Hey BG, it’s called Fieldturf, buy some!!!

SaxyIrishTenor · Post by **SaxyIrishTenor** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:08 pm

Warthog wrote:Saxy, I respect your opinion but will gracefully disagree. 100 or so people walking around in a rain soaked grassy area will turn it to mud despite there lack of size or footwear. I am not saying any of this to bash the band in any way shape or form.

I'm not saying that at all. I'm simply saying that the band's contribution to such mud is negligible considering there was a football game going on. Band or no band - that field was doomed to mush. To say we should have taken away the last march from those seniors, which as important to them as the last game is to the senior players, is insulting.

Bassdrummin · Post by **Bassdrummin** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:47 pm

Okay. Let's think about this a bit. The band marches for ten minutes before the game, and about eight minutes during halftime (basically walking). The game itself(including the band) lasted almost four hours. Football players run full speed. With cleats. The band has shoes with no traction. I know the band does contribute a bit to the muddy field conditions, but come on. They stood in one spot for 1/3 of the show while the dance team humped the drumline.

That's all.

MACMAN · Post by **MACMAN** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:42 pm

NO!!!!!
Football is game that is
1. Meant to be played outside
2. Meant to be played on a natural surface GRASS

articial surfaces detract from the game

What we had the great privilege of watching last night, was great football being played by tough as nails players.

No more grass in football and you might as well get rid of the linemen and go to a 3 Mississippi rush because the line is violent.

Great game lastnight...great game.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:23 pm

SaxyIrishTenor wrote:
Warthog wrote:Saxy, I respect your opinion but will gracefully disagree. 100 or so people walking around in a rain soaked grassy area will turn it to mud despite there lack of size or footwear. I am not saying any of this to bash the band in any way shape or form.
I'm not saying that at all. I'm simply saying that the band's contribution to such mud is negligible considering there was a football game going on. Band or no band - that field was doomed to mush. To say we should have taken away the last march from those seniors, which as important to them as the last game is to the senior players, is insulting.

OK, I'll go along with that. I was looking at it more like it didn't help having the band (or anyone) on the field, but it probably didn't hurt that much either. The field was going to be a mess one way or another.

And you are right that the seniors band members deserved their last "day in the sun" so to speak.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:32 pm

OSU just announced they are moving to an artificial surface.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:39 pm

and it's gonna run them $600,000

San Diego Falcon · Post by **San Diego Falcon** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:47 pm

Troy Smith is paying for it with his Bud Select proceeds.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:52 pm

You could buy out a few Gregg Brandon's for that kind of money...

Falcon52 · Post by **Falcon52** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:01 pm

Seriously, it's dumb not to get it! $600,000 that's cheap. Get it done!

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:02 pm

How silly is it that a school with a field turf management program and the largest agriculture school in the state is switching to carpet?

Falcon52 · Post by **Falcon52** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:07 pm

They have obviously done thier homework. What better validation do we need.

transfer2BGSU · Post by **transfer2BGSU** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:25 pm

Falcon52 wrote:They have obviously done thier homework. What better validation do we need.

So just because OSU is doing it, we should too?

I suppose that if Flipper was going to jump off a bridge, you would too?

Rightupinthere · Post by **Rightupinthere** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:31 pm

Falcon52 wrote:They have obviously done thier homework. What better validation do we need.

OSU also has a lower GSR. Should we match that as well?

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:38 pm

transfer2BGSU wrote:
Falcon52 wrote:They have obviously done thier homework. What better validation do we need.
So just because OSU is doing it, we should too?

I suppose that if Flipper was going to jump off a bridge, you would too?

Do I have an axe in my hand when I'm jumping off the bridge....

Falcon52 · Post by **Falcon52** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:46 pm

No! I would never do something just becuase tOSU was. However, the validation may come from the fact that even with a leading edge agricultural program, they still feel the need to give into the fake stuff.

If I was recruiting for another school that had the fake stuff, I would pull out the video of the BG v. Miami game this year and ask kids if they really wanted to play on a field like that? If you were a kicker, you would be nuts to want to come to BG.