many gopher holes as we could find. felt like bill murray in "caddyshack." >> and the grass would stab you, the "grass." maybe land on a cactus if you were lucky. >> reporter: the bearcats loved football enough to endure until the end of last season when the other teams in the league said they wouldn't play on this rocky rectangle of high desert anymore. it was just too dangerous, they said. >> it was pretty heart wrenching to hear that people didn't want to come play on our field. >> football in our community is the one thing that grabs everybody and brings everybody together. >> reporter: which is why brad decided to attempt a hail mary. had the kids make a video explaining how they needed artificial turf because they didn't have enough water in branson to grow real grass, and how the price shocked the school board. >> we need your help. >> reporter: brad posted the plea on social media, hoping anyone outside branson would