The grass looks like hell at the far edges, away from the playing surface, with bare spots and dirt showing through. It's pretty apparent it is real grass, but yes it did look pretty good where it counted.Watching the AD game today, it looked like the field might have been artificial turf. Did I miss something in the news recently about the grass being replaced, or was the field just landscaped better than normal for today's game?
Definitely grass ... we were on the field after the scrimmage. But even up close, it looked like turf in places. The end zones were pretty rough, but the paint probably covered that up on the TV.Watching the AD game today, it looked like the field might have been artificial turf. Did I miss something in the news recently about the grass being replaced, or was the field just landscaped better than normal for today's game?
Its replaced every few years. Not sure if that 2, 3 or more.The BDS turf is being replaced at this time.
I think I heard where that the type of grass needs more sunlight than it gets.I seem to remember something about an aquifer running under the stadium causing issues and lack of airflow in the stadium creating even more issues.
I'm pretty sure you are correct on replacing the grass every year but I'm no expert. It has its rough stages no matter what. It's nothing to worry about in my mind, but it did look rough by the fence during A-Day. I'm surprised our "competitors" didn't bring it up to recruits:biggrin:I believe they replace it at least yearly if not more. They were also working on the practice field a couple of weeks ago. I think they replaced the turf there as well. I am not sure, but I think the grass comes from Foley.