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re: SEC football stadiums and artificial turf
Posted on 8/6/17 at 3:22 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Posted on 8/6/17 at 3:22 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I've posted this before and I'll likely post it again. One of the greatest quotes in college football came from Shug Jordan
"College football is meant to be played on campus and on grass"
"College football is meant to be played on campus and on grass"
This post was edited on 8/6/17 at 3:26 pm
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Posted on 8/6/17 at 3:35 pm to jlovel7
It's a combo of reasons why Mizzou's had a tough time getting grass to grow. First, and this is why the air flow comes into mention, the playing surface is about 30 or 40 feet below street level. The turf down there just cooks and it has no air movement at all. Leads to a lot of issues with disease, especially with the heat & humidity in MO. Columbia also is in between with the warm season versus cool season grasses. The warm season would be great early on, but it'd go dormant by Oct 1 or so. The cool season grows very well in MO, but is much more susceptible to disease.
That's pretty much it, which is why even with a top flight Ag School, Mizzou is stuck with the field turf.
That's pretty much it, which is why even with a top flight Ag School, Mizzou is stuck with the field turf.
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