!"
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Is that it? It would be nice to have details.
āReadyā means we take his word for it. Great but how?
Are we getting a new turf field? In this case the subgrade will have to compacted again. The turf infill partly re-installed and evenly re-groomed. A shock pad under the turf is always better. That way you do not need to use recycled rubber. The recycle rubber is used to āmimicā a shock absorber. The cost difference is about $400kās. It is 100% worth it. With turf just like carpet every production cycle has its own dye even though it is the same ācolorā. Each panel is 15ā wide. You replace part of a panel five years later the color will look different.
Nothing replaces grass.
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The main reason public agencies turn to turf is becauseā¦Pure laziness and school administrations that do not consider sports amenities as a must have. Texas is different but in other states a High school might have only one employee to mow the grass. Hence terrible field condition. Then the school turns to turf thinking there is no maintenance involvedā¦Three years later the carpet feels like a concrete path and the infill is already heavily compacted. Yes there is maintenance involved with turf field.
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I am on Team Grass, and the rational to install synthetic turf is it is less expensive to maintain than real grass and it allows TDECU to be a multi-use stadium. My impression is that TDECU has been under-utilized as a revenue generating stadium. Other than hosting USFL games, and high school playoff games, which would be fine with grass, the Wheeler Baptist Churchās event is the only one that I am aware of. It seems like TDECU as a multi-use facility is more aspirational, than reality.
The NFLPA is pushing hard for more grass fields with studies showing there are less injuries with grass fields. The NFL disputes those studies. There is no dispute that natural grass is a cooler surface on hot days than synthetic turf.
With UH receiving full B12 shares, perhaps they can increase the field maintenance budget and revisit the turf vs grass issue.
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I just donāt think heavy contact sports should be played on colored concrete
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