[Husker] Just for fun - ideas for new field

[Mark Landin]

"Team" in one end, "jack" in the other for first game.

On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, Clark Taylor wrote:

> The other day I saw an article about how the field turf surface on Tom
> Osborne field is up for replacement in the next year or so.  Here is the
> link:
>
>
> http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/memorial-stadium-turf-will-see-another-season/article_cc883abd-904e-5f63-bade-b700d06579bd.html
>
> I thought it might be fun to see if anyone had any ideas... serious,
> frivolous,  or otherwise...for a makeover when the new field is installed.
> One comment suggested red endzone with white block letters.  That might be
> fun.  I've seen other schools do some fun things with the end zones,
> Tennessee comes to mind, and it looks good.  Another suggestion was change
> the "Huskers" in one endzone to "Cornhuskers".  The nickname Huskers is
> great and I use it all the time, but I never say "Nebraska Huskers" or "the
> Nebraska Huskers", I always say "Nebraska Cornhuskers".  So I'd go along
> with if one endzone says "Nebraska" the other feels more right saying
> "Cornhuskers".  3 more letters in "Cornhuskers" than in "Nebraska", but I
> bet they could paint it to look nice.  One thing I thought of was the use
> of the plain "N" on the field rather than the Block "N".  I know the block
> "N" is our official symbol, but I've always been partial to the simple "N"
> on the football helmet.  And since it is the football field, maybe is would
> look good.  Some want to go back to real grass, but I kind of like the
> field turf.  It always looks great, has a good record concerning injuries
> to players, and the players seem to like it.  Others mentioned the
> alternating shade of green on the field.  Just for me, I have no preference
> there.  It looks fine or they can change it up, no strong feeling either
> way.
>
> Anyone else have any ideas?
>
> CT
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