Question about the Checkerboard?

[BERRYINT4TD]

Why do we not make the entire endzones checkerboard anymore? If I remember correctly they were completely covered when they had turf.

I personally like the entire endzones covered a little better.

What do you think?

 

[JoshTheVol12]

Aesthetics?

 

[DocVOLiday]

i think i heard on ESPN a while ago that we weren't allowed to. i think because they wanted the lines marked clearly (endzone lines) and not have them attached to the checkerboard. but i like them how they are

 

[BERRYINT4TD]

i think i heard on ESPN a while ago that we weren't allowed to. i think because they wanted the lines marked clearly (endzone lines) and not have them attached to the checkerboard. but i like them how they are

Thanks for the info. I have been curious as to why the change.

 

[cgroce30]

They werent completely checkered. It was a lot like it is now, only, what is now green was orange then. I think this is what it was. i dont understand how the lines werent clear. The WHITE goal line met the ORANGE endzone. Who knows.:ermm:

 

[2VolKids]

i think i heard on ESPN a while ago that we weren't allowed to. i think because they wanted the lines marked clearly (endzone lines) and not have them attached to the checkerboard. but i like them how they are

This is precisely the right answer.

 

[PinKVol]

So I guess the real question now is....why doesnt anybody call it the ORANGEZONE anymore!?!
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[ZombVol]

I wonder what the rules would be to painting the whole field in checker orange? If Boise can have a blue field, couldn't we have orange?
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[fulmersbelly]

IMO it looks better to have the green border with a tighter checkerboard. a few schools now also do the checkerboard that reaches nearly to the end lines, and it looks kind of high school-ish. Navy and Fresno State come to mind of having checkerboard endzones that go all the way to the edge.

 

[OrangeLovinJoe]

i think i heard on ESPN a while ago that we weren't allowed to. i think because they wanted the lines marked clearly (endzone lines) and not have them attached to the checkerboard. but i like them how they are

This is correct. If I am not mistaken, there must be either three or four feet of unpainted field adjacent to all four lines of the endzone for better visualization of the white lines.

 

[Tennessee Vols 90]

i think i heard on ESPN a while ago that we weren't allowed to. i think because they wanted the lines marked clearly (endzone lines) and not have them attached to the checkerboard. but i like them how they are

I have heard the same thing. I personally like the way they look now.

 

[LordVOLdemort]

I wonder what the rules would be to painting the whole field in checker orange? If Boise can have a blue field, couldn't we have orange?
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Boise is grandfathered in, you aren't allowed to have anything but green anymore.

 

[LordVOLdemort]

I think the endzone looks awesome with the green edge, it makes the checkers stand out that much more.

 

[SDV]

Did Fresno and Navy copy us?
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[VOLracerx]

Boise is grandfathered in, you aren't allowed to have anything but green anymore.

Boise pisses me off - if they have a blue field they should have to were white jersey's at home....

I'd like to see them play oregon again - they'd get punched in the face...sans blount...