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It is time. If they can keep grass at Lambeau and Chicago into Dec. and Jan, they can have a nice grass field in Lincoln into late Nov.
I’m not sure of the logistics, but if they could outfit the stadium with a system similar to the SubAir heating and cooling system at Haymarket Park, then they should have no problem maintaining it year round.
They were talking on Husker online about this and mentioned the other uses for Memorial Stadium … concerts, volleyball night, state football championships. Etc. Are there any natural grass fields where they repurpose for non football activities? Arizona has their field that can move out for other activities I believe.
For example. Lincoln got damn near an inch of rain in under an hour yesterday and they were back playing at Haymarket not long after.
What happens when we play on the road when the majority of the conference has field turf?
Anyone know which teams have grass in the Big 10? NW, Purdue, Michigan, PSU....?? New schools. I imagine UCLA and USC have grass. @rrthusker ?
f*ck the non-football events
nobody cares about volleyball
the field can handle football state title games
if not for football, the place doesn't exist. letting the non-football events drive anything re: Memorial Stadium is idiotic.
host that happy horseshit somewhere else
mich doesn't but sparty does
Rose Bowl & coliseum are both natural surfaces. Ore & UW both mickey mouse fieldturf
Oregon and Washington have field turf..
tOSU, Michigan, Minnesota, Clarkeyes, Wisconsin, MSU, Indiana, Rutgers and Maryland all have field turf..
Did I miss anyone?
Here's the NFL teams with grass. 9 of those are cold weather teams.
NFL Stadiums With Grass
NFL Stadiums With Grass
- State Farm Stadium | Arizona Cardinals
- M&T Bank Stadium | Baltimore Ravens
- Soldier Field | Chicago Bears
- FirstEnergy Stadium | Cleveland Browns
- Empower Field at Mile High | Denver Broncos
- Lambeau Field | Green Bay Packers
- TIAA Bank Field | Jacksonville Jaguars
- GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City Chiefs
- Allegiant Stadium | Las Vegas Raiders
- Hard Rock Stadium | Miami Dolphins
- Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia Eagles
- Acrisure Stadium | Pittsburgh Steelers
- Levi’s Stadium | San Francisco 49ers
- FedExField | Washington Commanders
I’m not stumping for other activities taking priority. With that said if I had a huge asset I would want to figure out a way to make it safe for players and use it as much as I could. I think I both things can be accomplished.
given the leadership track record at NU and in the state over the last ___ years, I do not think both things can be accomplished
focus on football only. win. repeat.
It is amazing that people act like taking care of a grass field is the hardest thing in the world.
It is grass...it will be fine.
It is hard especially if you get a bad weather game. It can get tore up pretty quick. It’s not like trying to take care of your yard.
also unlike your yard:
Nebraska Football is a $Billion business & has relative resources
I get that -sometimes the pros have to resod some spots that get tore up in the season. And a piece of sod that hasn’t quite taken yet can be just or more dangerous than field turf.
accurate
nobody - NOBODY - actually cares about volleyball
it is entirely inconsequential
if the program folded tomorrow, literally nothing would change
They are self funded (only program in country I think). Sellout streak is crazy.
I think we could say “Kong doesn’t care about volleyball”.
yawn
if Lincolnites were presented with literally any other option during whichever time of the year volleyball season is they'd do that instead
it's a zero
the fact our former AD made a mockery of our state and Football Stadium with it last year still makes me want to puke
Volleyball season is during the most celebrated season in all of Nebraska - yet they still sell out.
Not sure I agree with your take on mockery part. It’s an entertaining sport and we have one of the best squads in the country. Will I go out of my way to watch each match. No, but there are plenty of people who do care and watch and that was more than apparent last year.
Not going to piss match with you over this one - but it’s definitely no zero by a long ways. You could say the same about women’s basketball last year but that was proven wrong due to CC thoughout the country. Now, people likely won’t care next year but they didn’t definitely did last year.
This is KK’s MO, not sure how people haven’t seen it. He makes statements bound to trigger certain posters. It works.
Every time.
When he posts stuff like this, just let him be. No need to try to tell him otherwise. Whether he legitimately believes no one cares or not is immaterial.
Edit: he makes solid posts about the turf and why we need to go to a grass field. The rest is for fun to see who will bite.
Every time.
When he posts stuff like this, just let him be. No need to try to tell him otherwise. Whether he legitimately believes no one cares or not is immaterial.
Edit: he makes solid posts about the turf and why we need to go to a grass field. The rest is for fun to see who will bite.
you give me way, way too much credit, Tim.
I post my opinions. nothing more, nothing less.
here's another:
if you truly care about volleyball as just a fan (no daughter on the team, no husband/wife on the coaching staff), you're a colossal loser.
lol - they brought in more revenue than baseball in 2023. Would we notice if the baseball team folded?
no.
we're pushing a rope trying to field a competitive baseball team in a low mid-major conference.
and this is coming from a huge baseball fan.