AnythingChicago Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Are there any rules in the NFL regarding the color of the turf? Or does it have to be green? But, does it matter what shade of green? Because I was thinking if the Jets had their own set of turf they could have their whole field dark green.Yeah, and the Cleveland Browns could have their whole field neon purple. BEAUTIFUL! Call up Mangini, we're making this happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gueman Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Funny this came up. A few weeks ago when my wife saw a story on Eastern Washington she asked the same question. I whipped this up to show her what the Raven's field would look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Thanks for bringing this up. Since this isn't a rule, I say the NFL should institute it immediately before some crazy renegade team does it. Reminds me of playing basketball on a crazy colored carpeted gym in grade school. Talk about rug burns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmansion Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 A little bit off topic but the Packers field logo consists of gold and white paint. There is no green paint used, just the natural grass green showing through. So you could say that the Packers are the first and only team to have ever "colored" their field in accordance to their "logo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsephen Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Knew this would drive the traditionalists here crazy.Some teams wouldn't be so bad. People acting like a darker shade of green is "horrible" though? lol... my god, really? "I hate it because I'm not used to it!! WAAHH" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 ever since i first saw boise state's field, i've fantasized about the raiders going with a black field.imagine how intimidating that would be... a black field, with grey markings. the home team in black and silver. the fans in the stands are clad in all black with black and white and silver facepaint. the sky is grey.literally the only colors you would see as an opposing player would be your teammates and your team color. in a sea of drab grey-scale death.i think it would look amazing and really give the road team a sense of isolation, and being in enemy territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 The main issue I have with coloring the field in accordance to team colors is it makes it harder to follow the action since there's less contrast between the home team and the field turf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDmo Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 A black field would be insanely hot in the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Knew this would drive the traditionalists here crazy.Some teams wouldn't be so bad. People acting like a darker shade of green is "horrible" though? lol... my god, really? "I hate it because I'm not used to it!! WAAHH"Nah. I hate it because it looks minor league and like a$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 The only team that can get away with this is the Jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 ever since i first saw boise state's field, i've fantasized about the raiders going with a black field.imagine how intimidating that would be... a black field, with grey markings. the home team in black and silver. the fans in the stands are clad in all black with black and white and silver facepaint. the sky is grey.literally the only colors you would see as an opposing player would be your teammates and your team color. in a sea of drab grey-scale death.i think it would look amazing and really give the road team a sense of isolation, and being in enemy territory.What color are the seats in their stadium? Because you'd see quite a bit of them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 The only team that can get away with this is the Jets....or the Eagles or the Packers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 ever since i first saw boise state's field, i've fantasized about the raiders going with a black field.imagine how intimidating that would be... a black field, with grey markings. the home team in black and silver. the fans in the stands are clad in all black with black and white and silver facepaint. the sky is grey.literally the only colors you would see as an opposing player would be your teammates and your team color. in a sea of drab grey-scale death.i think it would look amazing and really give the road team a sense of isolation, and being in enemy territory.What color are the seats in their stadium? Because you'd see quite a bit of them too.Aren't they Green b/c of the A's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Green provides a neutral background that is calming to the eyes, making it easier to follow the action and focus on the players on the field. Anything else, and you're focusing on the field, not necessarily what's on it. It also camouflages the home team, and generally just looks stupid. I would not encourage any NFL team to go this route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Green provides a neutral background that is calming to the eyes, making it easier to follow the action and focus on the players on the field. Anything else, and you're focusing on the field, not necessarily what's on it. It also camouflages the home team, and generally just looks stupid. I would not encourage any NFL team to go this route.Wood tones or white would work, since those are perfectly functional for NBA and NHL. I say, if it's a synthetic surface, a team should be able to make it any color they like.That said, I think the sport should only be played on natural surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 A little bit off topic but the Packers field logo consists of gold and white paint. There is no green paint used, just the natural grass green showing through. So you could say that the Packers are the first and only team to have ever "colored" their field in accordance to their "logo".Actually, I was going to bring this up here last year after attending my first Packers game, but it bothers me that they do this, because it is inaccurate. I always looked at the Packers' endzones as being a traditional-inspired "grass" and gold, not team colors.But seeing it as a whole, the empty part of the midfield logo really stood out to me as being an inaccurate colorization of the logo. Maybe a bit lazy or cheap rather than creative use of the green field. Doesn't match the helmets, the jerseys... I know this is extremely nitpicky, but that's what we do here, right? An NFL team has the wrong color logo in the center of their field. In this era, that surprises me. (Even the nortiously mismatched Cowboys now have a star that matches the helmets.)All that said, I love the atmosphere, the stadium is great and the fans couldn't be nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YessSir32 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I could only imagine the lions going with a silver field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Jets should go with white field and green lines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDR Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Jets should go with white field and green lines!I'm only in favor if the "green lines" are simply the natural grass showing through on the white painted field. If you're suggesting white painted field with green painted lines, well, then that's just absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Maybe someone should take this to the concepts, this would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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