Sideline

[Patrick E.]

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/2016/09/02/liberty-coachs-photo-crooked-sideline-going-viral/89760286/

At least the yard lines don't go to the sidelines!

[BrendanP]

Oy. I'd hate to have the game decided by that wavy sideline.

[LAZebra]

I have been on fields where we knew from the start we would not have a measurement or where you decided ahead of time what your "when in doubt" decision would be on the side line.

[IA Linesman]

I don't know that I have seen one this bad but I would say that some smaller schools in Iowa are nearly as bad.  We just advise the coaches that the line is the line and that we can't rule on where the line 'should' be.  I have seen the back corner of the endzone start up the root of a tree.  If I ever go back I'll try to snap a picture and share.  We simply report to the state and play on.   

[VALJ]

But at least the line for the team box is straight! 

[GAHSUMPIRE]

"Typically the field is painted by crews from the host school. We're not sure who exactly is responsible for this one."

Of course we are. It was this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmgice3ieZ4

[riffraft]

I had a pee wee game last Saturday, where there were no lines at all. Used the end zone pylons to sort of just the sideline and the goal line. Thank goodness nothing was really close for either game. No measurement. we judge whether 1st or not. Definitely strange, but none of the teams wanted to have to make up the games later. Someone with either the league or the recreation department screwed up

[Matt]

I once worked on a field lined like that.(I think the crew had a few of Ralph's lobster martinis for lunch!) If you made the line to gain depended were you were on the field as their was not a straight yard line to be found. We had two lines marked as the 50 so one goal line was marked as the 10. Interestingly the side lines and goal lines were straight.(Must have done those before lunch!)

[ref4e]

Several years ago, (I was white hat) during pre-game, our linesman came over and said, "we've got a problem".  He proceeded to have me come over to where he was instructing the chain crew and checking the chains.   The 20 yard line, although straight, was painted from the 19 yard line on the home side to the 21 yard line on the visitors side.    I got both head coaches together and showed them the problem.    Home coach's statement?     "That's the last time I let the *&^%$ in school suspension class paint the field."

[AlUpstateNY]

We just advise the coaches that the line is the line and that we can't rule on where the line 'should' be.   We simply report to the state and play on.

All we can do, is all we can do.  As Forrest Guump advised, "S--- Happens", then we have to deal with it.

[Ironhead17]

You've got to realize, we're talking about Pickens County here. Home of the Taters. It comes w/ the territory.