tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17539316.post9069650837064101675..comments2023-11-05T04:11:01.411-05:00Comments on Vinny and the Hornless Rhino: Fussing Over Football FieldsHornless Rhinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358963520899550238noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17539316.post-62927854777153902392007-11-29T17:10:00.000-05:002007-11-29T17:10:00.000-05:00I think Field Turf is probably going to be the ans...I think Field Turf is probably going to be the answer for the Steelers. Pitt has been on their back to sign off on it, and apparently this little disaster has prompted them to rethink their opposition to it.<BR/><BR/>The biggest problem Heinz Field has is that it just gets too much play. The Steelers and Pitt use it as a home field, and then you've got the high school playoffs. I mean, if that's not a recipe for a worn out field, nothing is.<BR/><BR/>The team that I coach played all but one of its games this season on Field Turf, and aside from the fact that the ground up tires get into your shoes, it's just a terrific surface to play on. <BR/><BR/>I still miss the mud, though.Hornless Rhinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358963520899550238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17539316.post-26682492838302168152007-11-29T12:03:00.000-05:002007-11-29T12:03:00.000-05:00True, in this age of FieldTurf, people make way to...True, in this age of FieldTurf, people make way too much of a fuss over the condition of football fields.<BR/><BR/>But Heinz Field is an extreme case. Ever since that stadium opened, it has consistently had one of the worst playing surfaces in football. I realize much of that is due to the fact that high school football games and Pitt games also take place there, but even in usually-good September weather, Heinz Field's playing surface is a mucky mess.<BR/><BR/>Maybe they need to invest in hardier grass that takes root more deeply and can't be torn up so easily. Or maybe artifical turf is the answer. Considering that the stadium is often used Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during football season, maybe FieldTurf is the way to go.<BR/><BR/>It sure as heck has to be better than placing new sod on top of old grass, followed by a rainstorm that turns Heinz Field into a swamp for a nationally-televised Steelers game.<BR/><BR/>If nothing else, it makes for a bad on-field product. No one wanted to see the Steelers and Dolphins battle to a scoreless tie for more than 59 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com