Well it’s a specialized sand-based root zone with a perched water table.

Oct 18, 2024
12:55:26pm

mvtoro Scrub

Plagiarized from here:

Keep Off the Grass: A New Field is Coming to LaVell Edwards Stadium

In the Big 12, no update is too small and no upgrade goes unnoticed. The newest upgrade for the LaVell Edwards Stadium is the new grass field, coming spring 2024.

https://universe.byu.edu/2024/01/12/keep-off-the-grass-a-new-field-is-coming-to-lavell-edwards-stadium/

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LES Field Conditions

sportsbro

9:42am

I am sure hoping that the new field has improved drainage and that while the

cougarfan84

9:43am

LES hasn't been swampy for years. The drainage was already about as good

Schultz is back

9:54am

Hopefully you're right. At the very least we shouldn't see the problem with

cougarfan84

9:59am

That was a root issue with the old turf, not a drainage issue.

kccougar

10:03am

Did they not cover the field while it was raining?

GatorCoug

9:46am

No. They don't cover the field, but there is an elaborate drainage system.

kccougar

9:56am

It can purportedly drain like 8” of water per hour.

mvtoro

11:06am

Like what?

BleedCougarBlue2

12:46pm

Well it’s a specialized sand-based root zone with a perched water table.

mvtoro

12:55pm

I think the slipping last year was mostly due to the age of the turf

cougarmeister

9:49am

This. The issue last year was due to how bluegrass roots clump over time. You need to replace bluegrass

BYUMizzou

2:42pm

I’m sure they spent all that money on a new field that doesn’t drain.

rivercitycoug

9:57am

Not sure about Provo, but

Keep Off the Grass: A New Field is Coming to LaVell Edwards Stadium

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