NBA Socks in NCAA

bob jenkins

One logo per sock. So, if the logo wason the inside and the outside of the leg, it needs to be covered.

BLydic

I love this rule. All local, small college womens officials have players with two logo socks roll them down to play, local mens officials don't even know it's a rule.

MOofficial

Why do you love this rule? Does it change the fundamentals of the basketball game?

APG

BLydic wrote
I love this rule. All local, small college womens officials have players with two logo socks roll them down to play, local mens officials don't even know it's a rule.

Why in the world would you like this silly rule? 😕

wfd21

The reason we enforce it is because we are told to by assignors. I like doing post season games, so I do what I am told.😃

Rufus

At the risk of ushering in another call for different font colors and/or "/sarcasm" comments, I think BL was being sarcastic.

BLydic

Rufus wrote
At the risk of ushering in another call for different font colors and/or "/sarcasm" comments, I think BL was being sarcastic.

Apologies, I was being sarcastic. It's the only rule I've ever felt embarassed about enforcing.

BLydic

wfd21 wrote
The reason we enforce it is because we are told to by assignors. I like doing post season games, so I do what I am told.😃

That's fine, but the same officials enforcing it on the womens side work for the same commish as the mens officials not enforcing this rule. Is this only an NCAA-W rule? I didn't' think it was, but if so, it's even more ridiculous.

Scrapper1

NCAA 3-8-4 is a "Women only" rule, but that refers to memorial or commemorative patches. 3-8-1 says that one logo can be on every item of apparel except the undershirt. To me, that means one logo per sock, not per leg. And there's nothing in the casebook under Rule 3 that I can see.

BLydic

Scrapper1 wrote
NCAA 3-8-4 is a "Women only" rule ...

Thanks, didn't know it was a womens only rule.

Scrapper1 wrote
3-8-1 says that one logo can be on every item of apparel except the undershirt. To me, that means one logo per sock, not per leg.

You're right, only one logo per sock is allowed and if you only have one pair of socks on, it's one logo per leg.

Camron Rust

Since there is no NBA right now, it there really an NBA logo or is that just some random colors on the sock?

BillyMac

wfd21 wrote
The reason we enforce it is because we are told to by assignors. I like doing post season games, so I do what I am told.

I also do what I'm told to do. I might not like it, but I do it.

My Catholic middle school assigner tells us that if we are ever "caught" not enforcing "Fashion Police" rules, then he is not paying us for that game. Does he mean it? I don't know, but I don't want to end up being a "test case".

jdw3018

jdw3018 wrote
There are no rules concerning socks. They can wear any socks they want as long as they are safe. So no spikes.

I need to read closer...didn't recognize you'd asked for NCAA...

bob jenkins

The other issue is that one "manufacturers logo" is allowed. Some interpret this as Nike and Addidas are manufacturers and the NBA is not.

IREFU2

bob jenkins wrote
The other issue is that one "manufacturers logo" is allowed. Some interpret this as Nike and Addidas are manufacturers and the NBA is not.

I concur on this. The NBA is not a Manufaturers logo. I would just make them role them down.

Camron Rust

IREFU2 wrote
I concur on this. The NBA is not a Manufaturers logo. I would just make them role them down.

If it matters that they're not a manufacturer's logo, why make them roll the socks down? If they're not illegal, there would be no need.

bob jenkins

Camron Rust wrote
If it matters that they're not a manufacturer's logo, while make them roll the socks down? If they're not illegal, there would be no need.

The only things allowed are mfg / dist logo and, in NCAAW only, commemorative/memorial patches.

A "marketing" logo (or whatever you'd call the NBA logo) is not allowed.

Camron Rust

bob jenkins wrote
The only things allowed are mfg / dist logo and, in NCAAW only, commemorative/memorial patches.

A "marketing" logo (or whatever you'd call the NBA logo) is not allowed.

What about decorative patterns? If it is not a "manufacturers logo", I think it would just be part of the sock's artistic design.

BillyMac

Camron Rust wrote
What about decorative patterns? I think it would just be part of the sock's artistic design.

Like a red, white, and blue, decorative image of Jerry West embroidered into the sock?

JRutledge

Why would anyone care? I thought the rule when the NF had it was stupid, why in the world would anyone care what sock or color sock someone used?

Peace