Bristol already behind schedule (updates added)

#101
#101
landscapingvol said:
Never said they were trying to grow a field, I said I was concerned that a field that has never had a major football game on it would be ready in a matter of days. I would venture to guess it has never even held a practice on it. You never know how turf will hold up that has never been played on. I also stated that I hoped it was going to be played on turf not grass. I was concerned about players getting hurt. I could care less what the surface is as long as it is ready for play.
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Simply clueless. :loco:
 
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#103
#103
TNnative said:
Natural? I heard when this was first being planned that this game would be played on Astro-turf. Has that changed? If so, I haven't heard a peep. Reshaping that ground and getting grass to take hold in less than a month? Sounds impossible to me.
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Why are you guys giving landscapingvol such a hard time yet letting this gem off the hook?
 
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#106
#106
Okay, some dudes in a big-azz truck just pulled up on the road out front of my house. They jumped out and started ripping the bermuda grass off my lawn.

So I ran out and asked what the heck they thought they were doing. "Calm down,, sir," the foreman told me, "we're here on important Go-Vols business. We need this bermuda out in Bristol. We knew you were a Vols fan by the flags you fly every day, and we're sure you won't mind."

Turns out the folks at Bristol have hired a small army of seamstresses to "knit" the grass field together. The foreman explained to me that they're trucking in ton upon ton of artificially grown grass in 1 yard by 1 yard squares, pre-painted and all. This grass has a patent on it, so that it can root in solid concrete, establish itself, and flourish in less than 19 days. It's designed specifically for this.

So all they needed to ensure success was this army of seamstresses, who will sew all the grass patches together into one seamless turf field. Rather than thread and needle, they will be using drumsticks with an "eye' drilled into one end, and bermuda grass runners as the connecting thread.

And that's why they tore up my entire yard, for the 'thread'.

So now my lawn is nothing but isolated patches of crab grass and clover. But meh, it's for a good cause.

This is absolutely a true story.

Go Vols!
 
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#107
#107
Not going to be able to see the game anyways, I'm not wasting 100 on a ticket and fight all that traffic. No way they'll ever get grass planted in time, they'll be playing in a giant mud pit. Hell they should just cancel the game its going to rain that day accuweather shows a 30% chance of rain.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Okay, some dudes in a big-azz truck just pulled up on the road out front of my house. They jumped out and started ripping the bermuda grass off my lawn.

So I ran out and asked what the heck they thought they were doing. "Calm down,, sir," the foreman told me, "we're here on important Go-Vols business. We need this bermuda out in Bristol. We knew you were a Vols fan by the flags you fly every day, and we're sure you won't mind."

Turns out the folks at Bristol have hired a small army of seamstresses to "knit" the grass field together. The foreman explained to me that they're trucking in ton upon ton of artificially grown grass in 1 yard by 1 yard squares, pre-painted and all. This grass has a patent on it, so that it can root in solid concrete, establish itself, and flourish in less than 19 days. It's designed specifically for this.

So all they needed to ensure success was this army of seamstresses, who will sew all the grass patches together into one seamless turf field. Rather than thread and needle, they will be using drumsticks with an "eye' drilled into one end, and bermuda grass runners as the connecting thread.

And that's why they tore up my entire yard, for the 'thread'.

So now my lawn is nothing but isolated patches of crab grass and clover. But meh, it's for a good cause.

This is absolutely a true story.

Go Vols!
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Great! I fully expect UT's end of the field to look like this.

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volfanbill said:
It's very similar to U of Phoenix Stadium. It's a field they are literally rolling in. Love VN over reactions.
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...real...artificially...grown...turf...just think about that for a moment...if there's a problem there's a few choice cow pastures around there...just pick one out...we play anybody, anywhere, on anything...:)

GO VOLS!
 
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#118
#118
I figure they are going to have a nice segment on Game Day with a time delay video of the transformation of the infield. It'll be awesome to see in the end.
 
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