William Blount 2022

[BarneySox2007]

I would ask how the scrimmage with South Doyle went but the guy I know that did go watch it said he won't be going back to any more.

[OrangePylon]

Scrimmage vs. Carter Friday then another one next Tuesday against Sequoyah 

[BarneySox2007]

2 hours ago, OrangePylon said:

Scrimmage vs. Carter Friday then another one next Tuesday against Sequoyah 

Where is the Sequoyah game, Seems if all the games are on the same days.

[OldRebel2]

Heritage and William Blount to get turf fields for the 2023 season.

 

https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-school-board-approves-3-86-million-for-synthetic-turf-fields-at-heritage-william-blount/article_a790ead0-1274-11ed-bbcb-bff41fd30480.html

[TribalEmpire]

26 minutes ago, OldRebel2 said:

Heritage and William Blount to get turf fields for the 2023 season.

 

https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-school-board-approves-3-86-million-for-synthetic-turf-fields-at-heritage-william-blount/article_a790ead0-1274-11ed-bbcb-bff41fd30480.html

Dang, that means we'll be one of the first to try it out then, if WB stays in Region 1 anyway.  I prefer grass fields myself.  But I guess turf causes less injuries and it's the trend everyone seems to be heading in.  Daniel Boone and David Crockett switched to turf this season.  Sullivan East, Volunteer and Cherokee last season.

[BarneySox2007]

Knowing the county they'll buy theirs field from Walmart.

[OrangePylon]

9 hours ago, OldRebel2 said:

Heritage and William Blount to get turf fields for the 2023 season.

 

https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-school-board-approves-3-86-million-for-synthetic-turf-fields-at-heritage-william-blount/article_a790ead0-1274-11ed-bbcb-bff41fd30480.html

If the county commission approves…

[BarneySox2007]

5 minutes ago, OrangePylon said:

If the county commission approves…

You mean if the Sherriff lets the commission approve of it. Knowing them they'll let them have one on one side of the fifty and the other side grass and revisit the situation in 2 years.

[OrangePylon]

1 hour ago, BarneySox2007 said:

You mean if the Sherriff lets the commission approve of it. Knowing them they'll let them have one on one side of the fifty and the other side grass and revisit the situation in 2 years.

Very true

[strongx]

So…$1M plus for turf on a field with a life expectancy of 10-15 years. 5 games a year would be 50-75 total games for that cool mil. I may need some rithmatik help but that seems kind of crazy especially knowing you are gonna need a few hundred grand to “reseed”. The programs might be better served by bringing NIL to high school. 

[OldRebel2]

12 hours ago, strongx said:

So…$1M plus for turf on a field with a life expectancy of 10-15 years. 5 games a year would be 50-75 total games for that cool mil. I may need some rithmatik help but that seems kind of crazy especially knowing you are gonna need a few hundred grand to “reseed”. The programs might be better served by bringing NIL to high school. 

I don't understand the $4M price tag.  There's got to be more "stuff" than just turf included in that price tag.  Maryville's & Alcoa's turfs were nowhere near that amount.

Edited August 4, 2022 by OldRebel2

[OrangePylon]

I think it’s funny how Eagleton, a brand new school, gets turf before William Blount and Heritage are even given the OK to get it