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re: Which SEC Teams Have Natural Grass Football Fields?
Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:41 pm to OU Guy
Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:41 pm to OU Guy
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Teams going to Tx will play on their artificial grass turf
Our AD has said on Twitter that we're moving to grass after the practice facility upgrades. Don't know when that is but I'd guess in 2-3 years.
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:45 pm to PorkBelly
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Kentucky
This is a travesty.
Double irony: the turf replaced Bermuda.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:55 pm to JayAg
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horn and Kentucky play on turf.
horns play on French made turf. Not american turf.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 2:22 pm to woodhog14
I think Kentucky switched to turf within the last few years and Vanderbilt did as well. Pretty sure during the James Franklin era they played on grass.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 2:27 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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Saw something about them placing artificial on the sidelines and behind the endzones. Would install sod in area for kickers to warm up.
LSU went to this a few years ago I believe.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 2:29 pm to Godawgs4
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State’s field is like a putting green.
This. Our whole crew involved with the engineering of the grass makes for an awesome product. Same for our baseball field.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 3:02 pm to Professor Dawghair
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And I'm guessing most SEC stadiums use UGA's turf - Tifway 419.
Bryant Denny has Latitude 36
Posted on 6/23/23 at 3:13 pm to lsufball19
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LSU uses celebration bermuda. Similar grasses, both being bermuda hybrids, but celebration is better suited for the Louisiana climate
The grass was developed by a company in South Carolina, and they partner with the University of Florida to aid in research and development of new turf strains.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 4:29 pm to PerrillouxToTexas
quote:Any talk of changing the Disch to grass? I've never understood having turf over there. There was a time where some Texas fans were actually proud to have turf, but I have to imagine that has long passed.
Our AD has said on Twitter that we're moving to grass after the practice facility upgrades. Don't know when that is but I'd guess in 2-3 years.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 5:13 pm to OU Guy
Spurrier "mandated" turf be installed at Florida Field before the start of the 1990 season. The current iteration is a grass developed by UF Turn Sciences. I think the field is renewed on a 6 year average.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 5:13 pm to twk
quote:Supposedly according to the AD, but that's probably coming at a time after the football field installs grass, which is the priority.
Any talk of changing the Disch to grass?
quote:That was mostly from when the stadium opened in the 70s and shortly after when astroturf was more popular (talking about the hard-packed, feels like concrete astroturf).
There was a time where some Texas fans were actually proud to have turf, but I have to imagine that has long passed.
I think it also served as a home field advantage many times because balls would bounce way higher after landing than on a normal field. They did away with that before the 2008 or 2009 season and installed the current field turf, which has never looked good, but at least helped in getting games in while it's raining.
Most Texas fans agree today that turf sucks and want natural playing surfaces. Especially the football field.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 5:20 pm to Professor Dawghair
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And I'm guessing most SEC stadiums use UGA's turf - Tifway 419
LSU only uses Kentucky blue hemp super turf and nothing else.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 6:11 pm to JayAg
turf causes cancer
Posted on 6/23/23 at 6:38 pm to Matts El Rancho
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They did away with that before the 2008 or 2009 season and installed the current field turf, which has never looked good, but at least helped in getting games in while it's raining.
Texas would cancel football games on grass field after a rain?
You aren't talking about baseball? You are referencing getting in football games after a rain?
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:10 pm to OU Guy
Mike likes the way it feels on his feet...
Posted on 6/24/23 at 6:34 am to woodhog14
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Texas
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Missouri
This is ironic, I remember the days when Mizzou had grass, and every time OU and its wishbone offense would play there, they would have grown the grass as much as possible. There were times where you couldn't see the players shoes. Then they went to plastic in the mid '80's I think.
Posted on 6/24/23 at 6:51 am to cbi8
That MSU turf is very impressive. Have always enjoyed trips to Starkville.
Posted on 6/24/23 at 9:31 am to Professor Dawghair
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Dang that's another Ok St grass I think. We should have invited them into SEC instead of OU.
We would gladly make deal to be the official supplier of grass to the SEC for an invite.
Posted on 6/26/23 at 1:30 pm to Professor Dawghair
Arkansas has Tahoma 31.
Posted on 6/26/23 at 2:23 pm to OleManDixon
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Kentucky
This is a travesty.
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Double irony: the turf replaced Bermuda.
The brown grass of Commonwealth always seemed odd when we would play there in November.
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