Did someone new take over the turf management in the last decade or so? Because what I've seen happen to Shields-Watkins looks like total incompetence. I remember it being incredibly resilient and well-draining turf-- some of the best out there, college or pro-- and it wasn't that long ago. The turf was even featured on some TV shows.
Then some genius decided to rip it up and replace it with an "improved" bermuda variety, and either the new grass sucks or someone doesn't know how to care for it. It's been pathetic the last few years.
As I understand it, it is the same guys who take care of the turf at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, and that is one of the most pristine playing surfaces that one will ever see. Just an awesome field.
Don't understand how the same group of people can maintain the playing surface at LNS so well, yet mess up what was once one of the best natural grass playing surfaces in America in Neyland.
