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SJSUSpartan04
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 Posted 01-28-10 09:50 AM IP    
Eastern Washington literally seeing red over new turf
By Matt Hinton
Boise State has its infamous "Smurf Turf," and Nebraska has what it likes to call the "Sea of Red" to describe the vast crowd inside Lincoln's Memorial Stadium. As of next fall, though, neither of them will have anything on I-AA Eastern Washington, which announced plans Wednesday to install an actual field of red:
Taking a cue from Boise State's famous blue turf, Eastern Washington is planning to install an artificial red playing surface inside its football stadium. The Big Sky program's official school colors are red and white.
Former EWU star Michael Roos, now in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans, has pledged $500,000 toward the "Red Turf Project.'' School officials in Cheney hope to raise additional private money and have the field installed for the 2010 season.
"There is no doubt that one of Boise State's claims to fame has been their blue turf and like it or dislike it, it has certainly brought them a tremendous amount of notoriety," EWU athletic director Bill Chaves said. "In a similar vein we have a tremendous opportunity at Eastern to do the same by differentiating ourselves with the red turf while providing a superior playing surface."
The NCAA has no provision addressing the color of playing surfaces -- at least not yet -- because it hasn't had to consider the issue outside of the relatively obscure venues at Boise State and Division II University of New Haven, which installed its own blue turf last year. If it goes through with it, then, EWU's lava motif will be breaking ground on what promises to be a run on multi-colored turf by publicity-starved schools across the country; eventually, somebody somewhere is going to go with black. (I'm looking at you, Idaho.)
Until then, Woodward Field, thy name is "Blood."
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footba...rn=ncaaf,216240
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weaponx0883
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Posted 01-28-10 10:28 AM IP
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SJSUSpartan04 wrote:
The NCAA has no provision addressing the color of playing surfaces -- at least not yet -- because it hasn't had to consider the issue outside of the relatively obscure venues at Boise State and Division II University of New Haven, which installed its own blue turf last year. |
And it should continue to NOT consider it. Eastern Washington will find out on its own that a red field, especially if its a darker shade of red, will be problematic for everyone, including the home team.
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
-Confucius
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Crixus
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Posted 01-28-10 03:54 PM IP
I think they should ALL be green. From Pee Wee's to the Pros. Green!!!
Go Spartans!
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babigos
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Posted 01-28-10 11:39 PM IP
Yup, totally agree here. Turf should not be all gimmicky.
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bleedblue
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Posted 02-06-10 08:31 PM IP
It's funny, really REALLY funny that the opposing coaches and players, and i mean from our own conference, the Wac, have said time and time again that it, the BLUE field and blue uniforms, are not a big deal.
The only complaint i have ever heard is from envious fans that are erked by the "Blue". Face it, If SJSU had thought of it first and put in blue turf, you would think it was the greatest brainstorm of all time.
You would probably have a better football team too.
I am betting and hoping that in 10 years you will find every color of field imaginable, then all the jerks will quit bellyaching.
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Crixus
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Posted 02-09-10 06:41 PM IP
Name calling, how droll. The reason why SJSU didn't do it is because we have better taste and honor tradition.
(Edited by Crixus)
Go Spartans!
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