Tyler Krug

@iastate_cals Grad|Benton County #Iowa native|#LivestockJudge #beefproducer #cyclONEnation

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

Introducing Landry James Krug!

Born Friday night at 8:49pm

Mom did awesome, dad (almost) cried, and big sister Lakyn is loving her role. Her and nanas and papas got to visit thru the hospital window.

We were able to come home today at noon.

1/8/2021
8 lbs. 11 oz.
20” long

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

@Cyclone_Club #CycloneTailgateTour tonight in Cedar Rapids! We had fun and won an awesome sign from Jack Trice 50th Anniversary. Signed by @IASTATEAD Pollard and Coach Campbell! Fits great in the garage and #FranktheTank got a shout out from the Iowa Governor's Charity Steer Show

[Tomi Lahren @TomiLahren]

I humbly ask @RobertKennedyJr to bring back country of origin labeling on our beef products. Our American ranchers are being decimated by greedy meat packers who import cheap foreign beef and pass it off as “product of USA.” With no labeling, you have no idea WHERE the beef you’re buying was actually raised and processed. It also allows packers to undercut American ranchers for their superior product. Please bring back #cool

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

@CycloneDave69 White chocolate @thomasjw49

[StatMuse @statmuse]

Most wins by decade:

60s — Bill Russell
70s — Paul Silas
80s — Michael Cooper
90s — Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen
00s — Tim Duncan
10s — LeBron James
20s — Georges Niang

[Drake Women's Soccer @DrakeWSoccer]

𝗙𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘!

Zoey Mahoney, are you kidding?!?! Her incredible throw-in gets past the Panther keeper for an early lead!

5' | Drake 1, UNI 0

@ESPNAssignDesk
#SCTop10
#DSMHometownTeam

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

The Aaron Rodgers injury has reignited the NFL debate about natural grass vs. artificial turf fields.

But the data is clear — natural grass is safer.

Here's a breakdown of the data and an explanation of why NFL owners are still hesitant to make the change.

The irony here is that artificial turf was actually created to make people healthy, not hurt them.

A U.S. military study from the 1950s revealed that young people living in urban areas were less physically fit than their suburban counterparts.

So the Ford Foundation chalked this up to the lack of natural grass in most major cities and spent millions developing a synthetic solution for urban playgrounds.

But the industry blew up because of sports teams.

The Houston Astros were the first team to install artificial turf when they opened the Astrodome in 1965.

And within just five years, more than a dozen other pro and college stadiums also went fully synthetic.

Former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle even said:

"In five to ten years, any problems about playing championship games in cold-weather towns will be resolved - we’ll have artificial turf on all of our fields by then.”

And Pete Rozell wasn't necessarily wrong.

There are more than 8,000 artificial turf fields in the United States today — and 16 of the NFL's 32 teams have artificial turf in their home stadium, including the NY Giants and Jets, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, LA Rams and Chargers, and more.

So why do half of the NFL’s 32 owners insist on having artificial turf fields?

Well, the most obvious reason is money.

Artificial turf companies have long bragged about how their product can save sports teams millions of dollars annually on maintenance.

They talk about how it remains consistent in every environment, including rain, sleet, or snow.

And they lure owners in with the promise that they’ll be able to host other money-making events at their multi-billion-dollar stadiums, like concerts and basketball games.

This enables owners to eliminate seven to eight figures in annual maintenance costs and creatively turn something typically seen as a liability into a cash-generating asset.

But just because it’s good for the owner's pocket doesn’t mean it's good for player safety.

NFL players have been complaining about artificial turf fields since the 1970s, and NFLPA President JC Tretter even wrote an open letter to the NFL last year saying, "Artificial turf is significantly harder on the body than grass."

But he didn’t just make the claim - he backed it up with data.

Tretter referenced an independent study that found players have a 28% higher rate of non-contact lower extremity injuries when playing on artificial turf.

And of those non-contact injuries, players have a 32% higher rate of non-contact knee injuries on turf and a staggering 69% higher rate of non-contact foot or ankle injuries on turf compared to grass.

And it's not like there aren't other solutions.

The Las Vegas Raiders and Arizona Cardinals have already engineered and installed retractable field systems.

This allows them to push the field outside during the week so it can get the required maintenance and sunlight, and then they move it back inside roughly 24 hours before each game.

And if owners didn’t want to give up parking spaces, there’s even a solution for that.

Real Madrid's new stadium has a fully retractable pitch that can be stored beneath the stadium with the push of a button.

The $250 million underground greenhouse includes ventilation, air conditioning, irrigation systems, LED lighting, control cameras, and ultraviolet light therapy to maintain the pitch.

But more importantly, it proves that natural grass fields can be used in any environment.

So the NFL’s excuses are starting to run dry.

Player safety has become a big issue within the world’s most profitable sport.

And with owners having the ultimate amount of leverage against individual players, it'll probably be up to the NFLPA to negotiate this into a future CBA.

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[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

NFLPA’s new executive director, Lloyd Howell, said all NFL stadiums need to have natural grass.

[David Carr @Carrchamp]

Free camp 🚨

@ Ames high school this Friday at 5:30-7:00!! Excited to give back to the community and share what I have learned

[ESPN @espn]

The 49ers' new QB1.

The 2022 draft's Mr. Irrelevant.

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

Geaux for 2

[Mark Gordon @mgordon7718]

@Erinmdw @brentblum We beat the Big 10 regular season and Big 10 tournament champs.

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

Jayden Walker has bright spots. Bruce Weber appears he has a barber from the 13 colonies. Mark Smith is Drakes doppelgänger

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

Good guys win. Goodnight @CycloneMBB #Jaz

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

@CBKimbrell @sellis_1994 Puts @HernandosPub to shame

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

Must’ve used all our made 3s in the first dozen games

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

1 field goal in first ten minutes of second half. And still up by 8. Wow

[Brent Blum @brentblum]

Iowa State had more games this year with 3 million or more viewers (Iowa, OU, Clemson) than Texas (OU, Ok State). Texas had 8 games on national TV (ESPN, FOX, ABC), Iowa State had 5.

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

Baylor highlighted on @espn plus during @CheezItBowl and announcers really dropped the ball on opportunity to talk about top ten showdown looming with @CycloneMBB #big12basketball

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

Best blocking receiver in #nfl @AllenLazard gets himself a catch and an effort play! #TD #loyalsons

[Tyler Krug @TylerKrug]

@RedDirtCyclone Think it’s @AbdelNader2 in disguise 🥸