In what way was the field hazardous?I seriously think they as a program should be fined for the condition of that field...by no means was it solely responsible for the onslaught of injuries yesterday but it was in unsafe condition for no apparent reason. It puts every athlete that steps on it - including thier own - in an unsafe position.
Did Beyonce maybe have a concert there Friday night???
Noticed the sod was ripping up pretty easily.
Neither team could maintain tractor because of the turf moving under their feet it was as if the sod had just been put down, very dangerous when you weight 300 lbs. It hard to play on I've done it you want to cut but your feet ain't having it.
I suppose they should have put a new artificial surface on it in 2016 instead of going back to natural grass.
Half way through the game their whole field look like a tee box on a par 3.I seriously think they as a program should be fined for the condition of that field...by no means was it solely responsible for the onslaught of injuries yesterday but it was in unsafe condition for no apparent reason. It puts every athlete that steps on it - including thier own - in an unsafe position.
Did Beyonce maybe have a concert there Friday night???
Todd remarked early on that the grass was cut closer than he had ever seen on a football field. Think about how many slips we had.
I seriously think they as a program should be fined for the condition of that field...by no means was it solely responsible for the onslaught of injuries yesterday but it was in unsafe condition for no apparent reason. It puts every athlete that steps on it - including thier own - in an unsafe position.
Did Beyonce maybe have a concert there Friday night???
Would love to see stats/study on that, can you reference that please.
Lower grass if favored by teams who possess speed. If the grass at Ole Miss is like a putting green, Northwestern's field is like the secondary rough at the U.S. Open.
It looked like just the opposite. The grass was so short the cleats were digging in more than normal.
Come on! Can't you just trust the anecdotal evidence of a message-board poster?
It was tough to really see on TV but the field looked like someone had been hitting pitching wedges off it.
Exactly what I thought it looked like. Stinchcomb said during the game the field was in bad shape. Ole Miss players were getting hurt too.
Nope, I haven't heard a word what Todd said. Anyone that cared to pay attention to the game or had a decent TV saw how bad the field was.
Strangely enough I was riding through Nashville 2 weekends ago and the study of cleats came up on the sports radio channel. I cant remember the name of the study but it was about which cleats were the best for football. So of course I listened. UA actually took 2 out of the top 3 spots for best cleats. Had nothing to do with safety but rather force generated and other stuff. They did mention Nike had one that had to be removed from market because it generated too much.
Agree. I didn't listen to the radio (was at the game, and the vast majority watch on TV, so , all due to respect to Todd Ellis and Tommy Suggs, I hardly think their statement caused everyone to first notice the field conditions. They noticed what all of us had. Those of us in Oxford saw it in person; I remarked in the first quarter that it looked as though the sod had just been laid down (turns out it had not), and that was before the rash of injuries to both sides. I'm sure TV showed it as well, if not better.Nope, I haven't heard a word what Todd said. Anyone that cared to pay attention to the game or had a decent TV saw how bad the field was.
My friend that was at the game; that was his first message to me after the game had started.
I was watching the game on a fairly small TV and still could see how bad and quickly it was getting torn up.
I think we discovered that you didn't watch the game.
