After the beat the 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII, one Pooka Williams Jr. Jersey of the biggest talking points during postgame was how bad the field conditions were at State Farm Stadium. Following Kansas City's win, both teams criticized the field with one player even going as far as to say that it was the "worst" field he had ever played on.The fact that the field didn't hold up was a major surprise and that's because the NFL has been using the same groundskeeper since the first Super Bowl, George Toma. With such an experienced veteran running things, there was no reason to expect that the field was going to turn into a giant slip-and-slide on Sunday, but that's exactly what happened.If you're wondering why the field was in such bad shape, Oklahoma State University has a theory.The school has been developing new breeds of gra s since 1986 and the NFL used one of OSU's newer breeds, Tahoma 31, for Super Bowl LVII. The school was so proud of the fact that their turf was being used that they actually bragged about it in TWO different tweets before the game. The Super Bowl is being played on turfgra s! See what ESPN has to say about the special variety of turf Oklahoma State Univ. (@okstate) turfgra s has scored another touchdown this time at in Arizona.This Sunday, LVII will be played there on Tahoma 31 bermudagra s, a turf variety developed by OSU researchers. | Oklahoma State Univ. (@okstate) Following the game, though, the school took a much different tone.One day after Kansas City's win, OSU released a statement that basically blamed the NFL for the slippery conditions at State Farm Stadium."While OSU scientists developed and patented Tahoma 31, they had no role in creating or preparing the field for Super Bowl LVII," the school said in a statement, . "Tahoma 31 was used Ja'Marr Chase Jersey for the base layer, but the field also was seeded with a top layer of ryegra s, which has slick leaf surfaces when damp. That and other factors may have contributed to traction i sues during play."The school is e sentially pinning everything on the NFL's groundskeeping crew and that Zach Kerr Jersey if the gra s had been used as it was supposed to be used, there likely wouldn't have been any i sues. The school also noted that there weren't any other i sues with the gra s this year and that THE EAGLES actually used Tahoma 31 for home games this season. "The Philadelphia Eagles played on Tahoma 31 at Lincoln Financial Field during the 2022 season, including the NFC Championship Game two weeks ago," the school said. "Tahoma 31 is widely used at high-profile sites acro s the country, including the Arkansas Razorbacks' stadium, which was recognized as the 2022 College Football Field of the Year by the Sports Field Management A sociation."In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, Toma had said that he thought the gra s for this year's Super Bowl was among the best ever."This is a new turf," Toma . "I believe this is the second-best turf that we've had in 57 Super Bowls." The 94-year-old also revealed that the NFL spent three-quarters of a million dollars on the turf."In the first 27 Super Bowls, we didn't spend $1,000 on the field for a game," Toma . "This one here is $750,000."The investment Cincinnati Bengals Men Jersey definitely didn't pay off because players from both teams hated it, especially Eagles pa s rusher . "I'm not going to lie it was the worst field that I've ever played on," Reddick . "It was very disappointing, it's the NFL. You would think it would be better so we could get some better play, but it is what it is. I don't know maybe the league will look at it and tell Arizona they got to step their stuff up. I don't know, it's not my decision to make, it's not my call to make whatever it is and what it is."In the video below, you Brandon Wilson Jersey can see multiple instances of players slipping on the field. The field conditions at the Super Bowl were an i sue and frankly embarra sing considering the magnitude of the game. These are just some examples. Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) The NFL chose Tahoma 31 because the league thought it was the best gra s available, according to Nick Pappas, the NFL's field surface director "We believe that, right now, this is one of the strongest varieties of hybrid Bermuda gra s you can get," Pappas told ESPN.com in the .Oklahoma State would certainly agree that Tahoma 31 is one of the strongest varieties available, but the school definitely sounds le s than thrilled with how its gra s was used on Super Bowl Sunday.
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