Replacing Our Janky-Ass Field. Your Wishes.

[SkinnyBenny]

Alllll right.  Our FieldTurf is about to start its ninth season and by this point the stuff we have now basically looks like a raggedy dog's bad person.  I've read before that these things are supposed to last ten before being replaced.  This means that if wheels aren't in motion yet to replace them yet, they will be soon, and it's been suggested that some members of the Athletic Department, as well as the Athletic Director, and the University President and the United States President, read this board. So! Here's the place to voice your opinion on what the new field should look like.

1.  I would like a darker green, like maybe what Mizzou has.  How 'bout yous guys?  I think the weird ugly light green we have right now looks weird and ugly and looks like bad, weird, ugly grass.

2.  Something that has always bothered me is that the powercat at midfield is too skinny, specifically the ear and that upside-down Nike swoosh thing in the middle.  There's too much green space between the segments. It's thinned out to the point that it looks coked out/anorexic or something, and doesn't at all match the proportions of the one on the helmet and pretty much everything else.

http://www.kstatesports.com/facilities/bill-snyder -family-stadium.html <--anorexic powercat
Watch the Texas game from 2006 and it'll be pretty evident.  Fix those two things and I'll be good.  Also, we could go completely retro to the field we had in 1989 and it would be badical.  Giant wildcat head, crazy bright purple end zones, circular Big 8 logos on the sidelines, everything.  Bring it on.

Photoshops in this thread are extremely welcome, btw.  Powertardy suggestions that we should put cat claws on the field are not and will get you a Steve Dave nut stomping, as will suggestions of, "who cares what it looks like as long as we WIN!!!1!1!!!1"  You gotta look good doing it, bros.  You gotta look good doing it.  

Photoshoppers.  Get to photoshopping.



AND NO KSTATECARS.COM OR BRIGGS ADS ON THE NEW FIELD, PLZ.

[felix rex]

The field needs a bigger crown, so that our running backs can go downhill and turn the corner faster.

[SkinnyBenny]

Oh dude we should def. rock the mid-90s crown.  Good call.  Hey, photoshop us some stuff.

[kcchiefdav]

We need a couple kstatecars.com/briggs ads at the corners.

["storm"nut]

Alllll right.  Our FieldTurf is about to start its ninth season and by this point the stuff we have now basically looks like a raggedy dog's bad person.  I've read before that these things are supposed to last ten before being replaced.  This means that if wheels aren't in motion yet to replace them yet, they will be soon, and it's been suggested that some members of the Athletic Department, as well as the Athletic Director, and the University President and the United States President, read this board. So! Here's the place to voice your opinion on what the new field should look like.

1.  I would like a darker green, like maybe what Mizzou has.  How 'bout yous guys?  I think the weird ugly light green we have right now looks weird and ugly and looks like bad, weird, ugly grass.

2.  Something that has always bothered me is that the powercat at midfield is too skinny, specifically the ear and that upside-down Nike swoosh thing in the middle.  There's too much green space between the segments. It's thinned out to the point that it looks coked out/anorexic or something, and doesn't at all match the proportions of the one on the helmet and pretty much everything else.

http://www.kstatesports.com/facilities/bill-snyder -family-stadium.html <--anorexic powercat
Watch the Texas game from 2006 and it'll be pretty evident.  Fix those two things and I'll be good.  Also, we could go completely retro to the field we had in 1989 and it would be badical.  Giant wildcat head, crazy bright purple end zones, circular Big 8 logos on the sidelines, everything.  Bring it on.

Photoshops in this thread are extremely welcome, btw.  Powertardy suggestions that we should put cat claws on the field are not and will get you a Steve Dave nut stomping, as will suggestions of, "who cares what it looks like as long as we WIN!!!1!1!!!1"  You gotta look good doing it, bros.  You gotta look good doing it.   

Photoshoppers.  Get to photoshopping.

last word is that it is in the works for next season along with the limestone wall. Joint project to go along with the new practice facility. Also heard a rumor that the Wagner's may have just lost naming rights but that is a rumor from a drunk booster.

[pissclams]

Kougs, paging Kougs

[The42Yardstick]

We need something similar to this

[SkinnyBenny]

last word is that it is in the works for next season along with the limestone wall. Joint project to go along with the new practice facility. Also heard a rumor that the Wagner's may have just lost naming rights but that is a rumor from a drunk booster.

Wait, a limestone wall along the East side?   

[Pete]

Old news, boys....

http://goEMAW.com/blog/?p=42

["storm"nut]

last word is that it is in the works for next season along with the limestone wall. Joint project to go along with the new practice facility. Also heard a rumor that the Wagner's may have just lost naming rights but that is a rumor from a drunk booster.

Wait, a limestone wall along the East side?   

replacing the metal fencing around the inside.

[kcchiefdav]

last word is that it is in the works for next season along with the limestone wall. Joint project to go along with the new practice facility. Also heard a rumor that the Wagner's may have just lost naming rights but that is a rumor from a drunk booster.

I wouldn't be surprised, 2011 will be 20 years since they paid for the turf...I think they got their money's worth.

[SkinnyBenny]

last word is that it is in the works for next season along with the limestone wall. Joint project to go along with the new practice facility. Also heard a rumor that the Wagner's may have just lost naming rights but that is a rumor from a drunk booster.

Wait, a limestone wall along the East side?   

replacing the metal fencing around the inside.

It's a start, but they need to concentrate their efforts on making the east upper deck look not so high school-y. 

Also, I wish this town/university would either
A) Keep its limestone clean forever with some good powerwashing now and then, or
2) NOT HAVE SUCH A BONER FOR LIMESTONE.

[MadCat]

Obsidian monolith and monkeys with bones scattered about. 

["storm"nut]

last word is that it is in the works for next season along with the limestone wall. Joint project to go along with the new practice facility. Also heard a rumor that the Wagner's may have just lost naming rights but that is a rumor from a drunk booster.

Wait, a limestone wall along the East side?   

replacing the metal fencing around the inside.

It's a start, but they need to concentrate their efforts on making the east upper deck look not so high school-y. 

Also, I wish this town/university would either
A) Keep its limestone clean forever with some good powerwashing now and then, or
2) NOT HAVE SUCH A BONER FOR LIMESTONE.

good quality limestone looks better aged and dirty.

["storm"nut]

Obsidian monolith and monkeys with bones scattered about. 

no plans to put in OB's family statue until 5 years after his death.

[ArchE_Cat]

Replace asphalt with field turf. The stupid asphalt is no longer required for drainage.

[Jmo]

Replace asphalt with field turf. The stupid asphalt is no longer required for drainage.

Replace with yellow brick road.   

[SkinnyBenny]

good quality limestone looks better aged and dirty.

Examples and photographs, plz.

[SkinnyBenny]

Replace asphalt with field turf. The stupid asphalt is no longer required for drainage.

It is, however, required for Harley Day, so good luck getting that past the douchebags.

["storm"nut]

Replace asphalt with field turf. The stupid asphalt is no longer required for drainage.

Harleys and field turf don't mix. Also where will the Daniel Thomas run through the endzone on a over thrown ball by Coffman, run on the slick asphalt with his plastic cleats, fall on his back and shatter his backbone.

["storm"nut]

good quality limestone looks better aged and dirty.

Examples and photographs, plz.

 

[Dugout DickStone]

www.goEMAW.com has been contacted about naming rights.  We would only get involved

[felix rex]

We need a couple kstatecars.com/briggs ads at the corners.

[SkinnyBenny]

good quality limestone looks better aged and dirty.

Examples and photographs, plz.

 

Examples and photographs on a building, please.

By "looks better aged and dirty," are you referring to Dickens Hall?  Because my feces is more pleasant to look at than Dickens Hall.

[wabash909]

YES!  But make sure to keep the feed lot and farm implement advertisements.