Eastern Washington University is really installing red turf.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 26, 2010 5:22 PM EST

They got a huge donation from one of their players who is in the nfl. He gave around 500,000 dollars. They need one million dollars to get it done by september 10th 2010. Other donations have poured in and they are around the 800,000 level. Only 200,000 more dollars to go. I think they can attain that and i like what i saw on espn as a virtual picture of the field. My guess is the ncaa will let this one slide but then make a rule that you can't have colored turf. It's getting alot of publicity now so other teams might want to do the same but the ncaa will crack down.

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no I don't think the NCAA will

unless David Stern become NCAA commish., or Chancellor or what ever the head of the NCAA is called

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by WVPiratesfan on Feb 26, 2010 5:43 PM EST reply actions

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by HoodRiverDuck on Mar 1, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions

waiting for k-state to install purple turf.

how about a purple basketball court?

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by pinkelposse on Feb 27, 2010 5:17 PM EST reply actions

Purple turf has already been done. If the NCAA doesn’t do something about this, we may see games played on that seizure-inducing orange of Tennessee…

by Jonathan Werner on Mar 4, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions

I don't think the NCAA will make any rule regarding it.

Well, they might, but they would probably have legal issues, RE:, Boise State. They’d just be asking for some school somewhere to sue and possibly win. Also, I would think that if they do make a “no colored turf” rule, they’d almost surely have to give Boise a time-table for getting a more traditionally colored turf, which I doubt they’d be willing to do.

by dxf04 on Feb 28, 2010 9:24 PM EST reply actions

Wont it be ridiculous when someone installs green turf?

This is getting out of hand.

This off-season officially sucks for FIVE reasons and counting...

by CaDuck on Mar 2, 2010 12:13 AM EST reply actions

I want KU to install white turf with green lines.

Or just make a Jayhawk that goes from end zone to end zone, sideline to sideline.

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by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Mar 2, 2010 5:26 PM EST reply actions

How about black turf with black lines

by billycthulhu on Mar 9, 2010 1:55 AM EST up reply actions

Thats easy

Just drape one of Mangino’s sweatjackets over the field.

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by SuperBentley on Mar 12, 2010 8:24 PM EST up reply actions

Teams that install non-green turf....

are teams that nobody but their own fans want to see on television. I will never watch a BSU home game on tv because of that turf. Looks horrible.

by ESS EEE SEE Speed on Mar 3, 2010 11:32 AM EST reply actions

Seriously?

I guess I can get that, but after the long cold off-season, you seriously didn’t watch the Boise-Oregon game? Really?

not drunk, just overserved

by Gen. Stoopnagle on Mar 10, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions

I had to work that night...

I used gametracker, and then heard about the punch in the morning. As a UW fan, it was the most satisfying 10 hours of 2009.

by B Money on Mar 11, 2010 12:03 AM EST up reply actions

what jurisdiction does the NCAA have in dictating what color a school has for their field?

i suppose the # of seats in the stadium. but i bet that’s more of a revenue thing than “competitive (dis)advantage”.

the reason why i ask is because the NCAA can’t tell a school who (or when) to hire a coach (much in the same vein as they can’t tell a school about hiring a professor). Are there any rules regarding facilities aside from seating capacity?

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by Grindhouse on Mar 7, 2010 1:52 PM EST reply actions