Field temp 137 before rain, 84 after rain

[michlady77]

delay number one

 

[Mich_QB_U]

I saw that. It is hard for me to believe that the air temp can be 90 degrees, but the turf can be 47 degrees hotter than that. Black rubber, I guess, really absorbs heat. One reason to go back to natural grass.

 

[bphillips4gg]

I saw that. It is hard for me to believe that the air temp can be 90 degrees, but the turf can be 47 degrees hotter than that. Black rubber, I guess, really absorbs heat. One reason to go back to natural grass.

When I was at Cincy, we used to play football at Nippert Stadium 3-4 nights a week. The field turf would be hot even an hour after sundown. That shit absorbs heat like asphalt.

Still pretty ridiculous.

 

[michlady77]

i know turf and fields can be 30 degrees warmer but hadn't realized 40 plus

 

[jever4321]

Not as dramatic in those November games.

 

[bphillips4gg]

I know it doesn't really relate in this situation, but is the field heated? I'm pretty sure there's only 2 in the NFL (Baltimore and Cincy) that are heated, but it is an advantage to field turf. Not much of a factor in college when games are usually finished by December, just wondering out loud.