| Opinion:
July 24, 2001 - Coupe
de Grass.
"Grass
would be possible in Marshall stadium. The buzz from the Athletic
Dept is that the field level is too close to the water table and the
river to make it possible.... Untrue! Look what Ohio State has just
done--built a "slurry wall" 44 feet deep to bedrock to keep water
off the field they lowered. So if the AD keeps spouting off that it
can't be done.... ask yourself how many running backs' (and linemen's)
knees are worth playing on turf? Enough sed.... " Thanks
to < Rumor Boy > for that opinion (that I happen to agree with). |
Date: Wednesday,
July 25 2001
Time: 3:57 PM EST
Subject: Opinion to HerdRumors
grass would be wonderful
in our stadium, but i doubt it will happen in the forseeable future. the
cost to maintain grass is prohibitive. if it were not, there would not
be so many artificial surfaces. the biggest problem our athletic dept.
has is the budget. any rich philanthropists out there?
Thomas
B. Wilkins
Date: Wednesday,
July 25 2001
Time: 9:38 PM EST
Subject: Opinion to HerdRumors
The A.D. should consult
the geology department before(reportedly) making such an wreckless statement
(i.e. the football field surface is too close to the ground water zone
to have a grass surface). Look around the campus and the neigboring community.
Do you see grass anywhere? Unless you are visually challenged, you do.
The same geology is below them, too.
Herdman
Al
Date: Thursday,
July 26 2001
Time: 1:21 AM EST
Subject: Opinion to HerdRumors
The stadium is different
from other grass in the area because it is built below the water table.
If you look closely you will see that the field is well below road level.
You need not dig very deep near a river to get water to come gurgling
up. A dirt basin with real turf will become a muddy frothing pit of goo
in about a week. However, they do have elevated turf containers now that
hold soil and grass and interlock to create a normal grass field that
is completely removable. This system is used in "The Horseshoe" I believe
and is one of the ways they were able to have real grass. This system
rests right on the cement and has its own root irrigation and feeder system.
It is foolproof and drains well.
Muther
Date: Thursday,
July 26 2001
Time: 6:27 PM EST
Subject: Opinion to HerdRumors
I'm not defending the
athletic department... but you don't see grass at the field level -- remember,
the field is probably 15 feet below the street. Although -- well, how
far was the old grass hill in the endzone from the field? Not that
that would matter too much. 8 feet maybe?
Anonymous
here
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