Field condition
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Watch Bell's touchdown. Sand kicking up with each step. Why are ya'll so defensive? We played on the same field. Find some joy.
I'm not defensive. It was a reaction to a post saying he'd watched it all and did not see sand. That's all.
You and I are in agreement. I was referring to the others. Sorry about that.
When laying down a playing surface I don't think they just lay it down on top of sand. Wouldn't surprise me if there was a concrete base or at least hard clay like you see at landfills. They have to be able to irrigate and drain so there has to be a number of things located between the base and top of the playing field. Any sand has to be placed on the surface, not because it's a sandy region. Having said that I must also say I'm no expert on the subject. Just thinking it has to be more than it's sandy around here.
My guess is that Satterfield requested a heavy dose of top dressing to slow down their defense.
Notably, not one single article about Hooker's injury mentions field conditions.
Seen those little rubber balls kicked up on those new artificial turfs? Suppose to make it softer to land on? Maybe sand does the same thing.
Virginia Tech was notorious for doing that. Makes kicking FG's extremely difficult.
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I didn't see where anyone suggested his injury was related to field conditions. His cleat got caught up in the turf which has nothing to do with the sand on the field. Nice try though.
The field at Willy-B looks like this every season towards the end of the year (re: sand flying up)...it takes a beating throughout the year and I'm sure the grounds crew have to work their tails off getting it back into game shape late in the season with the colder weather preventing it from growing as fast and probably used the sand to fill in after aerating the field while we have been on the road.
I have a family friend who is a team manager/trainer for the vols and I ask him Sunday because it was being talked about so much. He confirmed the field condition was fine and that no special measures were needed or taken by the team in preparation for the game. He also was very clear that if they had any concern after arriving Thursday ahead of the team they would have had the additional equipment sent with the team when they flew in. The issue their fans need to worry about is why their second string QB had to whip up on their star defender in the locker room before they left Knoxville. Sounds like some internal issues a 9-2 team should be having.
So whats the big deal? Both teams played on the field. How did SC gain an advantage? I guarantee there were no complaints made when Tenn went 75 yards in like 3 plays. Shouldn't the "excess" sand cause the Tenn RB to slip when he made that nasty jump cut and raced to the endzone on their 1st possession???
There is no big deal....he was simply responding to another posters reactive post.
I thought the field looked chewed up. I’ve seen it look better, and I’ve seen it look worse. Did not play a role in the outcome.
Others on here are correct though. We are outside of the Bermuda growing season. As it gets chewed up, it will be sanded to keep it level. When watered, it becomes fairly stable. It is also sanded just as the grass turns green. That is normal field maintenance:
Others on here are correct though. We are outside of the Bermuda growing season. As it gets chewed up, it will be sanded to keep it level. When watered, it becomes fairly stable. It is also sanded just as the grass turns green. That is normal field maintenance:
The turf in the endzones looked absolutely perfect all nine times the Gamecocks crossed the goal line.
No "@#!. Why would a Gamecock fan even post this weak sauce on here? We don't need to apologize for kicking their ***.
He must have been watching on an Emmerson TV with rabbit ears and aluminum foil.
Blotchy earlier in the year and sandy now. Too bad we couldn't clone Sarge Frye.
Let's be generous and suppose the field conditions gave us a 3 TD advantage. We still win by 4 points.
I only know one thing. Sand wasn't causing Rattler to drop dimes all night long.
Both teams playing on the same field would constitute a "wash".
Most ALL fields get a little worn out this late in the season. Bermuda style grasses quit growing around Oct and start getting thinner. The crews have to dress them up a bit to keep them from getting patchy.
Juice wells, Josh Vann, Jaheim Bell, and Jalen Brooks didn't seem to have one ******* problem with it when they were ghosting them Vols.
Definitely sand. You are not putting down rubber pellets on natural turf.
The soil on athletic fields isn't the same as native soils.