Hard Rock Stadium field condition updates
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Their fans are street urchins, their alumni are cheap, and their students couldnt give a rats *** about football.
In other words: No.
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As part of the cheap alumni (BSAE 2010) and former student who never gave a $hit. I fully disagree with you.
I remember as a student the entire campus shedding tears over the tear down of the OB. Understand no one on campus wants to drive a hour north to the games for a stadium and atmosphere that feels nothing like a TRUE college ball game.
Gone are the days of the OB creaking and squealing her old rusty bones as the 80,000+ fans jumped and screamed. I remember pre game at the dorm and campus apartments, jump on the metro for a quick 20 minute ride down to the OB.
Many said the OB was a POS, but it was our POS. Don't ever think the UM student body ever stopped caring for their Canes. It was the school and money doing that drove the fan base away from the heart of the city as they tore down what was left of THE U legacy for some billion dollar joke of a baseball stadium.
DefensiveEnd76
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Uh there are grasses that grow well in the shade. Install one of them!!!
I don't know why they keep trying to use this grass. It sucks.
DefensiveEnd76
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Maybe we need to get artificial light to shine on the grass to make it grow better. Artificial crap would make it so fricken hot, players would be collapsing during the game.
They used grow lights last year and it did nothing for this turf. They should have just stuck with the same grass type they had before the canopy...and used the grow lights.
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Actually Wolfsburg Stadium in Germany is almost our twin.
And the funny part is they don't have a turf issue. They also use the same grow lamps that we used last season (failed) and they have the same shadow issues with light only hitting parts of the field.
"The pitch is covered in hybrid grass,[3] which is natural grass that is reinforced with synthetic fibres, thus improving its weatherability.[55] The Volkswagen Arena was the first Bundesliga stadium to introduce such a system.[56][57] From the outset, the pitch has been heated so that matches can be played regardless of ice and snow.[58]"
Here is what they use: http://www.dessosports.com/sports/football/football-projects/vfl-wolfsburg-germany
Not only is their turf good, it is rated the best. http://stadiumdb.com/news/2016/06/germany_wolfsburg_with_germanys_best_turf
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So why aren't the dolphins doing what they are doing at Wolfsburg Stadium as a lot of players were on our injury report today and I don't think that crappy field helped anyone...just garbage conditions
Beautiful stadium...crappy field.
Beautiful stadium...crappy field.
Actually Wolfsburg Stadium in Germany is almost our twin.
And the funny part is they don't have a turf issue. They also use the same grow lamps that we used last season (failed) and they have the same shadow issues with light only hitting parts of the field.
"The pitch is covered in hybrid grass,[3] which is natural grass that is reinforced with synthetic fibres, thus improving its weatherability.[55] The Volkswagen Arena was the first Bundesliga stadium to introduce such a system.[56][57] From the outset, the pitch has been heated so that matches can be played regardless of ice and snow.[58]"
Here is what they use: http://www.dessosports.com/sports/football/football-projects/vfl-wolfsburg-germany
Not only is their turf good, it is rated the best. http://stadiumdb.com/news/2016/06/germany_wolfsburg_with_germanys_best_turf
The thing you have to remember about these european stadiums is that they don't get anywhere near the rainfall we get in south florida. Not to mention, alof of the ground down here is STILL saturated.
I know the field has drainage systems, but it has still taken its toll on the grass.
The other thing is that these fields are used almost strictly for soccer. I really dont think the turf takes the kind of pounding and abuse that an american football field takes.
That said, who knows, maybe it will work down here.
And for you northern folks, grass grows weird down here to begin with. Outside of golf courses and football fields the rest of us have this St. Augustine crab grass stuff, cause regular sod doesnt grow in FL.
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Why not just go to field turf? I've never enjoyed watching a game on artificial turf and less than a game on grass. Why keep hammering your head against the wall.
Unless I'm missing something? There's gotta be a reason they want a grass field so badly?
Unless I'm missing something? There's gotta be a reason they want a grass field so badly?
dirwuf
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I imagine that's what they're thinking, but are hoping to get thru the rest of the season before making a final decision....
DefensiveEnd76
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So you want our guys playing on a surface that would be 130 fricken degrees??!! Don't you realize how much hotter artificial surface gets vs. grass. Our players would be collapsing on the field from the ungodly heat as would the opposing teams players.
The Orange Bowl had artificial turf at one time and the heat never seemed to be a problem for it then. And that was worst turf than they play on now.
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dirwuf
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And there was no roof to block much of the sun, which caused the heat....