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The Stony Brook Seawolves football team may have to wait another year to join the Big South Conference, but it is not waiting to change to a radical new look. The Seawolves hit the field for Spring Practice in their brand new uniforms. They will be the first SB team to play in the school’s new look: very bright pink, with polka dots.

The initial idea, for the polka dots, came from Jim Fiore, the Athletics Director. Assistant AD for External Services, Rob Emmerich got wind of the idea, and decided that the school needed a new color as well. He talked to President Kenny, who agreed that ‘red hot’ was getting a little stale. She suggested the school brighten its colors, and go pink and personally signed off on this.

About the new uniforms, Head Coach Chuck Priore said, ‘The new look will allow us to make our energetic nature more visible than ever. This represents a new strategy of shocking and confusing our opponent.’

Kenny proudly said, ‘Being from the south myself, I know that a man wearing pink polka dots will get the most attention, and we want attention.’

A member of the team who wishes to remain anonymous said, ‘I like the new uniform. I don’t think anything I’ve ever worn has felt so right.’

Plans to install pink FieldTurf at the Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium were shot down, as the NCAA was not happy about changing the color to one less ‘pure.’ Some groups have also expressed concern about the message the uniforms send, feeling that the colors may send a message about players fitting a certain stereotype.

The team begins play Sep. 1, in a home game against Georgetown. The field, though still green, will certainly be much brighter than last year.