According to the Idaho Statesman, Boise State fans have been complaining about the glare coming off the “Smurf Turf” since 2008. As the school embarks on a season that could wind being a historic one, ...

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Husky fans welcome Petersen — but that blue Astro Turf has got to stay in Idaho. When he’s 41: The Seattle Mariners, not known for offering big money to marquee free agents, confounded ...

Boise State became the first school in the country to install non-green turf in 1986. Since then, a handful of schools have followed suit. UCF is well aware of the Smurf turf, as it is sometimes ...

BOISE, Idaho — Boise State's iconic Blue Turf has been nominated yet again for the "Best Attraction for Sports Fans" in the United States. The "smurf turf" won the title last year and is ...

Fondly known around college football as The Blue or Smurf Turf, Boise State’s blue field beat out some of the most iconic venues in American sports, including the “Field of Dreams” movie ...

The story of what has become affectionately known as the “Smurf Turf” begins as many such tales do — as a marketing ploy. When the stadium opened in 1970, it had a green field, but when it ...