turf or grass..

[upperdeck]

I see the Titans are ditching grass due to injuries.

 

[donniesyracuse]

I always called it "weed."

 

[Scooch]

There are a number of stadiums that are going to install grass for the 2026 World Cup. I wonder how many will keep it, or do it ahead of time, and forego turf entirely.

 

[Scooch]

I always called it "weed."

Jamaican broccoli

Maui wowie

 

[Cusefan69]

What injuries? I mean I could see a sudden case of the munchies and late runs to taco bell but injuries? Naw.

 

[cusefan88]

There are a number of stadiums that are going to install grass for the 2026 World Cup. I wonder how many will keep it, or do it ahead of time, and forego turf entirely.

Once NFL/College is over those stadiums will begin the grass install and I'm sure will go back to turf once World Cup ends.

 

[BillSU]

50% ACL grass 50% turf. It's the players acute cut that promotes injury.

 

[CbusCuse]

50% ACL grass 50% turf. It's the players acute cut that promotes injury.

Is that real data? Is it 50% of the injuries occur on each and if so what % of teams have grass/turf as that would obviously effect the numbers.

 

[BillSU]

Is that real data? Is it 50% of the injuries occur on each and if so what % of teams have grass/turf as that would obviously effect the numbers.

My son was the sports anchor for station WPXI in Pittsburgh, knew all the players/owners, asked me if I wanted to go to their practice when I was on a visit out from CT back in the nineties. We were both multi sport athletes very familiar with football.

When we arrived at the practice facility, I watched a Pittsburgh Steeler rookie WR who was participating in a line up, you go after me passing drill, on grass. We were allowed to be on the sidelines close to the drill and as I watched this rookie, he sprinted straight down the sideline about ten yards from his set then abruptly cut towards the middle of the field and just fell and grabbed his knee.

The report was that he had torn his ACL. So, as I mentioned earlier, the injury had nothing to do with the surface, injuries occur most of the time by the pressure/over extension exerted on the ligament due to the sudden change of direction. In this case the WR's acute inside cut to the inside.

I don't think this answers your direct question but when this subject was being discussed this year by the board, I researched both surfaces at NFL practice facilities and playing fields. There are many opinions. Some say grass is better, some say turf - then I looked at the injuries related and it was close to even with no collision injuries right up there as the above describes.

Hope this helps: From the Mayo Clinic: ACL injuries most commonly occur during sports that involve sudden stops or changes in direction, jumping and landing — such as soccer, basketball, football and downhill skiing.

 

[Cheriehoop]

Titans ditch natural grass for artificial turf at Nissan Stadium, cite injuries, player safety

The Titans are team turf in the NFL's ongoing turf vs. grass debate.

www.yahoo.com

 

[CbusCuse]

My son was the sports anchor for station WPXI in Pittsburgh, knew all the players/owners, asked me if I wanted to go to their practice when I was on a visit out from CT back in the nineties. We were both multi sport athletes very familiar with football.

When we arrived at the practice facility, I watched a Pittsburgh Steeler rookie WR who was participating in a line up, you go after me passing drill, on grass. We were allowed to be on the sidelines close to the drill and as I watched this rookie sprinted straight down the sideline about ten yards from his set then abruptly cut towards the middle of the field and just fell and grabbed his knee.

The report was that he had torn his ACL. So, as I mentioned above, the injury had nothing to do with the surface, injuries occur most of the time by the pressure exerted on the ligament due to the sudden change of direction. In this case the WR's acute inside cut to the inside.

I don't think this answers your direct question but when this subject was being discussed this year by the board, I researched both surfaces at NFL practice facilities and playing fields. There are many opinions. Some say grass is better, some say turf - then I looked at the injuries related and it was close to even with no collision injuries right up there as the above describes

Hope this helps: From the Mayo Clinic: ACL injuries most commonly occur during sports that involve sudden stops or changes in direction, jumping and landing — such as soccer, basketball, football and downhill skiing.

Gotcha. Good info. Whenever somebody gets an injury on turf many automatically assume the unnatural man made surface has something to do with it and I was wondering if there was some hard data to verify. And of course as fans we pay more attention to the injuries to our athletes. So they seem like they occur more often to our team.

 

[Moontan]

There are a number of stadiums that are going to install grass for the 2026 World Cup. I wonder how many will keep it, or do it ahead of time, and forego turf entirely.

I expect Atlanta to go back to turf. While its dome roof can open, it is usually kept closed.

Come down in 2025 and check it out for the SU-TN game. It's arguably the nicest stadium around.

 

[Scooch]

I expect Atlanta to go back to turf. While its dome roof can open, it is usually kept closed.

Come down in 2025 and check it out for the SU-TN game. It's arguably the nicest stadium around.

It's funny, I went to the 2013 Final Four at the Georgia Dome, and I couldn't believe they felt the need to demolish that and build a new stadium. But GA seems to love replacing 20 year old stadiums (see: the Braves).

I definitely plan on going to the Tennessee game. Love Atlanta.

 

[MSOrange]

It's funny, I went to the 2013 Final Four at the Georgia Dome, and I couldn't believe they felt the need to demolish that and build a new stadium. But GA seems to love replacing 20 year old stadiums (see: the Braves).

I definitely plan on going to the Tennessee game. Love Atlanta.

Billion dollar stadiums with a 25-30 year lifespan. Don't even get me started on that. One of my pet peeves.

 

[NYCCuse826]

The NFLPA has no leverage despite the players wanting grass.

For those that have a subscription, the Athletic wrote this back in January:

Inside the fight over NFL playing surfaces

 

[SULAXAHOLIC]

Artificial turf's toll on NFL players can't compare with grass, Deebo Samuel says

Deebo Samuel shares his stance on the importance of transitioning from artificial turf to natural grass, following Jets QB Aaron Rodgers' injury.

www.usatoday.com