FieldTurf being replaced by grass?

Lorewarn said:
Part of it, I think, is that those stadiums don't have anywhere near the amount of usage that ours does. Huge one off concerts are one thing, and a rare thing, but you've got to deal with practice, marching band, HS state football, etc. on a frequent basis.
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Soldier Field does.  It hosts concerts, soccer games, band competions, football, finish line to races.  Its also regarded as one of the worst surfaces in the NFL

 
It won't happen right away; they are trialling a heated natural grass practice field first as a test; if it works out they will put the grass in the main stadium after the 2025 season. Apparently the last straw for Rhule was the two knee injuries in the spring game.

Should be interesting regardless!

 
Long overdue. I hope 2025 instead of 2026.

"NFL Players Association president JC Tretter called for all NFL teams to switch to natural grass"

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/the-nfl-players-association-wants-the-league-to-switch-all-fields-to-natural-grass/

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34892255/rams-wr-cooper-kupp-all-nfl-games-played-grass

Next Huskers game, UTEP vs NU, August 31st, 2:30  :steam  ..... Oh my !

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And for example, turf toe injuries .... like T.Mart, Helu, etc.

"Turf toe injuries increased in the 1970s when football players began playing on artificial turf instead of grass"

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17590-turf-toe

Fake turf disposal ?? (7 years average replacement) ....... special landfill. $$$. Toxic. EPA.

 
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Is there a time frame discussed on when this would happen?  I can't imagine it happening this year.  So, next year?

One thing that I think helps places like Memorial Stadium switch back to grass is that technology has come a very long ways on watering/drainage/grass variety technology has come a very long ways in the last 20-30 years.

 
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Big 10 ......

NATURAL GRASS

Michigan State

Penn State

Purdue

NW

USC

UCLA

Huskers and Ohio State, change from fake turf to real grass

FAKE SURFACE

Big House

Wisconsin

Iowa

Rodents

Terps (I think)

Rutgers

Oregon

Washington

Illini

Hoosiers

I bet a few B1G teams will change to real grass

 
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BigRedBuster said:
Is there a time frame discussed on when this would happen?  I can't imagine it happening this year.  So, next year?

One thing that I think helps places like Memorial Stadium switch back to grass is that technology has come a very long ways on watering/drainage/grass variety technology has come a very long ways in the last 20-30 years.
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According to @CheeseHusker a couple posts up, they are looking at after the 2025 season.

 
After this season, they will install all the new stuff (grass, heating, etc) on the practice fields for testing, and if all goes well then in Memorial after 2025 season.

 
soup said:
After this season, they will install all the new stuff (grass, heating, etc) on the practice fields for testing, and if all goes well then in Memorial after 2025 season.
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Wait...didn't they just redo all the practice fields?  So, after just one year, they are going to tear all that up and redo it again?

 
BigRedBuster said:
Wait...didn't they just redo all the practice fields?  So, after just one year, they are going to tear all that up and redo it again?
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I believe what I heard was that they're going to replace one of the fields, I think the outdoor turf one, trying out this new system and making sure it's sustainable.

 
Lorewarn said:
I believe what I heard was that they're going to replace one of the fields, I think the outdoor turf one, trying out this new system and making sure it's sustainable.
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I thought I read they were going to make 1 of the practice fields a HEATED grass field and it goes well, put the same thing in Memorial. Trying to find the link now….

 
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BigRedBuster said:
Is there a time frame discussed on when this would happen?  I can't imagine it happening this year.  So, next year?

One thing that I think helps places like Memorial Stadium switch back to grass is that technology has come a very long ways on watering/drainage/grass variety technology has come a very long ways in the last 20-30 years.
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Well, we've also got that Ag school down the road, and a PGA course management major, so I would think we could grow some quality grass and maintain it well.

 
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