Tuebor

October 28th, 2016 at 10:38 AM ^

I'm sensing a little bit of a bias towards non-traditional colored fields.

 

If you ask me the Gray and Purple field as well as UNLV were horrible. 

Rabbit21

October 28th, 2016 at 11:39 AM ^

Yes, definite bias.  The author way over-weighted unique looks.  I'm all for trying different things and adding a brand to the field, but the Central Arkansas and Eastern Washington fields feel like huge misfires to me.

That said I like the smurf turf as it, at least, was the leading edge for weird colored turf.

EastCoast Esq.

October 28th, 2016 at 10:42 AM ^

This is one of the dumber rankings I have seen in awhile. The criteria is essentially: (1) the logo at midfield, (2) anything special with the endzones, and (3) is the field a weird color.

Most football fields are just football fields....nothing all that special about them.

NittanyFan

October 28th, 2016 at 2:21 PM ^

LSU has a great field design.  I'd rate it #1 personally.  All grass field, the purple on gold and gold on purple end zones look real sharp.  Tiger Eye logo at mid-field is cool and unique.  Also, having the yard numbers every 5 yards --- that's a minor thing but it's also unique to LSU and makes their field distinctive.

Florida State's field design is simply great.  And that's another one with colored grass.  Also Alabama here.

Temple has used a red-and-white diamond pattern on grass a few times (PSU and Notre Dame games in 2015).  I really liked that, it looked very good.  Unfortunately, they only use that pattern if the Eagles don't have a home game too close - otherwise it's an Eagles end zone.

lilpenny1316

October 28th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^

Once at night and once during the day.  If it looks really sweet at night, then maybe that can be a special touch for our night games since those will be once a year at the most.

I have a feeling that it may "pop" more during the day, so I'd love to see it for a big game next season.  Maybe during the OSU game and both teams also wear their home jerseys.

 

Squader

October 28th, 2016 at 10:55 AM ^

On LSU, this guy says "The end zones are fine, but could be dazzled up more with claw marks or something of that nature." I nearly stopped reading. But on the other hand he had Michigan #5 and the Rose Bowl #1 (painted with Michigan - USC), so ok.

Also holy cow does that Central Arkansas field look terrible. In fifteen years people are going to look at these odd-colored fields the same way we look at the teal 90s Pistons (and Sharks and Ducks and Grizzlies and Marlins and...) uniforms.

UM Fan from Sydney

October 28th, 2016 at 11:07 AM ^

I hate OSU, but am actually surprised they are not on that list, simply because the media loves to blow OSU every year.

WorldwideTJRob

October 28th, 2016 at 11:21 AM ^

How is Florida State that low on the list? Their field design IMO is one of the best in the sport. Also, maybe it's just me but out of all the places on that list with non-traditional fields, costal Carolina had the best looking one.




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A Lot of Milk

October 28th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^

Eastern Michigan's field is "not too in your face"?? Explain why every time I see a highlight from a home game I panic thinking that I became color blind cause of the stupid grey field