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Do we have any turf management majors here?
Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:54 am
Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:54 am
Chris Fowler just reported they'll tear up the grass and put a new field on the Rose Bowl after the MSU-Stanford game.
1. Can grass take root in 4 days amount of time?
2. Why do they continue to insist on doing this when it's failed before?
3. The field looks fine now..why take that risk?
1. Can grass take root in 4 days amount of time?
2. Why do they continue to insist on doing this when it's failed before?
3. The field looks fine now..why take that risk?
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Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:56 am to Rig
They did the same thing 4 years ago.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:58 am to Rig
Harvey just got a boner.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:59 am to Rig
The field conditions were terrible in the 2010 National Championship.
Oregon and Auburn struggled.
Oregon and Auburn struggled.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:59 am to East Coast Band
They did it in Glendale and it failed miserably..don't want that same thing to happen again
Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:59 am to Rig
As a running team it seams obvious they're sabotaging the Plainsmen's effort.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:59 am to Rig
I'm anything but a turf scholar ... but it seems like this is done w such regularity now (see baseball/football stadium turf conversions), it's old hat. I'm sure it's a better option than playing on a field that's been mucked up a few days prior.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:59 am to Rig
frick. That hurts the running game no doubt.....
Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:59 am to stat19
It's easier to run with the ball than run passing routes on unstable turf..soooo
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:00 am to NBamaAlum
They should strip the turf and soil clean off the field and have FSU and Auburn play on the bedrock.
This post was edited on 1/1/14 at 11:03 am
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:01 am to Rig
It's the rose bowl dude. They will figure it out.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:18 am to SBC
I'm a golf course superintendent so I should qualify. The short answer is no. I'm not sure the reasoning behind this other than aesthetics from the blimp. For the biggest/most important game of the year they might as well play it on a hockey rink.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:20 am to SBC
Just like they figured it out in the past.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:21 am to SBC
They COMPLETELY fricked this up when we played Oregon
frick this shite
frick this shite
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:22 am to Rig
quote:Not a turf management expert but you don't have to be to know the answer to this question.
1. Can grass take root in 4 days amount of time?
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:30 am to Diamondawg
The humidity of bringing the field into the dome @. Glendale is what caused that turf to be slick. Won't be an issue in Pasadena since the rose bowl is outdoors 24-7-365
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:40 am to plaric
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since the rose bowl is outdoors 24-7-365
Interesting stat is interesting
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:41 am to Rig
It won't take root but most of the time when this is done, the sod is put down in rolls 3-4' wide and 100-150' long. This makes the sod very heavy which in turn, makes it hard to move. When the sod is rolled out, the seam is pulled tightly together which also makes the playing surface more stable. It certainly isn't as stable as sod that has has time to root but it is playable.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:41 am to Mizzoufan26
They occasionally pull a big tent over it and have midget wrestling contests, so he isn't entirely accurate.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:42 am to Rig
Already making excuses, I can appreciate this thread
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