Turf in Sumner County

[fredjones]

According to their twitter feed, Beech is the first public school in Sumner county to get turf.

[GWAVE1]

I want to know how they plan on paying for it. Serious question.  

[thegreatone36]

On 3/2/2019 at 1:16 PM, GWAVE1 said:

I want to know how they plan on paying for it. Serious question.  

If you live in Sumner County I bet you will be paying for it. County doesn't mind helping schools build stadiums, weight rooms, etc for any school in Sumner Co. with the exclusion of GHS. Since they almost always have to pony up everything from the QB club.

[GWAVE1]

1 hour ago, thegreatone36 said:

If you live in Sumner County I bet you will be paying for it. County doesn't mind helping schools build stadiums, weight rooms, etc for any school in Sumner Co. with the exclusion of GHS. Since they almost always have to pony up everything from the QB club.

No, I don’t think the school board puts up this money.  It is not in the budget.  Plus the school board would feel obligated to do the same for every school which would never happen.  This has to be a private donor or QB Club raising the money.   Until I hear specifics I think this is a want and not an actuality.  

[bleacher]

GHS should never consider turf. Their stadium is a great atmosphere as is. The grass turf is a better playing surface than turf. 

[GWAVE1]

4 minutes ago, bleacher said:

GHS should never consider turf. Their stadium is a great atmosphere as is. The grass turf is a better playing surface than turf. 

At the $750000 cost, probably not gonna happen at Gallatin anytime soon.  Too many other stadium problems to get solved first.  

[thegreatone36]

I've played on some turf fields. It's a little overrated. a quality grass playing surface is unrivaled. What serious college football school or NFL team uses turf. Very few. Now, turf would make sense ar Beech. The field has draining issues and the grass was never the best surface because of it

[ocac]

12 hours ago, bleacher said:

GHS should never consider turf. Their stadium is a great atmosphere as is. The grass turf is a better playing surface than turf. 

No.  School systems are moving to turf for PR purposes as well as safety issues.  With a turf field, schools can work year round with their teams.  Junior Pro programs can also use it as a money driven attraction.  Makes since on a lot of fronts.

Edited March 4, 2019 by ocac

[GWAVE1]

2 hours ago, thegreatone36 said:

I've played on some turf fields. It's a little overrated. a quality grass playing surface is unrivaled. What serious college football school or NFL team uses turf. Very few. Now, turf would make sense ar Beech. The field has draining issues and the grass was never the best surface because of it

Oh I agree with you.  Beech is the one school in Sumner Co that needs a revamping of their field and turf could be the answer.  That field is a swampy mess at times.  

[WingT08]

Good for Beech. A few trips to Cookeville will draw some support and some funding as well. As for their neighbors in Gallatin, Yall may see that stadium as "tradition", but I see it as an 80 year old dump that may fall apart at any moment. Whoever said grass is better than turf has no clue what they are even talking about!

[thegreatone36]

10 minutes ago, WingT08 said:

Good for Beech. A few trips to Cookeville will draw some support and some funding as well. As for their neighbors in Gallatin, Yall may see that stadium as "tradition", but I see it as an 80 year old dump that may fall apart at any moment. Whoever said grass is better than turf has no clue what they are even talking about!

You obviously don't have a clue what you are talking about. Many more injuries on turf. Fact. Turf is not as kind to you during a hard fall. Fact. It has to be replaced every few years, which costs H*** of a lot more than upkeeping Grass. Fact. 

Actually playing on it multiple times, I feel that I can have a good opinion of turf. By the way, you should call Tennessee, Alabama, LSU, Ohio St., Michigan, Texas, UGA, and ask why they don't use turf. Because it sure as heck isn't because of a lack of $$$. But hey, Vandy has turf!!!

And that 80 year old dump has a ton of tradition, which even the rivals will say. It is nice going to watch a Game at GHS. You are right over top of the action with no track and the bleachers being right on top of the sidelines. & opposing fanbases can almost never "fill" our visitors stands (Which are larger than most team's Home side). But yeah, you keep enjoying these new style stadiums built out of aluminum beer cans, and can only hold a capacity of like 2k. Good for you. 

Next.

[Red Rebels]

3 hours ago, thegreatone36 said:

I've played on some turf fields. It's a little overrated. a quality grass playing surface is unrivaled. What serious college football school or NFL team uses turf. Very few. Now, turf would make sense ar Beech. The field has draining issues and the grass was never the best surface because of it

New England Patriots.