FSU changing turf before game ?
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Yes. It has been planned for some time. From what I read it is a new "lay and play" turf that is a thicker natural grass, ready for play immediately after installation, and has been used in other major venues.
Thank you .Seems like a last minute decision. They just started removing the old turf yesterday.
Saw a pic....all dirt....13 days before they play Bama.
Seems odd, but as long as it's a good, safe surface for both teams!
Seems odd, but as long as it's a good, safe surface for both teams!
Read this in the Tallahassee Democrat.
It's not like Florida State football fans need anything else to feel anxious about less than two weeks before the Seminoles' season opener against Alabama.
Yet, news Sunday evening, Aug. 18, that FSU planned to tear up the turf at Doak Campbell Stadium starting Aug. 18 and install a new playing surface caused a stir.
Not to panic, according to FSU.
The "lay and play" surface has been used in recent Super Bowls, along in other stadiums like Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. It is also scheduled to be used for some playing surfaces in the 2026 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
It's not like Florida State football fans need anything else to feel anxious about less than two weeks before the Seminoles' season opener against Alabama.
Yet, news Sunday evening, Aug. 18, that FSU planned to tear up the turf at Doak Campbell Stadium starting Aug. 18 and install a new playing surface caused a stir.
Not to panic, according to FSU.
The "lay and play" surface has been used in recent Super Bowls, along in other stadiums like Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. It is also scheduled to be used for some playing surfaces in the 2026 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
As long as Gus doesn’t talk em into wetting it down 😎
We joke about this, but it’s exactly the sort of ameteur-ish stunt a Gus-affiliated team would pull. I wouldn’t be shocked if they do just that.
Dear FSU ... yall gonna be playing soccer. That's fine and probably appropriate. However, we will be playing grown man football.
I hope Bama does a better job of bringing various shoe options.
Not sure how good their OL is but Roydell Williams is a tough experience back and we have two guys who have barely seen the field. That doesn't mean much until feet hit the turf but I hope the field doesn't become States 13th man.
I’m not sure I remember RW as a “tough†back. I remember us trying to use him in that capacity, and routinely getting stuffed at the line.
that was my first thought. Seemed like a much bigger issue last year than it should ever be.
I picture FSU putting in the new turf, then saying it can't be cut for three weeks, making it a slow field. All that just to slow us down.
Don't worry about changing turf before the game. Let's beat them so bad they have to change pants after the game.ðŸ˜Â
Just go back to the classic astro turf that was in Legion Field:
2 foot thick slab of concrete
Covered with 1/8 inch of padding
Topped off with a thin carpet that kind of looked like grass
That playing field was hard and slick!
2 foot thick slab of concrete
Covered with 1/8 inch of padding
Topped off with a thin carpet that kind of looked like grass
That playing field was hard and slick!
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