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Old Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:11pm
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Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
Thank you Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. for supporting my view of this issue.

Now at least two of us believe that, at the minimum, this issue should not be totally ignored.

I also respect the opinion of others who disagree with us as the determinations of "not appropriate" and "dangerous" are quite subjective.

"Every official who considers not enforcing a safety rule needs to answer the following question, 'Do you want your family living in a mobile home for the next forty years?'" (Alan Goldberger, Esquire)
While I agree that the discussed item is not "needed" and may not be "appropriate", and, that detachment "may" pose a safety hazard, the same could be said of many other shoe attachments/adornments that we as officials ignore. Plastic or metal lace locks on Nike Air Force 1's immediately come to mind. I do not see any official ever considering players to remove those. How about decorative aglets? How about a removable Nike swoosh?

https://filovesk.click/product_details/4703600.html

https://sneakernews.com/2018/02/08/n...ceable-colors/




Where would the objective line be drawn? Each official, currently, has their own line.
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