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re: UT going Field Turf, when will we?
Posted on 2/15/09 at 10:53 am to Ponchy Tiger
Posted on 2/15/09 at 10:53 am to Ponchy Tiger
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being so close to the river
Why would this be a problem? There are golf courses all over the world in every kind of climate next to lakes, rivers, swamps, oceans that have great turf.
No reason we can't have great turf from start to finish in TS. Just need to get the Admin committed to it.
Posted on 2/15/09 at 11:57 am to tigerbait1970
Screw artificial turf & screw Texas too- call me old school, but I want to see grass, grass, and more grass!!
Posted on 2/15/09 at 12:04 pm to tigerbait1970
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Once again, the results tabbed FieldTurf as the runaway leader among all artificial turf brands.
how does it rank compared to real grass?
Posted on 2/15/09 at 12:07 pm to H-Town Tiger
compared to LSU's real grass it blows it away
Posted on 2/15/09 at 12:18 pm to Books
that's not the question. The article mentions field turf is the highest ranked artificial surface. I'm sure it its, its much better than old Astro turf. How does it compare to grass in general. Perhaps one grass field, like LSU's can be better cared for.
Posted on 2/15/09 at 12:21 pm to xiv
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A couple years ago, I played a pickup football game at Harvard Stadium
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I played a game with some Harvard frat boys
Talk about PUSSIFICATION!
Posted on 2/15/09 at 12:22 pm to H-Town Tiger
Some idiots say that field turf is too hot. BS! Hell, it is hotter in Austin than Baton Rouge in September.
Posted on 2/15/09 at 12:43 pm to H-Town Tiger
quote:it hasn't been decent since the new upper deck was added. At this point it obvious LSU can't get the field right and w/ the athletes LSU has combined w/ poor grass, it's missing out not having a great surface like Field Turf
Perhaps one grass field, like LSU's can be better cared for
Posted on 2/15/09 at 12:44 pm to tigerbait1970
Field turf is for domed stadiums, places that get too cold to graw grass, and lame athletic traditions.
Posted on 2/15/09 at 12:46 pm to tigeraddict
so you'd rather have real shitty grass like now?
Posted on 2/15/09 at 1:25 pm to Books
I played on old-school Astro turf, grass, and the new field turf....
Field turf blows the other two away...Its better in every way..plain and simple...
Besides our type of team would play better on it...

Field turf blows the other two away...Its better in every way..plain and simple...
Besides our type of team would play better on it...
Posted on 2/15/09 at 5:54 pm to Books
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so you'd rather have real lousy grass like now?
This frames the issue only in terms of two options: 1) bad grass (like present in TS) or 2) field turf. There's a third (and viable) option - great natural turf.
So - would you rather have field turf or great natural grass in TS? For me this is a no brainer - great natural grass.
Posted on 2/15/09 at 5:59 pm to GatorTrunk
quote:Well, if I'm gonna get pwn3d, it might as well be at the hands of a fellow West Monrovian.
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A couple years ago, I played a pickup football game at Harvard Stadium
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I played a game with some Harvard frat boys
Talk about PUSSIFICATION!
Although, in my defense, I really wanted to play on that field--no matter with whom--because of its history. Jim Thorpe played a game once, and both Ted and John Kennedy played for the Crimson in their days if I'm not mistaken. It's also the stadium responsible for the advent of the forward pass, and it was the first large reinforced concrete structure in the world.
I wanted to visit Harvard Stadium more than I wanted to see Fenway.
This post was edited on 2/15/09 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 2/15/09 at 6:05 pm to xiv
field turf is akin to wearing black jerseys. 
Posted on 2/15/09 at 7:02 pm to ELVIS U
when we turn gay - socer is for turf - not football ........
Posted on 2/15/09 at 7:21 pm to nino2469
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this as an excuse for us to play on the dirt and sand field we have now.
Your sand comment is the thing that I think is one of the problems. It's used to help the drainage. But I've noticed some closeups on tv, where sand is flying as the player cuts. Too much sand allows for the cleats to churn it up more easily.
Posted on 2/15/09 at 7:51 pm to tigerbait1970
I remember at the Auburn game this year their field looked great. Hire that turf guy away.
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