Thread: Soldier Field to Get New Sod.................

Thomas eddison didn't finish 6th grade. Just sayin'

Originally Posted by matsellah

You can get degrees in grass growing?

Yeah, there's like an insitute of agronomy just north of Chicago near the Wisconsin border. Motown has a Phd in grass too but it's a slightly different strain.

Insanity: "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
-Albert Einstein

Originally Posted by BULLITT

Insanity: "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
-Albert Einstein

Exactly and as usual HS football is scheduled there directly preceeding the Bears opener. So in order to allow HS players to experience their dream our NFL team risks experiencing a nightmare. This is the crap they need to stop. I can tell you for a fact that the HS teams don't use Lambeau Field for their championships in Green Bay.


Soldier Field to install new field for Bears' home opener


Jay Cutler runs on the grass during the exhibition opener. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Tribune photo)

Tribune News Services 5:59 p.m. CDT, August 25, 2011


Soldier Field officials say they're working with the Bears to make sure a new field is installed in time for the team's Sept. 11 home opener against the Atlanta Falcons.

The Bears canceled a practice earlier this month because the field's turf was deemed unsafe for players. On Thursday, officials with Soldier Field said they're working with a vendor preferred by the team and an agronomist to install a new natural grass field.

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The field will be installed over Labor Day weekend. Officials say it "will best suit the team and will ensure the players' comfort."

The Park District says stadium management has been working with Penn State professor Dr. Andrew McNitt since March and will continue through the season. He consults with 10 other NFL stadiums.

In addition to Dr. McNitt, Soldier Field has asked Ed Margan, the NFL's Super Bowl groundskeeper, to lend his expertise to the re-sod that is to take place prior to the regular season.

"While we are comfortable with our existing vendor, we respect the Chicago Bears' wishes," said Tim LeFevour, Soldier Field's General Manager, said in a press release. "Keeping in mind the upcoming High School Kick Off and Chicago Football Classic games that are scheduled for the next two weeks, the best outcome would be to work with the Bears on their choice of vendor while also giving these young players the chance to live out a dream of playing on a professional field."

The field is owned and maintained by the Chicago Park District. The Bears have a lease to play there.