The Ball

[WoodsmanVol]

When did, and why did the football transform from brown or tan to black? I didn't notice this until Okie game.

 

[VOLfrombama]

The ball is dark brown, not black. You can actually see the reddish-brown color around the laces. Its definitely not light brown, but ot black either.

 

[farmdogvol]

When did, and why did the football transform from brown or tan to black? I didn't notice this until Pkie game.

I noticed other games using black balls also, Nike footballs.

 

[TexasVolfan1]

The ball is still a brown/tan color, it’s the process they use to prep and break in the balls that makes them darker. It’s called mudding almost all football programs do some variation of it.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

The ball is dark brown, not black. You can actually see the reddish-brown color around the laces. Its definitely not light brown, but ot black either.View attachment 680364

From a distance, it looks black. From as far back as I can recall, Wilson, Spaulding, Rawlings, Adidas and other balls were clearly either brown or tan. I can't recall any dark brown or black balls. I guess Nike will come up with a blue or purple ball soon, they mess up everything else, including golf clubs.

 

[Nicovfl8]

I Think Nike balls are faded plus it has been used.

 

[VOLfrombama]

The ball was probably wet too, making it look darker than it previously was. That field was pretty wet once the dew fell.

 

[VOLfrombama]

From a distance, it looks black. From as far back as I can recall, Wilson, Spaulding, Rawlings, Adidas and other balls were clearly either brown or tan. I can't recall any dark brown or black balls. I guess Nike will come up with a blue or purple ball soon, they mess up everything else, including golf clubs.

Blue balls imo

 

[WillisWG]

 

[aRmo]

When did, and why did the football transform from brown or tan to black? I didn't notice this until Okie game.

IDK how they found the actual game ball. When Nico first gave him the gameball after the game, Josh gave it to a GA, then the GA gave it to another GA who tossed it in the ball bag.

 

[volunator]

Could be just schweddy balls!

 

[livefaith]

Fun Facts: UT started using TST "orange" colored balls in 2002. Casey Clausen fumbled it in the wet v UF 62 times in a row, to complete yet another inexplicable meltdown v the Gators. From the point we adopted that ball, our FB program decended into the dark ages of our proud history.

 

[#1fulmerite]

When did, and why did the football transform from brown or tan to black? I didn't notice this until Okie game.

OP, I noticed this a couple/few years ago first, in an NFL game. Though I watch football, I didn’t really pay much attention to it. However, I very much noticed it again Saturday evening watching from T.V. I have the exact same question.

 

[Volnanza]

Fun Facts: UT started using TST "orange" colored balls in 2002. Casey Clausen fumbled it in the wet v UF 62 times in a row, to complete yet another inexplicable meltdown v the Gators. From the point we adopted that ball, our FB program decended into the dark ages of our proud history.

Oh my God. The fumble fest. I swear some gator fan had a voodoo doll of Clausen and they jabbed it every time we snapped the ball. I've never seen anything like that.

 

[LittleVol]

When did, and why did the football transform from brown or tan to black? I didn't notice this until Okie game.

The ball is wet. That’s why it looks black

 

[Orangeburst]

ball was wet from their tears

 

[bigorangepoppa]

With it being a darker color, it could make it easier for receivers to spot the ball in the air.