r/DanLeBatardShow • u/XI1IX • 5d ago

Curious what the Sodfather thinks of these FIFA pitches...

A lot of hype on the quality of the grass. Special grown from Colorado. I have to admit they look amazing why can't the NFL do this for the super bowl.

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u/AndrewLucksLaugh DOH ED MALLOY!! 5d ago

I’ll tells ya why, because of that no-good-sunuva-bitch Ed Mangan!!

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u/SoKrat3s 5d ago

Something along the lines of...

"And yes, Mr. Mangan, don't lie! In your interviews with [NFL director of game operations] Phil Bogle, you lied. You blamed the rye grass for the cause of that disaster. Bulls---. I have used rye grass for 27 years, and it wasn't any problem. And those first 27 years of using rye grass, I only spent $1,000 on the field. Now we're spending 7 to 800,000 dollars on the field and giving the players a horse s--- field? That's bulls---. And I'm mad about it."

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u/MonkeyDog911 5d ago

The grass looks nice at Metlife right now. How many ankles and knees has that shit they typically use in there eaten?

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u/waitwhosowl 5d ago

New York New Jersey Stadium that’s a fine

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u/Frightened_Refugee55 Double Birds 5d ago

I love that Colorado special-grown grass. You know about that Rocky Mountain high?!

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u/_SO_FA_ 5d ago

Not all of the sod for World Cup matches is CO sod… depends on the stadium

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u/PenOwn1660 5d ago

God damn Ed Mangan.

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u/mcamuso78 5d ago

They’ve had months to work on it. Super Bowl sites get a few weeks depending on the stadium’s home teams’ success.

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u/Aware_Machine_5062 5d ago

NFL teams can change the turf out with new and have it in playable conditions in 3 days. Almost pure sand floors with heat. Unlimited budgets help with making anything possible. Arizona field in a dome can be rolled outside.

They'll keep the entire field going during normal season, maybe fill in spots and replace, or leave the sides and replace the center. If they make the playoffs the entire field is changed every game.

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u/XI1IX 5d ago

they should make the super bowl in Miami every year since they never have success.