Real grass vs field turf

[jimallvol]

Here in the last five yrs a lot of colleges have went to field turf instead of real grass. I personally like the real grass fields and I was wondering what everybody else thought and does anyone think that TN might switch to the field turf in the near future?

 

[gordonr24]

Grass please

 

[Orange And Garnet]

Like the look of turf but to me having real grass is part of the tradition of an older stadium.

 

[fade route]

I think field turf looks great.

 

[IndianapolisVol]

The newer field turf looks really good to me. The color is more consistent and the midfield/endzone paint pops off more IMO.

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

I prefer the natural stuff.

 

[1982Alum]

Grass. Grass. Grass. Players are familiar with the product already.

 

[24/7vol]

Grass.

 

[Give_All_Vol]

Grass. Grass. Grass. Players are familiar with the product already.

Yeah because there is grass in our indoor training facility lol.

But I really don't care at all. If I had to vote I would lean toward turf just because I wouldn't have to see any complaining about how bad the field is looking. Seems to come up every year at one point or another

 

[Special Ed]

Here in the last five yrs a lot of colleges have gone to field turf instead of real grass.

Natural grass results in fewer injuries, according to the latest studies on natural vs. artificial turf. Therefore, give me real grass.

Besides that, artificial grass is much harder to smoke.

 

[BennisDrewer]

Natural grass results in fewer injuries, according to the latest studies on natural vs. artificial turf. Therefore, give me real grass.

Besides that, artificial grass is much harder to smoke.

UGA didn't get that memo last year in Neyland!

 

[MG1968]

It's not football unless there's potential for mud and clods of dirt stuck in a facemask.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

Grass. Grass. Grass. Players are familiar with the product already.

Bray and Rogers were very familiar with grass grass grass

 

[Catbone]

Bray and Rogers were very familiar with grass grass grass

Was at a party with Tyler, confirmed.

 

[ajvol01]

Tartan Turf

 

[GAVol]

I like the new field turf just for the consistency of it.

 

[MG1968]

I like the new field turf just for the consistency of it.

biggest problem is that everybody's uniform looks like the kicker's after a game, minus a bit of sweat and blood

 

[orangeluvr]

Natural grass results in fewer injuries, according to the latest studies on natural vs. artificial turf. Therefore, give me real grass.

Besides that, artificial grass is much harder to smoke.

I agree on both counts Ed.

 

[ItsAllVols]

In my mind there is no debate, GRASS

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

Problem with real grass is Les Myles eating it and the Bama cheerleaders rooting it up for fine Swineing!

 

[1allvol]

A few years ago I would've said real grass, but after seeing the "new and improved" turf, I like it, so I don't care either way......... I would be curious though what the players prefer.

 

[Big Ugly Vol]

I like grass, but wouldn't care what they did.

 

[Cosmo]

Natural grass results in fewer injuries, according to the latest studies on natural vs. artificial turf. Therefore, give me real grass.

Besides that, artificial grass is much harder to smoke.

Link? Not trying to be a jerk, but I have read articles to the contrary.

 

[Velo Vol]

List of FieldTurf installations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Abel Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska
Adams Field at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan - 2006
AJ Knight Field at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts - 2007
Al F. Caniglia Field in Omaha, Nebraska
Andy Coakley Field at Columbia University in New York, New York (baseball)
Andy Kerr Stadium at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York
Autzen Stadium at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon - 2002 - (Replaced NexTurf after one season of use)
BB&T Field at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina - Summer 2006
Biddle Field at Dickinson University in Carlisle, Pennsylvania - 2008
Bob Ford Field at University at Albany, SUNY in Albany, New York - 2013
Bob and Eveline Roberts P'10 Field at Steinbrenner Stadium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bronco Stadium for Boise State University in Boise, Idaho (continuing the stadium's uniqueness, the surface is colored blue) [2]
Brandenburg Field at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas
Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field (football,soccer) at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois 2006
Bridgeforth Stadium at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois - 2001, 2009
Buchanan Family Field in Washington, D.C.
Butler Bowl at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana
Cameron Stadium for Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania
Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin - 2003, 2012
Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland - 2012 - replaced natural grass
Carrier Dome at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Owen T. Carroll Field (baseball, soccer) at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey 2006
Case Western Reserve University Stadium at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio
Class of 1952 Stadium at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey
Cougar Field at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas - 2013
D. Lloyd Wilson Field in Hastings, Nebraska
Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas - 2009 - replaced natural grass
Dix Stadium at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio
Depew Field (baseball) at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Drake Stadium at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa
East Campus Stadium at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York
Ellis Field at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio
Elwood Olsen Stadium at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa
Eringhaus Field (soccer) at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Falcon Stadium at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs - 2006 - replaced natural grass
Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California
Faurot Field, at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri
Fisher Field at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania
Foster Field at the University of Nebraska at Kearney in Kearney, Nebraska
FIU Stadium at Florida International University in Miami, Florida
Fred Selfe Stadium at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia.
Gettler Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio
Gesling Stadium at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Goss Stadium at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon (baseball - infield only)
Greer Field at Turchin Stadium at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana - 2007
Growney Stadium at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York - 2005
Hank Crisp Indoor Facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama at the University of Alabama
Harvard Stadium at Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts
Hollingsworth Field at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium - University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) - Oxford, Mississippi - 2009 - replaced AstroPlay[7]
Husky Stadium at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington - 2000, 2009, 2013 (the surface's success at this stadium led to its selection by the Seattle Seahawks for use at Qwest Field) - 2002
Hotchkiss Field - Gallaudet University (completed in Fall 2008) Washington, D.C.
Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Hansen Stadium at Dixie State College of Utah in St. George, Utah
Iona College's Mazzella Field and Rice Oval (completed in Fall 2007) in New Rochelle, New York.
Jake Christiansen Stadium at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota - 2010
Jim Sweeney Field at Bulldog Stadium at California State University, Fresno in Fresno, California - 2011
Joan C. Edwards Stadium at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia - 2005 - replaced AstroTurf
Joe Walton Stadium at Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming
Jones AT&T Stadium at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas
Kelly/Shorts Stadium at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan - 2004
Kessler Field, Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey
Kinnick Stadium at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa
Krenzler Field (soccer) at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio
Kidd Brewer Stadium at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina - 2003
Rockbowl Stadium at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa
Sofield Indoor Center at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC - 2007
Ladd Peebles Stadium, municipally-owned stadium in Mobile, Alabama hosting the Senior Bowl, GoDaddy.com Bowl, Pioneer Bowl and home to the University of South Alabama Jaguars football team
Legion Field, a municipally-owned stadium in Birmingham, Alabama used by the UAB
Liston Stadium at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas
Larry Mahaney Diamond at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.
Leonidoff Field at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Mackay Stadium at University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada - 2000 - replaced natural grass , 2010
Martin Stadium at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington - 2000 - replaced sand-filled Omni-turf
McCulloch Stadium at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon
Memorial Stadium at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska (the first college-only football stadium to use FieldTurf in 1999), plus these other facilities at the school:
Hawks Championship Center - Nebraska Cornhuskers indoor training facility
Ed and Joyanne Gass Practice Fields - Nebraska Cornhuskers outdoor training facility
Cook Pavilion - University campus recreation facility
Vine Street Fields - University Campus Recreation intramural fields
Mabel Lee Fields - University Campus Recreation intramural fields
Marge Schott Stadium, Baseball (2004)
Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois - 2008 - replaced GameDay Grass, plus:
Illinois Field, Baseball (2007)
Memorial Stadium at the University of Kansas
Michie Stadium at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York
Michigan Stadium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan (2003), (2010),[8] plus:
Oosterbaan Fieldhouse, the football program's indoor practice facility (2001)
Mooradian Field at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium at the West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia
Multi-Sport Field - Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Municipal Stadium at Hope College in Holland, Michigan - 2012
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland (2005),
Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland (2005), (baseball)
Nicholson Fieldhouse at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida - 2005
Nogoesco Field (soccer) at the University of San Francisco
O'Shaugnessy Stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota
Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan (First installation in Michigan) - 1998
Ohio Stadium at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio - 2007
Ohio State University Marching Band practice facility at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio
Oliver C. Dawson Stadium at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina - 2006
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky
Peoples Bank Field at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas - 2007
Jeld-Wen Field at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon
Plaster Sports Complex at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri
Pioneer Stadium at University of Wisconsin–Platteville
Princeton University Stadium at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey
Reser Stadium at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon - 2005
Rice Stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas
Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah
Rooney Field at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Roos Field at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington has RED Turf
Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium at Washington & Jefferson College
Rutgers Stadium at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey
Rynearson Stadium at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan - 2005
Roy Stewart Stadium at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky 2007
Saluki Stadium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois (2010)[9]
Scheumann Stadium at The Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana
Schoellkopf Field at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York- 2008[10]
Seth Grove Stadium at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania - 2010[11]
Simon Field at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska
Skelly Stadium at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma - 2000, 2013
Hughes Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado - 2006 - replaced natural grass
Stagg Field at Springfield College in Springfield, MA - 2007
TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN - 2009
Titan Stadium at University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in Oshkosh, WI - 2005
Tom Adams Field at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan - 2006
Tubby Raymond Field at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware
Van Andel Soccer Stadium at Hope College in Holland, Michigan - 2009
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi- 2005
Vendetti Field at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts - 2005
Waldo Stadium at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan - 2006
Walter J. Zable Stadium at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia - 2006
Lawrence A. Wien Stadium at Columbia University in New York, New York - 2005
Walkup Skydome at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona - 2008 - replaced AstroTurf
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium at University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts - 2006
William J. Bonomo Memorial Field at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York - Baseball, 2007
Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia at Liberty University
Wish Field at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois - 2005[12]
Outdoor Sports Complex/Motamed Field at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York - Soccer, Lacrosse, 2008
Xavier University Soccer Complex in Cincinnati, Ohio
Yager Stadium at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

Lets slog it out in rice paddies!