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Introduce all the Big ten Stadiums Identify which fields are natural grass and artificial Generate soil maps for each stadium Discuss the characteristics of the soils in each stadium
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EAST 1.Ohio State 2.Michigan State 3.Maryland 4.Rutgers 5.Michigan 6.Penn State 7.Indiana WEST 1.Wisconsin 2.Nebraska 3.Minnesota 4.Iowa 5.Illinois 6.Northwestern 7.Purdue Teams in the BIG
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Unable to generate soil maps for the following based on falling into Urban land category 1.Ohio State 2.Michigan State 3.Maryland 4.Nebraska 5.Minnesota 6.Northwestern 7.Purdue
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Natural Grass Michigan State Purdue Penn State Northwestern Artificial Turf Illinois Maryland Rutgers Ohio State Michigan Indiana Minnesota Nebraska Iowa Wisconsin https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=bi-DsktHwkE
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Open the WSS website Type in the address Create an AOI on the WSS Download Soil Data Upload to MapWindow Color the different soils using MapWindow
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Rutgers – High Point Solutions Stadium Klinesville Channery 2.6 acres Silt loam Derived from red shale, siltstone, slate and sandstone Mainly found in forest or pastues Rutgers is known as the birthplace of college football for hosting the first ever college game in 1869
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Michigan – Michigan Stadium – Big House Miami loam1.9 acres Loamy From silty materials Used in agricultural First School to use Electronic Scoreboards (1930)
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Penn State – Beaver Stadium Hagerstown0.2 acres Hagerstown1.3 acres Hagerstown0.2 acres Brown to dark brown silt loam Well drained Used for general crops Had the winningest coach until a few years ago
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Indiana – Memorial Stadium Udorthents1.5 acres Loamy texture Dominantly fine sandy loam Used for parks and recreation Have the same football and basketball arena names as the U of I
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Wisconsin – Camp Randall Batavia silt loam 1.4 acres Very dark grayish brown silt loam Coarse granular structure Home of NFL Defense Player of the year JJ Watt
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Iowa – Kinnick Stadium Downs silt loam 1.5 acres Well drained Low runoff Used in farm land Established the first law school west of the Mississippi River
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Illinois – Memorial Stadium Drummer2.1 acres Flanagan0.6 acres Drummer Silty clay loam Used in Agricultural Flanagan Loamy Used in Agricultural Each column at Memorial Stadium has the name of a fallen soldier on them from WWI
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Maximum Average acre playing field Minimum 2.7 acres 1.9 acres 1.4 acres Maximum Average capacity Minimum 109,901 seats 68,665 seats 47,130 seats Average attendance64,889 people Average Stats
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