Apparently the announcement by the University of Central Arkansas that took place this past April about painting their football field purple and grey was not an April Fool's joke. The field has now been painted and will now be the first multi-colored field in the NCAA.
This raises the bar for the next school to make a splash with some crazy color combination. You have to wonder what is coming down the line - hot pink and chartruze?) It will also increase the debate as to whether the colored fields present an unfair advantage for the home team or are just a shameless gimmick to sell tickets.
The NFL had the right idea by putting a rule in place before the pro teams joined the bandwagon. All fields must be green, although they do leave the door open for different shades of green. Football should be about the play on the field, not the field itself.
UCA's purple and grey field is really happening [CBS Sports]
This raises the bar for the next school to make a splash with some crazy color combination. You have to wonder what is coming down the line - hot pink and chartruze?) It will also increase the debate as to whether the colored fields present an unfair advantage for the home team or are just a shameless gimmick to sell tickets.
The NFL had the right idea by putting a rule in place before the pro teams joined the bandwagon. All fields must be green, although they do leave the door open for different shades of green. Football should be about the play on the field, not the field itself.
UCA's purple and grey field is really happening [CBS Sports]
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