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The SMU football team is having an issue at their home stadium ahead of the 2022 season.
With less than two weeks remaining before the start of college football, pictures have been taken showing a huge bubble at the 15-yard line of the field. The Dallas area was hit with heavy rain this week, which presumably caused the bizarre bubbling.
The downpour was so torrential that campus police had to start issuing safety warnings for students, who’ve just arrived back to campus for the Fall.
The rainstorm effectively flooded Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Take a look at the wild picture below.
https://twitter.com/DallasTexasTV/status/1561823274140680194?s=20&t=jThNib6dd14Mz_IaOMUCcA
It looks more like a deserted tropical island than a football field. Some fans compared it to a golf green surrounded by water. Whatever you want to call it, it could provide some major issues if not fixed up over the next few weeks.
Luckily, SMU starts the season on the road before hosting Lamar on September 10th. The situation should be cured by then, but that didn’t stop fans from offering some hilarious reactions on social media.
SMU football field forms bizarre bubble following rainstorm
Fans were quick to react to seeing the insane bubble on the football field. Take a look at some of the responses on Twitter.
This should be a permanent fixture at SMU games like the old hill in centerfield at the Astros stadium https://t.co/2K63or2v5h
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) August 22, 2022
Pitchers mound/possible multi-sport stadium? SMU's way of announcing they are bringing baseball back after a 42 year absence? https://t.co/14Lk9yrTxO
— Craig Miller (@junior_miller) August 22, 2022
Preview of the upcoming season pic.twitter.com/jMDTXcZV5g
— SMU Barstool (Trey Utter and Jackson Young Enjoyer (@StoolSMU) August 22, 2022
SMU experiencing some problems in the red zone early in the season. https://t.co/JfHgCAZgW8
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) August 22, 2022
This guy might have an idea of what’s causing the problem.
Water displacing air in the soil causing a massive air bladder below the (synthetic?) turf field at SMU. I’ve seen this happen on a much smaller scale on shallow-rooted Poa annua putting green turf but nothing like this! 😬 https://t.co/TfHB5Yc9Mp
— James Hempfling, Ph.D. (@JamesHempfling) August 22, 2022
Maybe all that NIL money can help with a solution.
Maybe SMU Collective money would be better spent fixing their field because there appears to be a small problem here..#BoulevardCollective https://t.co/Ifxw7rouy9
— It’s All A Game (@40AcresBuilt) August 22, 2022
SMU is currently looking into how to fix the deformation.
Per an SMU official, a turf company will check things out when the rain fully ends.
SMU doesn't play a home game until Sept. 10, so there's time. https://t.co/3by5fO04yE
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) August 22, 2022
Hopefully, it’s all cleared up by September 10th for the Mustangs’ home opener.
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