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psyclistny t1_j8bmnyq wrote

What a huge fuck up. This turf is a nightmare and been a detriment all game

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EatSleepJeep t1_j8bmrb4 wrote

May it never be used for football ever again. This field is terrible and it's a miracle that no one's been injured or the game has changed direction based on someone falling down.

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schu4KSU t1_j8bomo9 wrote

It's a hybrid of Kentucky bluegrass, featherbed bent, and northern California sensemilia.

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Meist t1_j8bs846 wrote

Replying to av_zoom (#1,793,320)

USGA literally referred to it as “Grass” and “turf”. You know, the company that made it?

To be clear, all grass is turf, but not all turf is grass.

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marklondon66 t1_j8bvhkk wrote

And it was a total failure. Good work everyone!

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fimbres16 t1_j8bwdwr wrote

Players complain about turf all season. Welp isn’t this a consequence of their crying? Yeah you slip on grass much easier than artificial turf. You also don’t hard plant and tear your ACL. It’s a trade off.

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Praying_Lotus t1_j8bzbcj wrote

This was one of the worst fields I have ever had the displeasure of viewing people play on. The number of times people fell over because they couldn’t get their footing is ridiculous. Whatever research was done wasn’t thorough enough, and whoever led the research team and approved the funding should be forced to run across that field while it’s wet with flat footed shoes. I hope it’s never used again

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PattyIceNY t1_j8c07go wrote

Because the perfect time to try something new is the Super Bowl

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cwweydert t1_j8c3slq wrote

At least grass is legal in Missouri, GO CHIEFS. We goin to Sizzler!!!!

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YungRobinHood666 t1_j8c3sss wrote

Dogshit, don’t ever test new grass in the Super Bowl, what a stupid idea

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NaturalCan t1_j8c5gtz wrote

People complaining of slipping. Doesn’t this happen every single time a big game is played on natural grass?

Every single big game, they initial “fresh” grass to have a perfect looking field. However, that turf is far too young to be strong. You end up with divots, wipeouts, and a bunch of BS.

To me, it seems like they need to stop trucking in new turf weeks before a major event.

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creightonduke84 t1_j8cb0ch wrote

May they grass be killed immediately. It doesn’t belong on a playground

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KWNewyear t1_j8d7wq0 wrote

Pittsburgh and Chicago fans waking up this morning to find out they no longer have the worst turf in the league. Feels great.

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Pece17 t1_j8djvx1 wrote

Probably good for golf, not so much for NFL.

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jarpio t1_j8doj9b wrote

No wonder the grass was awful and everyone was slipping. You can’t play football on fuckin fairway grass, grass that is meant to be loose enough to take divots from.

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gbfk t1_j8dw8e6 wrote

Replying to Pece17 (#1,796,991)

The Tahoma 31 the article is about is the same grass used at Lincoln Financial Field. Also for the Arkansas Razorbacks which had no complaints for its turf. So it's a perfectly good grass for football.

But the issue seems seems to come from a couple major changes that made it not quite Tahoma 31, at least not the same turf stand that has been successfully used in other stadiums. It was heavily overseeded with ryegrass for the aesthetic (dark green, good to paint), which means a lot of the grass isn't anchored as well as a conventionally grown stand without overseed.

But also that it was only installed two weeks ago. So heavily overseeded turf trying to re-establish roots while all the rehearsals and painting is going on. Overseeded grass rooted into a base turf that barely has time to re-establish it's own roots. End result is what they got last night.

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MyRottingBrain t1_j8dwy3o wrote

Oh I’d play 18 holes of golf on it? Golf, the sport that is famously played with the same speed, frequency of movement, and number of people on the field of all as football?

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SilverSlong t1_j8e3pj6 wrote

they should use grass. age old time proven grass. OBJ was right.

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BigNnThick t1_j8f48c6 wrote

Replying to Isenrath (#1,796,314)

Not sure why they used it on the biggest stage. Imagine the next big space launch they are sending a 100 people to the moon to try and create a liveable environment up there and all of the sudden they try an experimental fuel that they have been "researching" for 2 years and the whole thing just blows up as a result.

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Isenrath t1_j8f50el wrote

Replying to BigNnThick (#1,800,632)

Oh you don't have to try to sell me on why people submit stupid research haha. I remember some of the stupid shit I heard about that got submitted for Grants when I was in grad school and it's like some people don't have critical thinking ability. Some people are just incredibly book smart but an absolute moron when it comes to real world stuff.

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DaRizat t1_j8gu5j5 wrote

This miiiiiiight not be the flex you thought it was...

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me_irl_irl_irl_irl t1_j8hdi0q wrote

Replying to Praying_Lotus (#1,793,936)

> Whatever research was done wasn’t thorough enough

Roger Goodell came into a test stadium, ran around for 13 seconds with a scotch in one hand and a cigar in the other, said "fuck it Junior, cut the check" to nobody and walked out of the stadium while he called his limo driver to tell him to bring him to Taco Bell

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RaindropsInMyMind t1_j8kaju8 wrote

Replying to Praying_Lotus (#1,793,936)

It really was abysmal, not making excuses. The thing that gets me is yeah it may have seemed like a good idea but at some point they had to KNOW and they didn’t do anything about it. A backup plan really isn’t that complicated.

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one_salty_cookie t1_j8v0rbk wrote

I put some normal midiron Bermuda in my backyard in Peoria last May. It is dormant now, in mid-winter. I did not overseed this year, to avoid the rye competing with the Bermuda roots over the winter.

I think that’s what these turf “experts” need to do. Let the Bermuda base grow strong for a year or so. Then overseed in the next fall for a beautiful green field with a tough base. Probably be much better than what they had on Sunday night.

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