October wii not nearly as exciting as September. In fact the next six games should not present any serious threats tyo our number one standing. Coach Tressel is challenging the team to focus on trying to get better with everyone striving for self improvement. It is hard to get ready for teams that only are playing 500 ball. Everyone seems to waiting for the Michigan game! Don
I believe Purdue does not play either MI or OSU this year. It is not inconceivable that they could end up undefeated in the Big 10. Unlikely but possible.
Who, the only thing about MSU that should scare you is if they attack your team at midfield at the end of the game, which is where they are most effective. They are dung.
A side note, we now have brand new turf installed for the game Saturday vs Bowling Green State University. The old turf wsa removed and replaced last week. How many points is that worth? :lol: Don
Don, I'm curious. I don't know anything about laying down new turf. It seems to me that until the new grass takes root in the undersoil the turf mats can slip out of place. I know it's not going to happen, but how?
The trip to East Lansing still scares the helloutta me....no doubt those kids are in the tank and it's not out of the question that John L has lost that squad. That said, they still have good talent and the same team that had a 3 touchdown lead in the 4th quarter against the Irish can show up and play inspired football at home against the Buckeyes. I have no doubt that before the season is over thay are gonna smack somebody in the mouth....I just hope it ain't us! Terry
Hasn't the grass pretty much stopped growing up north? If so then there will be no rooting of the sod to the underlying dirt right? I know it's done all the time though. In fact I think the turf is new for every Super Bowl played on natural grass. Terry
Terry, It's still growing up here....as a matter-of-fact I've got a "bumper crop" growing in the front yard now that my "better(or is that bitter?)half keeps after me to cut. 8)
Sid & Terry, The new sod has two inches of plush top soil when it is laid on a prepared bed. Quite and operation and comes on huge rolls, several truck loads. It was all installed in one day. Don
Don, I can imagine that it is a huge operation. Interesting. I hope it works like they planned. I'm sure it will.
I know that around here that St. Augustine grass slows considerably as night time temps go down, and they are going down. I can already see the difference in the height of the lawn when I mow it on the weekend. In fact the last time I put in a new lawn it was during the slow grow/no grow period and I didn't mow it for a month or two until the weather started to warm and it developed some deeper roots.
For any of you that didn't know this already, I am going to give you a tip on a healthy lawn in a hot climate: Last year (2005), I watered my lawn too much during the summer. I was allowing the 24 zone sprinkler system to run each zone for 2 minutes... that's 48 minutes per session. I ran it twice each day (6am and 9pm). I ran it 6 days each week (No water on Saturday... mowing day). The lawn stayed nice and healthy through the summer and went dormant in the late fall. When the spring of 2006 arrived, the lawn never woke up. Fertilizer did not help. A second round of fertilizer did not help. My lawn was dead. I had to reseed the entire lawn. I talked to a wise older man in our neighborhood and asked him his thoughts of what might have happened. He gave me a grin and said that he could have predicted this outcome by the way I was watering. I watered in short spurts. The water never soaked deep into the soil. The grass stayed green because there was always moist soil at the surface. The root system stayed very close to the surface. When winter came, the roots froze and my grass died. The solution is to water only one day each week for longer periods of time. Each zone is now set to 12 minutes and I water starting at 2 a.m. on Sunday. The sprinklers are off by 7 a.m. and the water has time to soak down deep in the ground. The moisture will evaporate from the top soil rather quickly. The roots will search lower in the soil to find moisture. This will continue until you have a strong, deep root system that will be unaffected by winter freeze.