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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 12:49pm
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You guys actually try to coordinate your shoes??? That's just weird, imo...
Still wearing that collared shirt? .....:-)
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 12:50pm
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Don't you carry 6 brands of shoes along with your 4 shirts (side panel flag, no flag, no side panel flag, no flag...wait the flags also have white borders OR yellow borders...damn, need more shirts) your pleated & non-pleated pants, your noose & smitty...

I know I do, ever since I read Jon Diebler's article on the pay side about this. Actually I only work with guys who drive the same make/model/color/year car to the game as I do. This advice was given to me by Chuck (wait for it...who's Chuck?) Elias. I am so happy that white walled tires are not in fashion anymore!

I won't work with a bald ref.......we don't match.
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 12:52pm
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Still wearing that collared shirt? .....:-)
Uhmmm, no...but neither do I call my partners and ask them wtf shoes they are wearing on Saturday night so I can match them. Like I said, that's just weird...
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 01:04pm
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Uhmmm, no...but neither do I call my partners and ask them wtf shoes they are wearing on Saturday night so I can match them. Like I said, that's just weird...
I only referee with my siamese twin. Not only are we dressed completely the same, we also have the same brain.

Can't get much better than that!
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 01:05pm
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I won't work with a bald ref.......we don't match.
Yeah, that's the other thing.

Need to coordinate eye color too. I have 3 sets of tinted contacts (brown, hazel & albino) so that's not a problem.
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 01:12pm
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Uhmmm, no...but neither do I call my partners and ask them wtf shoes they are wearing on Saturday night so I can match them. Like I said, that's just weird...
You misspelled "fabulous." (this is the edited version)
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 01:21pm
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Even at my lowly high school level..:-) we try and have same shoes, all patent leather or not, same style pants even though I don't own belted ones.
That is very silly. Considering that I have not worn belted pants since my first season that would be damn near impossible for me to match my partner's pants. I am not wearing the western front pants anymore whether you like it or not. I do not wear shoes based on what other people buy. If I tried to come close to matching shoes I would spend more money than I could afford just to be perfect as you think we should be. I guess every official I have worked with we look sloppy because of all the issues you would find a problem because we do not match they way you suggest. That is just plain stupid if you ask me.

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I just thought at this high level attention to detail was a little sharper. Maybe he packed the wrong one who knows?
I am sure the coordinators or evaluators did not have an issue with this. Considering I saw several times on TV there were similar uniform "issues" when I watched games this season. I am sure someone does not care.

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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 01:31pm
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I know I do, ever since I read Jon Diebler's article on the pay side about this.
Diebler takes a sheep with him to each game, shears, cleans, spins and dyes the thread, and weaves his own shirt to match his partner.

I don't care to know why JR takes a sheep with him to each game.

And, no, I don't want to see that sheep on the motorcycle picture again.
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 02:14pm
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Diebler takes a sheep with him to each game, shears, cleans, spins and dyes the thread, and weaves his own shirt to match his partner.

I don't care to know why JR takes a sheep with him to each game.

And, no, I don't want to see that sheep on the motorcycle picture again.
Geeze, get caught with one little sheep......
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 03:02pm
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Geeze, get caught with one little sheep......
Well, I was talking about the other JR, but if you're admitting to it, ....
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 03:10pm
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Diebler takes a sheep with him to each game, shears, cleans, spins and dyes the thread, and weaves his own shirt to match his partner.

I don't care to know why JR takes a sheep with him to each game.

And, no, I don't want to see that sheep on the motorcycle picture again.
That would be the genetically modified sheep that produces a synthetic fiber?

I thought so.
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 03:26pm
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That would be the genetically modified sheep that produces a synthetic fiber?

I thought so.
What on earth would JR be doing with that kind of a sheep?



Oh. Never mind, I don't think I want to know.
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 03:40pm
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That is very silly. Considering that I have not worn belted pants since my first season that would be damn near impossible for me to match my partner's pants. I am not wearing the western front pants anymore whether you like it or not. I do not wear shoes based on what other people buy. If I tried to come close to matching shoes I would spend more money than I could afford just to be perfect as you think we should be. I guess every official I have worked with we look sloppy because of all the issues you would find a problem because we do not match they way you suggest. That is just plain stupid if you ask me.



I am sure the coordinators or evaluators did not have an issue with this. Considering I saw several times on TV there were similar uniform "issues" when I watched games this season. I am sure someone does not care
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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 03:44pm
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When you say you are trying to match pants, I am sure someone still wears them. There are D1 officials still wearing them. Not everyone likes the look of the pleated pants. Many guys think the pants make them look fat.

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Old Fri Mar 23, 2007, 03:44pm
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Uhmmm, no...but neither do I call my partners and ask them wtf shoes they are wearing on Saturday night so I can match them. Like I said, that's just weird...
So, who calls there partners on Saturday night?
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