Remember playing backyard football and heading inside for refreshments, grass stains everywhere?
Or playing in high school in the rain, with mud and grass and water flying everywhere? Those were the days.
Since the early 2010s when artificial turf became mainstream, traditionalists have harped on the benefits of natural grass, while youthful recruits and new age fans have extolled the benefits of the speed of turf.
Four Irish players, either this season or in the lead-up to this season, have torn their ACLs, presumably on artificial turf, during games or practices, and are out for the season.