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re: SEC football stadiums and artificial turf
Posted on 8/6/17 at 5:49 am to MizzouTrue
Posted on 8/6/17 at 5:49 am to MizzouTrue
2002 was the last year Faurot Field had real grass. I want to go cry now.
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Posted on 8/6/17 at 5:53 am to MizzouTrue
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Hard to grow grass in Faurot
Why?
Plenty of yankee schools have grass. Is there some other reason?
Posted on 8/6/17 at 5:57 am to ksayetiger
I have heard the bedrock in the ground makes it hard to grow.
Posted on 8/6/17 at 6:45 am to CRDNLSCHMCPSN11
A quick google search said something about the air flow as well.
Posted on 8/6/17 at 7:18 am to TexasTiger08
True. But we went back to grass in 1996, and you can be damn sure that it is staying.
Posted on 8/6/17 at 9:02 am to Y.A. Tittle
In high school (back in the 80s) I got the opportunity to play on artificial turf. We all were excited to play on it, but after the game we realized it was nothing special and it caused "carpet" burns on your elbows, etc.
I was underwhelmed.
I was underwhelmed.
Posted on 8/6/17 at 11:17 am to anc
Scott Field is the only field to win best field multiple times (2015 most recently) as voted by The Sports Turf Managers Association, so I think we're still doing alright
Posted on 8/6/17 at 11:18 am to Y.A. Tittle
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I'm pretty sure Florida did at one point.
They did and it was like going to a game on the sun!
Posted on 8/6/17 at 11:42 am to MNW
I remember games in the late 70s and early 80s that were played in November on natural turf, it looked like they were playing on dirt the grass was so brown. Things have advanced so much with turf today, it is a sign of cheapness for a Southern team to have artificial turf.
Posted on 8/6/17 at 11:49 am to Y.A. Tittle
We brought back grass last year. Wish we hadn't. I thought the turf looked better than our grass does
Posted on 8/6/17 at 12:30 pm to Irons Puppet
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I remember BDS had the worse turf of any Power 5 Conference team.
...now that's an Auburn fan!This post was edited on 8/6/17 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 8/6/17 at 12:54 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I like my grass like I like my tits. Real
Posted on 8/6/17 at 12:57 pm to coachcrisp
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I remember BDS had the worse turf of any Power 5 Conference team.
...now that's an Auburn fan!
I spent 30+ years piloting 7 different types of Military Aircraft, how is that English degree working for you.
Posted on 8/6/17 at 1:00 pm to ksayetiger
Not sure the exact reason but they always had trouble getting grass to grow and the maintenance cost were sky high as a result.
Posted on 8/6/17 at 1:11 pm to Irons Puppet
No English degree, but I sold my business and retired at 53 years old...nearly 17 years ago....got a couple of homes and live on the beach, and don't owe anybody a penny, so....you tell me.: 
PS- you should have said "wusser".
PS- you should have said "wusser".
This post was edited on 8/6/17 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 8/6/17 at 1:18 pm to coachcrisp
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No English degree, but I sold my business and retired at 53 years old...nearly 17 years ago....got a couple of homes and live on the beach, and don't owe anybody a penny, so....you tell me.:
Sure coach.
Posted on 8/6/17 at 1:30 pm to Irons Puppet
If you're ever on Pensacola Beach and get down toward Portofino, PM me and I'll have the guard let you in to visit me. 
Posted on 8/6/17 at 1:47 pm to coachcrisp
Just there last week visiting my old stomping grounds. Amazed how much they trashed PCB area, use to be a quiet area. Now the area is like Freaknik in Atlanta.
This post was edited on 8/6/17 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 8/6/17 at 1:59 pm to lsufball19
quote:Our local high school put it in a number of years ago. The idea was sold on the annual maintenance costs were reduced but at the time, an expansion high school in the community, plus several middle schools were using it, in addition to the school where it sits. They also use it for girls and boys soccer. One early season rain during a football game pretty much ruined it for the season. It was more of a necessity rather than a luxury. If they replaced the original, I am not aware but then I don't follow it as closely as I once did.
I almost wonder if they actually save that much money. My high school (in Memphis) installed field turf in the mid 2000s and I believe recently replaced it. I feel like it costs close to a million to install field turf on a football field, and if schools are replacing them every ten years, is it really saving them that much money? I know our "grounds crew" were a bunch of day laborers and the guy who oversaw everything doubled as an assistant baseball and football coach. Granted I am completely ignorant to all of the other costs that go into maintaining a grass field, but would it really exceed 100k/year?
Posted on 8/6/17 at 2:01 pm to Irons Puppet
It's a little quieter down here at Portofino. It's at the end of the strip before you get to the Nat'l Seashore so we don't get as much traffic down here, plus you can't get into the place unless you're staying/live here. The stretch of beach between Portofino and Navarre is undoubtedly the most beautiful in Florida...and relatively secluded.
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