TCF Bank Stadium first: Grass surface being installed for soccer match

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The pitch is being set for this weekend's <a href="https://twitter.com/IntChampionsCup">@IntChampionsCup</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/TCFBankStadium">@TCFBankStadium</a>. <a href="http://t.co/SxjkaQ4uHa">http://t.co/SxjkaQ4uHa</a> <a href="http://t.co/l3v6N03bNP">pic.twitter.com/l3v6N03bNP</a></p>— Minnesota Gophers (@GopherSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/GopherSports/statuses/494187634852233216">July 29, 2014</a></blockquote>
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How long will it take to roll it up and clean up. Hopefully not one day lost to the Gophers.
 

I can understand why a lot of people are complaining that the Bank should always have real grass, you just can't beat the feel, smell
look and nostalgia of a real field of grass... but with today's technology with Field Turf, it plays a lot like real grass and need minimal maintenance.
A large portion of collegiate and professional football stadiums now use Field Turf, including Ohio State, Michigan, MSU, Wisconsin, just to name
a few in the B1G alone. A lot of MLS stadiums use Field Turf, but i'm guessing the stipulation to get the two Euro teams to come play was the need to play on
real grass..
 

Field turf is just one more example of the "wimping" of our society.
 

Gopher028 said:
I can understand why a lot of people are complaining that the Bank should always have real grass, you just can't beat the feel, smell
look and nostalgia of a real field of grass... but with today's technology with Field Turf, it plays a lot like real grass and need minimal maintenance.
A large portion of collegiate and professional football stadiums now use Field Turf, including Ohio State, Michigan, MSU, Wisconsin, just to name
a few in the B1G alone. A lot of MLS stadiums use Field Turf, but i'm guessing the stipulation to get the two Euro teams to come play was the need to play on
real grass..
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If you consider 3 of 19 to be "a lot of MLS stadiums". 2 of those 3 are shared NFL stadiums and the other one is in rainy Portland. The new soccer stadium they build in Minneapolis for our MLS team will most likely have real grass. As long as you don't play in November you can play on grass.
 






A couple thoughts looking at the following photo... They really couldn't find temporary seats that weren't BLUE? I hope the brand new field turf doesn't end up all dirty and blackened after this.

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Someone educate me - how can we put down sod and have it hold without pulling up? Is it just unusually thick and heavy?
 

zman said:
Someone educate me - how can we put down sod and have it hold without pulling up? Is it just unusually thick and heavy?
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I read somewhere that it is extra thick sod, not what you would get for your lawn.
 

AO54 said:
If you consider 3 of 19 to be "a lot of MLS stadiums". 2 of those 3 are shared NFL stadiums and the other one is in rainy Portland. The new soccer stadium they build in Minneapolis for our MLS team will most likely have real grass. As long as you don't play in November you can play on grass.
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Well, considering one of the former owners of the Thunder sells field turf, I'd say that was pretty much a given.
 

CP Gopher said:
Field turf is just one more example of the "wimping" of our society.
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I don't disagree with you on the "wimping" of our society, but is that really the argument for Field Turf? Isn't it more about field consistency, durability, flexibility and economic ROI for the maintenance department?
 


Ski U Master said:
I read somewhere that it is extra thick sod, not what you would get for your lawn.
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I would think you would still have seams that could catch a cleat or something. But I'm guessing they have thought of those things.
 

I am 99% certain Penn State has never had artificial turf.

Regarding potential damage by the sod to our new turf, a protective covering was put above the field turf prior to putting in the grass field just as was done before the All Star Game weekend concert before the stage and field seating went in. After the grass gets pulled out and the covering removed, the Field Turf should be in good shape.
 

AO54 said:
If you consider 3 of 19 to be "a lot of MLS stadiums". 2 of those 3 are shared NFL stadiums and the other one is in rainy Portland. The new soccer stadium they build in Minneapolis for our MLS team will most likely have real grass. As long as you don't play in November you can play on grass.
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Goes to show how LITTLE I pay attention to soccer....
 

Schnauzer said:
A couple thoughts looking at the following photo... They really couldn't find temporary seats that weren't BLUE? I hope the brand new field turf doesn't end up all dirty and blackened after this.

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Those look like they might have been some of the temporary seating they used in the Metrodome for the Final Four...
 

Sports_Realist said:
I am 99% certain Penn State has never had artificial turf.

Regarding potential damage by the sod to our new turf, a protective covering was put above the field turf prior to putting in the grass field just as was done before the All Star Game weekend concert before the stage and field seating went in. After the grass gets pulled out and the covering removed, the Field Turf should be in good shape.
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The added traffic on the new turf is good as it helps settle the new materials into the turf before the season starts.
 

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