I don’t blame high schools because of the cost

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Sep 17, 2019
8:03:06am

CaliWG All-American

But schools like UofA, Cal, and Fresno (an Ag school BTW) playing on turf is ridiculous.

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Watching the replay. BYU’s field is immaculate.

CaliWG

9/16/19 9:20pm

I was on the field after the game

oohYeah

9/16/19 9:26pm

The new artificial turf is so nice on the legs. I used to ref lacrosse on many of the HS fields in northern Utah,

specsauce

9/16/19 9:36pm

As one who has lobbied for turf due to what you bring up- BYU’s grass feels like

1984coug

9/16/19 9:53pm

We did HS lacrosse reffing in SLC area for a few years and

Punk Philosopher

9/17/19 3:50am

I wish BYU had a field like Boise State. You don't get that blue with real grass

Benfica1

9/17/19 6:54am

Ironically I just watched this video on my YouTube feed the other day

Punk Philosopher

9/17/19 11:02am

too bad there isn't a vomit icon because this would have earned it

byublue42

9/17/19 11:11am

I found it amusing that the donkey yewts TRADEMARKED the blue turf

Punk Philosopher

9/17/19 11:19am

Not enough thumbs down for this terrible, terrible, opinion.

Mitty

9/17/19 1:52pm

Have you ever been tackled on artificial turf? Its more painful than falling

Yunit

9/17/19 7:16am

Painful in that you get a carpet burn sure . . . But if it hurts that much you

TBabyCougs

9/17/19 8:17am

Soccer is a better sport, so yeah.

Benfica1

9/17/19 8:31am

Than football? You should be slapped

TBabyCougs

9/17/19 11:11am

Much more fun to play, not as easy to watch by the soccer-ignorant.

Benfica1

9/17/19 11:32am

I played both. There's nothing about Soccer that is better than Football

TBabyCougs

9/17/19 12:04pm

I played both. Yes there is. Both are fun. Time to move on.

Benfica1

9/17/19 12:32pm

And safer.

Benfica1

9/17/19 11:33am

??? pain is relative. I was comparing it to natural grass.

Yunit

9/17/19 8:40am

It sucks to play any sport on. Soccer is the worst.

dizthewiz

9/17/19 10:34am

This is 100% not true

shakarocks

9/17/19 9:07am

100%? Artificial turf is more consistent, I agree, but it is still a more

Yunit

9/17/19 10:13am

There's a layer of granular rubber

shakarocks

9/17/19 10:25am

I actually practiced on the newer turf that they have now days (back in 2002)

Yunit

9/17/19 12:59pm

Where?

shakarocks

9/17/19 1:16pm

This. The new stuff was not around in 2002.

Cougstreak

9/17/19 1:30pm

BYU practice fields. Lockerroom was still in the field house but they had put in

Yunit

9/17/19 1:28pm

???

Mitty

9/17/19 1:52pm

Plus "carpet" burns and the sun heats it up hotter.

Mitty

9/17/19 1:51pm

The sun is a factor

shakarocks

9/17/19 2:43pm

I hated playing lacrosse on the turf fields. The rubber gets everywhere and

Powerbait DPM studnt

9/17/19 7:10pm

Must be the crew that cares for the temple grounds

BYU '80

9/16/19 11:17pm

not to mention real grass is also cooler than fake grass on those hot days

byublue42

9/17/19 8:09am

Just signed up for ESPN+, no BYUUSC replay...

Coug76

9/16/19 9:27pm

I recorded the game

CaliWG

9/16/19 9:29pm

It's also on the BYUtv app

GigantorCat

9/16/19 9:45pm

It’s on the ESPN app, so you can watch it if you have ESPN+

therock

9/16/19 9:52pm

Also on ESPN 3 if you have sling.

here's to hoping

9/17/19 1:48am

Currently in Europe. Can't use ESPN or ESPN+ app here. I watched...

lbmango

9/17/19 3:52am

In my 5 years in Europe, every ESPN owned game was on ESPN player. I would expect it to show up.

jollaksentie

9/17/19 9:58am

True. Plus, since I'm in Europe, the game is late at night here, I can...

lbmango

9/17/19 12:16pm

Looked again today, and the game is there!

lbmango

9/17/19 1:30pm

I’ll take the natural grass over the bright-colored end zone and logos on turf.

ataylor

9/16/19 9:29pm

But what if the whole field was bright blue!

bluesloth

9/16/19 9:58pm

Utah LOVES the bright artificial look.

Punk Philosopher

9/17/19 3:56am

And I wonder about all the chemicals involved w/ the in-fill of shredded tires

MatthiasPhunkHausen

9/17/19 10:19am

I root against any program, college or pro, that won't do real grass. What

Mitty

9/16/19 10:21pm

^^^ this guy doesn't mess around with his opinions

ThetaSigma

9/16/19 11:30pm

A lot of big time blue-blood programs use turf

Goliath

9/16/19 11:44pm

That's their prerogative, though nothing screams small-time like a fake

Mitty

9/17/19 1:39pm

Depends on location.

Cougstreak

9/17/19 6:09am

Does it though?

Nathanael Greene

9/17/19 8:17am

It does.

Cougstreak

9/17/19 1:35pm

ND went back to grass because they realized fake turf SUCKS, so...

Mitty

9/17/19 1:42pm

Uh no they did not. They barely went from grass to the nice new turf recently.

Cougstreak

9/17/19 6:49pm

Well, you could look it up. Here, this came out a few months ago:

Mitty

9/18/19 7:31pm

You realize that was an April Fools Joke? I was on the field a month ago.

Cougstreak

9/18/19 7:56pm

Had no idea, assumed reports weren't lying. Very sad. Look forward to the day

Mitty

9/19/19 5:08pm

Haha.

Cougstreak

9/19/19 7:15pm

Has Green Bay had field problems late in the season?

Nathanael Greene

9/19/19 7:56pm

Great points. Fake turf is just a cop out move made by the lazy, greedy, and

Mitty

9/17/19 1:45pm

Walter gets it.

CougarThug

9/17/19 10:45am

Remember the first year that the new grass was used? Big chunks of it would dislodge leaving patches of open soil.

lightmann

9/17/19 12:20am

Rough start, glorious maximus end result.

MatthiasPhunkHausen

9/17/19 10:20am

I might be remembering wrong, but I recall the FSU coach being pretty upset

Flyski

9/17/19 10:33am

It was — right after. I was at that game and it happened a lot. Miserable game to drive through the night for.

lightmann

9/17/19 12:32pm

Coming from AZ with a son playing HS football, I think it's crazy how many high

chazen

9/17/19 12:34am

It's cheaper to have field turf and the new stuff is far safer than old astro turf

Adrielle

9/17/19 5:06am

I don’t blame high schools because of the cost

CaliWG

9/17/19 8:03am

Tennessee was even better. It was so real it looked fake.

idacoug

9/17/19 5:52am

Iowa at Iowa St

AF_Puma

9/17/19 7:30am

I’m the opposite. I love turf. Always have.

GidolanKeep

9/17/19 7:36am

Definitely, a faster surface

TBabyCougs

9/17/19 8:18am

Does this really come as a surprise to anyone?????

BYUheaven

9/17/19 8:10am

I still think we should color in the oval Y and the endzones

crm48

9/17/19 8:54am

The one downside of grass. Doesn't it kill it when they do that, so they only do it the last game?

BlueBlood94

9/17/19 1:25pm

My 5 yr old and I got to play on the field the day before the game,

Ned Schneebly

9/17/19 8:58am

On the field after the game: it is like a putting green. Had the chance before

TrueBlue58

9/17/19 12:38pm

I've been a turf proponent, but going to the game and seeing the field may have

IronPotato

9/17/19 2:12pm

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