New turf going down

[MuskieCy]

Not your front yard for sure. Lots of chemicals/fertilizers laying down ahead of the sod.

Beautiful.

A first look at Jack Trice Stadium's new playing surface

A new playing surface is installed in Jack Trice Stadium. The sod was grown at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station.

www.desmoinesregister.com

 

[TheHelgo]

Pretty cool. Long term, I’m kinda in the field turf camp. Use to be very in favor of natural turf fields, but the newer artificial turf fields are pretty awesome

 

[CYCLNST8]

Pretty cool. Long term, I’m kinda in the field turf camp. Use to be very in favor of natural turf fields, but the newer artificial turf fields are pretty awesome

Natural grass 4 life, mother****er.

 

[jdoggivjc]

Going down on new turf. Sounds kinky.

 

[nfrine]

Going down on new turf. Sounds kinky.

No it doesn't.

 

[Clonedogg]

 

[DSMCy]

I'm sure the cost is outrageous, but I wish they could have installed heating coils in the field.

 

[spierceisu]

Pretty cool. Long term, I’m kinda in the field turf camp. Use to be very in favor of natural turf fields, but the newer artificial turf fields are pretty awesome

Isn't the feedback from players that they prefer natural grass to turf for injury purposes. I know field turf has come a long way, but still think natural grass is better on the body.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Isn't the feedback from players that they prefer natural grass to turf for injury purposes. I know field turf has come a long way, but still think natural grass is better on the body.

Anyone that has ever played a sport knows that high level natural turf is superior to artificial. It’s not even a contest. I like field turf…for kids soccer in bad climates.

 

[SCNCY]

Isn't the feedback from players that they prefer natural grass to turf for injury purposes. I know field turf has come a long way, but still think natural grass is better on the body.

When I played soccer in high school, artificial turf usually stung more when you hit the grown due to the burns and rashes you'd get from sliding.

 

[VeloClone]

When I played soccer in high school, artificial turf usually stung more when you hit the grown due to the burns and rashes you'd get from sliding.

There is also the propensity of getting little rubber pellets in your eyes when you go down on artificial turf.

 

[Clonedogg]

Video of them laying sod down.

 

[Clonedogg]

Completed view from the Press box

 

[JM4CY]

Anyone that has ever played a sport knows that high level natural turf is superior to artificial. It’s not even a contest. I like field turf…for kids soccer in bad climates.

Oh wow... I am SOOO surprised that Gunner has a take promoting grass of all things...

 

[MustardTiger]

Oh wow... I am SOOO surprised that Gunner has a take promoting grass of all things...

Yeah Gunner, I'd thought you be so pissed off at the amount of fertilizer it takes to keep a natural field growing and in good shape. I mean think of all the pollutants that will come off of that field. Or do you only **** on farmers?

 

[Tailg8er]

We’ve been lucky last couple seasons with mild weather in November…and the grass looking good. Anyone remember that add-in Drake game on Dec 1 (2017?) The grass was beyond deplorable and worse than any high school field I’ve seen.

I used to love our natural grass but strictly in the Field Turf camp also. It looks fantastic on tv — especially a night game in November. Unfortunately I have to give Kinnick props for their field (and I loathe Iowa)

If that was worse than any high school field you've seen, you must not have seen many in IA in Nov/Dec... I see multiple worse than that was every single year...

 

[Gonzo]

If that was worse than any high school field you've seen, you must not have seen many in IA in Nov/Dec... I see multiple worse than that was every single year...

I played a few games on Linn-Mar's field in the late 80s. I don't think it's possible to find a worse playing surface than they had there.

 

[cyfanatic]

I played a few games on Linn-Mar's field in the late 80s. I don't think it's possible to find a worse playing surface than they had there.

Back at Armstrong Field...would be completely covered by Indian Creek flooding every spring/summer! That was a mess. They did it right this time around with the new stadium (other than parking)!

 

[NorthCyd]

Yeah Gunner, I'd thought you be so pissed off at the amount of fertilizer it takes to keep a natural field growing and in good shape. I mean think of all the pollutants that will come off of that field. Or do you only **** on farmers?

It's a highly managed turf field that is probably being spoon fed fertilizer on a weekly basis by a team of people so little goes to waste. I don't think there is a lot to worry about here.

 

[Dirtguy4CY]

If that was worse than any high school field you've seen, you must not have seen many in IA in Nov/Dec... I see multiple worse than that was every single year...

Had a late season game once in high school that the area between the 30's was basically a frozen plowed corn field. Grass was long gone.