Black is the new (insert your color here)

“I see a red field and I want to paint it black.”

That used to be the funniest thing I have ever read about Eastern Washington University’s red turf, written on a website back when it was rolled out in 2010. I say used to be because I’ve heard something I think is funnier — more on that later in the column.

But let’s talk black. It’s the new rave in color, or rather absence of color, for many football teams these days in jersey selection.

College and professional, teams seem to desire putting their traditional colors on the backburner, or at best background, for black. I noticed it earlier thi...