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They need to find better ways of managing the field and drainage. I wouldn’t want a dome, because that would eliminate the heat and humidity factors that helps wear down opponents not accustomed to it.
 

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canesigep23 said:
Exactly what I mentioned earlier in this thread. It used to be viewed as the standard for stadiums across the country. Last 5-8 years has been crap.
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Like in many business management always a problem.
There only job is filtering problems so everything is fine under control.

Same at stadium as everywhere
 
I didn't see much issue last game... I know many on board probably don't go to game cuz they not local but it was raining dam near everyday this month..

Turf hasn't been an issue before but wit rain it's not much u can do..
 
skyman said:
I didn't see much issue last game... I know many on board probably don't go to game cuz they not local but it was raining dam near everyday this month..

Turf hasn't been an issue before but wit rain it's not much u can do..
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this. there was like one slip from X. the turf seemed fine otherwise. it also rained nonstop all week and im sure they lost a day in the turnaround on Thursday
 
swat1 said:
It's utterly embarrassing for a professional sports organization that has been voted by the NFLPA, to be the best in the biz, to have a field soooooo bad for soooooo long (decades). Never mind the fact that they own a sod farm. I was at the UCF game yesterday and their field was 100x better than HRS, despite it raining in Orlando for 3 straight days (including right before kickoff that delayed the game an hour).
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Travis Hunter slipped on the paint at mid-field at the beginning of the game.

Wet fields tend to be crappy and we've had plenty of rain in both places.
 
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JD08 said:
Travis Hunter slipped on the paint at mid-field at the beginning of the game.

Wet fields tend to be crappy and we've had plenty of rain in both places.
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And a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then. The turf at a mid tier B12 school is still better than that **** at HRS.
 
Supposedly state of the art drainage system at the stadium. It rained all week, not sure there is much that could have been done. Maybe they could put a tarp on 24 hours before gameday to keep it dry? Not sure it would have helped, but whatever.

Wearing longer cleats would be the sensible answer.
 
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JD08 said:
Sure, the rain wasn't a factor at all.
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I never said rain wasn't a factor. Orlando had just as much rain as Miami, including right before the game that delayed kickoff an hour. The turf was way better at the mid tier B12 school than the professional stadium turf. The HRS turf has been **** for YEARS despite Stephen Ross owning a sod farm. The 2 fields shouldn't be close in quality.
 
swat1 said:
I never said rain wasn't a factor. Orlando had just as much rain as Miami, including right before the game that delayed kickoff an hour. The turf was way better at the mid tier B12 school than the professional stadium turf. The HRS turf has been **** for YEARS despite Stephen Ross owning a sod farm. The 2 fields shouldn't be close in quality.
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HRS also has 2 teams playing on it.

The solution is probably to switch to artificial turf. When you watch them lay down grass the week before the game, there's no way it will holdup to the punishment of 2 teams playing on it.
 
I’m a big fan of adidas shoes and cleats.

That being said, I have noticed this as an issue on wet/damp fields since the change from Nike. Dry field and turf I think they perform as good or better.

Gotta be the shape/depth/pattern of the studs. Forget who it was but there was another adidas school playing on a wet field last week that I saw struggling to keep footing. I’ll have to look back.. might be a trend nationally.
 
JD08 said:
HRS also has 2 teams playing on it.

The solution is probably to switch to artificial turf. When you watch them lay down grass the week before the game, there's no way it will holdup to the punishment of 2 teams playing on it.
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100% agree. It seems like the Dolphins are always changing the grass. It never has a chance to really grow in. I also think the drainage system for the field isn't too good either. My entire point to all this is...HRS is a professional stadium and the turf should reflect such.
 
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Bender said:
Studs usually are made out of metal, unless you wear extreme lightweight shoes and they're made out of plastic. Football cleats can either exchange them or they are glued straight to the shoe. In soccer, I have multiple lengths to adjust to the depth of the pitch, depending on how wet and muddy it turns out to be. Football cleats are similar.

Usually, these studs that you cannot exchange are shorter for drier fields.

We've made hard cuts on a somewhat damp field and slipped heavy. VT ran east and west on a lot of plays and had no problem. The Restrepo play purely happens because of the studs not giving any grip and its a consistent theme with Adidas. @Rellyrell
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So you're saying they can adapt to different field conditions? Insane. Change the grass instead.
 
It’s the turf they have to use since they installed the overhang. Because the field sees limited hours of sunlight the old turf they used would die. They had to switch to something that didn’t require the same amount of direct sunlight. Couple that with the ridiculous amount of rain we get this time of year and the fact that there’s less evaporation in the shade than direct sun and you get a field that can be sloppy. There has to be a better option for cleats. Adidas makes soccer cleats for dudes who play on much worse fields than HRS.
 
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Just a note here, hard rock policy is the field is replaced every four games whatever combination of canes and dolphins games that is. This was a new surface with rain all week though. The field is a form of what is called celebration Bermuda. Very, very soft tropical grass much softer when wet
 
Players dont like playing with longer cleats so they slip and slide everywhere. Our defenders were on skates any slight move and they were losing footing.

Im not sure its a style or feel with the cleats, but players have to be cool you know?
 
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