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Switching over to Artificial Turf in Tiger Stadium is a great idea.

Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:27 pm
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43127 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:27 pm
With a fast team like we have, an optimum speed surface is smart. The field will always be in tip-top shape. Not to mention the maintenance cost savings.

Those little rubber pebbles get in your shoes but our players are tough enough to handle that.


PS - If you dont think the playing surface is a factor, see the 09 Cap One Bowl vs PSU for reference.
This post was edited on 7/10/13 at 3:29 pm
Posted by The312
I Live in The Three One Two
Member since Aug 2008
6967 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:29 pm to
The LSU AD has publicly stated that this is not going to happen.
Posted by 3xlsugrad
Member since Feb 2012
11037 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:30 pm to
terrible idea
Posted by BhamBengal
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2012
2476 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:30 pm to
No way Jose
Posted by MSTiger33
Member since Oct 2007
20384 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:31 pm to
Dude, the 09 Cap Bowl field was the equivalent of a muddy cow pasture after a stampede.
Posted by Captain Crown
Member since Jun 2011
50777 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:31 pm to
But what will Les eat?
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43127 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:33 pm to
quote:

Dude, the 09 Cap Bowl field was the equivalent of a muddy cow pasture after a stampede.
So we agree with one another.

Posted by SteveLSU35
Shreveport
Member since Mar 2004
13966 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:34 pm to
More and more these fields are everywhere. I would love for LSU to stay grass. Last year the hs team I coach for played on grass twice and that's including 3 playoff games. I want to keep LSU grass lets keep something the same in college football.
Posted by EvrybodysAllAmerican
Member since Apr 2013
11162 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:34 pm to
is nothing sacred anymore? No. Just no.
Posted by KG5989
Das Boot
Member since Oct 2010
16324 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:35 pm to
Not gonna happen.

Doesnt it have something to do with the agricultural department and how they do the work on the field?? Or something along those lines??
Posted by harry coleman beast
Left Field
Member since Aug 2008
52210 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:35 pm to
quote:

PS - If you dont think the playing surface is a factor, see the 09 Cap One Bowl vs PSU for reference.


Does PS stand for pure shite? Because thats what statement is
Posted by tigerswin03
SAINTS / PELICANS FAN
Member since Jan 2009
4715 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:35 pm to
as bad as its gotten , i don't think TS has ever been that bad
Posted by danfraz
San Antonio TX
Member since Apr 2008
24550 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:37 pm to
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43127 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:38 pm to
quote:

Does PS stand for pure shite? Because thats what statement is
:rimshot:
Posted by harry coleman beast
Left Field
Member since Aug 2008
52210 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:39 pm to
Seriously, that was the worst playing surface of all time.
Posted by DaSaltyTiger
Alexandria/Pineville, LA area
Member since Dec 2004
4689 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:39 pm to
Evidently, some have never played on artificial turf. I got to once - would prefer grass any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Let LSU be college. Instead of trying to turn LSU into the NFL, just go to a fricking NFL game.
Posted by Big Lake
Member since Jul 2011
3844 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:41 pm to
frick that
Posted by CourseyCorridor
Baton Rouge, La.
Member since May 2012
1996 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:41 pm to
There is no better playing surface than a well-groomed grass field. Period.

LSU has the luxury of not needing extra rental income from the stadium outside of the 7-8 games a year LSU plays there (with the exception of the country music deal they do). That means, they can work on the field between games and keep people off of it, keeping it in pristine condition all season.

This is in stark contrast to the Cap One Bowl where the grass field was chewed up by several other games, including high school playoff games.

If you have a high-traffic stadium, you want turf. If you only use the stadium for your home games, you want grass.

Which is why most of the SEC stadiums are grass.

Posted by 2geaux
Georgia
Member since Feb 2008
2603 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:44 pm to
It never rains in Tiger Stadium!
Posted by LSU_CRAIGERS
SLC UT
Member since May 2012
487 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:45 pm to
On a hot day those black pebbles can give you third degree burns if you stay in contact with it long enough... Probably would melt the adhesive to their cleats as well...
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