Why Is Reliant Stadium Hosting A Bowl Game Less Than 24 Hours Before A Texans Game?
by Tim on Dec 31, 2011 3:13 PM CST
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A big tip o' the cap to Rip Jersey for inspiring this entry and for pointing me in the direction of several of the links used below. This post would not have happened without his insight.
At 11 a.m. CST today, Reliant Stadium hosted the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (congrats to the Aggies on the win). At noon CST tomorrow, Reliant Stadium will host the final game of your Houston Texans' 2011 regular season. Why would the Texans allow a game at Reliant to be played less than twenty-four hours before they host a game of their own? Why compromise the field like that? Why leave so little time for the field to recover and/or be repaired?
The answer, presumably, is money. More events at Reliant Stadium means more revenue for the people who run and own Reliant Stadium. That's all well and good, but is it worth the risk to the Texans, who are the primary tenant of Reliant Park? I watched a good portion of A&M-Northwestern today, and the field looked horrendous, even at the beginning of the game. Plus, it's not like there hasn't been a history of complaints about the field at Reliant.
After Wes Welker suffered a season-ending knee injury in the final game of the 2009 regular season at Reliant, Bill Belichick wasn't shy about sharing how he felt about the natural grass pallets that form the field at Reliant Stadium:
“The turf down there is terrible,” Belichick told the radio station. “It's terrible. It's just inconsistent.
“It's all the little trays of grass and some of them are soft and some of them are firm and they don't all fit well together, those seams … some of it feels like a sponge, some of it feels real firm and hard like the Miami surface. One step you're on one, the other step you're on another. I really think it's one of the worst fields I've seen.”
Perhaps at least partially in response to complaints like this, Reliant Park was reportedly considering purchasing artificial turf to use for non-Texans events. They still haven't taken that step and, to make matters worse, they're chosen to go full speed ahead with hosting other football games on the Texans' grass, with less than a day for the field to be repaired or to recuperate.
What's it going to take for the Texans to address this issue? A season-ending non-contact injury for a Texan caused by the field conditions at Reliant? I'd hope not, but at this rate, I'm not sure there's an answer to that question. The only thing I do know is that the Texans are playing with fire.
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Didn't Brett Hartmann's injury come from a non-contact thing? IIRC?
FieldTurf. Seriously. If they want to host all those games then get FieldTurf…it’s a consistent, great surface.
Either that or shell out the money to keep the grass good all the time.
"Lord, beer me strength."
I like the turf idea
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
Our Andre, who art from Heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
if a Texan gets hurt
I’m killing somebody.
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
Our Andre, who art from Heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
by Joe25 on Dec 31, 2011 3:24 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Get in line buddy, I'll be sniping the Reliant Stadium management team like prairie dogs
if a Texan gets injured due to idiotic event planning.
Bob and people of Houston did not blow a BILLION dollars so that the morons managing the stadium built for our beloved NFL team could host bowl games and monster truck events at the risk of injuring elite athletes who already have short careers.
It’s insanity! Get turf installed!!
NFL referee corruption is disgusting! I'm done as a season ticket holder until it gets cleaned up!
by MeMongo on Dec 31, 2011 5:11 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Bowl Game
The Bowl Game was a LSSE event. (It’s a Texan event) and had nothing to do with the facility management.
It is not the same grass.
The texans have their pallets outside stacked up ready to go in. I wish people would stop with this.
Agreed
During the A&M game they showed a different set of grass for the Texan game.
by HabitualHoustonFan on Dec 31, 2011 3:41 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
the real question then
is the pallets thing a good enough surface, and there is some question about that from players I believe
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
That is a good question.
I tell you this much. other teams have home field advantage with snow and weather right? Maybe this is our advantage, just wish our guys would stop slipping and getting hurt. It is something to hear other coaches and players talking about how bad our field is, Means we might be doing something right.
All the criticism I hear is from other teams
What say our Texan coaches/staff/players?
by HabitualHoustonFan on Dec 31, 2011 5:31 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
i think somebody brought up the field thing after a high school game.
"I thought it was really good at first considering they played some high school games on it," Dreessen said about the game-day grass. "But it (the field) got chopped up fast.
"I was on the ground too much. I slipped a couple times. I’ll probably wear the longer spikes at Reliant for the rest of the year."
Those sound like polite ways of saying its shit
by HabitualHoustonFan on Dec 31, 2011 5:48 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
I'd like to hear Arian or Dre Or Cushings take on it
Those were mainly linemen comments (w exception of Dressen). The whole idea of trays doesnt sound good to me. AstroTurf anyone?
by HabitualHoustonFan on Dec 31, 2011 7:43 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Jerome Solomon
@
RT @Chronicle_Owls Reliant official tells me there’s no plan to change out turf before Texans game Sunday (only areas where Meineke logo)
Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
Dallas’ misery will always be my delight
-TexansDC
Unlikely
They had to empty the grass out for the Young Jeezy Concert tonight. Do we have any BRB’ers at the show to confirm? Oh… wait. Nevermind.
by formerlyanonymous on Dec 31, 2011 7:08 PM CST up reply actions
Is the M on that Schaub jersey really necessary?
Villain find a way to make 'em pay whatever we say / State your intentions / "I really love your tape but I hate your inventions" / Very well - what you want, a brownie? / He took off the mask and whispered "Put me where you found me"
by Colts Homer on Dec 31, 2011 3:28 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
That is actually for Melvin Schaub
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 31, 2011 7:20 PM CST up reply actions
He's the Charlie Murphy of the NFL
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
by Hydroshock on Dec 31, 2011 10:52 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
lulz
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 31, 2011 11:06 PM CST up reply actions
Between the hashes
they change the pallets out but still outside of the hashes it looked pretty battered
by Matthew Frederick on Dec 31, 2011 3:29 PM CST reply actions
it looks like
they don’t change the end zones either.
And IIRC, Welker’s injury was outside the hashes, but I’m not sure if it was due to a field that needed to be changed, or something entirely different.
TJ must throw 30 times for us to win.
A "season-ending non-contact injury for a Texan caused by the field conditions at Reliant"
has already happened, but I still doubt they’re going to change the field.
I Should Have Said That Better
As in, “a season-ending non-contact injury to a star Texan like Andre Johnson…”
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Dec 31, 2011 3:39 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Scenario:
The turf is possessed by some sort of evil football god (Bill Belicheck?). It requires a sacrifice to be un-shitty. You may sacrifice one of the following:
1) Kareem Jackson
2) The Dallas Cowboys
3) Bud Adams
Choose wisely.
MCM Logic > Real Logic
Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
MCM's Official Knee-Jerk Reaction Game Thread Over Dramatic Poster
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Dec 31, 2011 3:38 PM CST reply actions
Dallas Cryboys
Bud Adams will die soon.
Kareem Jackson’s role on this team will diminish.
You get the most return on your choice in the long run by killing off the Cryboys.
Some way some how
the Cokepokes fan base would spin it into some shet we hate even more, than the present fanbase.
Division Champion Houston Texans
Hi My name is Jack, why don't you help me off?
Give me credit, I attempted to entertain rather than spouting of random shit about how I hate the Texans.
MCM Logic > Real Logic
Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
MCM's Official Knee-Jerk Reaction Game Thread Over Dramatic Poster
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Dec 31, 2011 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
I were you
after your attempts before our first matchup, which ended rather poorly for your team, I’d avoid the trolling also.
That doesn’t change my answer, however.
TJ must throw 30 times for us to win.
It's amusing, the difference between what I find trolling and what you find trolling.
MCM Logic > Real Logic
Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
MCM's Official Knee-Jerk Reaction Game Thread Over Dramatic Poster
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Dec 31, 2011 3:53 PM CST up reply actions
I have no idea about what you think is trolling
I said you’d be smart to avoid it is all, and so far I think you have.
TJ must throw 30 times for us to win.
do you consider this trolling?
Guess the Titans have no chance, since this is the Texans year after all.
Just like every other year. I mean, when is it ever not your year? All those division titles and playoff runs ….. Oh wait …
Titans 24, Texans 14, enjoy your 3rd straight loss.
But hey, it’s still your year!
“You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live.” – coltsfan1888
MCM Logic > Real Logic
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Oct 22, 2011 1:47 PM CDT actions
I do.
TJ must throw 30 times for us to win.
by texanphil on Dec 31, 2011 4:11 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Wow, that's some hard-core stalking right there
+1
MCM Logic > Real Logic
Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
MCM's Official Knee-Jerk Reaction Game Thread Over Dramatic Poster
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Dec 31, 2011 4:13 PM CST up reply actions
And there's been plenty of Texans trolls on MCM as well, so don't act like you're blog is without flaw
MCM Logic > Real Logic
Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
MCM's Official Knee-Jerk Reaction Game Thread Over Dramatic Poster
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Dec 31, 2011 4:14 PM CST up reply actions
your*
/hunger+watchingvanderbiltfootball
MCM Logic > Real Logic
Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
MCM's Official Knee-Jerk Reaction Game Thread Over Dramatic Poster
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Dec 31, 2011 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
Troll
Who you calling troll
Division Champion Houston Texans
Hi My name is Jack, why don't you help me off?
You're an exception, WreckN
I enjoy your presence, sometimes.
MCM Logic > Real Logic
Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
MCM's Official Knee-Jerk Reaction Game Thread Over Dramatic Poster
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Dec 31, 2011 4:33 PM CST up reply actions
I love how more established teams that still haven't won anything
like to throw around division championships and trips to the playoffs. We are all playing for the same trophy. No one plays for division championships Titan fan, so stop acting like you are the Yankees. You aren’t even the fucking Marlins.
Damn you vile woman, you've impeded my work since the day I escaped your vile womb ...
Without digging up a previous post,
I found the premise of the sacrifice to the turf diety rather amusing. He clearly has developed insight to the personality of the site. ;- )
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
and that was the point.
Amusement. It’s amazing how fast people yell “TROLL” when they don’t see the intentions.
MCM Logic > Real Logic
Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
MCM's Official Knee-Jerk Reaction Game Thread Over Dramatic Poster
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Dec 31, 2011 4:34 PM CST up reply actions
Well, since this isn't baseball, you'd be right about that.
MCM Logic > Real Logic
Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
MCM's Official Knee-Jerk Reaction Game Thread Over Dramatic Poster
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Dec 31, 2011 4:34 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think thats out of bounds
We have been a ‘sleeper’ playoff pick for a few years now and admittedly underachieved. And he predicted his team would win. Seems like normal educated fandom to me. It’s better than “we will win because we are America’s Team” or the swill that comes from Steelers fan.
Damn you vile woman, you've impeded my work since the day I escaped your vile womb ...
He will never miss a game
It just is
@THEREALALLENOU on twitter - "The man, the verb, the legend" OU'd
by AllenOU on Dec 31, 2011 4:50 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
The real question is why they scheduled a Young Jeezy concert
only 18 hours before a Texans kick-off
by formerlyanonymous on Dec 31, 2011 7:09 PM CST reply actions
No, the real question is
Who the fuck is Young Jeezy?
by LouisianaTexan on Dec 31, 2011 7:34 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah, they should get HEAT for this.
Just install the fuckin fieldturf and stop being cheap.
This really pisses me off.
by YohannDookeyblue on Dec 31, 2011 8:25 PM CST up reply actions
Field turf is probably cheaper
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 31, 2011 9:19 PM CST up reply actions
It's New Year's Eve and I'm drunk,
therefore, I am going to go outside to discharge my Colt model 1911.
If there is any justice, the bullet will fall upon a BESF fan’s head.
A falling bullet does little damage
but it is a nice thought
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 31, 2011 10:21 PM CST up reply actions
Terminal velocity of a falling bullet
has got to be at least a few hundred feet per second. Might not kill you, but I don’t want that hitting my car.
Damn you vile woman, you've impeded my work since the day I escaped your vile womb ...
I watched the game today
and cringed every time a divot was kicked up
by HTown80 on Jan 1, 2012 1:22 AM CST via Android app reply actions
Hey, let's look on the bright side
this is a glorified playoff walkthrough for us, so we’re not risking much. But our turf could potentially sever the legs of half the Titans’ starters.
As expected
The field was total garbage today
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
by Hydroshock on Jan 1, 2012 3:03 PM CST via Android app reply actions
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