If teams were banned from wearing the same color uniform as the playing surface, would that mean green unis would be banned on normal grass?

(06-19-2014 03:25 PM)Love and Honor Wrote:  If teams were banned from wearing the same color uniform as the playing surface, would that mean green unis would be banned on normal grass?

I think that's one reason the proposed rule didn't pass. If it had passed, someone would argue that Oregon, Michigan State, Colorado State, Baylor, Hawaii, etc. couldn't wear green jersey/green pants combos on green turf or grass fields.

Though it's a different issue with Boise because Boise has done its best to color-match the field color with its uniform color. It's not a different shade of blue, it's the very same shade.

(06-19-2014 03:25 PM)Love and Honor Wrote:  If teams were banned from wearing the same color uniform as the playing surface, would that mean green unis would be banned on normal grass?

Yes if the pants and jersey were both green.

Why not just have alternating shades of green (for green teams), ban Boise's arse from using the same shade for uni's and the field, and be done with it?

So they WANT their field to look like a parking lot?

Are they trying to be ready for when they close the football program down? They'll be ready to start parking cars on it.

The No Fun League has banned non-green fields, but they are still legal in the NCAA.

(06-19-2014 03:46 PM)ncbeta Wrote:  Why not just have alternating shades of green (for green teams), ban Boise's arse from using the same shade for uni's and the field, and be done with it?

I think that Oregon and Michigan State already have alternating shades of green on their fields.

What an awful color for television (assuming Eastern Michigan is on television).

Hawaii should take full advantage of this situation and make their field all the colors of the rainbow. That would be amazeballs!

(06-19-2014 09:36 PM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  Hawaii should take full advantage of this situation and make their field all the colors of the rainbow. That would be amazeballs!

Lost Lettermen thought of that one last year.

Hawaii Football Needs a Rainbow Field

(06-19-2014 09:05 PM)chess Wrote:  What an awful color for television (assuming Eastern Michigan is on television).

Don't worry they are never on TV at home, only on the road when they are getting blown out by 35 points.

(06-19-2014 09:45 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(06-19-2014 09:36 PM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  Hawaii should take full advantage of this situation and make their field all the colors of the rainbow. That would be amazeballs!

Lost Lettermen thought of that one last year.

Hawaii Football Needs a Rainbow Field

Not gaudy enough! Let's make it more obnoxious than Alexei Lalas discussing soccer.



...or this...

^^ Still not gaudy enough. Take them out of ROYGBIV and make each 10 yards a random color.

like this:

(06-19-2014 07:39 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(06-19-2014 03:46 PM)ncbeta Wrote:  Why not just have alternating shades of green (for green teams), ban Boise's arse from using the same shade for uni's and the field, and be done with it?

I think that Oregon and Michigan State already have alternating shades of green on their fields.

Michigan State plays on grass - all the same color (as much as grass is "all the same color").

(06-20-2014 01:08 AM)nert Wrote:  

(06-19-2014 07:39 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(06-19-2014 03:46 PM)ncbeta Wrote:  Why not just have alternating shades of green (for green teams), ban Boise's arse from using the same shade for uni's and the field, and be done with it?

I think that Oregon and Michigan State already have alternating shades of green on their fields.

Michigan State plays on grass - all the same color (as much as grass is "all the same color").

We play on grass and this is what it looked like at the spring game. Couldn't this be done every ten yards?



Of course, they've resodded the field this summer. I thought it looked good but I guess it needed it.

EMU's stadium is 6.1 miles away from Michigan's Big House, they averaged 4,051 in attendance last year, their men's basketball team hosted a post season game this year and announced attendance was 373. If you're criticizing Eastern's turf color as just a cheap gimmick to get attention you're kind of missing the point.

(06-20-2014 01:28 AM)ncbeta Wrote:  

(06-20-2014 01:08 AM)nert Wrote:  

(06-19-2014 07:39 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(06-19-2014 03:46 PM)ncbeta Wrote:  Why not just have alternating shades of green (for green teams), ban Boise's arse from using the same shade for uni's and the field, and be done with it?

I think that Oregon and Michigan State already have alternating shades of green on their fields.

Michigan State plays on grass - all the same color (as much as grass is "all the same color").

We play on grass and this is what it looked like at the spring game. Couldn't this be done every ten yards?



Of course, they've resodded the field this summer. I thought it looked good but I guess it needed it.

I love that midfield logo! One of the best in CFB, IMHO.

Akron should do their field black with white lines to resemble a tire. Similar to the practice field on NCAA 14.

You've got to keep in mind that Boise had a funky stadium to work with so going Blue mitigated that.

EMU has a nice stadium so Im not sure how going gray helps. Maybe alternating light green dark green field with gray end zones would look nice.

The key for EMU may be more sprucing things up over pure gimmick.

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(06-20-2014 01:28 AM)ncbeta Wrote:  

(06-20-2014 01:08 AM)nert Wrote:  

(06-19-2014 07:39 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(06-19-2014 03:46 PM)ncbeta Wrote:  Why not just have alternating shades of green (for green teams), ban Boise's arse from using the same shade for uni's and the field, and be done with it?

I think that Oregon and Michigan State already have alternating shades of green on their fields.

Michigan State plays on grass - all the same color (as much as grass is "all the same color").

We play on grass and this is what it looked like at the spring game. Couldn't this be done every ten yards?



Of course, they've resodded the field this summer. I thought it looked good but I guess it needed it.

Several teams have grass fields with alternating shades of green (presumably the contrast is created by the way the grass is cut). The Oakland Raiders are one example. USC does it too but for some reason it's not as noticeable in person there, at least from the lousy seats they give to fans of visiting teams.