Mud or dirt? From where I was sitting it didn't look at all wet anywhere on that field Saturday.
Natural Grass vs Artificial/Field Turf
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What do they use to heat the field?
Probably not practical, but I picture using pex with hot water running through it like what is used for in floor heating and driveway heating. If this is the case I can't imagine the price being that crazy.
I don't know, but it took the NFL for it to happen. If ISU could buck the trend and get it I would be ecstatic.
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The field at JTS looked way better than the field at Oklahoma on Saturday.
I think it is usually PEX w/ hot water and glycol. I don't think it can be that expensive. I hear friends that have kids soccer tournaments at youth complexes with heated fields in KC. I couldn't go to KU, but at the UT game the field looked a little rough, but not bad all things considered.
yeah it is. I worked for a plumbing wholesale company in the summer during college and I would deliver rolls of pex and barrels of glycol.
Green Bay uses heat in ground and above, plus grow lights, plus is hybrid synthetic weave in natural grass, this is why it still holds up at the end of the NFL season vs Chicago who only has in ground last I knew.
U of Minnesota has a heated field but still went to artificial turf.
Honestly the field held up better than expected this year with how it started.
But I wonder if the writing is on the wall. I wish I had an actual list of FBS schools still with natural grass fields in our climate zone, it can't be many. I'm going to guess less than 5, probably even including FCS as well.
U of Minnesota has a heated field but still went to artificial turf.
Honestly the field held up better than expected this year with how it started.
But I wonder if the writing is on the wall. I wish I had an actual list of FBS schools still with natural grass fields in our climate zone, it can't be many. I'm going to guess less than 5, probably even including FCS as well.
Just off the top of my head in what I'd say is at least close to our climate zone in FBS:
Michigan State
Northwestern
Purdue
Penn State
Pittsburgh (but believe they re-sod once or twice a year with sharing with the Steelers)
Colorado...not sure they are exact type of climate though.
Both Virginia schools have grass but probably wouldn't count that as same climate.
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Well this is complete bs because the teams stand on some type of tarp.
Combined record of opponents Iowa State has lost to: 36-8
Record on natural grass this year: 5-3
Total number of points Iowa State has lost by: 11
Good enough for Dana House and the Richardson Court field in 1971, good enough for Jack Trice.
BTW, not me, Dana House mates though.
BTW, not me, Dana House mates though.
I really wouldnt count any of those, especially not Pitt, considering that really is a NFL stadium.
We are at least one stage if not multiple stages colder than all of those locations.
I couple may be somewhat close but still not in our climate zone. The Virginia schools aren't even in the ballpark.
Love the grass field looked great Saturday. Negates the speed and talent somewhat of teams like Texas. You win by doing things different from others not following the heard. Redo the turf, heat if necessary but don't go to that awful field turf that favors the speed of the Texas teams
The grass will get torn out after our last game next year. They will start growing our replacement turf this spring in a field west of Ames and then re-sod the field the following spring. All CMC approved!
