New stadium to have real grass - per BB last night

[Figster]

How well will the irrigation system work to keep the grass in good playing condition is my question. Heated grass melts the snow into water. 6 ft of snow creates allot of water the system is expected to remove while keeping the field playable. Will it fog up the stadium? Is it possible an easily removable cover can be placed over the field for protection?

 

I'm skeptical, but love grass from an injury perspective... 

Edited August 19 by Figster

[BigDingus]

18 hours ago, HOUSE said:

But who will water the grass?

 

Obviously they'll get volunteers like they do to shovel snow. 

 

$20/hr + free chips & queso.

 

But you have to bring your own water. 

 

Edited August 19 by BigDingus

[Big Turk]

I actually knew that

[Charles Romes]

24 minutes ago, Figster said:

How well will the irrigation system work to keep the grass in good playing condition is my question. Heated grass melts the snow into water. 6 ft of snow creates allot of water the system is expected to remove while keeping the field playable. Will it fog up the stadium? Is it possible an easily removable cover can be placed over the field for protection?

 

I'm skeptical, but love grass from an injury perspective... 

 

wondered this myself…part of the calculus nowadays is that with the league revenue being so high you can just pre-schedule to rip up the turf and re-sod from scratch 2-3 times a year. A complete premium grass re-sod can be done for $200-$300k - about half the cost of league minimum veteran. 

[Figster]

20 minutes ago, Charles Romes said:

 

wondered this myself…part of the calculus nowadays is that with the league revenue being so high you can just pre-schedule to rip up the turf and re-sod from scratch 2-3 times a year. A complete premium grass re-sod can be done for $200-$300k - about half the cost of league minimum veteran. 

Interesting perspective

 

Romovable pitch perhaps for different venues and grass maintenance might be wise?

 

https://sportsrender.com/2024/08/26/top-removable-pitch-stadiums-around-the-world/#google_vignette

Edited August 19 by Figster

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

51 minutes ago, Figster said:

How well will the irrigation system work to keep the grass in good playing condition is my question. Heated grass melts the snow into water. 6 ft of snow creates allot of water the system is expected to remove while keeping the field playable. Will it fog up the stadium? Is it possible an easily removable cover can be placed over the field for protection?

 

I'm skeptical, but love grass from an injury perspective... 

 

I'd assume there's something down there to pump water out into the piss troughs 🙂

 

Even playing touch football, i felt a noticable difference when i switched from turf to grass.  I did an indoor session at the new UB field house a year or two ago, and my ankles and knees just straight up hurt the next day.  I know they can get taped up pretty well by a trainer vs. me doing it myself but man it was hard to walk some days.  

Edited August 19 by Bleeding Bills Blue

[Einstein]

18 hours ago, transient said:

If I learned anything in college it's that all it takes is a closet, some tinfoil, a watering/hydroponic setup up, UV lights, and at least one "male" or you don't get any bud...

I know it was a while ago but you're remembering wrong. You dont want any males. Otherwise they will pollinate the buds and you have trash weed with seeds in it.

[Simon]

2 minutes ago, Einstein said:

I know it was a while ago but you're remembering wrong. You dont want any males. Otherwise they will pollinate the buds and you have trash weed with seeds in it.

 

They actually make feminized seeds now so they won't produce males. 🤯

[Figster]

2 minutes ago, Einstein said:

I know it was a while ago but you're remembering wrong. You dont want any males. Otherwise they will pollinate the buds and you have trash weed with seeds in it.

Nice save

[Einstein]

Just now, Simon said:

 

They actually make feminized seeds now so they won't produce males. 🤯

Yep!

[transient]

23 minutes ago, Einstein said:

I know it was a while ago but you're remembering wrong. You dont want any males. Otherwise they will pollinate the buds and you have trash weed with seeds in it.

I knew it was something like that. In fairness, my friend did the growing, I just partook in it. Based on my ailing memory, maybe partook in a little too much of it... kids, this is why they tell you not to do drugs. 

Edited August 19 by transient

[stevewin]

1 hour ago, Figster said:

How well will the irrigation system work to keep the grass in good playing condition is my question. Heated grass melts the snow into water. 6 ft of snow creates allot of water the system is expected to remove while keeping the field playable. Will it fog up the stadium? Is it possible an easily removable cover can be placed over the field for protection?

 

I'm skeptical, but love grass from an injury perspective... 

There's a hell of a lot of technology being applied to the field - I would be very surprised if everything hasn't been thought of and it hasn't been engineered to handle even worst case scenarios

 

 

Edited August 19 by stevewin

[transient]

24 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

They actually make feminized seeds now so they won't produce males. 🤯

I was going to make a political joke about this, but I'm still butt hurt from the last time you dinged me for something like that. 

[Royale with Cheese]

26 minutes ago, Einstein said:

Yep!

 

I'm liking you more and more.

[Simon]

6 minutes ago, transient said:

I was going to make a political joke about this, but I'm still butt hurt from the last time you dinged me for something like that. 

 

One would think that most butts would be fully healed after nearly 5 full years 

[transient]

3 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

One would think that most butts would be fully healed after nearly 5 full years 

🤔 My wife tells me I need to learn to get over *****, too... 🤣

[Simon]

5 minutes ago, transient said:

🤔 My wife tells me I need to learn to get over *****, too... 🤣

 

I bet she told you that once 5 years ago and you're still pissed 

[fergie's ire]

21 hours ago, K-9 said:

Wind deferrals? That’s so confusing. 

It's a system where if Buffalo gets 50 mile winds again like the game against NE a few years back, they can take 20 mile per winds and spread the additional 30mph over the next 4 home games.

[fergie's ire]

2 hours ago, Figster said:

How well will the irrigation system work to keep the grass in good playing condition is my question. Heated grass melts the snow into water. 6 ft of snow creates allot of water the system is expected to remove while keeping the field playable. Will it fog up the stadium? Is it possible an easily removable cover can be placed over the field for protection?

 

I'm skeptical, but love grass from an injury perspective... 

I'm curious how much snow they get in the stadium.  Most heavy snows in Buffalo have wind as well, and I think the idea is that the way the stadium is designed to deflect the wind, it will also keep a lot of snow out, as well.  It's a bit like the way the wind in the back of a pickup is designed to circulate when it's driven, creating a kind of wind lid over the bed.  I think that's the plan anyway....curious to see how it works out in practice.  Not sure if someone has mentioned but it also has permanently installed grow lights, which is pretty cool.

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

Anything that can help our defense is a good idea