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re: Is there a legitimate reason that Ole Miss uses turf on their field than grass?
Posted on 10/6/14 at 3:33 pm to rebeloke
Posted on 10/6/14 at 3:33 pm to rebeloke
We have turf because Petrino wanted it. He hated our practice fields we had at the time because they were freaking sloped downhill one way. He also hated that you could see in the practice area easily. He always practiced inside the stadium because he said it gives your offense an advantage at home due to familiarity.
Our turf always screwed up towards November anyway. I don't care regardless but something tells me if Bielema sticks around, we will be back on grass in a few years.
Our turf always screwed up towards November anyway. I don't care regardless but something tells me if Bielema sticks around, we will be back on grass in a few years.
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Posted on 10/6/14 at 3:36 pm to ThaKaptin
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When players are used to it and know how to play on it, its usually not a problem, so you wouldnt see a lot of injuries from the home team. Its generally the away team that has issues since they dont play on it all the time. I am aware that teams have indoor practice facilities that are turf but they generally only use them in bad weather conditions or when they are trying to recreate closed in spaces with lots of noise.
every SEC team has turf somewhere in there practice facility. Players are used to it. The old astroturf was horrible for knee injuries and such. The new stuff is better and getting better, but it will probably never equal grass.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 3:55 pm to WeeWee
you can read the article I linked in the OP though and see that the problems still exist
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:00 pm to ThaKaptin
The goal posts leave less of a mark when dropping on Turf vs. Grass??
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:43 pm to ThaKaptin
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Is there a legitimate reason that Ole Miss uses turf on their field than grass?
holy shite, what a fabulous melt
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:50 pm to ThaKaptin
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The South End Zone overhang keeps grass from growing down there at that end late in the year.
This is 100% the reason.. Because of the way our stadium faces.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:56 pm to ThaKaptin
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you can read the article I linked in the OP though and see that the problems still exist
not only did I read the article I did a report on it my senior year at LSU (I was a kins major). The turf industry did a study that says it is safer, somewhat of a conflict of interest but there is also this study that says that soccer players have similar injury rates. LINK
just embrace sucking for one season and stop melting.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 5:14 pm to WeeWee
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just embrace sucking for one season and stop melting.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 5:28 pm to ThaKaptin
Was going to read but I did not.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 5:36 pm to Bham4Tide
quote:Arkansas and Iowa both have turf, but I think grass is far superior, so I am not defending my teams.
Everyone defends their own until proven otherwise - just the way it is here.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 5:57 pm to ThaKaptin
Archie Manning endorses arificial turf!
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