You are assuming the turf color change was about competitive advantage and not

Oct 20, 2016
4:10:28pm

gww687 Starter

about doing something that sticks out, is marketable, and creates some talking points for your team. I have no actual idea, but I have always viewed the blue turf as a marketing ploy more than a competitive one.

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Please CBers stop pretending the blue turf makes it hard to see people

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 2:16pm

Apparently you haven't seen this. It's a huge advantage for them.

Thunder Buddy

10/20/16 2:20pm

didn't the MTN west ban them from using it in conference games or something?

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/16 2:22pm

MWC also thought it was a good idea to not allow BYU and Utah to

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 2:35pm

tru dat. but just sayin' even still.

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/16 2:36pm

and I hear they fixed the problem and added blue shoes...

Fdnman

10/20/16 2:40pm

Honestly the first time I've laughed at a BF joke

whiteninja

10/20/16 6:40pm

Rocky Long was just pissed because his dad would show up to BYU/UNM games wearing BYU gear.

foofcoug

10/20/16 2:21pm

Exactly. It's a whiney-hiney-thumbsucker excuse. Only Sissies make it.

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 3:36pm

I don't necessarily buy into the advantage thing, but comparing a green team to

IceCreamButt

10/20/16 2:32pm

You don't see logic in comparing situations in which uniforms match the turf?

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 2:37pm

CSU's green jerseys don't come close to matching the shade of the grass, however

Bensoncoug

10/20/16 2:56pm

No, but my middle initial is J. Also, I watched them on film. A lot. No problems

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 3:00pm

I think it obviously is harder for the players.

cougm

10/20/16 5:17pm

They are absolutely related. If green on green was an advantage, it would have

WhyKnot

10/20/16 2:37pm

I never said it was an advantage, I even said I don't buy into the advantage

IceCreamButt

10/20/16 4:45pm

You are assuming the turf color change was about competitive advantage and not

gww687

10/20/16 4:10pm

I am more replying to the idea OP expressed about people saying it is advantageo

IceCreamButt

10/20/16 4:46pm

Most complaints (including mine) are it's an eyesore to watch on TV.

SCcoug

10/20/16 2:35pm

Which is valid. The competitive advantage thing is not.

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 2:38pm

Jake Kuresa disagrees:

flavordave

10/20/16 2:35pm

Funnily enough, he and I played for the same coach

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 2:41pm

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Abe Froman

10/20/16 3:42pm

Technically, BSU maintains that Dinwiddie walked on water, but during our game

yewtsrnogood

10/21/16 5:15pm

Just a quick question on his quote - are O-lineman typically trying to see

gww687

10/20/16 4:12pm

That would explain why he didn't see them

dratax

10/20/16 4:30pm

I suppose if they are blitzing.

boogers

10/20/16 4:45pm

Its less ridiculous than the BYU "age advantage" or BYU is a "dirty team." I

cougaman

10/20/16 2:39pm

I put it on exactly the same plane as those arguments, except as it relates to

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 2:44pm

Jake Kuresa just said on twitter blue on blue is absolutely hard to see during

riboflavin

10/20/16 2:44pm

Maybe he has a sight condition that causes blue things to disappear. I don't.

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 3:01pm

So maybe the complaints are valid?

kcca

10/20/16 3:03pm

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 3:28pm

Cam Jensen said the same thing yesterday. Harder to see players.

Bgash

10/20/16 4:34pm

Why are they not allowed to wear blue in conference home games?

wapiti

10/20/16 3:11pm

Same reason buildings skip the number 13 and the floors go from 12 to 14 like

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 3:29pm

Wow

Wear Blue

10/20/16 4:30pm

It's not the players who can't see. It's the coaches

dratax

10/20/16 5:37pm

I don't necessarily think it's an advantage because of being blue on blue.

Eddie

10/20/16 5:46pm

Okay, I'll admit this much

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 6:50pm

RE: Please CBers stop pretending the blue turf makes it hard to see people

imdocrob

10/20/16 6:00pm

Dude, no, you can't. It is no different at all. I played there. It's the same.

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 6:51pm

Completely agree.

Gerald-DeGroot

10/20/16 6:57pm

That smurf turf is stoopid

Cougrrrs Roll

10/20/16 8:01pm

Nope. It has nothing to do with the turf.

WhenWhereAndY

10/20/16 8:13pm

So BYU is a cupcake?

Cougrrrs Roll

10/21/16 1:14am

People are different....

Coug-Ida

10/20/16 8:25pm

It's just ugly. Instead of blue turf, I will call it the blue turd from now on.

Blue streak

10/20/16 9:47pm

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