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Is Texas keeping the turf baseball field forever?
Posted on 3/14/26 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 3/14/26 at 5:32 pm
That is not very SEC like
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Posted on 3/14/26 at 5:33 pm to GreyReb
They aren’t very SEC.
Posted on 3/14/26 at 5:53 pm to GreyReb
Texas has never heard of Bermuda grass
Aggies have
Horns have not
it's sad
Aggies have
Horns have not
it's sad
Posted on 3/14/26 at 6:05 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
The whole field is green. It’s really odd
Posted on 3/14/26 at 6:27 pm to GreyReb
I think I can still buy Astro turf from the old Astrodome that is better shape.
This post was edited on 3/14/26 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 3/14/26 at 6:46 pm to GreyReb
We are waiting to receive our full share of SEC revenue.
It’s on the books to be done.
It’s on the books to be done.
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:04 pm to Hilonghorn9
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We are waiting to receive our full share of SEC revenue.
We thought yall rich?
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:04 pm to Hilonghorn9
You poor?
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:11 pm to GreyReb
Texas runs the SEC so they’ll do what they like.
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:20 pm to GreyReb
It’s on the to-do list, although I really don’t care either way. One of the benefits of fake grass is that we rarely have rain-outs. Having wooden bats in college baseball is higher on my personal priority list. Ping!
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:22 pm to GreyReb
quote:Can't afford to replace it!
That is not very SEC like
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:23 pm to GreyReb
If it were up to me, I’d make playing field identical to Omaha.
That means grass and an even bigger field..
If the goal is a Natty.. why not practice and play on the same field?
That means grass and an even bigger field..
If the goal is a Natty.. why not practice and play on the same field?
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:29 pm to BigBro
Didn’t Gus make the dimensions of the Disch the same as Rosenblatt? I don’t know how it compares to the current home of the CWS, though.
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:31 pm to giveemhell
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Didn’t Gus make the dimensions of the Disch the same as Rosenblatt? I don’t know how it compares to the current home of the CWS, though
I’ve never heard that before, but it makes sense to me..
Omaha does sit at a higher elevation though. The wind also blows different as well.
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:37 pm to GreyReb
They’ve had money problems for years
Took 15 years to raise the money for the tennis facilities
Took 15 years to raise the money for the tennis facilities
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:42 pm to BigBro
quote:How do you replicate the wind?
If the goal is a Natty.. why not practice and play on the same field?
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:44 pm to Diamondawg
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How do you replicate the wind?
drones that carry fans
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:46 pm to GreyReb
AD said 2 problems. There is a concrete base originally installed for Astroturf. That would have to be jackhammered. Underneath that is solid rock, which would also have to be jackhammered to install drainage and irrigation. There is a lot of shade on the first base side not great for growing grass, although there was grass before and didn’t seem to be a problem. Upgrades to the ballpark will wait until the new football facility, the new volleyball facility, Olympic Village type facility being built for athletes, and $40 million upgrade to the softball ballpark are complete. Out AD does not like to take on debt. He builds when there is cash in hand. Might be speeded up if the price of oil stays high.
This post was edited on 3/14/26 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:54 pm to Old Sarge
I prefer to keep the turf so we can hear fans melt every time we are on TV.
Posted on 3/14/26 at 7:59 pm to TX Tea
At least they could make the infield look brown like a normal field. The all green looks like a multi-sports complex
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