Neyland stadium's field

[volfan5589]

I got an email from bleacher report and it said Hart decided to rip up the grass from the stadium, but you have to be an insider to find out why, or what there doing. Does anyone know?

 

[YankeeVol]

I heard he wants orange field turf

 

[BeecherVol]

Palardy did a number on it. Didn't he.

 

[Spartacavolus]

I don't know about the grass, but I always felt Neyland had a bigger dome in the middle of the field, when compared to others. I assume its regulated somehow, but I don't know.

 

[DjCrenshaw]

The Belcher report

 

[ACvol3]

To disprove the Blind Side rumor.

 

[Ohiovol09]

TOS stated how the field had been getting worse and worse over the past few years and it was time to re-sod it.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Probably wanted to get to it before Cam Clear could.
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[cbbowlingmd]

This should be good.

 

[alldayvols]

omg orange field and orange crowd would make everything but the opposing teams light up lol

 

[GatorBill]

omg orange field and orange crowd would make everything but the opposing teams light up lol

until it rains, and the whole place goes camo-poncho! The place will look empty!

 

[Rockytop1018]

I heard he wants orange field turf

Imagine that thing under the lights... yikes...

 

[DjCrenshaw]

Got to admit, that grass has been unlucky for a minute or 8 years

 

[Boca Vol]

I don't know about the grass, but I always felt Neyland had a bigger dome in the middle of the field, when compared to others. I assume its regulated somehow, but I don't know.

Yes, Neyland Stadium has always had a large crown on the field. You could really tell it when the artificial turf was there.

A lot of fields that are multi-use or domes don't have crowns. It can be both an advantage or disadvantage.

 

[PMC2726]

Need to learn how to paint the T better. Looks horrible on tv and instead should be a symbol of strength and power. No problem with dome in middle, good for drainage. No excuse with our budget for every blade of grass to not be perfect....bravo to Hart.

Love the comment about Palardy. Classic.

 

[ReBellVol]

Any chance they go with field turf? I work at Maryland and they are in the process of digging the field up and putting field turf down. Rumor has it it may look like this (if you hated the jerseys from last year, you're not gonna like this). I loved the jerseys and love the rumor that the field could look like this.

http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/892/470/470892.png

 

[Gator H8R]

Any chance they go with field turf? I work at Maryland and they are in the process of digging the field up and putting field turf down. Rumor has it it may look like this (if you hated the jerseys from last year, you're not gonna like this). I loved the jerseys and love the rumor that the field could look like this.

http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/892/470/470892.png

http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/892/470/470892.png

That makes me want to puke. Almost as bad as Oregons bball court. Surely the NCAA wouldnt let them do that.

 

[Boca Vol]

No excuse with our budget for every blade of grass to not be perfect....bravo to Hart.
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I agree. I made the comment on here that the field looked unusually bad and I asked if there was a weather issue in East Tennessee. It was one game after they had overseeded it.

I was accused of being a troll, etc.

Football fields take a beating and need to be replaced every so often. It should look great in Sept. They'll probably sprig it soon.

 

[VolintheBrier]

Any chance they go with field turf? I work at Maryland and they are in the process of digging the field up and putting field turf down. Rumor has it it may look like this (if you hated the jerseys from last year, you're not gonna like this). I loved the jerseys and love the rumor that the field could look like this.

http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/892/470/470892.png

Yikes! Thats........different.

 

[DeerPark12]

Just re-soding. It had been 5 years, which is the usual life for a bermuda field in this climate.

They'll also be reducing the crown a bit. The entire field had grown about 6 inches thanks to sand and ferterlizer over the years since the last re-sod.
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[Thrasher865]

I got an email from bleacher report and it said Hart decided to rip up the grass from the stadium, but you have to be an insider to find out why, or what there doing. Does anyone know?

You must be talking about Shields-Watkins Field?

 

[DjCrenshaw]

You must be talking about Shields-Watkins Field?

I just came in here to post that, just dawned on me... You just put your Azz on neyland.... the game is played on shields-watkins

 

[Boca Vol]

Just re-soding. It had been 5 years, which is the usual life for a bermuda field in this climate.

They'll also be reducing the crown a bit. The entire field had grown about 6 inches thanks to sand and ferterlizer over the years since the last re-sod.
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Do they sod or sprig? When the original grass was installed it was sprigged.

 

[DeerPark12]

Do they sod or sprig? When the original grass was installed it was sprigged.

The last two surfaces have been sod.
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[YankeeVol]

Imagine that thing under the lights... yikes...

You'd have to wear sunglasses