Field Turf at BoA?

[TheCasillas]

9 minutes ago, rainwater said:

Really? Because I remember the 2015 season when players were constantly complaining about the field. I believe it was re-sodded during the season at least 3 times. They did do a complete overhaul later, but they have struggled with the field in recent years. It certainly hasn't been voted on as being one the best.

You are absolutely right about the field being bad one year, but according to this article we are kind of loved https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/10/01/nfl-stadium-turf-grass-rankings

[WesleyM]

3 minutes ago, rainwater said:

Really? Because I remember the 2015 season when players were constantly complaining about the field. I believe it was re-sodded during the season at least 3 times. They did do a complete overhaul later, but they have struggled with the field in recent years. It certainly hasn't been voted on as being one the best.

One of the things they did last offseason was completely re-do the drainage and such on the field to prevent issues.  Would be quite a bit of wasted time and $$$

[pnthrs]

Interesting find. It seems silly that turf would come in in an open air stadium with the investment already made to grass but what do i know.   If the new owner wants turf we get turf. If he wants grass we get grass. If he wants his face at midfield that’s what we get.  I  just want a Carolina based franchise that competes annually with excellent leadership. I’m not going to get bent out of shape over preferences and style. I  have accepted that the panthers will have a different feel under a new owner and i may not like a few changes. 

 

 

The interesting thing thing here is that minority owners (who comprise 52% of ownership) are kept in the dark. I imagine that when a bidder is found JR will have to get the approval of the minority in some fashion just like the NFL but who knows. Really surprise me that the minority group could have JR in complete control of their asset sale....

[ChuckWag78]

50 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

You are absolutely right about the field being bad one year, but according to this article we are kind of loved https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/10/01/nfl-stadium-turf-grass-rankings

From that list:

# 1 - #8 Grass

#9 Grass/Turf Blend in Green Bay

#10 - #12 Grass

#13 first turf field.

[Jeremy Igo]

Not to mention the little rubber granuels have been shown to cause healh issues. I don't care to be on that every week.

[Growl]

what a moronic thing to say. The players consistently vote us near or at the very top of the league for best playing surface

This guy should clearly be disregarded going forward 

[The Huddler]

in highschool i played on brumuda grass

 

i cant spell

 

 

i HATED playing on fake grass

[The Huddler]

10 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Not to mention the little rubber granuels have been shown to cause healh issues. I don't care to be on that every week.

what kind?

[pnthrs]

6 minutes ago, Growl said:

what a moronic thing to say. The players consistently vote us near or at the very top of the league for best playing surface

This guy should clearly be disregarded going forward 

It may be top of the league but maybe JR pays a lot for that to be the case and the other owners don't like expense that trickle down to the net line.  I don't think he said it because he is a moron.  We need more info on this matter but I hope this isn't something that changes.   It is significant that a minority owner thinks it will be an issue. Why mention it at all if its a non issue.  Makes me nervous.  

[Mean Eyed Cat]

8 minutes ago, The Huddler said:

what kind?

Cancer.  This article is regarding the use of field turf and the cancer risk in soccer, but still relevant.  https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/health/artificial-turf-cancer-study-profile/index.html

[CBDellinger]

6 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

I have been on most of the artificial turfs in the NFL. 

 

I would not trade any for how the BoA field feels. 

Nor would the players.

turf is painful to run on.

[moresouthernthanyou]

5 hours ago, Mean Eyed Cat said:

Cancer.  This article is regarding the use of field turf and the cancer risk in soccer, but still relevant.  https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/health/artificial-turf-cancer-study-profile/index.html

Mmmm...I don't think the article really says that, "The results showed that the cancer rate among soccer players in the investigation, based on Griffin's list, was actually less than expected compared with the cancer rate among all Washington residents of similar ages."

[LinvilleGorge]

This right here sums up why I want to stick with grass. IF you're going with some form of artificial turf, Field Turf seems like the worst choice you could make.

https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2017/turf-type-and-nfl-injuries-part-ii