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Originally Posted by crosscountry55
Case in point: a few years ago in a state title game, an Illinois team's coach was assessed a direct T for illegal uniforms. The opposing team made both free throws at the beginning of the game. Guess who lost the game by one point? Oh yeah, and they'd been wearing those uniforms all year and were never penalized.
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Not exactly true. They did wear those uniforms multiple times during the season without punishment, but they did not wear them all year. The team in question had at least 2 different home uniforms. They did not wear the illegal ones every time they wore their home uniforms, and their road uniforms were legal. Also, they were told the night before the championship game that their uniforms were illegal, they would be penalized if they wore them, and were given the opportunity to wear their other uniforms. They were even told they could wear white tee shirts with numbers written on them. The coach thought they were going to win the game easily so he chose to wear the illegal uniforms even though he was told in advance his team would be penalized. Them losing by one point was a fitting end for his arrogance.