Pre-Game Jacket - Page 3

dblref · #31 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 03, 2005, 11:20am

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Originally posted by JRutledge

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Originally posted by 5 sport ref
There is one association in Illinois that wears white while the state prefers black. All the "big guns" in the Chicago area are in that association.

Please - no flaming the "big guns" phrase.

I will not get into the particulars. But this association is allowed to only wear those jackets during the regular season. Once the post season comes all officials are supposed to wear black. This group is the only one in the state that I am aware of that has a closed membership. I will leave it at that.

Peace

I take it that you are not a member of this association.

Texas Aggie · #32 (**permalink**) Sat Aug 13, 2005, 09:08pm

Texas wore navy jackets from before when I started (late '80s) until sometime around the mid-90s or later. In college, we wore the blue CCA jacket until I stopped working (mid '90s).

I think both are black now.

Interestingly, the old Southwest Conference had their officials wear this grey shirt with a zipper but no collar (when basketball still had collars) for a couple of years in the very early '90s. They still wore the blue CCA jacket, and that total package never looked quite right.