The transcription discusses recent changes to the Dallas Cowboys' schedule and AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys face a grueling schedule with three games in 13 days, including travel to Brazil and Houston. For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, AT&T Stadium has undergone major renovations to install a natural grass field that meets FIFA standards. The field is built on risers to make it wider, and the stadium is temporarily renamed "Dallas Stadium." To grow the grass indoors, pink grow lights are suspended from the ceiling, a novel technique developed over five years with university support. The field uses nylon stitching and a 10-inch sand base, replacing traditional grass trays. The Cowboys' artificial turf will return after the World Cup. There is skepticism about the new technology, with concerns about the risers' sturdiness and the effectiveness of the lights, though organizers hope for a perfect playing surface. The discussion also touches on past issues with grass quality at NFL stadiums for soccer matches, including a famous game with Messi causing injuries. Overall, the changes aim to provide a natural grass field for World Cup matches, but some remain uncertain about the outcome.
You may have noticed a couple things. First of all, the cowboy schedule was released yesterday. And there's one stretch in the schedule where we travel to Brazil, come back travel to Houston, come back in and play on a Thursday night. I think there's three games in like 13 days. It's pretty crazy. It's going to be brutal for our cowboys. Indeed. There's also some changes to AT&T Stadium. And if you have one of those suites on field level, it's now basically underground for the World Cup because they've installed a new grass field. And to make the field wide enough, they had to actually build a field on top of risers and lift the whole thing up. Yeah, just to keep up with the standards that FIFA has if they have any. Those are the standards that FIFA has for their games. And their grass field because they'll be playing on grass. Yeah, they have to play on natural grass. And yesterday they unveiled the new field. And as for the Dallas Cowboys fans who are wondering if maybe if the grass field is here to stay, don't get your hopes up. This is still a multi-use stadium and the Cowboys turf will return as soon as the FIFA World Cup is over at AT&T Stadium for now called Dallas Stadium. I'm Kevin Reese. That's right. Yeah, that's a Dallas Stadium. Yes, yes. And then you might have seen also these pink lights that they're using to help grow the grass. And one might ask, why not just open up the roof? Yeah, why do we need lights inside the stadium? Indeed, that was answered yesterday also. The grow lights because opening the stadium roof wouldn't provide enough sun are normally rolled onto a field like this. These are suspended from the stadium ceiling, something never tried before. Providing basically the kind of the heartbeat to the pitch to allow it to grow given the absence of sun that we have in here. That's you and Hodges who is the official FIFA ground skipper for all the stadiums. Yeah, so that's been five years in the making. And then only FIFA sponsored this initiative with a couple of universities to try to develop the new technology and what they were going to put on these fields. Because like you said, they have to make it wider. And traditionally, we've heard just how crappy our field is from soccer players in general. In fact, it was, I was telling you seven years ago, there was a very famous match with Argentina where Messi came to play and the grass was causing so many injuries. And I have a friend who played, actually, he's the only U.S. men who have played in four World Cup games. It's a democracy. It's a legend now. I remember him telling me we hate going to play in the United States in our own hometown because all these NFL stadiums like they say have to turn it around to be multi use. So you have a college football game two days before and then you have a soccer game. You can't properly put down grass. So that's why they've been doing this for like so many months that we our lo and start smoke out was moved around at AT&T stadium because they were already installing this stuff. Yeah, so this field's going to be perfect. They're actually sewing it together with nylon instead of like putting out like trays of grass like they normally do. This is crazy grass is accurate. Yeah. This is field is going to be hopefully perfect and the players are going to walk away. So yeah, that was fantastic. It's going to be like it was you're playing on a real grass field that's always there. Yeah, yeah, 10 inches of sand. Yeah, that's what you're hoping, right? You're hoping to water it and grow it and when I hope this works. I'm going to be a disaster. When they say when they said this is the first time we've ever put lights over it, that kind of makes me nervous. Yeah, a lot of this makes me very nervous. The whole thing that it's on risers above, you know, is that sturdy? I'm just going to get a whole bunch of people. Is there a tour underneath the the turf? I want to know. I wonder if you can walk underneath there. New country Daddy 63 with Hawkeye and Michelle. No, it's Texas. Yeah, if it was up to Jerry, he'd be charging for that tour. I know. You know, he would. Hey, I'm Chris Fanfleet. Go behind the scenes and beyond the headlines with the biggest names in pro wrestling and beyond. You could pop up in WWE tomorrow. Would Sarayabee there or would Page be there? Page 100 is there. So when you're setting up Logan Paul to frog splash you through the announce table, it's going through your mind. This should make every headline in the world. It makes sense, right? New jelly roll. We knew we had that kind of a moment. Mindset, motivation, and what it takes to succeed. Insight with Chris Fanfleet. Follow and listen on your favorite platform.
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Key Points:
The Dallas Cowboys' schedule includes a brutal stretch of three games in 13 days, with travel to Brazil and Houston.
AT&T Stadium is undergoing major renovations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including a new natural grass field installed on risers to meet FIFA width standards.
The stadium is temporarily renamed "Dallas Stadium" for the World Cup, and the Cowboys' turf will return afterward.
Pink grow lights suspended from the ceiling are being used to nurture the grass due to lack of sunlight, a first-time technique developed with university research over five years.
The new field uses nylon stitching instead of traditional grass trays, with a 10-inch sand base, aiming to provide a high-quality surface for soccer.
There is skepticism and nervousness about the new technology, including the risers and suspended lights, with some questioning the field's sturdiness.
Summary:
The transcription discusses recent changes to the Dallas Cowboys' schedule and AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys face a grueling schedule with three games in 13 days, including travel to Brazil and Houston. For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, AT&T Stadium has undergone major renovations to install a natural grass field that meets FIFA standards.
" To grow the grass indoors, pink grow lights are suspended from the ceiling, a novel technique developed over five years with university support. The field uses nylon stitching and a 10-inch sand base, replacing traditional grass trays. The Cowboys' artificial turf will return after the World Cup.
There is skepticism about the new technology, with concerns about the risers' sturdiness and the effectiveness of the lights, though organizers hope for a perfect playing surface. The discussion also touches on past issues with grass quality at NFL stadiums for soccer matches, including a famous game with Messi causing injuries. Overall, the changes aim to provide a natural grass field for World Cup matches, but some remain uncertain about the outcome.
FAQs
The Cowboys have three games in 13 days, traveling to Brazil, then Houston, and playing on a Thursday night, making it a brutal stretch.
To meet FIFA's standards for the World Cup, a new grass field was installed on risers and lifted up, making the suites effectively underground.
No, the Cowboys' turf will return after the FIFA World Cup ends, as the stadium is multi-use.
The lights are suspended from the ceiling to provide sunlight for the grass since opening the roof doesn't give enough sun, a technique never tried before.
The grass is sewn together with nylon instead of using trays, and it sits on 10 inches of sand, aiming to create a perfect, permanent-looking field.
There are worries about the field being on risers for sturdiness, and the use of overhead lights for the first time, with some finding the whole setup nerve-wracking.
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