Neyland....turf or grass???

Turf or Grass at Neyland Stadium

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#27
#27
Does the great UT need a gimmick like Boise Stinking State to attract attention..
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Well we already have that checkerboard thing..
and that little stadium seating fued that went on for a while... nah we don't need any gimmicks. :birgits_giggle:

Three votes for orange turf and climbing.. :angel:











 
#28
#28
Originally posted by GvHm6@Aug 24, 2005 2:55 PM
Three votes for orange turf and climbing..  :angel:
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When the powers that be come knocking on your door and carry your loved ones away in the night, don't say you weren't warned. :p
 
#30
#30
The new turf (Sprinturf being one) is much much better than the turfs that were developed in the '70s. Our local HS has put Sprinturf on both the football and baseball fields. It is much softer than the stuff laid on top of asphalt, it drains almost immediately and has also proven to be LESS injury prone than GRASS, believe it or not. When the school decided to put this stuff in, I thought they were nuts. A year later...it has proven to be the best surface for cleated sports. The only problem with this stuff is it holds heat. On an 80 degree evening football game, the field temperature is around 88 degrees. That would be a huge problem for UT for games such as UAB. OTOH, you can never rain out a game on this stuff. 10 minutes after a monsoon and it's ready to play.
 
#31
#31
That's what I'm talking about. B)

I think that's the same turf 6 or 7 of the 10 teams in the local league use.
 
#32
#32
i would rather have grass, but cant u imagine the vols just blendin in w/ the turf!? itd be crazy!
 
#33
#33
They put the new turf in on the IM fields at campus, and I'm not sure how much I like it...its softer and more forgiving on the knees, but sometimes the rubber is not even, or too soft in one spot, and you lose your footing..almost rolling your ankle.

It's better than that cheap turf laid over concrete, though.
 
#34
#34
Neyland has a ton of work to get under way soon. Thank God none of it includes turf, orange turf, or orange grass.

Neyland stadium, Shields Watkins Field is green grass, orange and white checkers in the endzones, with a huge power T on the 50. :bow:

 
#36
#36
Originally posted by jwells@Aug 24, 2005 9:45 PM
They put the new turf in on the IM fields at campus, and I'm not sure how much I like it...its softer and more forgiving on the knees, but sometimes the rubber is not even, or too soft in one spot, and you lose your footing..almost rolling your ankle.

It's better than that cheap turf laid over concrete, though.
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a few years back when they 1st put turf in my wife blew her ACL playing flag football. Word was that there were 2-3 others that did it that same week. Turf stinks.

Also, I can't even watch Boise State play a home game. It makes me nauseous.
 
#37
#37
Well.....from working there(as grounds crew/stadium maintenance....i hear in 2 years or so the hedges are comin off the fence and they r debating over natural grass or that synthetic turf stuff like the SEC 'ship and Ole Miss
 
#38
#38
Originally posted by bigzurc420@Aug 25, 2005 6:02 PM
Well.....from working there(as grounds crew/stadium maintenance....i hear in 2 years or so the hedges are comin off the fence and they r debating over natural grass or that synthetic turf stuff like the SEC 'ship and Ole Miss
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:blink: :blink: i really hope thats not true
 
#39
#39
It would be OK with me. That new synthetic stuff is unbelievable. I walked on some a few weeks ago. It looks, gives and even breaks away like real grass, but has almost no maintenance.
 
#40
#40
Originally posted by hillbilly@Aug 25, 2005 6:42 PM
a few years back when they 1st put turf in my wife blew her ACL playing flag football. Word was that there were 2-3 others that did it that same week. Turf stinks.

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Back in the 80's when I played flag football, the fields were hard pack dirt with large grains of sand. Falling on it was like falling on sandpaper coated concrete. Anything's got to be better than that!
 
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