A petition on change.org is being directed toward getting the NCAA to stop using “generic court designs”.
Perhaps you are like many who have watched the past day and half-plus of the NCAA Tournament and have been intrigued and fascinated by the action, the close games, electric dunks, crazy endings and in general straight absurdity.
It’s been wonderful. But you may have noticed something. All eight of the regional sites have the exact same aesthetic look–specifically the playing floor. A petition on change.org is attempting to change that.
Each court has the “NCAA” filled in a bubble at center court, with the beige colored floor in the midcourt area and inside the paint with the top of the key in that blue color. All baselines and sidelines are straight black with the city name under each basket in blue lettering.
At first glance it can be confusing when flipping between games to figure out which game you’ve arrived upon. The NCAA Tournament used to keep the standard floors normally used in that given arena. It was part of the pageantry and glory of the tournament.
But the NCAA changed to this arrangement in the last decade. A side consequence that is often seen–though there have been zero noted instances of it this year–is that, because the logos on the floor are stickers, players often slip on them while playing.
The petition is looking to gain 100 signees. It currently has 50 supporters.
If you agree with the petition’s author, Robert Madel, to get the NCAA to “stop using generic court designs”, click on the link above and sign the petition online.
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