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Jul 27, 2011 2:44 AM
They say it creates an unfair advantage. Thoughts?
Jul 26, 2011 10:44pm
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Jul 27, 2011 2:46 AM
Said it before. That field with all blues is at least 10 free points.
Jul 26, 2011 10:46pm
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Jul 27, 2011 2:46 AM
Wah! Wah!!!! What a bunch of cry-babies over there in Rocky Mountain Timezone.
Jul 26, 2011 10:46pm
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Jul 27, 2011 2:47 AM
I say ban the blue field.
Jul 26, 2011 10:47pm
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Jul 27, 2011 2:49 AM
Dumb. Why piss off the only program that will keep you relevant after TCU leaves?
Jul 26, 2011 10:49pm
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Jul 27, 2011 3:57 AM
maybe ND should be banned form wearing the green jerseys because they match the field too lol. boo fucking hoo, guard the players and dont come up with excuses. Boise could rack up 8 or 9 wins a season playing a player down in that conference, theyre not winning games because of blue uniforms
Jul 26, 2011 11:57pm
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Jul 27, 2011 4:18 AM
I have Heard they sometimes work on a trick play where they have a player lay down on the field to blend in and then take off once the play begins i think its on a kickoff
Jul 27, 2011 12:18am
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Jul 27, 2011 4:31 AM
I'm OK with this.
Jul 27, 2011 12:31am
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Jul 27, 2011 7:21 AM
WebFire;842447 wrote:They say it creates an unfair advantage. Thoughts?
j_crazy;842452 wrote:Said it before. That field with all blues is at least 10 free points.

They win by 40 points a game. When you're as dominant as they are the field and uniforms don't matter much. Now they will win by 35 at home. Big deal. Besides, they are almost as dominant on the road as they are at home.
Jul 27, 2011 3:21am
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Jul 27, 2011 12:36 PM
krambman;842675 wrote:They win by 40 points a game. When you're as dominant as they are the field and uniforms don't matter much. Now they will win by 35 at home. Big deal. Besides, they are almost as dominant on the road as they are at home.

Nevada begs to differ. Also note that in road games the past like 3 years, they've had several close calls against teams that are horrible (La Tech, for instance).
Jul 27, 2011 8:36am
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Jul 27, 2011 12:39 PM
krambman;842675 wrote:They win by 40 points a game. When you're as dominant as they are the field and uniforms don't matter much. Now they will win by 35 at home. Big deal. Besides, they are almost as dominant on the road as they are at home.

So you're admitting that it does create an unfair advantage..but since it's only a difference of winning by 35 and not 45, it shouldn't be banned?
Jul 27, 2011 8:39am
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Jul 27, 2011 1:01 PM
It obviously does create an unfair advantage in a game where peripheral vision is so important.
Jul 27, 2011 9:01am
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Jul 27, 2011 1:23 PM
Talked about this with one of my friends who plays for Miami (OH). They played at Boise and he said that it definitely took at least a half to adjust to the blue players on the blue field.
Jul 27, 2011 9:23am
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Jul 27, 2011 1:49 PM
I wonder how much of it has to do with TV revenue too. I won't watch Boise home games because it is too stressful on the eyes
Jul 27, 2011 9:49am
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Jul 27, 2011 2:09 PM
I never watch Boise State at home because of the color scheme.
Jul 27, 2011 10:09am
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Jul 27, 2011 3:11 PM
I think it definitely creates an advantage.

If you're a safety, it's gotta be hard trying to spot a back in the backfield or some receivers in their routes. If there is some orange in there, you can spot it quicker. I mean hell, blue helmet on top of all blue unis.

I honestly wonder if it ever had an effect on the Boise players, specifically the quarterback.

I think ND has their QB setup with a helmet cam for practice purposes now. I think it would have been interesting if someone did this when Boise played in the all blues to get an actual player perspective.

What's their home game win streak at right now?
Jul 27, 2011 11:11am
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Jul 27, 2011 3:19 PM
Fly4Fun;842872 wrote:I never watch Boise State at home because of the color scheme.

It would also be a disadvantage to opposing teams watching film because it is hard on the eyes.
Jul 27, 2011 11:19am
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Jul 27, 2011 3:20 PM
bigkahuna;842964 wrote:I think it definitely creates an advantage.

If you're a safety, it's gotta be hard trying to spot a back in the backfield or some receivers in their routes. If there is some orange in there, you can spot it quicker. I mean hell, blue helmet on top of all blue unis.

I honestly wonder if it ever had an effect on the Boise players, specifically the quarterback.

I think ND has their QB setup with a helmet cam for practice purposes now. I think it would have been interesting if someone did this when Boise played in the all blues to get an actual player perspective.

What's their home game win streak at right now?

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Jul 27, 2011 11:20am
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Jul 27, 2011 3:24 PM
I have a hard time watching them on the blue turf as well
Jul 27, 2011 11:24am
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Jul 28, 2011 12:16 AM
j_crazy;842754 wrote:Nevada begs to differ. Also note that in road games the past like 3 years, they've had several close calls against teams that are horrible (La Tech, for instance).

Same could be said for a lot of top tier teams. Shit happens on the road.
Jul 27, 2011 8:16pm
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Jul 28, 2011 12:39 AM
LJ;842982 wrote:56-1 since '99

I know the WAC is/was a poop conference and Boise is a good program, but they the WAC wasn't always a dumper conference and Boise wasn't always dominate.

Definitely something to the all blues/smurf turf.
Jul 27, 2011 8:39pm
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Jul 28, 2011 12:51 AM
WebFire;842457 wrote:I say ban the blue field.

The NCAA has already done something about this I believe, but they grandfathered Boise in.

But I agree. Get rid of the colored fields and the teams can wear whatever the fuck they want.
Jul 27, 2011 8:51pm
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Jul 28, 2011 2:36 AM
wildcats20;843785 wrote:The NCAA has already done something about this I believe, but they grandfathered Boise in.

But I agree. Get rid of the colored fields and the teams can wear whatever the fuck they want.

Jul 27, 2011 10:36pm
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Jul 28, 2011 2:24 PM
wildcats20;843785 wrote:The NCAA has already done something about this I believe, but they grandfathered Boise in.

But I agree. Get rid of the colored fields and the teams can wear whatever the **** they want.


I know we've discussed this before, but how did NCAA FCS team EWU get away with the Inferno Field?



or was that ruling only for FBS?
Jul 28, 2011 10:24am
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Jul 28, 2011 4:07 PM
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.
Jul 28, 2011 12:07pm