Super Bowl 57 Turf Developers Break Silence On Poor Field Conditions, Throwing NFL Under The Bus

Unlike every other year, one major takeaway from the Super Bowl game was neither player-centric nor was it related to the halftime show. Given its popularity, the big finish to cap off the football season is expected to uphold the highest standards in all aspects. But, this time around, both players and fans couldn’t ignore one major bump in the proceedings.

The field at State Farm Stadium in Arizona for the Chiefs versus Eagles looked pristine. After the league spent nearly half a million dollars on the field, fans were anticipating the best of conditions. But, unfortunately, the reality was far from perfect. But the brains behind the grass that were on the field presented some possible reasons that may have resulted in the slip-and-slide saga.

OSU subtly pointed at the league in the slippery Super Bowl blame game

Fans were taken aback by the visibly poor conditions at State Farm Stadium. The fact that the field didn’t hold up to the standards of a Super Bowl game was surprising. The league has religiously used the services of the same groundskeeper from the very first Super Bowl game that was played. George Toma, also known as ‘The Sodfather’ worked on his last field with the completion of Super Bowl LVII. With his experience, there’s a slim chance of things going wrong. But as it left a bad taste in everyone’s mouths, the developers of the grass had something to say about it.

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The league utilized one of Oklahoma State University’s breeds of grass known as Tahoma 31. Ahead of the game, OSU proudly announced that the NFL had partnered with them.

After enraged fans witnessed players slipping and almost injuring themselves on the field, the matter became a huge topic of discussion. But, post the game, the university did not have the same enthusiastic tone as before.

Stating that “they had no role in creating or preparing the field for Super Bowl LVII,” OSU essentially washed its hands off the situation. They also mentioned that, while Tahoma 31 was used as the base layer for the field, there was also a top layer of ryegrass. According to them, its slick leaf surfaces could’ve been the reason for in players losing traction.

The NFL world reacted to OSU’s statements

The NFL world quickly caught wind of OSU’s statements and tried to decipher them. Perplexed users asked:

One user exclaimed:

These fans didn’t hold back from expressing their sense of humor at the expense of OSU.

The poor field conditions of Super Bowl LVII will not be forgotten anytime soon. But perhaps, the discourse generated this time around will call for changes that raise the standard of the field’s quality in the future.

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