Referee pants with CUFFS
 

usually the discussion is Beltless or not, or pleated or not.... Now i have been hearing and seeing "CUFFS OR NO CUFFS", what is the deal, who in the world has starting wearing cuffs at the bottom of their referee pants!!!! i've seen them on dress pants and such, but in some ncaa games now and seen some high school officials starting to do it too!!!! Is this a new thing that people started this summer or something???? just wondering if anyone else has noticed????? :)

Pleats with NO cuffs for me.

OOOPSIE! typo.



[Edited by Dan_ref on Nov 9th, 2005 at 10:27 AM]

Cuffs are great....if you're into bustin' your a$$! :)

I would STRONGLY recommend no cuffs. Cuffs are a dressy item on the pants to be worn on slacks in professional wear (with or without a coat and tie), not for athletic wear. Some might say the same about pleats, however, pleats serve a function for some in allowing the pants to fit better. Besides, pleats can add a slightly sharper look but without the "dressy" appearance. I wear pleats without cuffs on my chinos, but all my wool slacks, suit or plain slacks, are cuffed.

Besides, cuffs don't look right without leather dress shoes, cap toe or wing tipped (laced or slip on), AND a long sleeved dress shirt.

I used to work with a guy that wore cuffed pants. He would go to JCPenny and buy their $19.99 pants. The sad thing was that he wore high tops and his pants were way too short!

No cuffs!

I bought flat-front pants about 3 years ago, just before our assn. said that pleats were okay. Now the flat-fronts are still in good shape. However I keep hearing from other officials in my group....Hey welcome to the 21st century, get some pleats!!!! Damned if you do damned if you don't!!!!

No cuffs, just one more thing that can get snagged on something else.

Agreed... Pleated, no cuff pants. I think that is the sharpest way to go.

Actually, in the last 3 or 4 years, in men's pants in general, flat fronts have been the fashion "in" style.

"in" style or not, pleats are the most comfortable way to go and they still look good! :)

IMO, no cuffs. Why give yourself something to trip on?

And one more thing ...
 

having worked in men's retail many years while finishing my master's,

Cuffs are also supposed to be marked and hemmed so that they will only extend halfway down the back of the shoe and with hardly any break in the front. (that is so that the fashion concious wearer can show off his stylish socks to everyone)

Would look a lot like "high waters" if an official had his pants hemmed that length.

Of course, its not uncommmon to find many many with cuffs that are incorrectly hemmed and extend all the way down etc.,

Thanks
David

My association has banned pleats, and patent leather. I guess our assigner thinks that is for college refs not high school

Re: Referee pants with CUFFS
 

Wow - you've got to be kidding me. People are wearing cuffs on their pants? I am going to keep an eye out this year and see if there is such in my games.

IMHO, the pleats look much nicer/sharper than the plain fronts. I am a little older and more "full figured" than a lot of officials and pleated pants fit me better. I might agree with your assigner about the patent leather. I personally don't like the looks of them.

Hope you don't have to wear pleats on the backside also. ;)

Wait.

The pleats are supposed to go on the front???

I know it's very childish, but did anybody else like the movie "Spaceballs"? One of my favorite scenes is where Mel Brooks gets beamed across the ship and his head ends up backwards on his body. He looks down and says "Why didn't anybody tell me my a$$ was this big?!?!"

http://www.horreur.net/img/spaceballs3.jpg

Geeze, I hate to admit it publically, but, yup, it's in my film library too.......right next to Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.

Why is Mell Brooks scowling in that picture?

'Cause he knows you didn't pay a nickel for any of those videos.

Why is Mell Brooks scowling in that picture?

'Cause he knows you didn't pay a nickel for any of those videos. [/B][/QUOTE]Shhhhhhh........

You're just mad mad because I got Bugs in Bunny of Seville and you don't. I got all his WW2 banned ones too. Nanny nanny boo boo......

Working on my next classic DVD compilation:

<b>Mister Trouble never hangs around
When he hears this Mighty sound
"Here I am to save the day"
That means Mighty Mouse is on the way
Yes sir, when there is a wrong to right
Mighty Mouse will join the fight
on the sea or on the land
He gets the situation well in hand."</b>

Today's question: what was the name of the female heroine that Mighty always had to save?

Oooh! oooh! I know! I know!

Pick me! I know!

If I'm right, do I get the Old Dork of the Day prize?

Isn't it Pearl Pureheart?

Oh, and for whatever it's worth, pleats (in front) are good, no cuffs. I haven't seen anyone with cuffs yet, but I'm not sure it gives the same "athletic" appearance we need to project. However, if we do go to cuffs, then there's no excuse for not wearing patents. ;)

Shhhhhhh........

You're just mad mad because I got Bugs in Bunny of Seville and you don't. I got all his WW2 banned ones too. Nanny nanny boo boo......

Working on my next classic DVD compilation:

<b>Mister Trouble never hangs around
When he hears this Mighty sound
"Here I am to save the day"
That means Mighty Mouse is on the way
Yes sir, when there is a wrong to right
Mighty Mouse will join the fight
on the sea or on the land
He gets the situation well in hand."</b>

Today's question: what was the name of the female heroine that Mighty always had to save? [/B][/QUOTE]

Uhhhhh...
Penelope....no that was Underdog, or Dudley Do Right or something like that.
Minnie...no that was Mickey Mouse.
Ms. Lane...no that was Superman.

Sheesh...I give up.

Shhhhhhh........

You're just mad mad because I got Bugs in Bunny of Seville and you don't. I got all his WW2 banned ones too. Nanny nanny boo boo......

Working on my next classic DVD compilation:

<b>Mister Trouble never hangs around
When he hears this Mighty sound
"Here I am to save the day"
That means Mighty Mouse is on the way
Yes sir, when there is a wrong to right
Mighty Mouse will join the fight
on the sea or on the land
He gets the situation well in hand."</b>

Today's question: what was the name of the female heroine that Mighty always had to save? [/B][/QUOTE]

Good question, I'm gonna guess Mulva Mouse...?

BTW, the Mighty Mouse song reminds me of early Andy Kaufman who used to just crack me up. I wasn't a big fan of his later stuff though.

Wasn't it "Delores"?

I don't know if cuffs will ever catch on, but if someone is tripping over their cuffs they need to go back to the tailor.

I get the Dork of the Day prize for this one, M&M!!

It was Sweet Polly Purebred!!!

Tell me what I won, Johnny!!!

:p

Sorry Sean, you might still be the biggest dork here but Polly Purebred was Underdog's gf.

DOH!!! DUH!!!

M&M is still the dork of the day, then.

Here is the prize!

<img src="http://users.hcis.net/heartrn/IMAGES/Mightymouse.jpg" border=0>

If I'm right, do I get the Old Dork of the Day prize?

Isn't it Pearl Pureheart?

[/B][/QUOTE]That <b>is</b> the correct answer.

Your old dork is on the way.

Use it wisely.

I apparently haven't before this. Why start now?

Ya got a tracking number?