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The Cincinnati Bearcats have a huge game against UCF this Friday at home. To get fans hyped, Cincy released these awesome black field designs on Twitter.
We hear you, #Bearcats!
There were so many great ideas for this week’s field paint, we decided to just combine them all together – and it is something special.
Huge thank you to everyone for the input! Can’t wait to see this place rocking for #NippAtNight. pic.twitter.com/RSvHc3WQD7
— Cincinnati Football (@GoBearcatsFB) October 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/thecheckdown/status/1179102984841515008
Bearcats fans seemed pretty stoked about the field.
Didn’t realize the new dark mode update for IOS included Nippert Stadium.
— Frosty Dog Arooooooooo! (@Iamfrostydog) October 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/CinBearcat/status/1179049074236022784
@VogtJD21 pic.twitter.com/UKh9hXxYdD
— Matt (@BearcatMatt90) October 1, 2019
From a UCF alum…. this is dope. Well done UC field crew.
— Magicaroni (@Magicaroni) October 1, 2019
Unfortunately, Cincy will not be playing on the field because it’s against NCAA regulations.
Via WLWT.com
The design is against NCAA regulation.
For starters, the lines on the renderings are red, and according to the rule book, “All field-dimension lines shown must be white and 4 inches in width.”
The rules also read, “The entirety of all yard lines, goal lines, and sidelines must be clearly visible. No portion of any such line may be obscured by decorative markings.” An outline of the city of Cincinnati appears on the field, spanning from each 10-yard line. It is unclear if this outline would violate the rule.
Wouldn’t have been awesome to see the Bearcats suit up on that field, damn NCAA rules.