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re: SEC Football Playing Surfaces. Only 3 have turf!
Posted on 12/22/23 at 12:36 pm to OU Guy
Posted on 12/22/23 at 12:36 pm to OU Guy
Grass doesn’t grow well at Faurot. George Toma, the longtime groundskeeper for the Chiefs, said the problem with Faurot was that there was way too much sand so the roots had nothing to hold onto. That's why especially early in the season you would see clumps of turf come up, which is why astroturf has been used since the mid 80’s.
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Posted on 12/22/23 at 1:09 pm to McMillan
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Grass doesn’t grow well at Faurot. George Toma, the longtime groundskeeper for the Chiefs, said the problem with Faurot was that there was way too much sand so the roots had nothing to hold onto. That's why especially early in the season you would see clumps of turf come up, which is why astroturf has been used since the mid 80’s.
This makes no sense? If you take out whats there and bring in correct soil it will grow. Every other team with grass is able to do it all over the country in different qnd extreme conditions.
Posted on 12/22/23 at 1:15 pm to McMillan
so dig out all the sand truck in dirt and re do the base layers
Posted on 12/22/23 at 3:29 pm to McMillan
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Grass doesn’t grow well at Faurot. George Toma, the longtime groundskeeper for the Chiefs, said the problem with Faurot was that there was way too much sand so the roots had nothing to hold onto. That's why especially early in the season you would see clumps of turf come up, which is why astroturf has been used since the mid 80’s.
This is ironic, because I remember back in the '70's and early '80's when OU ran the wishbone, anytime we went to Columbia they'd have grown the grass to about shin high to slow it down. It was laughable. That being said, when I was on Owen field in the early '80's it was carpet, with about a 3/4 inch compression, but the crown at the center of the field was so high you could only see the heads of the players standing on the other sidelines and you were running downhill toward the sidelines. I actually got a hairline fracture in a metatarsal in '83 from it when I turned my ankle on a cut.
This post was edited on 12/22/23 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 12/22/23 at 4:34 pm to McMillan
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George Toma, the longtime groundskeeper for the Chiefs, said the problem with Faurot was that there was way too much sand so the roots had nothing to hold onto. That's why especially early in the season you would see clumps of turf come up
hey bro...
This post was edited on 12/22/23 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 12/22/23 at 5:59 pm to McMillan
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Grass doesn’t grow well at Faurot. George Toma, the longtime groundskeeper for the Chiefs, said the problem with Faurot was that there was way too much sand so the roots had nothing to hold onto. That's why especially early in the season you would see clumps of turf come up, which is why astroturf has been used since the mid 80’s.
The short growing season up north can’t help either.
Posted on 12/23/23 at 10:22 am to McMillan
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George Toma, the longtime groundskeeper for the Chiefs, said the problem with Faurot was that there was way too much sand so the roots had nothing to hold onto.
Again...
There's zero fricking way any natural turf management guy ever said that in the history of the world
Posted on 12/23/23 at 1:02 pm to McMillan
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Grass doesn’t grow well at Faurot. George Toma, the longtime groundskeeper for the Chiefs, said the problem with Faurot was that there was way too much sand so the roots had nothing to hold onto.
Well that makes sense.
But with the SEC media check you’re about to cash why not dig up the sand and replace it with the best soil and turf available for your area?
People do it for residential new builds all the time.
If they can play on grass in Lexington and Iowa City y’all could have natural grass if they wanted to.
Posted on 12/23/23 at 2:00 pm to McMillan
You rip up the 1st three feet then place down the proper soil the go to work.
Unless you live in Buffalo or hr have an indoor stadium you should have grass.
Texas not having grass is insane.
They have $ its just being lazy.
The baseball field is the same way out.
Texas needs to upgrade is playing surfaces
Unless you live in Buffalo or hr have an indoor stadium you should have grass.
Texas not having grass is insane.
They have $ its just being lazy.
The baseball field is the same way out.
Texas needs to upgrade is playing surfaces
Posted on 12/24/23 at 2:20 am to McMillan
You can dig out the sandy soil and replace it with better soil.
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