MSU field in 1993: Is this crazy or is it just me?
Hope this wasn't posted before, but I was just watching the MSU vs. PSU football game from 1993, and they said something I've never heard of being done to the field. I guess there was snow on the field and the field had frozen. Now, I don't think that's that big of a deal and that you can still play on a frozen field, but apparently not. To Un-freeze the field they decided to use fertilizer before the game. They then play one half of football. During halftime they decide to wash the field off to rid it of the fertilizer. This just seems like a lot of trouble for something that doesn't seem like a huge deal. I would be shocked if this sort of thing still occurs or if it was common back in the day. Could Michigan run in to a similar type of situation where they have to warm the field up? Do they have some sort of heating under the field or another plan to prevent this issue? I guess this situation never occurred to me. Anybody else see this during the game?
EDIT: This also caused a good amount of water left on the field, which is another reason I thought it was so wierd.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:50 PM ^
Well, this was Penn State's first year of Big 10 play, and I believe this game was nationally televised, so they may have been trying to create a better game for TV.
Edit: Also, I hate PC with a fire, but... lets TRY at least a little to avoid the R word.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:55 PM ^
I guess I was just throwing together thoughts and that's what came out. I try not to throw that around much, but it slips sometimes.
September 30th, 2009 at 2:15 AM ^
What's the R word? lol
September 30th, 2009 at 12:12 PM ^
I re-read the post and cannot figure it out?
Also, Stephen Y I agree with your sig.
September 30th, 2009 at 12:47 PM ^
"Retarded".
Sorry. My wife is a special ed teacher. She reams me out when I use that word, so I try to avoid it everywhere.
September 30th, 2009 at 2:29 PM ^
I understand now.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:51 PM ^
MSU and PSU playing on a Field of Manure.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:55 PM ^
hahahaha thats very true...
September 29th, 2009 at 9:55 PM ^
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September 29th, 2009 at 11:08 PM ^
Didn't MSUhave an astroturf field then? I'm not sure but it always looked like it to me. Maybe that has something to do with it.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:58 AM ^
Yes - they had astroturf until around 2002 or 2003. It was always comical to note that a school with a renowned turf-management program didn't have a natural field.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:56 PM ^
Being a person of "insane tendencies" the title still bothers me.
September 30th, 2009 at 7:51 AM ^
Thus why I hate PC.
September 30th, 2009 at 2:03 PM ^
Game referenced in the OP was a great one, BTW. One of the most exciting Big 10 games of the last 20 years.