re: All football practice field get Artificial Turf...is TS next

i thought just 1 practice field was getting artificial turf, not all

It is inevitable. they will eventually switch to field turf.pretty much every program in the country will switch to field turf. their will be a few that dont just to be different. ala boise st. and the blue turf. grass will become the outcast. why practice on field turf, play most of your away games on it, and not put the same in your stadium

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This is AstroTurf:

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their will be a few that dont just to be different. ala boise st. and the blue turf.

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They have the new turf. It's astro play, not field turf.

But it isn't the old astro turf. Not sure if anyone has that these days.

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They recruit fast players a rely on their speed, but when it rains and they are slipping around, they lose that advantage

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The other sec opponents will also be faster on our turf. So, there is no advantage.

#1 the title of the thread says artifical turf, not field turf ( my 'fuzzy stuff' analogy )

#2 TS still had Astro turf style turf on the sidelines last I was on it


The field turf or whatever may not be bad. Does it zap your legs like old turf use to? I've walked on a type of field turf on baseball fields, but never ran on it, much less played football on it. Do players play with plastic square cleats or flat bottoms on it?

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I agree, but LSU is faster than the majority of its opponants
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i assume you mean outside of conference, right?

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No. I think, with the exception of Florida, LSU can outrun any other team in the league.

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No. I think, with the exception of Florida, LSU can outrun any other team in the league.

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Well, I think that all sec schools are just as fast except for Kentucky and Vandy.

Don't kid yourself into believing that we are the fastest just because of your loyalty. you'd be surprised.

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Plus, if they are practicing on field turf, that's just one more reason to have it in TS.

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they are still going to practice on grass for the most part. Now if it rain and bowl practice, they can stay outside

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So, when it rains they move to the field turf because they get more traaction and don't tear up the grass fields...what happens when it rains in TS. Since they don't have field turf, they lose their traction and they tear up the feild. This is why they should put it in TS.