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Field conditions at Ohio Stadium

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DDN

OSU football to install artificial turf

Real grass didn't cut it for the Buckeyes this year, so the natural will give way to the artificial for 2007.


By Doug Harris
Staff Writer

Thursday, November 30, 2006

COLUMBUS ? After fighting all season to give its football team a suitable playing surface, Ohio State has decided to go with a low-maintenance variety next year.
The school will install artificial turf at Ohio Stadium after the 2007 spring game, ending a 17-year stretch with natural grass.
"As we've said all along, we want to have the best field possible, and we think this gives us that opportunity," said Steve Snapp, OSU's associate athletic director for communications. "We practice on artificial surfaces, and we've had some good luck with it. And over the years, the surface itself has been improved. We feel good about it."
OSU resodded the field for the first time in four years in late September at a cost of $75,000, but foul weather kept the new turf from taking root. It was resurfaced again about one month later for $60,000, but players were still slipping during the season finale against Michigan.
Don Patko, OSU's assistant athletic director for facilities management, said his crew battled unseasonably cold weather this year and a record rainfall in October. And while he would have liked for the Buckeyes to remain one of six Big Ten schools with natural-grass stadiums, he was ready to make the change.
"I think the reasoning is, we want more use out of the field," he said. "With grass, we're only getting 15 or 20 days of use with a multi-million-dollar stadium. We get calls from coach (Jim Tressel) wanting to come over. ... We want to provide a consistent surface for them during the season to use whenever they want."
Patko said the school is still shopping for a synthetic turf, but OSU installed the popular FieldTurf on two practice fields in recent years. And he estimated the cost of outfitting the Horseshoe at $400,000 to $600,000.
The school also will have to pay for damage done after the Buckeyes' 42-39 win over Michigan on Nov. 18. Fans stormed the field and ripped out much of the sod for souvenirs, but Patko said his crew has already begun patching the holes.
"It'll be ready to go in the spring," he said.
 
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COLLEGE NEWSWATCH



OSU picks artificial surface



Thursday, November 30, 2006 Doug Lesmerises

Plain Dealer Reporter
It's not a shock to anyone who watched the Ohio State Buckeyes and their opponents slip and slide across three different grass fields this season, but Ohio Stadium will go to an artificial surface next year.
It was easy to read between the lines this season and find OSU coach Jim Tressel's preference for an artificial surface, which the Buckeyes already use at their indoor practice field at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. And Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith hopes to draw the state's high school football championships back to the Horseshoe, and an artificial surface would facilitate that desire.
In a story posted on the Web site for Ohio State's Horticulture and Crop Science department, Brian Gimbel, the school's sportsturf manager said, "With plans for the number of events on the field to increase substantially, an artificial surface seems like the best choice." Gimbel said the plan is to resurface the field and repair the drainage system after the spring football game in April. Ohio State removed a failing four-year old grass surface after three home games this season, then took out that field after three more games, the renovations costing more than $150,000. The final surface was used for the Michigan game and then ripped apart by fans after the win.
 
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Having all of those Ohio athletes experience playing in the Horseshoe, with half of them experiencing the home team's locker room, will be a good thing for them.

It may not make a difference in terms of recruiting, but it will be a great experience for them.
 
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Part of the appeal of having the HS championship games in Canton are that there are two stadiums (Fawcett & Paul Brown) in close proximity capable of handling the scheduling for all of the games over one weekend.

I wouldn't consider it a closed case just yet, there more behind the decision than just the playing surface.
 
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It will be interesting to see if they change up the endzones when field turf is installed or keep the traditional painting of Ohio State/Buckeyes and the block O at midfield. I am more of a traditionalist and would like them to keep it the same.
 
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do you folks really think you couldnt hold it over a three day weekend? or even three games a day for two days isnt ridic. what would really be nice about the shoe is with 100K you could have passes good for every game and not have to really worry about selling out.

tressel and co said they would like to bring it to columbus, im not gonna say the man always gets what he wants, but he has a lot of pull...
 
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