MU Poll: Playing surface at Arrowhead - Page 5

Reerun_KC · 11-30-2009, 11:37 PM

Listening to the KU/MU game on the sirius the other night, I only could listen to the MU broadcast. Actually not a bad broadcast even if it was MU...

I like the annoucer when his player was scoring... "Hes at the 30, 20, 10, House!!!!" Different but pretty cool.

Okay, back to topic. I couldnt help agreeing with them, but the grass surface at Arrowhead is shit. They blasted the field all broadcast calling it prue crap and one the of the worst surfaces MU has played on all year, even dogged the shit out of the surface last year...

So with all the upgrades to Arrowhead, when will they switch to NextTurf and get rid of the painted grass and dirt?

HypnotizedMonkey · 12-03-2009, 12:58 PM

The field does look like crap.

This sounds kinda outlandish, but it would be sweet to make a red turf similar to Boise St.'s blue turf. True sea of red. .. and change it back to green for soccer or whatever... i dunno if that's plausible. lol

Dayze · 12-03-2009, 01:10 PM

I like grass.
we might as well have one piece of old school left, since no one is allowed to tackle anymore.

DJ's left nut · 12-03-2009, 01:12 PM

C'mon, this isn't NASCAR. Or baseball. We play in the filth in this game.

Some of our best memories are of guys getting plowed into the grass and coming up with shit stuck all over them. Imagine how stupid the ol' Derrick Thomas in a puddle clip would look if he was sitting on some manicured green carpet. There's nothing better than driving a QB into the sod and seeing him have to pick that crap off him; to see a LB caked in slop because he's throwing himself around (and spot the pussy WR that won't get his jersey dirty).

Football is a dirty, nasty sport. Gimme my sod. I want a game or two every season played in miserable conditions. I like those 'mud' games when the team with the most grit pulls it out.

Might as well build a !@#$ing dome. Football is made for the elements and you children want to eliminate their impact in the name of having a pretty playing surface. It would be sacrilige to start playing it on a carpet because you like the pretty green color.

Brock · 12-03-2009, 01:14 PM

Go root for a ****ing dome team.

Mecca · 12-03-2009, 01:16 PM

They should just put the field turf in, unless you play in a warm weather city your grass is going to completely suck.

Reerun_KC · 12-03-2009, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brock

Go root for a ****ing dome team.

Dayze · 12-03-2009, 01:17 PM

I can't imagine watching the old AFC championship games between Denver and Cleveland and seeing pristinely clean uniforms.

Reerun_KC · 12-03-2009, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayze

I can't imagine watching the old AFC championship games between Denver and Cleveland and seeing pristinely clean uniforms.

If only the Grouds crew at Arrowhead gave a shit... That field is just garbage...

Mecca · 12-03-2009, 01:18 PM

Someone think of all the teams that play outdoors where it gets cold..now think of how many of them have field turf..

Most of them tried grass and realized it wasn't worth it to have an awful looking field.

Dayze · 12-03-2009, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

If only the Grouds crew at Arrowhead gave a shit... That field is just garbage...

true.
but I think it's just part of the game. another factor for both teams to deal with, like weather etc.

It does look like sh*t though.

Brock · 12-03-2009, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mecca

Someone think of all the teams that play outdoors where it gets cold..now think of how many of them have field turf..

Most of them tried grass and realized it wasn't worth it to have an awful looking field.

If they can grow grass in Denver, they can grow it in KC.

Dayze · 12-03-2009, 01:23 PM

they should've allocated enough $ from the tax payer, or from Clarks wallet, to have a roll out field like Arizona; roll that bitch out into a green house.

Reerun_KC · 12-03-2009, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayze

they should've allocated enough $ from the tax payer, or from Clarks wallet, to have a roll out field like Arizona; roll that bitch out into a green house.

Then turn the Green House into a big giant party tent on Sundays?

Silock · 12-03-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by penguinz

My knees feel 100x better since the new OP fields went in.

Let me be clear -- it's certainly worlds better than most grass around here, but the field turf is NOTHING compared to a well-manicured and maintained grass field. So, yeah, it's better than running on hard ground and hard grass, but if you've ever run and played on a really well-taken care of field... you'll see the difference.

Silock · 12-03-2009, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mecca

They should just put the field turf in, unless you play in a warm weather city your grass is going to completely suck.

Soccer stadiums overseas have little problem keeping their grass in awesome shape even in the coldest months.

View Poll Results: Which surface do you want?
A crappy painted dirt and dead grass field	48	48.48%
A sweet looking NextTurf field	51	51.52%
Voters: 99. You may not vote on this poll

11-30-2009, 11:37 PM
Reerun_KC Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $7231160	Poll: Playing surface at Arrowhead Listening to the KU/MU game on the sirius the other night, I only could listen to the MU broadcast. Actually not a bad broadcast even if it was MU... I like the annoucer when his player was scoring... "Hes at the 30, 20, 10, House!!!!" Different but pretty cool. Okay, back to topic. I couldnt help agreeing with them, but the grass surface at Arrowhead is shit. They blasted the field all broadcast calling it prue crap and one the of the worst surfaces MU has played on all year, even dogged the shit out of the surface last year... So with all the upgrades to Arrowhead, when will they switch to NextTurf and get rid of the painted grass and dirt?
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12-03-2009, 12:58 PM	#61
HypnotizedMonkey usually hooplah is involved Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Casino cash: $10004925	The field does look like crap. This sounds kinda outlandish, but it would be sweet to make a red turf similar to Boise St.'s blue turf. True sea of red. .. and change it back to green for soccer or whatever... i dunno if that's plausible. lol
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12-03-2009, 01:10 PM	#62
Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $1919358	I like grass. we might as well have one piece of old school left, since no one is allowed to tackle anymore. __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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12-03-2009, 01:12 PM	#63
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-670901	C'mon, this isn't NASCAR. Or baseball. We play in the filth in this game. Some of our best memories are of guys getting plowed into the grass and coming up with shit stuck all over them. Imagine how stupid the ol' Derrick Thomas in a puddle clip would look if he was sitting on some manicured green carpet. There's nothing better than driving a QB into the sod and seeing him have to pick that crap off him; to see a LB caked in slop because he's throwing himself around (and spot the pussy WR that won't get his jersey dirty). Football is a dirty, nasty sport. Gimme my sod. I want a game or two every season played in miserable conditions. I like those 'mud' games when the team with the most grit pulls it out. Might as well build a !@#$ing dome. Football is made for the elements and you children want to eliminate their impact in the name of having a pretty playing surface. It would be sacrilige to start playing it on a carpet because you like the pretty green color. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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12-03-2009, 01:14 PM	#64
Brock Say hello to my little friend Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Larryville Casino cash: $9598422	Go root for a ****ing dome team.
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12-03-2009, 01:16 PM	#65
Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $-532950	They should just put the field turf in, unless you play in a warm weather city your grass is going to completely suck.
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12-03-2009, 01:17 PM	#67
Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $1919358	I can't imagine watching the old AFC championship games between Denver and Cleveland and seeing pristinely clean uniforms. __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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12-03-2009, 01:18 PM	#69
Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $-532950	Someone think of all the teams that play outdoors where it gets cold..now think of how many of them have field turf.. Most of them tried grass and realized it wasn't worth it to have an awful looking field.
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12-03-2009, 01:23 PM	#72
Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $1919358	they should've allocated enough $ from the tax payer, or from Clarks wallet, to have a roll out field like Arizona; roll that bitch out into a green house. __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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