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Sodfather slams NFL's Super Bowl turf
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Former NFL groundskeeper, George Toma, who is famously known as "The Sodfather,"
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has criticized the treatment of the Super Bowl turf just hours before the kickoff.
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According to Toma, the field conditions were slippery for both teams due to mistakes made over the weekend,
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particularly by the NFL's field director, Ed Mangan.
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Toma revealed to ESPN's Josh Weinfuss that Mangan waters the field
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and once it is brought into the stadium, it never sees sunlight again, leading to the slippery conditions.
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Toma went further to describe the field's smell as "rotten."
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He explained that Mangan had only sanded the field once, two weeks too late, instead of the recommended two to three times.
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Toma believes that this was the reason the field was not in its best condition,
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and Mangan refused to take care of it despite being advised by others.
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Days before the Super Bowl, Toma was optimistic about the field's quality,
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saying it was the second-best grass they've had.
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The field, which cost an estimated $800,000, was made of Tahoma hybrid Bermuda and overseeded with rye.
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It was wheeled in and out of the stadium so it could get sunshine ahead of Super Bowl Sunday.
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In conclusion, George Toma, with his vast experience working on the turf of every Super Bowl in NFL history.