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Posted on 1/3/10 at 9:36 am to TenTex
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Of course you Bama fans missed that one. Look at where all the players at Texas are from. Yeah, it's Texas with the exception of 6 players not from Texas. LINK
All of Texas' players have been a part of the Texas Program their whole life. Bama cannot not say that. The Texas players are just an extension of the team that beat USC with Vince Young.
WTF???
You are reaching now.
Posted on 1/3/10 at 9:37 am to Alahunter
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in the BCS Game..
Alabama and Texas will have a brand new natural surface on which to play Thursday's BCS national championship game.
Moments after yesterday's Rose Bowl between Ohio State and Oregon, crews scalped the existing field and worked all night and through the next to roll out and prepare new Bermuda grass sod in time for Thursday night
Almost never a good thing(at least in that amount of time).
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Posted on 1/3/10 at 9:38 am to BuckeyeFan87
Patchin' that shite up.
Posted on 1/3/10 at 9:40 am to TenTex
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Of course you Bama fans missed that one. Look at where all the players at Texas are from. Yeah, it's Texas with the exception of 6 players not from Texas. LINK All of Texas' players have been a part of the Texas Program their whole life. Bama cannot not say that. The Texas players are just an extension of the team that beat USC with Vince Young.
Do you think before you type?
Posted on 1/3/10 at 11:59 am to DanM
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The new sod was put right down on top of the Rose Bowl game field. It is 1 1/2" thick--so heavy it will not move. West Coast Turf has been doing pro sports fields for almost 20 years.....obvioulsy based on the West Coast, LSU called upon the same company to grass Tiger Stadium and Alex Box Field. So no worries--the field will be perfect!
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DanM
1st post. Any chance he owns West Coast Turf?
Posted on 1/3/10 at 1:38 pm to southarktiger
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1st post. Any chance he owns West Coast Turf?
No doubt about it, he better not screw it up
Posted on 1/3/10 at 1:41 pm to southarktiger
I thought about that too.. or at least an employee...
Posted on 1/3/10 at 10:17 pm to Rohan2Reed
No one is getting that the sod is not going to have to root. It is stadium "thick-cut." Meaning, it weighs ALOT per sq. ft, so it is not moving--anywhere. No matter what. There is no time to root. This technique is an "overlay." This was done by the same company for the '07 BCS Champ. Game after the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale. The Rose Bowl watched that one closely, and planned on doing this for years. They also did a "dry run" at the Rose Bowl in October after the U2 concert. They replicated the timing, etc. and made sure they could accomplish what they wanted to with field conditions. THEN, they replaced the whole field (when timing allowed) in Dec. in preparation for the Rose Bowl Game. New sod went right on top of field Friday night into Saturday afternoon. It will be perfect. Rose Bowl groundscrew are the best....and they brought in other grounds guys from other pro teams around the country. The field will be flawless. They know EXACTLY what they are doing. They wanted a "fresh field" that had not been painted, played on, or had bands marching across it. It will look and play better than ever. And yes, you can buy a freeze dried piece of it after the game!!
The Orlando field didn't have to be that bad. They could have brought in thick cut sod and even played on it the next day. It has been done before. But it looks like they didn't want to spend the $$ to get it done. The west coast company that did the Rose Bowl has done 7 Super Bowls--including 2 in Miami, and 1 in Jacksonville. Orlando could have gotten that sod as well--or could have tried to find a company closer that could do it.
The Orlando field didn't have to be that bad. They could have brought in thick cut sod and even played on it the next day. It has been done before. But it looks like they didn't want to spend the $$ to get it done. The west coast company that did the Rose Bowl has done 7 Super Bowls--including 2 in Miami, and 1 in Jacksonville. Orlando could have gotten that sod as well--or could have tried to find a company closer that could do it.
This post was edited on 1/3/10 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 1/3/10 at 10:17 pm to Rohan2Reed
No one is getting that the sod is not going to have to root. It is stadium "thick-cut." Meaning, it weighs ALOT per sq. ft, so it is not moving--anywhere. No matter what. There is no time to root. This technique is an "overlay." This was done by the same company for the '07 BCS Champ. Game after the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale. The Rose Bowl watched that one closely, and planned on doing this for years. They also did a "dry run" at the Rose Bowl in October after the U2 concert. They replicated the timing, etc. and made sure they could accomplish what they wanted to with field conditions. THEN, they replaced the whole field (when timing allowed) in Dec. in preparation for the Rose Bowl Game. New sod went right on top of field Friday night into Saturday afternoon. It will be perfect. Rose Bowl groundscrew are the best....and they brought in other grounds guys from other pro teams around the country. The field will be flawless. They know EXACTLY what they are doing. They wanted a "fresh field" that had not been painted, played on, or had bands marching across it. It will look and play better than ever. And yes, you can buy a freeze dried piece of it after the game!!
The Orlando field didn't have to be that bad. They could have brought in thick cut sod and even played on it the next day. It has been done before. But it looks like they didn't want to spend the $$ to get it done. The west coast company that did the Rose Bowl has done 7 Super Bowls--including 2 in Miami, and 1 in Jacksonville. Orlando could have gotten that sod as well--or could have tried to find a company closer that could do it.
The Orlando field didn't have to be that bad. They could have brought in thick cut sod and even played on it the next day. It has been done before. But it looks like they didn't want to spend the $$ to get it done. The west coast company that did the Rose Bowl has done 7 Super Bowls--including 2 in Miami, and 1 in Jacksonville. Orlando could have gotten that sod as well--or could have tried to find a company closer that could do it.
This post was edited on 1/3/10 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 1/3/10 at 10:18 pm to Alahunter
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Brand new field for Bama
I see this as a semi shot at LSU.
And i am entitled to that opinion
Posted on 1/3/10 at 10:22 pm to memphisplaya
Posted on 1/3/10 at 10:23 pm to Alahunter
Well...I suppose it is always best to get the facts from someone who is there and does it professionally. Unless you just want to keep guessing about how it is going to be done :)
Posted on 1/3/10 at 10:25 pm to DanM
a) I wonder how much the new sod costs. It must be a fortune.
b) Texas plays on artificial surface now. I think Alabama has the advantage.
b) Texas plays on artificial surface now. I think Alabama has the advantage.
Posted on 1/3/10 at 10:29 pm to Bellabama
everyone picked USC over Texas in 05 because USC was better. USC honestly had the better team, but Vince was just that damn special. and i don't care about stats, vince >>>> colt.
Posted on 1/3/10 at 10:33 pm to lob1284
Wasn't USC also playing several backups on their defense for that game?
Posted on 1/3/10 at 11:11 pm to Alahunter
the field for the rose bowl looked immaculate to me.
Posted on 1/3/10 at 11:14 pm to bamaboy87
People seem to forget that the USC defense in 2005 wasn't all that great.
Posted on 1/3/10 at 11:15 pm to TigerMeister
It should.. it's got 2 new surfaces on it in 2 weeks.. lol. I'd like to know how expensive that was too though.
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