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Originally posted by Tim Roden
Show me one college official anywhere in the country that has anything other then eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, and skin on his face. Everything is shaved and none wear glasses. This is not a written rule but an unwritten rule. And all hair is cut over the ears and the neck is showing. If that is true about college officials, why do want to lower your standards when you call high school ball. Especially if you want to get at least a Juco or Division III schedule for college in the near future.
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I respectfully disagree with you. I went to the NCAA Rules Meeting and clinic in Chicago on Sunday. They held the Men's and Women's Meetings at the same time. Big Ten, Missouri Valley and many small college conference Officials attend this meetings. There were several officials that were there that had mustaches. Now they did not have goatees, but they did have mustaches. Many of them did. But also let us understand, that many women officials have pony tails and we watched tape that of the Final Four and one of the best women officials that attended this meeting wears a pony tail when she officiates. Pretty lady with dark black hair and her hair is just beyond her shoulder. I am not sure of her name, but she is as big as they get and she wears a pony tail.
I will admit that I did not know the names of everyone there. I could give you 10 names of the big time officials that had some kind of facial hair on both sides on the NCAA D1 Officiating spectrum. Now I will also say this, it seemed to be generational and cultural. They younger, African-American Officials tended to have facial hair then the older and white counterparts. I am not sure what that means, but it might reflect what was once required and what is required now. And the "older" guard if you will still practices what they had to long time ago. And since I do know some NFL and D1 NCAA Football Officials too, that same thing applies to them. It seems to be generational and cultural on who wears facial and who does not.
Peace
Just my take.