Natural Grass vs Artificial/Field Turf
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This is along the lines of the experiences I had 10+ years ago when you began to see them installed at high schools more. Not necessarily burns like carpet burns, but some scrapes from the fibers if you were to slide on it. Maybe why you still see turf tape on elbows/entire backside of arms for those surfaces.
that's old school artificial turf. A lot of people would be surprised at how far these artificial surfaces have come in recent years.
Not even close to "old school". Old school was essentially your deck carpet rolled out over asphalt...
I don't think I've ever had a kid get "turf burn" on the new artificial turf... the rubber pelet kind.
That old stuff was rough
Yep, but it had about a 1 inch cushion pad in between the two...which just made all the difference in the world.
FYI - The grass field is getting re-done the winter of 2021/spring of 2022. It will continue to be a grass field. The practice field will also be expanded and re-sodded at the same time.
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unfortunate,
Not sure why we have to stay married to the agronomy dept/turf management dept.
Modern field turf is the way to go...Looks fantastic under the lights too, and on national TV
Every other season we have heavy rains in September--and the field is destroyed
Goes dormant in late October, and looks terrible
The Drake game a couple years ago was a disaster. The field was sub-high school quality. It was a version of the worst conditions @ Clyde Williams Field. embarrassing
The university can take care of the practice fields.
Not sure why we have to stay married to the agronomy dept/turf management dept.
Modern field turf is the way to go...Looks fantastic under the lights too, and on national TV
Every other season we have heavy rains in September--and the field is destroyed
Goes dormant in late October, and looks terrible
The Drake game a couple years ago was a disaster. The field was sub-high school quality. It was a version of the worst conditions @ Clyde Williams Field. embarrassing
The university can take care of the practice fields.
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Did you get canned from the university? All you do is bag on one of the best fields in the country.
Once more for the stupid. There is NO TURF MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, and it has NO connection with AGRONOMY. Turf Management is an option of the HORTICULTURE department, NOT the AGRONOMY Department.
Was this delayed one year? Last I heard, we were playing one more season on existing turf and then it would be replaced. New turf is being grown on a farm nearby as we speak. Does anyone know specifically where?
Not sure but maybe the Hort farm couple miles east of the Gilbert Caseys. They would have the room for it.
This is what I've heard. Not crazy about playing another year on this field. Once upon a time, it may have been great, but it has not been good for a few years. They are doing the best they can, particularly through drainage and covering when needed, but I look forward to new grass.
Nope--never worked for ISU
Believe me, I was once a huge fan of our grass field-- for 20 years
Grass is for mild climates in fb stadiums--not Ames IA
Best field in the country?
yes-- in May, June, July, August, and a couple weeks in September if dry
The conditions almost cost us the worst loss in modern ISU history---and that is saying something
You do realize that football was not meant to be played in those conditions, right? Not to mention football usually isn't played in Iowa in December. If we had artificial turf the conditions still would have sucked.
Also, the field looked great all last season IMO. The fact that you are still arguing because of a game that happened in 2018 is ridiculous.
The drake game was solely not the field, Drake had to play in the same conditions. Our players clearly didn’t want to be or think they should have been playing that day.
It always "looks good," but it isn't what it used to be. The drainage and care is nop-notch. The turf crew can only do so much with a field that has been abused. And I get the sense that this staff would prefer to get field problems out of their game prep.
