Gillette Stadium (Massachusetts, University of)

Blanks are shredded bits of the plastic stadium seats mixed with complementary team-colored resin.

Available Sizes:

• Pen Blanks: Minimum 3/4" x 3/4" square
• Bottle Stopper and Ring Blanks: 1-1/2" round
• Full Pen Blocks: 6" x 5" and a minimum of 7/8" thick
• Knife Scale Pair: 2@ 5" x 1-1/2" x 3/8" minimum

All blanks include one Certificate of Authenticity (COA) per blank—a 4" x 6" card stock with foil-embossed seal, protected in a hard-shell plastic sleeve. Full Pen Blocks come with 10 COAs.

Most blanks are cut to order for freshness. Pen Blocks require a 2-3 week turnaround.

Gillette Stadium: Minutemen's Borrowed Bastion of Gridiron Grit

Gillette Stadium, the gleaming gateway to New England's sports empire, sprawls across Foxborough, Massachusetts—a state-of-the-art spectacle birthed for the Patriots' dynasty dreams but lending its turf to the University of Massachusetts Minutemen for marquee matchups. Conceived in the late 1990s to replace the aging Foxboro Stadium, the $325 million marvel—funded by Kraft Group's private vision—broke ground in 2000 and roared open on September 9, 2002, with the Patriots edging the Steelers 30-14 before 68,756 fans—heralding Foxborough's football renaissance and instantly etching its lighthouse silhouette into NFL lore.

Boasting a thunderous 65,878 capacity on FieldTurf (standard 120x53.3-yard NFL battlefield), Gillette brews bone-crushing intimacy with those iconic end-zone scoreboards and skyline views—dimensions a runner's delight amid 80 luxury suites and 8,000 club seats. For UMass, it amplified FCS fireworks like the 2012 home opener (a 16-7 win over Indiana) and 2014's Black Friday clash vs. BYU, drawing record crowds. Facelifts flared: 2002's initial swell, 2015's $100 million "Project Green" adding social decks, and 2020s' tech tweaks—blending lighthouse legacy with modern mojo via Kraft stewardship.

Borrowed bastion for UMass Minutemen since 2012, Gillette has cradled CAA triumphs, playoff pulses like the 2018 quarterfinal surge, and stars amid 10+ games and growing legacies. Record roars for UMass hit 40,000+ for 2012's Indiana thriller, pulsing with "Sweet Caroline" echoes and tailgate traditions. Beyond gridiron gold, it hosts concerts and conventions, etching Foxborough's fierce spirit into lore. As Minutemen march for FBS futures, Gillette Stadium endures as a borrowed testament to tenacity, triumphs, and timeless turf in college football's northeast.