Turf

Our turf looks better than the field the Super Bowl is being played on. That sod looks awful and the 2nd quarter has barely started.
 
Chattanooga Jacket said:
I think I saw that the Giants are giving up grass as well.
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False. Giants have been on turf the entire time at MetLife Stadium. Source: me, we go on the field after games. It's the type of turf that has the tiny black rubber tire bits for "soil", for lack of technical expertise in this area. I'm pretty sure from my recollection of concerts at the old Giants Stadium that it was turf as well.
 
THWUGA said:
False. Giants have been on turf the entire time at MetLife Stadium. Source: me, we go on the field after games. It's the type of turf that has the tiny black rubber tire bits for "soil", for lack of technical expertise in this area. I'm pretty sure from my recollection of concerts at the old Giants Stadium that it was turf as well.
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Yeah, I didn’t read the whole article, so that’s on me: www.si.com/nfl/giants/.amp/news/metlife-stadium-turf-to-be-replaced-report
 
justafan said:
www.inquirer.com

Six former Phillies died from the same brain cancer. We tested the Vet’s turf and found dangerous chemicals.

Tests run on two samples of old Vet Stadium turf found it contained 16 different types of PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances — so-called “forever chemicals."
www.inquirer.com www.inquirer.com

Artificial turf causes cancer? For all of those with a Philadelphia Inquirer subscription...
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I work for Tarkett who owns FieldTurf. I am not a part of the FieldTurf team, but I do work in yarn extrusion. All our pigments and resins are vetted for anything remotely cancer causing and the attempt is made to remove the questionable pigments. When I first started in the industry, that wasn't the case. A pigment was a pigment. We need red or violet or blue and this is what we are using .

That said, you will have more metals like lead in the dirt beside the field than you'll have in the fiber or fill.

I still prefer natural grass.
 
I remember the 'carpet' on concrete from the early 90s. Same stuff on the intramural field. That stuff was awful. I get the financials of it but real grass is safer and better for players all around.
 
JJacket said:
I work for Tarkett who owns FieldTurf. I am not a part of the FieldTurf team, but I do work in yarn extrusion. All our pigments and resins are vetted for anything remotely cancer causing and the attempt is made to remove the questionable pigments. When I first started in the industry, that wasn't the case. A pigment was a pigment. We need red or violet or blue and this is what we are using .

That said, you will have more metals like lead in the dirt beside the field than you'll have in the fiber or fill.

I still prefer natural grass.
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The article is about the old stuff.
 
coit said:
The article is about the old stuff.
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Yea, I was pointing out we e come a long way. The pigments used nowadays are pretty well vetted, to a degree. I will still never like artificial, especially the garbage we installed.
 
GT65_UGA89 said:
Typically, streets, stadiums, courts, etc, are named for great coaches, players, and administrators. Georgia Tech should honor TStan by naming all of the game day portable toilets outside of BDS as “TStans.”
~”Hang on, let me make a TStan stop before we head to Yellow Jacket Alley.”~
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You'll have to fight me in hand to hand combat over the name. I insist they be called Bobin-squats, Bobinsquatches, Bobinbowls, Mike Bob Lous, or something similar.
 
georgia_tech_swagger said:
You'll have to fight me in hand to hand combat over the name. I insist they be called Bobin-squats, Bobinsquatches, Bobinbowls, Mike Bob Lous, or something similar.
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Bobinpotties, Portabobies, Portabobinskis. If you're short on time, I gotta BM in the MBs, brb
 
Ken at the Atl urinal constipation says the coconut bulls**t is gone.

"Less noticeable – but significant to players – is that the turf on Grant Field has been tweaked. The infill in the artificial grass has been replaced – it was previously made from coconut husks and fibers – to address problems that players have had with traction on the field."

Hope we can see a difference on Saturday.
 
Technician said:
Ken at the Atl urinal constipation says the coconut bulls**t is gone.

"Less noticeable – but significant to players – is that the turf on Grant Field has been tweaked. The infill in the artificial grass has been replaced – it was previously made from coconut husks and fibers – to address problems that players have had with traction on the field."

Hope we can see a difference on Saturday.
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I have experience with coconut oils and lotions. It’s very slippery.
 
Yes the coconut garbage infill has been removed and the more common rubber pellet type has been applied. Hopefully this keeps the turf looking more fresh. The coconut husk dies and turns brown which in turn made the grass look dead. I think that stuff got slick as owl öööö when it got wet too was another reason to ditch it.
 
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