Perhaps there's still a way to keep the new football field traditional and still make it "new" ...

Your new Maryland football field (?) ...

via i.imgur.com

I have no inside information, and no basis to think that the field will look anything like this. But I thought it looked cool. Basically it's the black field design (that uses the Terraprint texture) converted to a more traditional green. Keep the Maryland flag in the endzones, and this is what you get.

One of the folks I talked to about the black football field rendering thought that it would make a really cool rug. But not so good a football field. Perhaps this is a better option.

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edited to add: if you click on the picture, it will open in a new window and be bigger (and a bit less fuzzy).