Bob Joers had taken enough ribbing.
For 11 years, Middleton’s athletic director received plenty of compliments about the turf field at Otto Breitenbach Stadium. But Joers always heard the same complaint from the Middleton faithful.
“We’ve heard for a long time that the red (on the field) is Sun Prairie red,” Joers said.
Not anymore.
Middleton recently had a new turf field installed — and the red is definitely “Middleton red.”
Sun Prairie’s red is lighter and brighter than Middleton’s. After studying several samples, Joers picked a red that was darker and far more representative of Middleton’s true colors.
“When we were looking, we had samples and I was like, ‘I don’t think it’s any different,’ ” Joers said. “It looked different in the sample, looks a little darker, but we weren’t sure. But turns out, it’s definitely a little darker.”
Middleton football coach Tim Simon agreed.