Lambeau Gets A Weave

[BallHawk]

I dont like it any fieldturf or this other crap. Sounds like the field is an advantage to indoor teams. Just stick to the natural stuff. It also sounds liek the only reason Fieldturf installed being installed is tradition. If that is the case then no change should be made at all.

Question: With the grass field that has been used the last few season has any player, Packer or oppponent, torn his ACL at Lambeau? I dont recall any other then Duece McAllister in 2005.

Was Underwood at home or on the road ?

It happened at San Diego.

San Diego uses grass as their surface.

[Chevelle2]

will the field itself look any different to viewers of the game?

[RashanGary]

Right, Patler..They just said it was 97% real grass and 3% artificial fiber.

My education and job are civil engineering related *Hopefully an engineer sooner than later* and soil is a big part of what I do. I think this is the best way to have a soft, drainable field with good traction while still keeping the real grass tradition.

Clay is a stickier *when wet*, more durable soil that is needed to keep a field together. You cannot plant grass in beach sand because even if it grew, it would tear up as soon as it was played on.

The problem with clay, although it is the only natural soil that will hold together a football field, is that it bonds with water and takes a plastic state *slippery* that also drains very slowly.


The main goal, as I understand it, is to get rid of the clay base which becomes very slippery when wet and doesn't drain when introduced with water while still maintain the tradition of a real grass field, 97%. In order to replace clay with sand, they had to find a way to keep the field together and this synthetic weave technology makes that possible.

[Jimx29]

give me this any day of the week...

[KYPack]

The big selling point for Grassmaster is that a tiny % of the fibers are real grass.

I believe it is just the opposite, a small % are artificial. In essence, it is a "reinforced" natural grass field.

OOpps, Well Patler's right. Grassmaster is mainly Grass. I was confusing it with another system. Believe me, it will have problems. GB is too northern a clime to have a natural grass field be effective late in the year.

I know it troubles that crusty ol' curmudgeon MTP, but if we wanna have good turf in December, FieldTurf is the way to go. It looks, feels, & plays just like the real deal. The only thing that is missing is muddy jersies in rain games.

I've walked on Paul Brown's turf & that shit is amazing. They did a helluva a job creating the fibers, it looks just like grass. I didn't smoke any of it, but other'n that, it's a great simulation.

Grassmaster?, Heinz field is a muddy pit just like it's always been. I've heard rumblings that they will eventually junk Grassmaster and go with FieldTurf.

I hope our stuff works, but I doubt it.

[swede]

Do you think the President or the GM gets to make the final call on what kind of turf?

[Cheesehead Craig]

I'd prefer if Lambeau got a boob job versus a weave...

[Charles Woodson]

Do you think the President or the GM gets to make the final call on what kind of turf?

idk but i think that whatever the team preforms best on is a big factor

[GBRulz]

Do you think the President or the GM gets to make the final call on what kind of turf?

I would assume that the final decision is passed on for the Board of Directors to decide on. Not 100% sure though.

TT has spent more on grass than he has in FA !