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#58
#58
This isn't a big deal as many stadiums re-sod during the season. With nearly 3 weeks to work with the field will be near perfect.

Several years ago, Raymond James Stadium re-sodded twice in a span of about 2 weeks with various events leading up to the CFP Championship game.
 
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McDad said:
I did temp work for a time in college. One job was laying sod. First of all, holy cow, that's hard work. The supervisor said you want to "drown" sod for several days to get the best results.
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That "drowning it" lightens it up, right?
 
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Remy said:
That "drowning it" lightens it up, right?
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I really don't know. That was 32 years ago. And for some reason my brain has held on to that little info nugget of "drowning new sod" as if my life depended on it. I've never even bought sod for myself. But my brain is convinced it must retain that useless tidbit of data. Lol.
 
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VOLLeeann said:
Be humble.

www.dawgnation.com

Scott-Wesley on Tennessee’s field turf: ‘It’s bad’

ATHENS — The field conditions at Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium are coming under increased scrutiny. Georgia, unfortunately, has had its own bad experiences on that field: Nick Chubb tore his knee there this year, and two years ago three different Bulldogs suffered knee injuries, two of them ACL tears.
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Might want to check the date of that article there Mr. Humble.
 
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So how did S-W hold up to all the rain? Asking for a friend.
 
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VOLLeeann said:
Be humble.

www.dawgnation.com

Scott-Wesley on Tennessee’s field turf: ‘It’s bad’

ATHENS — The field conditions at Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium are coming under increased scrutiny. Georgia, unfortunately, has had its own bad experiences on that field: Nick Chubb tore his knee there this year, and two years ago three different Bulldogs suffered knee injuries, two of them ACL tears.
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That article is one person’s opinion on bad stuff that happens. My oldest son played football in high school in Huntsville. Prior to his senior year, the city replaced the turf on the main field everyone played on with one of the new artificial turf grass options (the artificial grass with the sand-like rubber beads) - you know, the turf that is supposed to be low maintenance and “safe” for the players. In the third game on a warm, humid N. Alabama night, my son was making a tackle of a running back as they were headed towards the sideline. As he wrapped his arms around the runner in a bear hug to take him to the ground, one of his feet slipped on the turf putting stress on his legs to the point one of his femurs snapped at mid-thigh. I’m watching from 30-40 yards away and at the end of the play I see him lying on the ground with his foot next to his head. Not a sight you want to see. He did recover but that play effectively ended his football career.

Could the turf have contributed to his injury? Maybe. At the end of the day, it’s football. Young men running full speed into each other eventually leads to injuries. You hope and pray they aren’t serious, but that’s the price you pay for something that brings a lot of joy to a lot of people.
 
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