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Paw Master [17204]
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I do NOT want plastic grass at Death Valley
Sep 8, 2019, 1:55 PM
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Come on ag guys lets get a plan going to save our real grass.
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Re: I do NOT want plastic grass at Death Valley
Sep 8, 2019, 1:57 PM
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If you ever walk on a turf field it is about like walking on an asphalt driveway.
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Re: I do NOT want plastic grass at Death Valley
Sep 8, 2019, 1:58 PM
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Is this a "real world" topic or a Tigernet staff "I need clicks" topic? Either way I have not heard any buzz about replacing our grass with artificial turf.
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Re: I do NOT want plastic grass at Death Valley
Sep 8, 2019, 2:00 PM
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People have secretly been saving Easter basket grass for years and weaving it into squares for this. 
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Paw Master [17204]
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Re: I do NOT want plastic grass at Death Valley
Sep 8, 2019, 2:08 PM
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The Prowl and growl tour said there ARE discussions about installing field turf in DV. Don’t shoot the messenger.
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National Champion [7875]
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As noted elsewhere if this came to fruition.
Sep 8, 2019, 2:16 PM
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The irony of an agricultural school having to resort to artificial turf. Let's hope this never gets off the ground.
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Re: As noted elsewhere if this came to fruition.
Sep 8, 2019, 2:58 PM
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You think it was hot in DV yesterday - if fake grass is installed, plan to see upwards of 135-150 field temps. The field staff is old school, unwilling to try solutions that will help the turf. That's why our field is so compacted and has poor turf quality. This is ENTIRELY FIXABLE.
Ask Auburn why their field is so good. Ask Florida State and NC State. They have solutions that many of the pro stadiums use. Gotta get some air into the soil profile for it to grow grass. Air + water + soil health = great turf. Not complicated.
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Re: As noted elsewhere if this came to fruition.
Sep 8, 2019, 6:05 PM
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135-150 degrees?
Lol out loud
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Re: As noted elsewhere if this came to fruition.
Sep 8, 2019, 6:18 PM
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I know zero about field temperatures and grass/artificial turf. However, 150 degrees is the most ludicrous thing I’ve heard.
Also, Florida States field looked like garbage.
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Paw Master [16842]
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How do you feel about renewable bamboo flooring?
Sep 8, 2019, 2:06 PM
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Re: How do you feel about renewable bamboo flooring? NO!!!!
Sep 8, 2019, 2:11 PM
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we'd be over run by pandas.
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110%er [3875]
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Re: How do you feel about renewable bamboo flooring? NO!!!!
Sep 8, 2019, 10:52 PM
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Can we find some pandas to play? I'm tired of birds and sheep and citrus fruit.
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Re: I do NOT want plastic grass at Death Valley
Sep 8, 2019, 2:11 PM
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I'm having my second surgery after a turf toe injury from over 25 yrs ago from artificial turf...that stuff would hurt our players, but I'm not worried, we will fix the grass!! I should know...Grow the green !!
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Orange Phenom [14601]
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I don't want artificial turf, but it's some a long ways in
Sep 8, 2019, 3:49 PM
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recent years. The stuff that you injured your toe on 25 years ago is in no way comparable to what is available now.
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Re: I don't want artificial turf, but it's some a long ways in
Sep 9, 2019, 12:25 AM
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I wondered if it(ATurf) was the same surface from 10-20yrs ago, as it had a reputation for being rough on the knees in comparison to natural grass-
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Re: I do NOT want plastic grass at Death Valley
Sep 8, 2019, 2:37 PM
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Don't know if you looked lately, but DV has already got plastic grass. Of course the field itself is still natural, but all around the field is the fake stuff.
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Re: I do NOT want plastic grass at Death Valley
Sep 8, 2019, 3:25 PM
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I’m fine with fake grass outside the playing field. But the playing field needs to be grass
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get a hobby, quit worrying about fictional crap***
Sep 8, 2019, 3:17 PM
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Paw Master [17204]
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Re: get a hobby, quit worrying about fictional crap***
Sep 8, 2019, 3:27 PM
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You have not been paying attention to real discussions going on within our athletic department. Long run it’s cheaper than real grass, less maintenance and looks better than what we currently have.
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The fact is...
Sep 9, 2019, 10:24 AM
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this has been a veritable and ongoing discussion within the athletic department for about 18 months.
Don't kid yourself, it has some momentum and plenty of support.
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Should get some input from Danny Ford
Sep 8, 2019, 3:22 PM
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I’ve heard he’s pretty good at growing grass!
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Tiger Spirit [9590]
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Heads in the administration and in......
Sep 8, 2019, 3:24 PM
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the horticulture department need to roll if fake grass is EVER installed in DV.
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this is the fakest of fake news I've ever seen
Sep 8, 2019, 3:45 PM
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wouldn't you think if the AD wanted to start transitioning over to the artificial stuff that they would have started with the new softball field instead of sodding it last week?
Quit spreading rumor BS.
I think the "bad spots" on the football field around the 30-40 yd line is from GT's wacky coach holding basically a full-tackle scrimmage on the field last Thursday before the game. Had tackling dummy pads and everything out there. Weird pre-game stuff.
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Re: this is the fakest of fake news I've ever seen
Sep 8, 2019, 6:25 PM
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Uhm, they didn’t sod the softball field for play, that method is called soil stabilization to deter runoff and is a stormwater requirement by law. Not saying this OP is right or that you are wrong but what happened last week in the stage of construction the new softball field is in you are misinformed at the least.
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Re: I do NOT want plastic grass at Death Valley
Sep 8, 2019, 4:13 PM
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Why would they legislate away the balloons because of turtles and then install plastic grass? Wouldn’t that hurt the worm ecosystem in Death Valley? Conflicting messages from the tree huggers.
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Orange Blooded [4083]
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true story about DV's old "crown"
Sep 8, 2019, 5:51 PM
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i was lucky enough to take surveying back in the day at Clemson under "happy jack" mccormac..one lab day was spent running cross-sections of the field in death valley..youngsters have no idea of the home field advantage frank howard built into that old field..i am 6' tall, as was my lab partner..that field was crowned so high that I literally could not see my partner on the opposite sideline..the center of the field was at least 6'higher than either sideline..a qb at midfield was throwing seriously downhill in every direction except along the field centerline.
don't remember when they removed the crown..it was a while ago.
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Re: true story about DV's old "crown"
Sep 8, 2019, 6:01 PM
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Tommy Bowden removed the crown & im still pissed about it.
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Re: true story about DV's old "crown"
Sep 8, 2019, 6:01 PM
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Tommy Bowden removed the crown & im still pissed about it.
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I hate that they removed the old crown of the field, I
Sep 8, 2019, 11:21 PM
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think that got removed in 99 or 2000, I remember they had graduation at Death Valley that year because Littlejohn was mid-Reno #1, and at the time they had the field all dug up to remove the crown, so it was nothing but dirt - NOT pretty! lol
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National Champion [7153]
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Re: I do NOT want plastic grass at Death Valley
Sep 8, 2019, 6:52 PM
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It does get hot, at times very hot. Our son's HS soccer team played one game a season on a 'state of the art' turf field. It would get as hot, or nearly, as the asphalt sidewalks in the stadium.
The players would get 1st degree burns on the bottom of their feet. Also, even artificial turf gets hard overtime.
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