Are turf football fields for Rutherford County a 'luxury or necessity?'

[Booger]

On 7/22/2017 at 9:45 PM, STARSNBARS said:

Eye heered ov a feller inn tha Chattynooga area who wuz goin' two look intwo werkin' on artyfishull feeleds....

nope...bad rumor.....that feller is stickin to the cash cow turf management gig upon on North Red Bank Mountain

Booger just sayin

[STARSNBARS]

10 hours ago, Booger said:

nope...bad rumor.....that feller is stickin to the cash cow turf management gig upon on North Red Bank Mountain

Booger just sayin

Ennurustin'................

[BarneySox2007]

On 7/22/2017 at 0:13 PM, Gerry Bertier said:

Turf price tag of $750,000.

i think one could argue that you could put $25,000-$50,000 dollars a year into your field and save money.

I know a high school that gets $10,000 a year to upkeep their field and they have one of the best in the midstate.

To me turf is not a fiscally responsible decision for schools. Also add in the increase of injury.

Maryville really didn't have much of a choice because the field was in a low spot on the campus which had been building around it for many years with an inadequate drainage system turned the field into a garden by season's end.

[BarneySox2007]

Most schools that don't have an artificial field by now through sponsors and donors should just simply go ask the one in charge this simple question.

[Lost Old Dad]

If it was just the High School playing on the field turf may seem an extravagance.   As only Smyrna middle has its own field, all the High Schools pull double duty with their feeder middle schools.  The only reason Smyrna middle has its own field is it is the old High School and had a field already.

 

With more and more industries moving into Rutherford County, sponsors should be able to be found.

Edited July 25, 2017 by Lost Old Dad

[MountainTroll]

On ‎7‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 0:33 PM, BarneySox2007 said:

Maryville really didn't have much of a choice because the field was in a low spot on the campus which had been building around it for many years with an inadequate drainage system turned the field into a garden by season's end.

Yea, but they had to put in drains for the turf. Could have installed real turf on top of that drain and had some premo Bermuda.

[STARSNBARS]

16 hours ago, MountainTroll said:

Yea, but they had to put in drains for the turf. Could have installed real turf on top of that drain and had some premo Bermuda.

MT, Mairvul's burmudee mighta gott "compacted"......Sortee like momma did oncest on vacayshun.....Nobodee wuz haipy....

[MountainTroll]

7 hours ago, STARSNBARS said:

MT, Mairvul's burmudee mighta gott "compacted"......Sortee like momma did oncest on vacayshun.....Nobodee wuz haipy....

That danged crumb rubber will git compacted, too ... and it's harder to disimpact than momma ...

[STARSNBARS]

9 hours ago, MountainTroll said:

 ... and it's harder to disimpact than momma ...

Welp now MT eye woodun't bee so shore abowt that rite thair.....