I thought about this a little over a year ago and I've heard it brought up several times over the last month on the radio, so I thought we could talk about it here.

I dont like the idea of field turf, but at this point I have to agree with it. They cannot keep that grass in there, it just doesnt take, and doesnt hold up. People are slipping all over the place and the field looks absolutely atrocious no matter what time of year

Yeah, that's my opinion to. The field is usually trashed a week or two into the season.

No. Rubber smells badly from Field turf. Like really badly. I remember going to St. Ignatius when they installed it...puke.

No. Rubber smells badly from Field turf. Like really badly. I remember going to St. Ignatius when they installed it...puke.

 

Well good thing I dont have to smell field turf when I am watching it on TV

Soldier Field's grass is awful and you can see it when you go to games. Its awful. Field turf is the way to go.

Well good thing I dont have to smell field turf when I am watching it on TV

 

Very true. Very very very true. Games are way too expensive to go to.

seriously though, installation smell issue aside, Field turf would be safer for the players, and more visually appealing to the national tv audience. Unless the Bears and the CPD get together and decide to hire a real grounds crew(calling Roger Bossard), it is inevitable that field turf is coming. Neither the bears or the park district are going to stand pat while everyone from current players to media to a players poll are ripping on the quality of the field.

I've heard that because of the soccer games played at Soldier Field they can't play on field turf. The soccer games have to be on grass.

I've heard that because of the soccer games played at Soldier Field they can't play on field turf. The soccer games have to be on grass.

 

well they built toyota park specifically for soccer, so use that

I've heard that because of the soccer games played at Soldier Field they can't play on field turf. The soccer games have to be on grass.

FIFA OKed field turf

Absolutely yes. Especially since FIFA approves it. They may be waiting to the olympic decision, even though it can't be the big track stadium, I imagine they would use it for some things and I don't know what the IOC's stance is

this cant be good for the field:

U2 Stage

Edited September 11, 200916 yr by Athomeboy_2000

I can't think of a single reason why anybody would answer no to this. Soldier Field is at a minimum one of the three worst playing surfaces in the NFL (more than likely it's the worst), and fieldturf would solve a lot of problems. When you consider that FIFA allows it now (I think the poster who said they do earlier in the thread is right), there is no reason not to install it.

Who is voting no?

 

If Jay Cutler comes out and starts complaining, the push for field turf is going to gain strong some legs quickly.

The grounds crew painted the C in the middle of the field in the wrong spot for that last exibition game. Its time for Field Turf or for the Park District to farm out management of the field.

Bossard'll fix it.

Bossard'll fix it.

well if they're not going to do field turf, he does need to be brought in to fix the problem

well if they're not going to do field turf, he does need to be brought in to fix the problem

 

The Park District can't afford the Sodfather.

The Bears pay nothing to play there and get all of the revenue from theoir games. The sweetest of sweetheart deals. The Park District could care less what the field conditions are for the Bears.

 

Remember when New England installed Field Turf in two weeks. The point was brought up to the Bears and they said the CPD would have to pay for it.

 

The park district will not do it.

 

Why the Bears don't........they are still the Bears.

Why have real grass if after every major event you have to rip it up and replace it?

 

ChicagoBreakingNews.com-

Crews removed the old sod from Soldier Field this morning as the gigantic U2 stage used for last weekend's two concerts continues to be taken down. (José M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)

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I'm a grass man all the way. The condition of it might suck, so pay someone who knows what they're doing to maintain it. I hate the field turf in every stadium i've been to. I like the authentic feel of using actual ground versus the fake stuff.

I'm a grass man all the way. The condition of it might suck, so pay someone who knows what they're doing to maintain it. I hate the field turf in every stadium i've been to. I like the authentic feel of using actual ground versus the fake stuff.

 

 

yeah authentic mud and painted dirt are great

Top quality field turf is better than what most of us have played on. Still field turf is superior than grass for football since the ball isnt on the ground. The rub is that it needs to be a heated surface at Soldier Field because that s*** freezes and becomes worse than grass in the snow.