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Mtn. West bans Boise St. from wearing all blues

  • Con_Alma
    That is a wide arc on that track in the turns!
  • WebFire
    Sykotyk;844470 wrote:There is no rule on the color of the field. For any level of NCAA.

    It just costs a little more. You can't easily repair a section of the field because it's not the standard green color from the manufacturer.

    Really, Boise State wouldn't be much different than if a team wore all green helmets, jerseys, pants, etc to blend into the artificial grass of a 'normal' field. Hell, the Browns used orange helmets to let QBs spot receivers better and brown jerseys to try to hide the ball. Nothing new.

    Michigan State
  • SportsAndLady
    Pretty sure there is a rule saying you cannot have a discolored field...and Boise and EWU were grandfathered in.
  • WebFire
    SportsAndLady;844492 wrote:Pretty sure there is a rule saying you cannot have a discolored field...and Boise and EWU were grandfathered in.

    I thought there was too, but I remember a discussion a while back and it was maybe determined that there wasn't. EWU's is pretty new, isn't it?
  • LJ
    SportsAndLady;844492 wrote:Pretty sure there is a rule saying you cannot have a discolored field...and Boise and EWU were grandfathered in.

    Grandfathered in the year 2010?
  • Jester
    Didn't another school just announce they were going to a multi-colored field? Central Arkansas or something?
  • oberhaus
    Jester;844586 wrote:Didn't another school just announce they were going to a multi-colored field? Central Arkansas or something?

    It was Texas San Antonio I believe...The Roadrunners. They are thinking about an Orange field and wanted Blue lines. The only rule is the yard lines must be white.
  • oberhaus
    http://blueandgreysports.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/ut-san-antonios-orange-football-field-2/
  • oberhaus
    Something else I found.
    http://kfyo.com/the-invasion-of-red-turf-comes-to-a-texas-high-school/
  • WebFire
    Someone recently just designed a purple one.
  • vball10set
    WebFire;844703 wrote:Someone recently just designed a purple one.

    http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/apr/02/uca-football-install-purple-turf-20110402/
  • Jughead
    Waiting on Tennessee to checkerboard their whole field now.
  • killer_ewok
    Jim Rome brought up a good point today...for all of the "Boise players blend in with their field" talk.....sure is funny that Kellen Moore doesn't seem to have a problem finding his receivers in blue jerseys on that same field.....
  • fiction
    USF would never lose another home game if they just replaced their home uniforms with their alternates.

  • Tiger2003
    Hb31187;842550 wrote:maybe ND should be banned form wearing the green jerseys because they match the field too lol.

    Yah but who is Notre Dame?
  • Sykotyk
    WebFire;844476 wrote:Michigan State

    I'm pretty certain MSU uses white pants.


    Anyways, as per EWU, they just got the red field a year or so ago.
  • WebFire
    Sykotyk;845038 wrote:I'm pretty certain MSU uses white pants.


    Anyways, as per EWU, they just got the red field a year or so ago.
    I thought they were an all green once?
  • bigkahuna
    I think the thing with the all green unis is a little different because you're "used" to that.

    The thing with Boise is the color of the field itself is a culture shock.

    The reason Moore doesn't have an issue is because he's used to playing/practicing on that field.

    I wonder what color the field is at Boise's practice facility.
  • SportsAndLady
    Not to mention qb to wr is all about timing...the qb knows.where his receivers are gonna be...its not like he just looks down.the field and decides who to throw to just like that
  • ts1227
    The field color rule and grandfathering thing is completely false. There is no rule regarding it in the NCAA.

    The NFL recently put a rule in though.
  • killer_ewok
    SportsAndLady;845153 wrote:Not to mention qb to wr is all about timing...the qb knows.where his receivers are gonna be...its not like he just looks down.the field and decides who to throw to just like that
    Obviously. Still, if it was SO deceiving to the eyes that it affected players THAT much.....Moore would have at least some problems at home too even if he is used to it.


    ts1227;845163 wrote:The field color rule and grandfathering thing is completely false. There is no rule regarding it in the NCAA.

    The NFL recently put a rule in though.
    Yeah, I didn't think that was true.
  • bigkahuna
    killer_ewok;845179 wrote:Obviously. Still, if it was SO deceiving to the eyes that it affected players THAT much.....Moore would have at least some problems at home too even if he is used to it.
    I'm going to disagree. If there is something unique about a stadium/facility, the home team is going to understand it in and out. A great example of this is Michigan Stadium with the swirling winds due to the construction of it... I'm willing to bet that Michigan QBs and Ks are used to how the wind swirls better than the visiting team. With any big time program, the home team is going to be able to handle their own stadium's noise because they've experienced it so much.

    Also, S&L mentioned that QB/WR combos is all about timing.

    I stated earlier that Boise has been good for a couple years, and the WAC isn't exactly challenging. However, only losing 1 Home game in almost 11 years isn't just because they're the cream of the crop.

    Let's look at basketball. I can't find it, but I'm willing to bet that Vandy's home record is very very good due in large part to the arena; and not so much the talent of the team.
  • SportsAndLady
    killer_ewok;845179 wrote:Obviously. Still, if it was SO deceiving to the eyes that it affected players THAT much.....Moore would have at least some problems at home too even if he is used to it.

    I mean we'll agree to disagree. I just don't see it. safeties will use peripheral vision to watch over the field. QBs don't watch over the field, they simply know where their WRs are going to be because of the timing of the routes. Throw in practicing on the blue field every day, and it's a pretty significant advantage. I don't think it's THAT big of an advantage; your quote was "SO deceiving tot he eyes" no, I don't think it's that bad..but it definitely has SOME effect on the safety's job.
  • WebFire
    bigkahuna;845414 wrote:I'm going to disagree. If there is something unique about a stadium/facility, the home team is going to understand it in and out. A great example of this is Michigan Stadium with the swirling winds due to the construction of it... I'm willing to bet that Michigan QBs and Ks are used to how the wind swirls better than the visiting team. With any big time program, the home team is going to be able to handle their own stadium's noise because they've experienced it so much.

    Also, S&L mentioned that QB/WR combos is all about timing.

    I stated earlier that Boise has been good for a couple years, and the WAC isn't exactly challenging. However, only losing 1 Home game in almost 11 years isn't just because they're the cream of the crop.

    Let's look at basketball. I can't find it, but I'm willing to bet that Vandy's home record is very very good due in large part to the arena; and not so much the talent of the team.

    I think it's a little of both. I think you give too much credit for the things you mentioned. It may provide some advantage, but while QB/WR is about timing, it's also about the QB doing checkdowns and finding the receiver. So he still has to battle that blue on blue just like any other QB.

    And your kicker example...I just don't think at the college level that most kickers have any advantage. They might know the wind swirls, but it's not like they spend a bunch of time on wind studies, and the wind doesn't stay constant.
  • WebFire
    SportsAndLady;845486 wrote:I mean we'll agree to disagree. I just don't see it. safeties will use peripheral vision to watch over the field. QBs don't watch over the field, they simply know where their WRs are going to be because of the timing of the routes. Throw in practicing on the blue field every day, and it's a pretty significant advantage. I don't think it's THAT big of an advantage; your quote was "SO deceiving tot he eyes" no, I don't think it's that bad..but it definitely has SOME effect on the safety's job.

    I'd be curious of they do indeed practice on a blue field.